UND’s Military Friendliness Wins Higher Education Award

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(By Walter Criswell. UND Today) – For Angie Carpenter, UND’s director of veteran and military affairs, the recognition represents something larger than a single program or office.

“It’s how we’re supporting students internally — recruiting and retaining — but it’s also the national speakers we’re bringing to campus and the broader engagement across the University,” Carpenter said. “The Military Connected Community initiative really represents the web of all these connected pieces.”

That web, she said, is woven throughout campus and across the community.

Carpenter highlighted campus events such as visits from national military and industry leaders including Northrop Grumman’s Ben Davies, Brig. Gen. Jackie Huber of the North Dakota National Guard, Purple Heart recipient Tony Drees and U.S. Army veteran J.R. Martinez as standout results of these efforts.