Office of Veteran and Military Affairs

Welcome to the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs

Syracuse University’s enduring commitment to veteran and military-connected students dates back more than 100 years. Dedicated to being the Best Place for Veterans™ and rated one of the best private schools for veterans.

Why is Syracuse the Best Place for Veterans?

How is Syracuse the Best Place for Veterans?

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News & Headlines

Hometown Hero: Melvin Stith, U.S. ARMY Veteran and Dean Emeritus of Whitman

October 1, 2022

Melvin Stith was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to Florence Stith and Millard Stith. In 1964, Mel graduated from Central High School in Jarratt, Virginia, a rural farming community between Emporia and Petersburg. Mel went on to earn a bachelor's degree in sociology at Norfolk State in 1968. After graduating from college, he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Corps and was deployed to the Republic of Vietnam…

Syracuse Welcomes New Head of the Army ROTC Program, LTC Matthew Coyne

September 29, 2022

With more than 100 Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets under his charge, LTC Matthew (Matt) Coyne has stepped into his new role as professor of military science at Syracuse University with gusto…

Hometown Hero: MSgt Alicia Gopee

September 25, 2022

United States Air Force, Master Sergeant, and Syracuse University Air Force ROTC Detachment 535 cadre member Alicia Gopee, hails from Brooklyn, New York. Master Sergeant Gopee enlisted into the United States Air Force on September 5, 2005, to become a Personnelist Journeyman, after residing in New York City and seeing firsthand, the direct impact of September 11th, 2001. She attended Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and Technical School at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi…