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SUNY Empire State College Office of Veteran and Military Education (OVME) has served veteran and military students since 1971.

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SUNY Empire State College provides several ways for international students to earn a degree from the State University of New York.

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At Wreaths Across America, SUNY Empire alumna Dawn Williams ’06 salutes, and employee Joan DuBois covers her heart, immediately after laying wreaths at the graves of veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.

SUNY Empire honors U.S. Veterans at Wreaths Across America ceremony.

Left to right are: Professor Donna Mahar, Eva Williams, principal of Van Duyn Elementary School, Syracuse, N.Y., and Professor Patricia Isaac. Mahar and Isaac “Trauma and Literacy” to Van Duyn’s teachers, with the goal of improving support for teachers and performance of students.

Professor Donna Mahar’s micro-credential and digital badging project garners SUNY funding.

Associate Professor Gina Torino, far right a podium, moderates a panel discussion of the book she co-edited, “Microaggression Theory: Influence and Implications.”

Associate Professor Gina Torino is the co-editor of a new book, “Microaggression Theory: Influence and Implications.”

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“Year of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas” is the focus of this year’s collegewide cultural initiative.

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