With a long history of serving and educating the nation’s military, veterans, and their families, Saint Leo University recently was recognized by 美国退伍军人杂志 as a Veteran-Friendly 黄丝带 Program school.

Saint Leo University, ranked as one of the top Veteran-Friendly Institutions and a Premier Yellow-Ribbon School, was assessed on key criteria such as offering veteran resource centers, student-veteran organizations, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs 认证官员, academic credit for military training or experience, and career services tailored to veterans’ needs.

这所大学不仅因为符合标准，而且因为对退伍军人的持续承诺而受到表彰。 圣里奥大学是最早将大学学位课程引入军事基地的大学之一，1973年在佛罗里达州波尔克县的雅芳公园轰炸靶场开始，不久之后在坦帕市的麦克迪尔空军基地开始，以便现役人员和退伍军人可以在基地学习。

Now, Saint Leo offers degrees as well as support services at University Campus, online, and at regional education centers including at 麦克迪尔 AFB and Naval Air Station 基韦斯特.

“很荣幸被选为全国最好的退伍军人友好黄丝带学校之一，”学生事务助理副总裁兼军事事务与服务办公室主任安东尼·德桑蒂斯博士说。 “我们的使命是营造一个环境，让退伍军人、现役军人和他们的家人在学业和个人方面都能茁壮成长。 我们想让他们轻松、实惠、有趣地过渡到教室，改变他们的生活。”

新学年刚刚开始，该大学将为退伍学生举办几场活动，其中包括9月4日中午至下午1点30分举行的欢迎活动“我们有你的6个人”。 Veteran and military-affiliated students will have the opportunity to enjoy lunch and meet with the 军事事务和服务办公室 team, campus resources, and the 美国学生退伍军人协会 (SVA) chapter. 9月12日，SVA分会将举办一场在线活动，介绍SVA并吸引大学的退伍军人。

圣里奥还通过提供绿区培训为教职员工做好准备，这样他们就可以了解退伍军人从军队过渡到课堂生活的需求。 他们也可以接受退伍军人事务部SAVE培训，以帮助那些可能需要心理健康支持的人。

Student-veterans at Saint Leo also are assisted by the 黄丝带 Program, which was established by the U.S. Department of 退伍军人事务部 to help 合格的退伍军人 and their dependents, who qualify for the Post 9/11 GI Bill, pay for tuition and fees at many out-of-state and private higher education institutions. 此外，该大学还提供特殊学费，退伍军人事务勤工俭学计划，军事卓越基金以及一些退伍军人和军方附属的捐赠奖学金。