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HANCOCK, MI – G.I. Jobs, a magazine for military
personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded
Finlandia University designation as a 2012 Military
Friendly School.
With extensive research and
through a data-driven survey, G.I. Jobs gathered
information from more than 8,000 schools nationwide,
evaluating them on a number of military-friendly
attributes and available services for those who have
served.
The annual Military Friendly Schools
list, which includes more than 1,500 U.S. colleges,
universities, and trade schools, recognizes the top 20
percent of surveyed institutions that are doing the most
to embrace as students America’s military service
members and veterans.
At Finlandia University
this fall, there are more than 20 full- and part-time
active duty military personnel and veterans enrolled.
“Finlandia University’s campus-wide mission is to
make sure all students have opportunities for
one-on-one, individualized attention and the personal
and academic support they need,” says Craig Kangas,
Finlandia senior enrollment officer.
“This is
often of particular importance to veterans,” Kangas
adds. “We work hard to ensure that each of our students
is aware of and takes advantage of the many resources we
provide to nurture academic success and personal
growth.”
Finlandia University is approved by the
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and the university
participates in the GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill,
which provide educational benefit programs which may
include assistance with tuition costs and general
financial support for veterans while they are attending
college.
The university participates in a
long-standing ROTC collaboration with Michigan
Technological University, Houghton, to give Finlandia
students the opportunity to participate in Army and Air
Force ROTC programs.
Finlandia is also a member
of the Service Members Opportunity Colleges Consortium,
a group of approximately 1,900 accredited
military-friendly colleges and universities that are
committed to various practices that ease the process for
service members to earn academic degrees.
The
full 2012 list of Military Friendly Schools can be
viewed at
www.militaryfriendlyschools.com. The site also
includes tools to assist military veterans with their
school decisions.
For additional information
about enrolling at Finlandia University, please contact
senior enrollment office Craig Kangas at
906-487-7310 or
craig.kangas@finlandia.edu.
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