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FDU Veterans Day Commemoration

As Veteran’s Day 2012 approaches, we invite you to join us in paying tribute to those who have answered the call and served our nation honorably. We will be marking the day with a small ceremony and light continental breakfast at the flag in University Circle on our Metropolitan Campus. Following the ceremony, a University contingent of students, faculty, staff and alumni will board busses and head into New York City to march in the Veterans Day Parade. We welcome your attendance at the ceremony, the parade, or both. If you will already be in New York City you can join us there: We will show the address of our marshalling area (typically in the 20's near 5th or 6th) on this page as soon as we know it.

See photos from Veterans Day 2011

See video from Veterans Day 2010

November 11, 2012 Working Itinerary (Rain or Shine):

9:00 am           Light Breakfast

9:30 am         Memorial Ceremony at Metro Campus

10:30 am         Board Buses

10:45 am         Depart Metro Campus

11:15 am          Parade Kickoff

11:30 am          Arrive in NYC

4:30 pm           Depart NYC

5:30 pm           Arrive back at Metro Campus

Will you join us?

Alumni, Faculty and Staff RSVP: fvsfdu@gmail.com and include:Students and Student Organizations RSVP: klaing517@hotmail.com and include:
  • Events Attending
  • Campus
  • Position (faculty, staff, alumni)
  • # of guests
  • Veteran status
  • Cell phone number
  • Events Attending
  • Campus
  • Student organization represented if any
  • # of guests
  • Veteran status
  • Cell phone number

 
 

A Tradition of Veterans Education

Over the past few years, Fairleigh Dickinson University has reaffirmed itself as a leader in the field of veterans’ education. This tradition dates back to the school's founding. In recent years, we have been named an educational partner of the New Jersey National Guard (2003).  Our Center for Psychological Services has been a provider of mental health services to veterans since 1983 through a contract with the NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. In 2009, FDU renewed its commitment by establishing a Veterans Initiative and becoming one of twenty institutions nationally, and one of only two private institutions, to receive a grant from Wal-Mart and the American Council on Education (ACE) to further enhance our programs and services for veterans. These events have culminated in FDU's recognition as a “Military Friendly Institution” by G.I. Jobs magazine for the third straight year and a large increase in our student veteran population.  Please visit our veterans web page at: www.fdu.edu/veterans to learn more about the University’s efforts in this area.