Dear Higher Ed Partners:


I hope you are enjoying your summer!


Military-ready employers are always hiring (including NOW!) and eager to engage early and often to support the employment outcomes of all military-affiliated students!


Want proof?  Check out this short video with Beau Higgins, who leads Global Military Affairs at Amazon/AWS, talking about the importance of military-affiliated students and what he wants every student veteran to know about how much they are wanted (ALL MAJORS!):

And here are key June opportunities to connect directly & easily with many employers!  We hope that you will join and please share with your students! (Pls see below for easy share options!!)

NEXT WEEK!!

Thurs 6/9

EmployerConnect


Direct networking (all videos on!) with ~20 leading employers with nationwide military hiring efforts!


ALL ARE WELCOME!!


RSVP here


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Thurs 6/16

John Deere feature


Did you know that Fortune 100 John Deere has put 250+ service members, student vets, veterans & spouses into full-time roles in <2 years?  Opps across functional areas!


ALL ARE WELCOME!


RSVP here

Thurs 6/23

SkillBridgeConnect


Did you know that active duty service members can train & learn in a civilian environment BEFORE THEY SEPARATE?  Many industry partners have opened opportunities via the DoD SkillBridge program. 


FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS


RSVP here

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WANT ONE PDF FOR EASIER SHARING WITH YOUR STUDENTS? 

Here is recommended comms + combined PDF!

ICYDK: many leading employers have military recruiters + military-specific employment pathways!! We're working with 50strong to make this easy for you to explore!  


🤝🏽Thurs 6/9 EmployerConnect (ALL ARE WELCOME!)


🤝🏽Thurs 6/16 John Deere event (ALL ARE WELCOME!)


🤝🏽Thurs 6/23 SkillBridgeConnect (ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS)


RSVPs & replays:  www.50-strong.us

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Reminder:  Wells Fargo Emergency Funding Scholarship helps veterans, and spouses and widows of disabled veterans already enrolled in postsecondary education who might otherwise be forced to drop out of college because of unforeseen financial emergencies. Grants are available for a one-time distribution up to $1,000 based on the cost of the emergency need, such as rent, utilities, daycare and medical expenses. 

Info + application: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/wellsfargoveteransemergency

Again, thanks for all that you do. 


We are constantly looking for way to further support you - so reach out if ideas and we look forward to sharing some Fall plans with you soon!


Kandi