Join us in celebrating our nation’s heroes, including the 2023 NEOPAT and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± Student Veteran of the Year

CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 2, 2023) — Members of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± community will honor our veterans at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±â€™s annual Veterans Day Appreciation Ceremony. The event will be held at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±â€™s Fenn Tower (3rd floor ballroom) on Wednesday, November 8, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

The program includes:

• Presentation of the national colors and veteran salute by the Wolfpack Battalion, John Carroll University
• National anthem performed by ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±â€™s Katie Kitchen
• Special remarks from:
  • Terry L. Walker, director of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± Veterans and Military Student Success Center (VMSCC)
  • ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± President Dr. Laura J. Bloomberg
  • Sergeant First Class Christopher White, Ohio Army National Guard
  • ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± student Jawahir Muhammad
  • Major Michael Artbauer US Marine Corps (Retired), ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± Provost’s Chief of Staff
  • 2023 Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism (NEOPAT) and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± Student Veteran of the Year Captain William T. Olmstead, Ohio Army National Guard

Media are free to contact ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±â€™s Executive Director of Communications Reena Arora-Sánchez if they’d like more information.

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About ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±
Founded in 1964, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± is a public research institution located in the heart of Northeast Ohio with 14,000-plus students, ten colleges and schools, and more than 175 academic programs. Find more information at csuohio.edu or contact pr@csuohio.edu.