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STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University has achieved the silver-level Military Friendly\u00ae<\/sup> School designation, signifying its investment in initiatives that improve the lives of veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Military<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Military Friendly\u00ae<\/sup> is a standard that measures an organization\u2019s commitment, effort and success in creating an environment that encourages military-connected individuals to realize their academic goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAchieving this designation of excellence positions Tarleton State as a premier destination for veterans and military families,\u201d said Dr. Sherri Benn, Vice President for the Lozano Long Division of Global, Community and First-gen Initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur veteran and military-connected students are a part of our 125-year-old institution, so assuring we are continuously striving for our highest level of excellence in serving those who have served us is a part of our ongoing commitment and university mission,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attaining this distinction is part of Tarleton State\u2019s strategic plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military Friendly\u00ae<\/sup> began surveying schools and companies in 2003 to determine their ability to recruit, retain and advance veterans. Ratings are derived using a rules-based algorithm with information gleaned from public data sources, university-owned data and surveys of veterans themselves. The process is developmental, allowing time to build a meaningful program. Organizations begin by taking a pledge, then advance to full designation and finally work to achieve award level (top 10, gold, silver and bronze).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Elizabeth Wallace, Assistant Vice President for the Lozano Long Division of Global, Community and First-gen Initiatives, worked with all stakeholders this year to gather and submit Tarleton State\u2019s data. She said the agency examined a broad scope of criteria and then used the submitted data to populate a predetermined algorithm, the results of which were audited by Ernst & Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is an amazing achievement for us,\u201d said Dr. Wallace. \u201cWhen we set out on our data-gathering mission, we thought at best we were one to two years away from silver rank. When our notice came, there was definitely some cheering going on!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Military Friendly\u00ae<\/sup> plaques will be displayed in high-traffic areas across the Stephenville and Fort Worth campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military Friendly\u00ae<\/sup> ratings are earned and are free to organizations. Military Friendly\u00ae<\/sup> is owned and operated by VIQTORY, a certified service-disabled, veteran-owned business and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Defense or any government entity. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.militaryfriendly.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University has achieved the silver-level Military Friendly\u00ae School designation, signifying its investment in initiatives that improve the lives of veterans. Military Friendly\u00ae is a standard …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":52008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":382,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382,422,425,426],"tags":[446,450,462],"class_list":["post-52006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-morestories","category-campus-community","category-honors-achievements","tag-division-of-student-engagement-success","tag-leadership-military","tag-lozano-long-division-of-global-community-and-first-gen-initiatives"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"ehellmund@tarleton.edu","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/ehellmundtarleton-edu\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Military-Friendly-300x200.png","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_Homepage<\/a>","_morestories<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>","Honors & Achievements<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_Homepage<\/span>","_morestories<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>","Honors & Achievements<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/a>","Leadership and Military<\/a>","Lozano Long Division of Global, Community and First-gen Initiatives<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/span>","Leadership and Military<\/span>","Lozano Long Division of Global, Community and First-gen Initiatives<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 years ago","modified":"Updated 12 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 3, 2024","modified":"Updated on May 2, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 3, 2024 10:39 am","modified":"Updated on May 2, 2025 11:52 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Military Friendly School 2024-2025 Silver badge on a purple background.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52006"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53129,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52006\/revisions\/53129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}