Four UH campuses named Military Friendly Schools

Selection criteria include the strength of the company’s military recruiting efforts, the percentage of new hires with prior military service, retention programs and company policies that encourage and support National Guard and Reserve servicemen and women. Fox serves as a liaison for veterans and their dependents, assisting in obtaining benefits from the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs.

LHI, which has more than 1,000 employees, including about 150 temporary workers, has a stated goal of having veterans and military spouses account for 20 percent of its workforce by 2017.

“Anthem is honored to be recognized by Victory Media as a Military Friendly® Employer for the seventh consecutive year”. “They’re moving the needle beyond “why recruit military” to translating military competencies into training and positive employment after graduation”.

The Military Friendly Schools designation is awarded to the top colleges, universities, community colleges and trade schools in the country that are working to embrace military students and dedicate resources to ensure their success both in the classroom and post-graduation.

In addition to being named to the list of Top 100 Military Friendly® Employers, Travelers is also on the Best for Vets list, published by Military Times. “This reflects our serious and sustained commitment to attracting, developing and retaining those who have served our country as members of the military”, said Tracy Edmonds, chief diversity officer at Anthem, Inc. The firm of Ernst and Young independently tested data provided by schools.

Bryant & Stratton College will be showcased along with other 2016 Military Friendly® Schools in the annual Guide to Military Friendly® Schools, special education issues of G.I. Jobs® and Military Spouse Magazine, and on MilitaryFriendly.com.

About Military Friendly® Employers: The Military Friendly® Employers designation process includes extensive research and a data-driven survey of companies with annual revenue over $100 million nationwide; the Top 100 Military Friendly® Employers list includes companies with annual revenue over $500 million. The survey is administered for free and is open to all schools who wish to participate. Criteria for consideration can be found on the website MilitaryFriendly.com. For more information about Cubic, please visit the companys website at www.cubic.comor on Twitter @CubicCorp. Learn more at HorizonBlue.com. More than 27,000 students enroll each year at the College’s six Chester County and three Delaware County locations. “We are very proud of our Military Friendly designation”, said Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Hawsey Karolewics.