More than 200 employers and 1,200 post-secondary schools were recently designated as “Military Friendly®” by Victory Media. Of these recipients, UNM was designated a Top 10 institution in the Tier One Research category and the only institution in any category in New Mexico to receive Top 10 status.
“It’s an honor to receive the highest recognition for serving our Veterans well,” says Terry Babbitt, associate vice president of Enrollment Management at UNM. “Our Veterans and the student organizations who support them deserve the most credit because of how they persevere every day, but also the Veterans Resource Center (VRC) with the support of the Registrar was instrumental in UNM getting this top ten award. They work collaboratively with many support offices on campus who care deeply about the well-being and educational success of these heroes.”
Babbitt also mentioned, in addition to performing well in collected quantitative data regarding Veteran education and student surveys, UNM made a point of being among the very first to sign on to Veteran friendly advocacy and policy such as the Principles of Excellence MOU, Service member Opportunity Colleges initiatives and Vet Success on Campus to name a few that contributed to the ranking.
The VRC also integrates with enrollment management functions crucial to Veteran success such as admissions, financial aid and registration.
National, Tier One Research Top 10 list:
- University of Georgia, Tier One Research: Top Ten #1
- West Virginia University, Tier One Research: Top Ten #2
- University of Colorado Boulder, Tier One Research: Top Ten #3
- University of Delaware, Tier One Research: Top Ten #4
- Temple University, Tier One Research: Top Ten #5
- Carnegie Mellon University, Tier One Research: Top Ten #6
- North Carolina State University, Tier One Research: Top Ten #7
- The University of New Mexico - Main Campus, Tier One Research: Top Ten #8
- Georgetown University, Tier One Research: Top Ten #9
- Iowa State University, Tier One Research: Top Ten #10