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18 September 2014
Networking Breakfast
Alumnae Lounge
11 November 2014
Veteran's Day Flag
Ceremony, Program,
and Lunch
16 May 2015
ROTC
Commissioning
Ceremony
Goddard Chapel
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Gresh Lattimore
Gina Regonini
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From the Chair:
Fellow Advocates!
As ROTC is undergoing major changes in its programs nationwide, so our Advocates committee is reorganizing itself to meet these new challenges.
* In addition to our annual November Veterans Day Flag Ceremony and the Commissioning Service in May, we have added a September Networking Breakfast and a Pass in Review ceremony in the spring.
* We are expanding our committee membership to include anyone interested in the military within all Tufts communities: undergraduate Cadets / Midshipmen, ALLIES (Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services), returning veterans, and graduate military students at The Fletcher School and the Dental and Medical Schools.
* Our strong relationships with each of the ROTC commands (Army, Navy, and Air Force) has resulted in a closer working relationship between them and our Admissions Office.
* We are in the process of building our database of former Tufts ROTC graduates. Thanks to the hard work of our summer intern Patrick Williams, we have identified close to 1,000 ROTC alumni.
* Finally, we are participating in a new $500,000 Tufts scholarship to support ROTC students and returning veterans.
Anyone interested in joining us is most welcome! We seek new ideas to enhance the ROTC experience at Tufts and expand networking opportunities among the Tufts military communities. We continue to enjoy the strong support of President Monaco and the senior administration.
Please join us!
With enthusiasm and respect,
Gresh Lattimore F'65, F'69, PhD'72
CAPT USNR (Ret)
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Tufts Hosts Pass in Review
Three ROTC battalions - Army, Navy/Marines, and Air Force - march in a formal Pass in Review ceremony held at the Ellis Oval on April 27. Students from Tufts, MIT, Harvard, Boston University and other area schools participated.
Photo Credit: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts University |
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James Glaser, Dean ad interim of the School of Arts & Sciences, gives welcoming remarks at the ROTC Military Awards ceremony following the Pass in Review.
Photo Credit:
Glenn Kulbako for Tufts University
Army Cadet James Kiefner, rising Tufts senior, accepting one of several awards he received at the ROTC Military Award Ceremony.
Photo Credit: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts University |
Announcing the Tufts ROTC/Veterans Scholarship
$500,000 Goal
Not so long ago, a student enrolling at Tufts with an ROTC scholarship could be assured of having that ROTC scholarship throughout his or her Tufts career. That's not so true anymore. ROTC funding is being reduced on a national scale and the reductions are being felt here at Tufts as well.
Limiting the number of available scholarships, decreasing the numbers of academic years over which aid will be granted, and only funding certain fields of study are some of the ways in which ROTC funding is being reduced. With the current fiscal situation, things are not going to improve. Most likely, there will be further cuts in the program.
Tufts educates a number of returning veterans who receive education benefits through the GI Bill; however, these benefits don't cover the full cost of a Tufts education. Tufts is committed to honoring these men and women by making their college education affordable.
ROTC students and returning veterans, numbering about 50 during the school year, are an important and valuable segment of the Tufts community. Nearly half of them (45%) receive some form of financial aid.
To insure that we can continue to attract and educate these fine students, we proudly announce the establishment of the Tufts ROTC/Veterans Scholarship with a goal of raising a minimum of $500,000 for a fully endowed fund.
Thanks to the generosity of fellow alumni, we are well on our way with over $125,000 raised as of August 1, 2014.
Donate to the Tufts ROTC/Veterans Scholarship Fund
To ensure your gift is properly allocated, please select either "School of Arts & Sciences" or "Engineering", select "Other", and type in "ROTC/Veterans Scholarship |
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