Veterans Day represents an important point of national reflection and a time to recognize the service of all the veterans of our nation’s armed forces. But we should also consider how to truly empower veterans and maximize the talent they bring to companies, organizations, and communities across the nation. With national unemployment rates at historically low levels, veteran unemployment is now even lower, dropping to 2.8% last month. But it’s hard to take a victory lap just yet. Today, the difficulty of military-to-civilian transitions persists in the form of underemployment.
Jonathan "JD" Due, Executive Director of the Center for Military Transition at William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business, was a recent guest on RVA Today, where he discussed how the school supports military veterans transitioning into civilian careers, with a special focus on the Executive MBA program.
We are excited to congratulate Shijun Zeng, the 2024 Student Veteran Leadership Award (SVLA) recipient. His well-deserved achievement is further highlighted by his feature on the cover of the October issue of G.I. Jobs, where he represents this year's 40 SVLA honorees.
The Raymond A. Mason School of Business has officially received gold designation status for the 2024-2025 Military Friendly® School survey period. The Military Friendly® Schools survey is the longest-standing, most inclusive review of university investments in serving military and veteran students. This honor recognizes the institutional efforts to create sustainable and meaningful education paths for the military community.
Dustin Roberts, MBA '25, embodies resilience, advancement, and achievement in navigating career transitions. Having engaged in William & Mary's Veteran-to-Executive (W&M VET) Certificate Program: Flourishing Through Life Transitions, he offers insights into his transformative experience and its significant influence on his shift from military service to the executive world in a most recent Q&A session.
Christian Chisolm, MBA '24, is a great example of resilience, growth, and success regarding career transitions. As a participant of William & Mary’s Veteran-to-Executive (W&M VET) Certificate Program: Flourishing Through Life Transitions, Christian shares his transformative journey and its profound impact on his transition from military service to the executive realm in a brief Q & A.
The Raymond A. Mason School of Business was awarded the 2023 U.S. Department of Labor Hire Vets Platinum Award. This recognition, presented at a ceremony on November 8, is a testament to the business school's unwavering commitment to hiring and retaining employees with veteran status.
Sergeant Major Benjamin Buzek MBA ‘22, a dedicated special operations non-commissioned officer, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Sergeant Major Larry L. Strickland Educational Leadership Award for his remarkable contributions in creating educational avenues for non-commissioned officers (NCOs) within the U.S. Army. Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer presented this distinguished award to Buzek during the award ceremony held at the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C. on October 9.
The Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William & Mary recently hosted a transformative two-week event in June, the Flourishing Through Life Transitions program, as part of their Veteran-to-Executive (W&M VET) certificate program. This unique initiative focused on empowering veterans and members of the intelligence community to make successful transitions to high-level civilian management positions while prioritizing their wellness and self-discovery.
In a radio interview earlier this month with the Tide's Andy Harris, Jonathan "JD" Due, the Executive Director for the Center for Military Transition at William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business, discussed the center's mission to help military personnel transition into leadership roles in the civilian world.
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November 11, 2022
The Veteran Entrepreneur Scholars program is an intensive entrepreneurship boot camp that trains current and former service members to innovate, build startups, and apply the Silicon Valley way of thinking to their roles as rising leaders.
Meet Ted Hallum, MSBA ’20. This U.S. Army veteran and Senior Defense Machine Learning Engineer for Octo Consulting Group hosts The Data Canteen—a podcast that grew out of the Veterans in Data Science & Machine Learning (VDSML) community, which he founded.
Due will be responsible for setting the strategic vision of the Center as it provides transition support and student services to the active-duty and veteran student population at the Mason School.
Former Staff Sergeant Jacob Tatge was stationed as an intelligence analyst with the U.S. Marine Corps Security Force Regiment at Yorktown when he hit his ninth year of service. The Part-Time MBA program afforded Jacob the ability to attend classes in the evening after duty hours.
