The University of Findlay has been named a Military Friendly School for 2010 by “G.I. Jobs” magazine. UF is among the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students.            

The list of schools was compiled through exhaustive research, which began last May, during which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide.

Methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Committee (AAC) consisting of educators and administrators from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Toledo, Duquesne University, Coastline College and Lincoln Technical Institute.           

Criteria for making the Military Friendly schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations.            

A detailed list of Military Friendly schools will be highlighted in the annual “Guide to Military Friendly Schools” and on a poster, both of which will be distributed to hundreds of thousands of active and former military personnel in September.

A new Web site, found at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com, will launch in September with interactive tools and search functionality to assist military veterans in choosing schools that best meet their educational needs.            

The University is participating in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program, a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. UF will provide up to $8,000 per veteran, per year, for any qualifying veteran, to assist with educational expenses, and the Veterans Administration will match UF’s contribution. For more information on educational benefits for veterans at The University of Findlay, click here or visit www.findlay.edu, Keyword: Veteran.