The Department of Defense has announced a new program, Transition Goals Plan Success (or Transition GPS), to help troops adjust to civilian life. Replacing the 20-year-old Transition Assistance Program (TAP), Transition GPS consists of a weeklong interactive class, whereas TAP was only two to four hours. The curriculum of Transition GPS covers financial planning, veterans [...]

While the economy has been difficult for job-seekers for the last few years, Saint Louis University offers numerous academic majors and occupational fields that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will be in demand through 2020. Visit this website to view all the undergraduate majors that SLU offers. Career Services, located within the Student [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama visited Naval Station Mayport, Fl., to discuss an initiative by 2,000 businesses that have trained or hired 125,000 military veterans and their spouses over the last year. They also committed to train or hire an additional 250,000 military veterans and their spouses by 2014. Mrs. Obama said that companies recognize that [...]

Much like SLU’s Jesuit mission, “…men and women for others,” soldiers uphold the time-honored tradition to help one another. Organizations such as Paws for Purple Hearts serve as a good example of this. Veterans work for Paws for Purple Hearts in order to help train service dogs that go on to provide assistance to wounded [...]