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Office of Military & Veterans Affairs

The Office of Military and Veterans Affairs serves veterans and military students by assisting with admissions, obtaining VA benefits and credit for military training, and serving as an advocate for veterans’ issues throughout the campus community.

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Josh Maynard

Director, Veterans Upward Bound

859-622-7931

joshua.maynard@eku.edu

Meet Josh Maynard, OMVA Veterans Outreach Specialist and Army Veteran!

Josh can help with questions/assistance with:

  • Federal/State Tuition Assistance
  • VA Education Benefits
  • Joint Service Transcripts
  • Financial Aid
  • Academic Advising
  • Career Services
  • Accessibility Services
  • Other Support Services Available to Students

Credit for Military Training

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard veterans and servicemembers can visit the VETS | Ready Opportunity Portal to search hundreds of established equivalencies and generate an unofficial evaluation of the credits you may receive based upon recommendations made by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Air Force
Air Force veterans and servicemembers should request their Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcript to receive credit for military service. CCAF transcripts are processed by the EKU Registrar’s Office in the same manner as civilian college transcripts because it is a regionally accredited school. Air Force trainings/occupations have not been evaluated for military transfer credit.

Joint Service Transcript Processing Request
Request to have your Joint Service Transcript retrieved and processed by completing this form. This will normally take 7-10 business days before it is recorded on your DegreeWorks Audit. In order to have your JST processed, you must be admitted to the University and have an EKU Student ID Number (901XXXXXX)

Veterans Scholarship Resources

Be sure to ‘Login as Returning User’ with your EKU single-sign on credentials. You must be an admitted student to apply.

  • Jim and Tracy Rainey Endowed Scholarship
  • Kennie and Regina Fultz Endowed Scholarship
  • Randy and Sharon Shaw Scholarship

Service to Scholars Peer Sponsorship

The EKU Service to Scholars Peer Sponsorship program is a volunteer program designed to provide assistance and support to incoming student veterans transitioning from military service to college life, by connecting them with other experienced student veterans who have “walked the walk” recently, and want to help others do the same successfully.

Any new, admitted servicemember or separated veteran can request to be assigned to a Peer Sponsor. Peer sponsorship can be renewed for a second semester, if needed, and is available to both on-campus and online students. Sponsor assignments are based upon availability, and are on a first-come, first serve basis.

To serve as a Service to Scholars Peer Sponsor, students must have earned a minimum of 24 credit hours at EKU, and must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA.

To learn more about serving as a Peer Sponsor, or to request to be assigned to a Peer Sponsor, contact Josh Maynard at josh.maynard@eku.edu or 859-622-7931.

Veterans Student Organizations

EKU is proud to be a Chapter Member of SALUTE, the nation’s only honor society recognizing the service and the scholastic achievements of student veterans.

SALUTE is an acronym of the foundation blocks and core-values of the honor society: service, academics, leadership, unity, tribute, and excellence.

You may be eligible to join if you meet the following criteria:

Undergraduate Students

  • Qualify as military/veteran student
  • Currently enrolled and completed a minimum of 12 course credits
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0

Graduate Students

  • Qualify as military/veteran student
  • Currently enrolled and completed a minimum of 9 course credits
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.5

Benefits of joining SALUTE

  • A certificate and military-style challenge coin commemorating membership in SALUTE and specific level of academic achievement
  • Wear SALUTE Honor’s regalia to demonstrate academic achievements as a veteran at graduation
  • Compete for Scholarships

Invitations to Request to Join SALUTE Veterans Honor Society are emailed each Fall and Spring semester.

EKU VETS Club is a Registered Student Organization whose purpose is to create and collaborate on opportunities to serve veterans with compassion, integrity and excellence while also creating a sense of inclusiveness and community for all our veteran and military-affiliated students, as well as those who want to support us. The Club will also promote and support the morale and welfare of the EKU veteran and military student community by supporting events hosted by the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs.

EKU VETS Club is open to all current EKU students, faculty, and staff, as well as anyone who wants to volunteer and support veterans and our military student population. There are no membership dues. Members are categorized as Full Members, Alumni, or Associate Members. EKU VETS is also a Chapter of Student Veterans of America, providing EKU VETS Officers to attend the SVA National Conference, Leadership Institute and Regional Summits, plus much more.

Omega Delta Sigma, Kentucky Alpha Chapter, is the first co-ed veterans fraternity in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Our mission is simple. We exist to provide veterans attending EKU with the opportunity to network with other military members, help with the transition process, provide student leadership positions, volunteer in our community, develop professional networking, as well as create an opportunity to socialize with other veteran and military students.

ODS welcomes all EKU veteran students as pledges; however, our national chapter maintains bylaws by which we must abide. Members may be online or on-campus students, but you must be able to attend at least 50% of the events/meetings that are held on the Richmond main campus. We encourage all veterans to attend ODS sponsored events to show support for our veteran community.

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Office of Military & Veterans Affairs

Powell Building
Room 137

ekuvets@eku.edu

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