By Amy Robinson
Central Michigan University took time this Memorial Day weekend to honor veterans. CMU hosted a screening of The Welcome, a documentary that depicts the difficulties faced by service members returning home. The university also partnered with the Great Lakes Loons for a special celebration Monday honoring Michigan's veterans.
Steve Rellinger is Director of the Veteran's Resource Center at CMU. He said CMU has a worldwide presence, including locations on 22 bases and installations. And he said all of Michigan's public universities will be seeing a renewed focus on veterans.
Right now with the advent of the newest GI bill, which is Chapter 33 Post 911, we're going to see as academic institutions, a huge influx of students. We already have.
Rellinger said CMU also organized a statewide consortium to help Veterans navigate higher education. He said currently all 15 public universities and many community colleges are consortium members.