As outgoing president and vice president, we have seen the growth of the Vassar Veterans Association (VVA) and the increasing visibility of veterans and military-affiliated students over the last three years. We are happy to be leaving behind a legacy and are excited to pass the reins off to a new generation of student veterans who want to make a difference. The VVA would like to thank The Miscellany News for continuing to collaborate with military-affiliated and student veterans to ensure their voices are heard. This is our fifth year of spotlighting the voices of our community, and this has allowed us to engage with our peers on a more personal level.
We would like to honor those veterans and faculty members who have helped elevated our voices and included us in campus discussions. Colleen Mallet, our fearless leader and Director of Vassar’s Veterans Initiative, has been instrumental in the success of every veteran student that has arrived on campus over the last decade. She has supported us unconditionally, and we would like to use this space to honor her dedication and hard work. To Professors Del Razo, Magnes and Minter, we want to say thank you for being a sounding board while contributing your time and wisdom to helping our student veterans succeed at Vassar. While we would love to individually thank every person and department that has supported our community, there is simply not enough space in The Misc., let alone this article, to do so. Thank you to those people and programs for supporting us and validating our contributions to Vassar culture.
Finally, we would like to use this space to recognize the veteran service of our peers on the faculty, in the campus staff and hidden across our campus in various positions. Happy Veterans Day—thank you for all you have done and continue to do.