{"id":9860,"date":"2021-02-18T09:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T15:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=9860"},"modified":"2021-02-18T09:18:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T15:18:40","slug":"missouri-western-earns-2021-2022-military-friendly-school-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/18\/missouri-western-earns-2021-2022-military-friendly-school-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western earns 2021-2022 Military Friendly School designation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MilitaryFeb. 18, 2021– Missouri Western State University has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly<\/span>\u00ae <\/b><\/sup>School designation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Institutions earning the Military Friendly<\/span>\u00ae <\/b><\/sup>School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 survey with 747 earning the designation. Missouri Western earned the designation with a Gold Distinction, scoring within 10 percent of the Top 10 schools in the Small Public category.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2021-2022 Military Friendly\u00ae<\/sup> Schools list will be published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at <\/span>www.militaryfriendly.com<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military Friendly<\/span>\u00ae<\/b><\/sup> Advisory Council of independent leaders in the higher education and military recruitment community. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution\u2019s survey response set and government\/agency public data sources, within a logic based scoring assessment. The ratings measure the institution\u2019s ability to meet thresholds for Student Retention, Graduation, Job Placement, Loan Repayment, Persistence (Degree Advancement or Transfer) and Loan Default rates for all students and, specifically, for student veterans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMissouri Western has a long history of supporting our military,\u201d said Joe Midgley, director of Missouri Western\u2019s Center for Military and Veterans Services. \u201cThis designation recognizes the countless ways that dozens of people across campus help our military-connected students access their benefits and navigate the college environment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Center for Military and Veterans Services was established in 2020 to provide support and assistance to military-connected students.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMilitary Friendly<\/span>\u00ae <\/b><\/sup>is committed to transparency and providing consistent data driven standards in our designation process,\u201d said Kayla Lopez, national director of military partnerships for Military Friendly<\/span>\u00ae<\/span><\/sup>. \u201cThis creates a competitive atmosphere that encourages colleges to consistently evolve and invest in their programs. Schools who achieve designation show true commitment and dedication in their efforts. Our standards assist schools by providing a benchmark that promotes positive educational outcomes, resources, and support services that better the educational landscape and provide opportunity for the Military Community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about Missouri Western\u2019s student veteran programs, visit <\/span>missouriwestern.edu\/military\/<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About Military Friendly<\/b>\u00ae <\/b><\/sup>Schools:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The Military Friendly<\/span><\/i>\u00ae <\/span><\/i><\/sup>Schools list is created each year based on extensive research using public data sources for more than 8,800 schools nationwide, input from student veterans, and responses to the proprietary, data-driven Military Friendly\u00ae<\/sup> Schools survey from participating institutions. The survey questions, methodology, criteria and weighting were developed with the assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory council of educators and employers. The survey is administered for free and is open to all postsecondary schools that wish to participate. Criteria for consideration can be found at <\/span><\/i>www.militaryfriendly.com<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

About Missouri Western:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i>www.missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

About Viqtory:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Founded in 2001, VIQTORY is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities through its G.I. Jobs\u00ae and Military Friendly\u00ae brands. VIQTORY and its brands are not a part of or endorsed by the U.S. Dept of Defense or any federal government entity. Learn more about VIQTORY at www.viqtory.com. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Feb. 18, 2021– Missouri Western State University has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly\u00ae School designation.\u00a0 Institutions earning the Military Friendly\u00ae School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 survey with 747 earning the designation. Missouri Western earned the designation with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9862,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9860\/revisions\/9862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}