LiveBIG: veterans
BTN LiveBIG: Northwestern alum digs in on 'vetrepreneurship'
BTN LiveBIG: Northwestern alum digs in on 'vetrepreneurship'
During football and basketball games, BTN LiveBIG will spotlight notable examples of research, innovation and community service from around the conference. In-Game stories will provide more background on these features, and the opportunity to view the videos again. The common stereotype on military veterans who find adjusting to civilian life difficult is they?ve seen terrible […]
BTN LiveBIG: Marine Vet and Penn State Grad Embarks on Journalism Career
BTN LiveBIG: Marine Vet and Penn State Grad Embarks on Journalism Career
Students at Big Ten universities aren?t waiting until they get out into the ?real world? to make a difference. Find out how they?re working together to create positive, meaningful change in this BTN LiveBIG series: the Student Section. Nov. 7, 2009. A familiar scene: A group of guys watching the Penn State/Ohio State football game. […]
BTN LiveBIG: University of Iowa a ‘Home Base’ for military vets
BTN LiveBIG: University of Iowa a ‘Home Base’ for military vets
?The most sincere thank-you is an easy transition.? That?s the motto of the Home Base Iowa program, and it?s not hard to understand why. After coming home from dangerous, grueling combat deployments, many of today?s military veterans want nothing more than a speedy, straightforward return to the civilian life they left. Home Base Iowa was […]
BTN LiveBIG: Former vets and current Terps find fun, friendship on the water
BTN LiveBIG: Former vets and current Terps find fun, friendship on the water
They come home, many of them bruised either physically or emotionally, and all they want to do is get back into the society they chose to protect. At the University of Maryland, there?s an effort underway to help military veterans move on with their lives after years of service and sacrifice. But this isn?t a […]
BTN LiveBIG: Veterans Day around the Big Ten Conference
BTN LiveBIG: Veterans Day around the Big Ten Conference
As we celebrate Veteran?s Day, let?s look at some of the ways the Big Ten Conference is connected to those who have served and are serving our country. On Friday, we featured Iowa grad and former Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James E. Cartwright. During our interview, we asked what Veteran?s […]
BTN LiveBIG: For Minnesota alumna and military vet, ‘thinking ain’t enough’
BTN LiveBIG: For Minnesota alumna and military vet, ‘thinking ain’t enough’
?If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain?t enough!? So wrote Shel Silverstein in his classic collection of poetry, Where the Sidewalk Ends. The book is a favorite of Minnesota Army National Guard Company Commander and Captain Amber Manke, who?s also working toward a Ph.D. in organizational leadership […]
