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BTN LiveBIG: Indiana partners with the Pat Tillman Foundation
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana partners with the Pat Tillman Foundation
Indiana University now has a new method to support student veterans and military spouses, thanks to the Pat Tillman Foundation. IU has been selected as one of only fifteen schools in the country to receive support from the Pat Tillman Foundation, a nonprofit organization which provides funding to American war veterans who are working toward […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue premiere
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue premiere
Tonight, the 2014 LiveBIG season continues with the Purdue episode premiere, after the Boilermakers take on the Fighting Illini in Big Ten men?s hoops action. In November, the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University hosted 27 veterans from 15 states in the school?s fifth National Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program. During the week, the […]
BTN LiveBIG: MSU's "Great Dane" helping military families
BTN LiveBIG: MSU's "Great Dane" helping military families
These days, the average career of an NFL player is less than four seasons, according to the NFL Players Association. A kicker from Michigan State nicknamed ?The Great Dane? spent an unheard of 25 seasons employed by the NFL and remains the all-time leading scorer with 2,544 points. Morten Andersen spent his lengthy career playing […]
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana committed to helping veterans
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana committed to helping veterans
We started Veterans Day weekend with a BTN LiveB1G story about the ground-breaking work being done at Michigan State to help veterans and their families deal with psychological and emotional issues that arise when soldiers come home from war. Today, Veterans Day, marks the start of Joining Forces Wellness Week and another Big Ten school […]
BTN LiveBIG: Spartans helping veterans
BTN LiveBIG: Spartans helping veterans
War changes people. It?s an unfortunate truth that families of deployed service men and women have to deal with. Whether it?s a submarine officer under water for six weeks or a marine overseas for 12 months, often times the soldier who left home does not resemble the one who returns, in the same way families […]
