Veteran Benefits

AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW

STRIVING TO BE THE BEST LAW SCHOOL FOR VETERANS

Ave Maria School of Law is committed to honoring our nation’s military veterans. Ave Law is proud of our students and alumni who are veterans, as well as three retired Army JAG officers on our faculty including Dean Cieply, an Army Veteran, our Founder, Thomas Monaghan, a Marine Veteran, and several members of the Board of Governors who are also veterans.

YELLOW RIBBON PROGRAM Ave Law is pleased to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program. The program allows approved institutions of higher learning and the Veterans Administration (VA) to partially or fully fund tuition and fee expenses that exceed the established thresholds under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Eligible military veterans can attend Ave Law at little to no out-of-pocket costs for tuition and fees through a combination of their Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) veteran benefits and the Yellow Ribbon Program. In addition, eligible military veterans may receive a monthly housing stipend and an annual stipend for books and supplies directly from the VA. Alternative VA education benefits may also be available for students, such as Voc-Rehab, the Montgomery GI Selected Reserve Bill (Chapter 1606), Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP/Chapter 1607), Montgomery GI Bill (Chapter 30), and the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA/Chapter 35). For further information and eligibility visit https:// www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/index.asp Eligibility: • You are eligible for Yellow Ribbon if you qualify for the maximum benefit rate under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

• You may also be eligible if you’re the dependent of a veteran who qualifies for transfer of entitlement for the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

How to Apply: • Log on to https://www.vets.gov/education/apply/#modal and apply for your Certificate of Eligibility (COE).

• The VA will process the application in about 30 days and send you a COE. • Turn your COE into our Registrar’s office who will then certify your benefits.

LEARN MORE: avemarialaw.edu/veterans/home

For more information and to discuss your future at Ave Maria School of Law, please contact Tabitha Canalda, Associate Director of Admissions and Veteran Outreach,

“Perhaps one of the best ways to honor our veterans is to recognize their worth post-military, to give them a path forward after they separate or retire from the service.”

– Dean Cieply, U.S. Army (retired)

WHAT MAKES US STAND OUT • On-campus housing is available for students and their families.

• Ave Law’s campus lies contiguous to an elementary school.

• Veterans parking is available throughout campus.

• A Veterans Resource Center is located in the library, providing resources for veterans to research veteran rights and benefits.

• “Veteran Legacies at Ave Law,” a video interview series with veterans and friends and family of veterans honoring those who served our country, will be housed in our library and on our website as a tribute that will live on for years to come.

• Ave Law hosts an annual event every year honoring our nation’s veterans, highlighting local veterans in the Florida region.

• Ave Law has earned the 2017 and 2018 Military Friendly School designation

by Victory Media.

• Ave Law participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program.

• Ave Law has a Student Veterans of America Chapter on campus.

at: tcanalda@avemarialaw.com or (239) 687-5420.

“Most veterans you would find share a pretty common value set, and I think you would find a lot of that fits with Ave Law’s principles, mission and values.”

– Joseph Bare ‘19, U.S. Army (retired)

Veteran Legacies at Ave Law is a video tribute project meant to capture the essence of our fellow veterans and honor each of their military service experiences. Interviews range from student veterans, alumni veterans, staff and faculty veterans, Board of Governors veterans, friends and family of veterans and veterans from our local community.

LEARN MORE:

veterans-project.avemarialaw.edu/veteran-legacies-at-ave-law

VETERANS MEMORIAL LAW LIBRARY On December 7, 2016, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the law school dedicated the school’s law library to veterans, renaming it the “Ave Maria School of Law Veterans Memorial Law Library.” Ave Law created a Veterans Wall of Honor, located immediately inside the library’s front doors.

As patrons enter the library, they are greeted by depictions of oversized service members in uniform, representing each of the five military branches. Benefactors, faculty, staff, students, and members of the community purchase plaques to place on the wall with the name of a veteran close to them.

It enables family and friends to memorialize and honor their beloved veterans, keeping the memory of their service and sacrifice to our nation alive for many years to come.

“The Dean and several professors are prior JAG officers, which I truly respect. I also know that it is a mutual respect. The administration as a whole appreciates the former service of their students and they are committed to helping us succeed.”

– Sean Lux ‘18, U.S. Air Force (retired)

“Veterans bring not only a sense of service to our school, they bring maturity, a code of conduct, and a well-developed skill-set of operating in stress filled environments.” – Dean Cieply, U.S. Army (retired)

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Ave Maria School of Law recognizes the inherent value and dignity of all members of the human family. It values equal opportunity, and seeks racial, cultural and ethnic diversity. The Law School prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, disability or status as a veteran or disabled veteran. The Law School maintains its Catholic character, but is open to persons of all religious faiths who respect the goals of Ave Maria School of Law, as adopted by the Board of Governors. It does not discriminate on the basis of religion, except to the extent that applicable laws and constitutional provisions respect its right to act in furtherance of its religious objectives. The Law School fully accepts the teachings of the Catholic Church with regard to homosexual conduct and sexual conduct outside the bonds of matrimony, as set forth by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. Consistent with those teachings, the Law School does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sexual orientation without regard to homosexual conduct or other actions that undermine the Law School’s Catholic identity.