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President Lynn Perry Wooten and Assistant Director of Military & Veteran Services Stephen Pusateri share a message of gratitude to Veterans.

• 125th Anniversary
• From the President
• Traditions & Annual Events
• Veteran Student

School of Social Work Associate Professor of Practice Samuel Odom shares the value of the Simmons MSW Clinical Practice with Active Service Members, Veterans, and Families certificate program.

• Veteran Student

Eliezer “Eli” Lorenzo ’23MSW is a case manager for a new practice framework at VA Boston Health Care called Care Coordination and Integrated Case Management (CCICM). Through phone calls and home visits, Lorenzo reaches out to veterans who have a...

• Careers and Internships
• Veteran Student

I have not faced anything in my life for which my military service has not prepared me. The hard work aspect that I honed in the military helps me in a very rigorous doctoral program at Simmons, and I also learned work-life balance from being in the military.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Online Student
• Veteran Student

What the job entails Robert is a clinical social worker at Home Base, a nationally recognized clinic run by the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital that treats the “invisible wounds” of military service. He works in the Intensive...

• Careers and Internships
• Veteran Student

Six months into the pandemic, J.Q. Stewart ’22MSW received a call from his friend and mentor, Will Delaney ’19MSW. Delaney wanted to know if Stewart would be interested in delivering groceries to veterans for Rose’s Bounty, a food pantry in...

• Community Engagement
• Veteran Student

Dwan Cannon '21MSW is an SRO case manager at the New England Center and Home for Veterans, a care and service provider for former military service men and women at risk for homelessness.

• Careers and Internships
• Veteran Student

After experiencing combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Daniel Leary '22MSW sought help from the social workers at the VA. Two years later, when Daniel felt like he could start giving back after having been given so much, he came to Simmons.

• Careers and Internships
• Veteran Student

After ten years in the military, Rebecca Mitchell ’22 is embracing civilian life. In fall 2020, she enrolled at Simmons as an undergraduate for a second bachelor’s degree, via the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

• Adult Student (Dix Scholar)
• Veteran Student

Kit Ryan '80 tells us about her journey into nursing and the US Army Nurse Corps., and her current work with people who are homeless.

• Careers and Internships
• Behavioral and Health Sciences
• Veteran Student