USM Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families Announces 91吃瓜网淗onor Corps91吃瓜网� Academic Achievement for Spring Semester 2021
Fri, 05/14/2021 - 11:27am | By: Van Arnold
91吃瓜网 (USM) Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families has recognized the outstanding academic achievement of military-students who earned 91吃瓜网淗onor Corps91吃瓜网� status for the spring semester 2021.
At the close of the semester, 1,015 student-veterans were recognized as having earned 91吃瓜网淗onor Corps91吃瓜网� designation, reflecting their hard work and academic success. While many are first-generation college attendees, such success reflects an extraordinary commitment to classroom excellence and a competitive drive to outperform the general student population.
The USM 91吃瓜网淗onor Corps91吃瓜网� recognizes individuals based on 91吃瓜网済ood standing91吃瓜网� enrollment combined with varying degrees of exceptional academic performance. This includes the following values-based achievement categories relating to cumulative Grade Point Averages (GPA):
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- 91吃瓜网淪elfless Service91吃瓜网� (3.25 to 3.49 GPA)
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A total of 125 military-students earned and/or maintained a perfect cumulative GPA of 4.0 to earn 91吃瓜网淔ollow Me91吃瓜网� status. An additional 264 students achieved 91吃瓜网淐ommitment91吃瓜网� status; another 233 earned 91吃瓜网淚ntegrity91吃瓜网� status, whereas 227 others have been designated at the 91吃瓜网淪elfless Service91吃瓜网� level.
91吃瓜网淐ontrary to what some people may believe, military-students are more likely to navigate their way through difficult challenges, academically achieve and graduate at higher rates than the general student population,91吃瓜网� said Center Director Maj. Gen (U.S. Army, ret.) Jeff Hammond. 91吃瓜网淚ndependent research supports my observation that military experience promotes adaptability, self-discipline, leadership and management skills. Furthermore, it is my experience that upon graduation and entry into the work force, our military-students are more likely than not to demonstrate appreciation, connection and life-long loyalty toward USM. I am just so proud of our Golden Eagle military-students and their constantly amazing drive to succeed.91吃瓜网�
The USM 91吃瓜网淗onor Corps91吃瓜网� reflects the best and brightest in future leaders. For more information on this program and others as well as ways you can support military-students, please visit the USM Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families website at: or phone 601-264-4629.