Veteran Community BBQ
Fall semester (annual)
Hosted by the Class & Access Resource Center every fall semester, the Veteran Community BBQ brings together Amherst College students, staff and faculty who have military experience for a community meal. All military-connected community members and friends are welcome!
Veteran Student Dinner at the President's House
Fall semester (annual)
A dinner, hosted by President Elliot, celebrating veteran students.
V.E.T.S Mentor Program
Beginning in Fall 2022, all first semester veteran students will be connected with a staff or faculty mentor as part of our new veteran mentoring initiative, the Veteran Education, Transition, and Support (V.E.T.S.) Mentor Program. Mentors are Amherst College staff or faculty members who have extensive military experience and who serve as a supportive person during the transition to Amherst.
Students meet with their mentors once a month throughout the first semester. Beyond the first semester, students may opt in to continue the mentoring relationship.
Memorial Day - Table of Honor
Since Memorial Day is recognized at the end of May after the end of classes, we commemorate the holiday before the semester ends with a Table of Honor display, hosted by the Amherst College Military Association, with support from CARC and Valentine Dining Hall.
The table of honor emerged from Vietnam War Veterans’ desire to honor their comrades that were taken as Prisoners of War (POW) or were Missing in Action (MIA). The manner in which this table is decorated is full of special symbols to help us remember our siblings in arms.
We invite the campus community to take a moment of silence today to remember and honor loved ones during your visit to Val.
Look here to see a photo of the Table of Honor in the spring semester of 2023.