Stevens Institute of Technology
to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program

HOBOKEN, N.J. ― Stevens Institute of Technology is set to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which will allow Veterans to study at Stevens while receiving exceptional financial benefits. Stevens has a long-standing tradition of educating top innovators, inventors, scientists and business leaders, in addition to boasting a legacy of educating enlisted and military officers, and remains committed to our nation’s Veterans.

A provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the Yellow Ribbon Program allows institutions of higher learning (degree granting institutions) in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with Veterans Affairs (VA) to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate. As a Yellow Ribbon School, Stevens is dedicated to providing the maximum financial coverage possible through the program. Stevens undergraduate and graduate programs offer myriad opportunities for qualified Veterans of all five branches of the U.S. Military.

The Stevens Veterans Office (SVO), led by Deborah Berkley, Dean of Student Development and Enrichment Programs, has been established as a resource for all Veterans who are interested in attending, or learning more, about Stevens. “In addition to providing assistance with application, enrollment and financial processes, the office will offer academic advising, professional development guidance and psychological counseling,” says Donald Lombardi, Faculty Liaison to the SVO. “We intend to work in tandem with Stevens administration, faculty and staff to provide the necessary support for Veterans as they transition to being students and active members of the Stevens community.”

For additional information about the SVO, visit our website at www.stevens.edu/sit/veterans,or contact Donald Lombardi at 201-216-5661 or via email donald.lombardi@stevens.edu. For more information about the Yellow Ribbon Program, visit www.gibill.va.gov/School_Info/yellow_ribbon/index.htm.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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