Institute for Veterans and Military Families

The program is offered with the initial support of JPMorgan Chase & Co. through a collaborative effort by the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Our program is tailored to meet the specific needs of veterans and military-connected individuals who have an interest in pursuing careers in politics. Instructors will include esteemed faculty from the Maxwell School — the nation’s #1-ranked graduate school in public affairs, veterans with first-hand experience running for office, and experts in the field.

The program engages participants in different stages of their political journey in campaign topics such as fundraising, public communications, social media, identifying mentors, building your platform, and leveraging resources available to veterans, among others.

What You Will Experience

• Hybrid in-person and online instruction and dynamic interaction
• A unique experience to strengthen your relationship with your cohort, alumni, instructors, and friends of the program
• An immersion training
• Ongoing access to continuous learning opportunities for all VPPCE alums

The ultimate deliverable for this program is a refined campaign plan for each program participant.

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“This program is a world-class, front seat, crash course for veterans interested in public engagement and public office.  It was a non-stop, engaging Ted-Talk level content education from the best of the best in this area narrated by NPR-level commentating (Grant Reeher as the lead) whose purpose was to set up veterans for success to help drive this country forward and “be in the arena” when policy is on the table. It was totally bi-partisan and participants were really engaging and supportive of each other. I would highly recommend this course to any veteran looking to become more active and engaged in policy.”

Molly Mae Potter, 2020 VPPCE Participant, Client Solutions Group, Security Governance and Oversight, Dell Technologies, and U.S. Air Force Veteran.

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