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The Office of Veterans Programs at the University Park campus is organized as a comprehensive, direct service unit for veterans and Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) benefits recipients. The office is staffed by five full-time professionals and approximately twenty student veterans who work part-time under the provisions of DVA work-study. The staff and students provide services in three major areas: Outreach, Certification, and General Counseling.

03/17/2026

☘️Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Podrick💚🤍🧡

03/06/2026

Send us your pics from your spring break to be featured on our socials💐🌷

Feel free to DM us and let us know if you want to be tagged!

No break is boring so let’s see what you did🌿🌸

03/05/2026

💫Department Spotlight of the Month: LiveOn💫

LiveOn offers special housing for student veterans enrolled in EDUC 100, the Veterans First-Year Seminar course as a way to transition into college in a space with students with similar experiences

These apartments are located in the White Course Apartments and are accessible via Red Link CATA bus line

LiveOn Resources:
https://liveon.psu.edu
https://veterans.psu.edu/special-living-option/

03/04/2026

🇺🇸 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 🎖️

Do you know a 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 who served or is serving in the U.S. military? Recognize their service with a special alumni honor banner celebrating their commitment and sacrifice.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲?

🔳 Veterans of, or actively serving in, the Active or Reserve Components of U.S Armed Forces, under conditions other than dishonorable, and

🔳 Graduated from the University Park campus or World Campus

Not only will you be honoring a proud Penn State veteran, but $100 of every sponsorship directly supports the Penn State Military Student Fund, helping military-connected students across all Penn State campuses including World Campus.

It’s a powerful way to celebrate service and support the next generation of Penn State student veterans.

Banners will be displayed on the Penn State side of College Avenue in November and December, before being returned to the sponsor. Cost to participate in the banner program is $400.

🔗 Register to sponsor a banner here: https://forms.office.com/r/MZGnmE6gMq

Please consider sharing this opportunity with fellow Penn Staters who may want to honor a veteran in their life. 🇺🇸

Questions may be directed to: [email protected]

03/02/2026

A little addition to our tutoring here at OVP!

If you need help with any of these classes please feel free to drop in during these times and tutors will be there to help 🤗

02/27/2026

✨ February Student Veteran Spotlight: Ricky Nguyen ✨

Meet Ricky Nguyen, an Army veteran and current student at Penn State!

Reflecting upon his service and how his experiences have shaped his time on campus Ricky shares:

“Having peers from all different backgrounds and majors gives me an advantage compared to other students because we all took a similar path, now we are attending Penn State together, and we all want each other to succeed.”

His advice for fellow-military affiliated students?

“Don’t downplay your military background. Use it to your advantage. You performed tasks while you were in the military under pressure, so deadlines for your classes should not be a problem for you. Hold yourself accountable for mistakes.”

Thank you, Ricky, for your service and we are proud to celebrate your accomplishments and your continued journey with us at Penn State!

02/23/2026

Submit a photo of a tat you’d like to show off

make sure they are appropriate😆

¡If you don’t know how to use the QR code:
screenshot the QR code, then go to the picture and hold the QR down and this will take you to the folder!

02/20/2026

Join the Office of Veterans Programs for Pizza with Podrick next Friday!

📆Friday, Feb 27 | ⏰11:30- until gone | 📍OVP Student Lounge

02/20/2026

This Sunday!! Come on out support the Military Food Share program of Centre County !!

02/17/2026

We’d like to show off some of Podricks friends, send those pics in!

01/30/2026

🌟Department Spotlight of the Month: the Bursars Office🌟

The Bursars Office offers military-connected students with resources ensuring their education benefits are applied accurately and in a timely manner.
Students are assisted throughout their enrollment by coordinating benefits, addressing billing-related questions, and working with campus and external partners to reduce financial barriers.

Specific assistance offered are as follows:

💫Processing military Tuition Assistance (TA) forms
💫Applying appropriate military and veteran education benefit credits to student accounts
💫Answering questions related to billing, payments, and account balances
💫Helping resolve account issues related to delayed or missing military payments
💫Providing guidance on Penn State billing timelines and payment deadlines for military-connected students
💫Serving as a point of contact between students, the University, and military or veteran benefit providers

Military Financial Services Team contact information and links to assist students with their academic journey:

Phone: 814-865-6528 option 3
Email: mailto:[email protected]

https://www.bursar.psu.edu/military-aid
https://veterans.psu.edu/

01/21/2026

It’s time to paw-ty!! Come celebrate Podrick’s bark-day with lots of belly rubs for the birthday pup and pizza!🥳🎉🎂

Join the Office of Veterans Programs for Pizza with Podrick as we celebrate his birthday with some friends and pizza🍕

Address

146 Ritenour Building
University Park, PA
16802

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:50pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:50pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:50pm
Thursday	8am - 4:50pm
Friday	8am - 4:50pm

Website

http://equity.psu.edu/veterans

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