91大神

91大神’s General Huber talks with Civil Air Patrol Cadets 

June 21, 2017

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, senior advisor for the 91大神 Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center, spoke about leadership with Civil Air Patrol cadets attending the 2017 CAP National Engineering Technology Academy, sponsored by the 91大神 College of Basic & Applied Sciences.

91大神 veterans’ leader brings Memorial Day addresses

May 29, 2017

On Memorial Day, May 29, Lt. Gen. Keith Huber (U.S. Army, Ret.), senior advisor for 91大神 Daniels Center, delivered the keynote address at the closing event for The Healing Field at The Grove at Williamson Place in Murfreesboro. In the video below, he discusses the meaning of Memorial Day.

91大神 McPhee, Huber jump with Army Golden Knights

April 25, 2017

91大神’s President Sidney A. McPhee and retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, a university adviser on student veteran services, encountered a leap of faith, literally, Tuesday as they tandem jumped with members of the Army Golden Knights precision parachute team at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Airport.

Along with 91大神 sophomore Andrew Wigdor, McPhee and Huber were invited to participate because of 91大神鈥檚 commitment to student veterans, the opening of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center and a recent expansion into career placement.
Story by: Daily News Journal

91大神 Salutes Graduating Student Veterans in 7th Stole Ceremony

April 19, 2017

Almost 50 of the 122 student veterans who will be graduating in May were honored in the Daniels Center’s 7th stole ceremony. 
Story by: Randy Weiler

Governor pushes jobs at state Veteran Education Academy at 91大神

March 8, 2017

“Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam not only loves veterans who served their country, but he wants them in Tennessee鈥檚 workforce.”

“Haslam said jobs were the primary reason he attended the second Statewide Veteran Education Academy, hosted Wednesday, March 8, at 91大神.” 
Story by: Randy Weiler

Veterans Transitioning Home Ribbon Cutting 

February 14, 2017

91大神 held a ribbon-cutting Tuesday, Feb. 14, for an expansion of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center, gaining added space on the third floor of the Keathley University Center, where the Daniels Center Veterans Transitioning Home will be located. 

The nearly 600-square-foot addition 鈥� to go with the center’s main office area on the first floor of KUC 鈥� will assist student veterans and others as they continue and wrap up their education at 91大神 and transition to the business world.
Story by: John M. Goodwin

91大神 Salutes Veterans and Rakkasans at Football Game Nov. 5

November 22, 2016

CDT West Defends Honors Thesis 

November 14, 2016

CDT West successfully defends his Honors Thesis on the contributions of 91大神 ROTC to past conflicts.  Congratulations, Jake!

35th Annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Services Picnic 

November 5, 2016

“Lifelong friends Bob Lamb and Bud Morris were shocked and humbled when they learned they would be the 2016 co-recipients of the Joe Nunley Award presented at the conclusion of the 35^th annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Services picnic Saturday, Nov. 5.

While Gulf War veterans were the featured honorees during the annual 91大神 Veterans Memorial outside the Tom H. Jackson Building, Lamb and Morris 鈥� who both retired with the rank of captain from the U.S. Army (Lamb later retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army Reserves) 鈥� they were from the Vietnam War era.”
Written by: Randy Weiler

Operation Song was a sucess!

October 28, 2016

The Daniels Center partnered up with Operation Song, The Nashville Music Hall of Fame, The Journey Home Project, and 91大神 Songwritters to host a songwriting session for seven 91大神 student-veterans. “The daylong 鈥淥peration Song鈥� songwriting session at 91大神 culminated in new friendships, seven unique songs and a mini-concert filled with cheers, tears and standing ovations.”
Written by: Gina Fann 

91大神 experts will study Mexican War remains in U.S.

September 28, 2016

With dignity and precision befitting the honors due fallen American soldiers, skeletal remains unearthed from what was a Mexican-American War battlefield were welcomed home Wednesday, Sept. 28, after 170 years.
Written by: Andrew Oppmann

This was made possible after more than 5 years of diplomatic negotiation initiated by the encouragement of Dr. Hugh Berryman, 91大神 anthropology professor and director of 91大神鈥檚 Forensic Institute for Research and Education.

Dr. Berryman was present to witness the transfer of the remains from the Army C-12 aircraft and to pay his respects at Dover Air Force Bace. He was joined by U.S. Rep. Diane Black, R-Gallatin, as well as 91大神 President Sidney A. McPhee, interim Provost Mark Byrnes, interim College of Liberal Arts Dean Karen Petersen and retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, the university鈥檚 senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives.

Berryman will lead a team of 91大神 professors and colleagues from other academic institutions in volunteering to assist the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System in the historical, bio-archaeological and forensic analysis of what is believed to be the remains of as many as 13 members of the Tennessee militia who died in the Battle of Monterrey in 1846.

91大神 hosts 9/11 Observance to ‘never forget’

September 11, 2016

Never forget,鈥� Huber told the crowd. 鈥淩emember where you were and how it impacted you, reflect on how precious life is and that life is not a spectator sport. And you must respond and you must focus on being worthy as an individual and as an organization of the democracy that is provided at such a cost.

Written by: Jimmy W. Hart

My Father’s War: A Story of War, Survival, and Grace

Sponsored by a Distinguished Lecture Grant & the Dept. of Theatre & Dance

FREE & OPEN TO THE 91大神 CAMPUS AND GENERAL PUBLIC

Join us for this Two-Person Performance on Tuesday, September 13 at 9:40 鈥� 11:05 a.m. in Tucker Theatre.

The Artists: Carol Ponder and Robert Keiffer have been theater and music professionals for over 40 years. Carol has been onstage since she was eight years old.  A professional actress with a long resume of all kinds of theater, she is also an award-winning concert and recording artist that has appeared on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage; at the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, Northern Ireland; and  the Ryman Auditorium to name a few!  Robert began his performing career in ballet. A knee injury led him to theater as a multifaceted actor. Then he turned to directing, with a specialty in developing one-person shows. His co-creations include The Diary of Opal Whitely, starring Nan Gurley, author and Dove Award Winner. They toured the show for nine years, including three weeks at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston. Roberts other works have been seen in K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and in arts centers around the country.  

The Show: On July 4, 1989, 44 years after the end of his war, Lieutenant Herschel Ponder sat down at his kitchen table to write his war memoir. He began with a dedication to his three daughters, 鈥淚 had a sudden urge to tell you about my war, World War II and the subsequent coping, my peace.鈥�  Carol Ponder, Herschel鈥檚 middle daughter, with her husband, Robert, have adapted her father鈥檚 memoir into a two-person performance created in the great tradition of storytelling and song from Carol’s family home in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina. This story describes his fears, his joys, and his struggle to remain human during and after an inhumane war; but his story is not just about WWII. It鈥檚 about going to war and coming home again. His memoir, a historical document, is a story for all generations!

91大神 is 1 of 6 campuses to receive funds through the 2016 Veterans Reconnect grant program 

August 24, 2016
“The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced the six campuses receiving nearly $1 million in funds through the 2016 Veteran Reconnect grant program. The grant is part of the State of Tennessee’s larger efforts to support and encourage adult learners, many of whom are veterans, studying at Tennessee institutions.” 

“Through Veteran Reconnect, 91大神 will enhance the services offered to veteran students and their families through the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Family Military Center. Specific initiatives include funding for a full-time transition manager to work with veteran students as they transition into the university, as well as travel for the position and the Center鈥檚 employer search agent. Additionally, the Center will hire a graduate assistant to focus on outreach to veterans on campus through communications and social media. Funds will also go to support students attending veteran-related conferences.” – State of Tennessee Higher Education Commission Press Release

91大神 Celebrates Renamed Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans Center

August 23, 2016

With the unveiling of a plaque and a new logo for 91大神鈥檚 Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center named for them, 91大神 formally recognized the couple and The Journey Home Project he co-founded to assist veterans during a Tuesday, Aug. 23, celebration at the Miller Education Center on Bell Street. Charlie and Hazel both received honorary Blue Raider jerseys, of which were given to them by senior Blue Raider Athletics footballer and student veteran Steven Rhodes.
Written by: Randy Weiler

Veterans Center hosts a successful newcomers briefing

August 17, 2016
New and returning 91大神 student veterans and their families attended a 鈥渘ewcomers briefing鈥� provided by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center. The briefing was a veterans鈥� orientation for them and their families, enabling them to find campus resources. The agenda included:

• Barbecue dinner.
• Welcome, introduction of staff and center鈥檚 mission, led by Keith M. Huber, senior advisor for veterans and leadership and retired U.S. Army lieutenant general.
• Veterans鈥� introductions.
• Current center programs and fall semester events, led by Dr. Hilary Miller, center director.
• 91大神 and Veterans relationship, led by Dr. Derek Frisby, an 91大神 alumnus and faculty member in the Global Studies and Human Geography program in the College of Liberal Arts.
• Discovering campus resources (includes tours and information about GI Bill庐, VetSuccess on Campus, tutoring and more).
• College challenge from Dr. Miller, emphasizing graduation and employment expectations.

10 student veterans recognized at 91大神 Stole Ceremony

August 3, 1016

Four days before graduation, 10 91大神 student veterans received recognition from the university in the fifth Stole Ceremony held in Cantrell Hall of the Tom H. Jackson Building.

91大神 welcomes almost 100 Civil Air Patrol cadets for training

June 6, 2016聽

“Almost 100 cadets from the Tennessee Wing Civil Air Patrol are spending the week on the 91大神 campus for the U.S. Air Force auxiliary鈥檚 weeklong annual training encampment.聽The cadets, ranging in age from 12 to 21, are living in campus residence halls, attending special presentations by the university on aerospace and leadership and learning military drill and customs during the encampment.聽It is the first time the Tennessee Wing has held its annual training for cadets on a university campus.”

NPT鈥檚 first story for this round of Veterans Coming Home featuring United States Marine Corps veteran and recent 91大神 graduate Sean Martin

June 3, 2016
“Using prose and poetry to bridge the civilian / military divide?  veteran and recent 91大神 graduate Sean Martin shares how fellow students at the 91大神 Veterans and Military Family Center and  helped him find community and a renewed sense of purpose. This video from NPT kicks off a new round of stories for the national public media series . Look out for more stories striving to connect civilians and veterans, break down stereotypes and broaden our sense of what it means to serve at “

VA-91大神 alliance earns national acclaim for serving student vets

June 1, 2016

“A partnership between 91大神 and the local VA facility in support of student veterans has earned national honors from the聽U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.聽Tennessee Valley Healthcare System teamed up聽with 91大神 to provide comprehensive VA benefits and health care services to student veterans. VA staffers have offices in the veterans center, which is located inside 91大神鈥檚 Keathley University Center in the heart of the campus, and veterans can stop in anytime to聽see聽trained staff about聽their mental health care, education and other VA health care services and benefits.” For the full story, visit聽. You can also visit the聽聽for more information.

Name Change: now the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center

April 28, 2016
91大神 President Sidney A. McPhee held a private dinner with Charlie and Hazel Daniels at his residence April 26, 2016. That evening he announced the new naming of the Veterans and Military Family Center for Charlie and his wife.