FIU to host veterans interested in new G.I. Bill

WHAT: Florida International University will host an informational session to update veterans on the new educational benefits provided by the G.I. Bill, which was dramatically modified last year. The G.I. bill provides college or vocational education, among other benefits, for returning veterans. The latest changes apply for veterans who entered the service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Among the new benefits, students who qualify will have more time to take advantage of the money provided and will receive dollars for housing, books and supplies-a benefit not provided under the bill’s former version.

WHO: Florida International University’s Veterans Assistance Office and the Florida Sate Approving Agency will conduct the seminar.

WHEN: Thursday June 25, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Panther Stadium Club, located in the FIU Stadium on the university’s Maidique Campus, 11200 S.W. 8 St., Miami, FL 33199.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call 305-348-2838 or email veterans@fiu.edu.

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About FIU:
Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, FIU graduates more Hispanics than any other university in the country. Its 17 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University.” In 2006 FIU was authorized to establish a medical school, which will welcome its first class in 2009. FIU’s College of Law recently received accreditation in the fastest time allowed by the American Bar Association.