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Veterans Day Spotlight: How Two Veteran Students Landed at Otis College’s Digital Media Program

How many of us thank veterans for their service in passing—at the airport, the grocery store, or even Starbucks? We encounter veterans all the time, and while the reverence we hold for their contributions to our country is greatly deserved, how often do we actually get to know them beyond the polite pleasantries? Some of us have veterans in our families, and may know personally the sacrifices that are made for this country by those who have served in its armed forces.

Veteran Student Suzy Perreault on the Creative Paths at Otis College

As a “Yellow Ribbon school,” Otis College has matriculated a number of veteran students who were enrolled and funded through the G.I. Bill and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’s Yellow Ribbon Program. This year alone there are 15 veteran students at Otis, and seven veteran alumnx on Otis’s staff and faculty. Dr.