SUNY Plattsburgh Earns Third Top Military Designation for Education

This designation comes on the heels of SUNY Plattsburgh's having been named to Military Times “Best for Vets: Colleges 2015” and GI Jobs “2015 Military Friendly Schools” rankings.

“I am overjoyed that three different and distinct military publications have now put SUNY Plattsburgh on their lists for the top schools for the 2015 school year,” said Tracy Guynup, student veterans support coordinator at SUNY Plattsburgh. “Our faculty, staff and administration has put forth strong efforts to support military-affiliated students, and it is evinced in our multiple recognitions. SUNY Plattsburgh is indeed a great college for getting the best out of your higher education if you are a veteran, serving on active-duty or a family member of a veteran.”

“This recognizes the superb efforts of our Student Veterans Support Office and the faculty and staff who create a supportive and welcoming environment for our veteran students and their families on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus and at our branch campus in Queensbury. We offer our congratulations to Clinton Community College as well for its recognition in the same three publications,” said President John Ettling.

For his part, Guynup, who serves at both SUNY Plattsburgh and Clinton Community College in the same capacity, said he advocates for all military-affiliated students, assesses their needs, acts as a liaison to all outside military and veteran organizations, coordinates continual efforts to make the campus and college more military friendly and supportive and provides military-benefits counseling, among other services.

Clinton Community College has also been recognized by the three military publications.

“(These honors) say that we are doing something right with our military-affiliated students,” he said. “I am proud of the work that the colleges do to be recognized this way. I think that there are always more things that we could be doing to make the experience of college a better and supportive one. I will continue to strive to give more and more to our military-affiliated students, especially since they give so much of themselves to all of us with their service.”