Special Tribute for Veterans

Veterans Day 2023

Autumn is naturally a time for reflection and for giving thanks. At this special time, Andrews University would like to take an opportunity to express our gratitude for your—and your fellow veterans'—service to our country. Our university is thankful and proud that you have chosen Andrews University to reach your educational goals.

To honor this service, we are planning a Veterans Day Tribute on Nov. 7, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. The program will be held in Newbold Auditorium, Buller Hall. We invite you to join us. Also on Thursday November 9, 2023, we will have a pizza supper for Veterans and dependents of Veterans, with a meet and greet at 5:30 pm. Location will be announced in an invitation letter.

This time of remembrance and recognition is crucial. Throughout our history, military service members have put on their uniforms to protect our nation’s values and liberties. For our Veterans Day Tribute, we will focus on the U.S. Veterans Administration’s 2023 theme of “Service.”

With that theme, Andrews University wants to recognize that you, along with your fellow veterans, have made a sacrifice to serve your country. As we look back on your service, and on centuries of veterans’ service and sacrifice, we must always maintain the vision for the future. We hope that we can continue to honor all who served, while also focusing on the needs of the next generation of veterans.

If you have had a meaningful experience in your own service to our country and would be willing to share some of those experiences with others, we would love to hear from you. You can share your experiences and memories either in words or images. If you’re interested in taking part, please connect with Fares Magesa, our Andrews University Veteran Certifying Official, at veterans@andrews.edu.

On Nov. 7 we will share a slideshow presentation as part of our Tribute, and we would be honored to include a picture of you and/or your fellow veterans while in service or with your family, who have shared in your service and sacrifice to our country. If you would like to take part, we will also ask for your permission to use your words and images in this public presentation.

We look forward to seeing you at this Veterans Day Tribute this Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. and also at the Pizza Supper on November 9, 2023. If you are unable to join us, please accept our grateful thanks with this note.

You can find a historical display of past Veterans Programs on the second floor of the library near the study rooms.