Posse Foundation’s Service to Veterans

Amy Kennelly Viellieu, a scholarship evaluator at Posse Foundation, interviews potential award recipients for the leadership development program. Among the participants she assists, Amy Viellieu guides veterans through the Posse Veterans program.

The Posse Veterans program helps former U.S. military service members gain entrance into some of the country’s top colleges. Similar to its platform that provides students leadership training in small groups, the Veterans Posse program involves training and mentoring this group of students before they actually begin classes.

Once submitting to the program’s three-stage interview process, finalists participate in a group interview and also talk to representatives from participating colleges. The next steps prepare the students for college life at one of these institutions. The students attend a pre-college training session in New York City that centers on team building, cross-cultural communication, leadership development, and academic achievement.

While enrolled at the program, student-veterans meet with faculty once a week for the first two years (freshman and sophomore year), and in the spring, join others from the general student body at the Posse Plus Retreat, an event that focuses on sociopolitical events.

Finally, the career program prepares student-veterans for life after college. Here, students receive assistance with resume writing, personal and professional network development, and interview strategies.