UGA Berkman Scholars Program Continues Success

The Berkman Scholars Program continues through 2025 after its pilot program’s flourishing success. The Berkman program enables student veterans to continue providing well-being support to their peers. On Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 the Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC) welcomed Dr. Karen Berkman of the Harold & Muriel Berkman Charitable Foundation, Inc. and two of the…

SVRC Spring 2024 Scholarships Set New Record 

SVRC Spring 2024 Scholarships Set New Record 

In another record-setting year at UGA, the Student Veterans Resource Center eclipsed $350,000 in scholarships and grants during the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters. On April 30, the Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC) hosted its largest and most impactful Scholarship and Honor Cord Ceremony to date at the Tate Student Center Grand Hall. This…

UGA Student Veterans Resource Center Scholarship Reception

In addition to the Honor Cord Ceremony, the Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC) granted ninety-eight awards and scholarships with a combined value of $70,700. Thanks to the generosity of both individual and corporate donors, more than 193 scholarships with a combined value of $120,400 were awarded this academic year alone, which has doubled in the…

UGA Student Veterans Resource Center Honor Cord Ceremony

On May 4, 2022, the Student Veterans Resource Center hosted the first in-person Honor Cord Ceremony since 2019 for the 79 student veterans eligible to graduate this calendar year. The Honor Cord serves as a symbol of gratitude for the student veteran’s unique life experience, maturity and perspective that student veterans bring to classroom discussions and…