Bridging the Civil-Military Gap
With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities Dialogues on the Experience of War program and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, this project brings civilians, veterans, and service members together to build understanding between the two groups and facilitate healthier reintegration experiences for veterans.
Enrolling Soon for Spring 2025
Student Veteran Entrepreneurial Internship Program
UMKC's new Military Veteran Entrepreneurial Internship program launches this spring with funding from a UMKC Entrepreneurship and Innovation Grant (Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation). The program will provide valuable hands-on experience for student veteran interns placed with primarily non-profit organizations. Students will be paired with an internship or may propose their own and will develop business proposals aimed at solving a specific problem or advancing the mission of the host organization.
Students can earn 3 credit hours of course credit in history, political science, or, upon approval, other majors.
Students will complete 100 hours of internship work, paid at $16/hour during the Spring 2025 semester and will attend a one hour orientation meeting in the first week of the semester as well as five additional 2.5 hour class meetings throughout the semester (approximately one per month).
For more information about this program and to learn if it can count toward your major, please complete the interest form at https://umkc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Foqc8dla8fNWBw.
Team
Meet Our People
Project PIs are Rebecca Best (Political Science) and Viviana Grieco (History). Whitney Terrell (English) also served as a PI in 2023. Eric Gormly, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Director of UMKC's Student Veteran Support Services, is a key project partner in planning events and reaching the student veteran population at UMKC. Bryan Meyer and the Veterans Community Project are key partners in developing social entrepreneurship programs and reaching veterans in the community. Carlos ParraCervantes, Michelle Perez, Philip Potter, Eric Gormly, and Morgan Christensen all served as Supplemental Instructors for the Bridging the Gap course in the spring of 2023. Personnel from the Missouri Institute for Defense and Energy provide critical support in grants management.
Our Partners
Thank You To Our Partners
