Navigating life after the military comes with its own set of challenges, and programs exists to help veterans and military families.
Augusta University will present the first of the three military community engagement sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 21 with Moniek James providing information about the D’AnielIo Institute for Veterans and Military Families – IVMF, a resource that Stefane Raulerson, Augusta University’s Director of Military and Veteran Services wants to ensure families are aware exists.
“If you don’t know the Institute for Veterans and Military exists, then you don’t know to reach out to them,” she said.
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) launched in June 2011 to serve all 25 million U.S. veterans, “focusing on the social, economic, education and policy issues affecting them and their families post-service,” according to the organization’s website.
It has a variety of programs it supports, and Raulerson expects the session to provide her with additional information on how AU can utilize resources to assist its more than 1,800 students with active duty military or veteran ties.
The initial session will begin at 5:30 p.m. in University Hall, Room 170,
Raulerson said other sessions will be held most likely in February 2026 and summer 2026.
Another upcoming event is AU’s celebration of its veterans at 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Maxwell Theatre with a reception to follow.
To learn more, email Raulerson at sraulerson@augusta.edu.
Charmain Z. Brackett, the publisher of Augusta Good News and Inspiring: Women of Augusta, has covered Augusta’s news for more than 35 years. She’s won multiple Georgia Press Association awards, is the recipient of the 2018 Greater Augusta Arts Council’s media award and was named Augusta Magazine’s best local writer in 2024 and 2025. Reach her at charmain@augustagoodnews.com. Sign up for the newsletter here.
