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The Travis W. Atkins Veteran Support Center, 136 Romney Hall, is a dedicated space for student veterans. It is the home of Veteran Services and a place to get support, study, and build community with fellow student veterans. 

Located in the recently renovated Romney Hall, the new 3,000-square-foot center is also just a few steps away from the math and writing learning centers and the MSU Office of Disability Services.

The Veteran Support Center is named in honor of Bozeman native and Medal of Honor recipient Travis W. Atkins. A staff sergeant in the Army, Atkins was killed in Iraq on June 1, 2007, while sacrificing his life to save his fellow soldiers.

A study studies in the veteran center.

In Their Own Words

Hear what student veterans are saying about their MSU experience.

 

News

A man works at a desk on a laptop while seven others are pictured working or reading while sitting scattered around a room.
MSU named a top three Military Friendly School
March 7, 2022
MSU was highlighted by the website MilitaryFriendly.com for its efforts to help student veterans succeed.
A man in a suit and tie shows another man a set of plans displayed on an easel.
MSU’s Joe Schumacher named Veteran of the Year
May 3, 2021
Schumacher was a tank gunner in the U.S. Army during the Iraq War and was deployed from 2005 to 2006. A Bozeman native, Schumacher is a graduate of MSU and has been director of Veteran Services since 2017.
U.S. Army portrait of Travis Atkins in front of an American flag.
MSU naming veterans center for Travis W. Atkins
September 26, 2019
Montana State University has named the future home of its veterans support center, to be housed in the repurposed and modernized Romney Hall, after Bozeman Medal of Honor recipient Travis W. Atkins.
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Max Tolstedt lands national internship with EPA
November 13, 2024
Tolstedt, who served in the Marine Corps, has continued developing his knowledge through MSU's nationally accredited program in environmental health.