Thomas University’s football coaches have scheduled a series of meetings near select military bases in Florida and Georgia to meet with veterans interested in playing football at TU.
Last year, TU launched a unique veterans’ transition program centered around football. The goal is to provide military personnel exiting the service with a supporting environment to earn their college degree while playing college football.
“We see it as a win-win situation for everybody,” said Stephen Ferguson, TU’s Vice President for Military and Corporate Relations. “We know that service members learn how to operate as a team. We’re going to use that training and apply it to football as a team sport. This is more than just football. This is about preparing veterans for the next phase in their lives and using football as the vehicle to do that. Meanwhile, these veterans will set an example for our other students about the importance of dedication and team work.”
In addition to mentoring from coaches, including prior-service staff, TU will integrate its outstanding, nationally recognized counseling program to provide both mental health and career counseling services. TU’s Clinical and Rehabilitation Counseling program is the only dually accredited program in Georgia and one of just 13 nationally with dual designation through the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
If you are interested in learning more, please select a location from the list below for additional information. All meetings will be from 6 to 7 p.m.
Robin Jones, a senior at Thomas University, and a group of friends have established a volunteer organization determined to make a difference by cleaning and conserving our local environment.
Arts for the Community at Thomas University (ACTU) presents a Friday at Noon concert with jazz Saxophonist David Detweiler and Friends on Friday, March 24 at First Missionary Baptist Church located at 110 W Calhoun St in Thomasville, GA.
Thomas University welcomed Courtney Faye Taylor, part of this year’s Georgia Poetry Circuit, on Feb. 7 for a poetry reading to celebrate Black History Month.
In the spring of 1968, Rosemarye Boykins, a married mother of two daughters, received her Associate degree from Birdwood Junior College. In doing so, she became the first African-American graduate from the institution paving the way for others.
