Military Veterans of Columbia University

This weekend, current and past MilVets attended the NYC “To & Through” Back-to-School Celebration hosted by Service2School.

It was a great way to kick off the year with the S2S community across New York and New Jersey!

Students and alumni were able to connect with peers and hear from guest speaker Jack Murphy (3rd Ranger Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group Columbia graduate; national security journalist; author of We Defy).

This event was organized by U.S. Army Veteran and GS alum, Jacob Ashton!

📷 - Lauren Rappa ( )

⭐️Student Veteran Spotlight⭐️

For this week’s Student Veteran Spotlight, we are proud to highlight David Garland!

  David is from Springfield, Missouri, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2015 as a Master at Arms. ⚓️ He is a rising senior majoring in economics and a member of the Columbia Lions football team. 🏈

  His favorite thing about Columbia is our football team and our location in New York City. 🌃 One fun fact about David is that Brad Pitt went to his rival high school. 🍎

Congratulations to all of our members on receiving their awards at the 2025 GS Student Leadership Awards Ceremony!!

These individuals worked tirelessly over the past year and we deeply appreciate their dedication and commitment to the service of our student veterans and the Columbia community. 🎉🎊

Register today for MilVets’s most significant VCI of the semester!

The Mckinsey & Company Site Visit is open to all US veterans, international veterans and military-affiliated students.

Link is in the bio!

Hello friends, our online donation link for the Food Drive is up and running. Please help support our cause! The link has been attached to the Linktree in our bio and below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfC1QkpSlVvbqSAX7CPH9HBzj_xzFoqDdOlsl7eFDI1_ulBxA/viewform

Join MilVets on Monday to ! If you’re unable to make it in person, be sure to tune in on Instagram live!

Friends spread the word! Help us reach 35,000 Cans and $35,000 BY April 17th to support students in need and the local communities…. The proceedings are divided in half between the Columbia Food Pantry (Lerner hall, available to all students), and the New York Food Bank to feed local communities. Boxes will be available in most buildings on campus, please see the attached flyer.

Stop by the Milvets Pop-up on college walk when you see us!

Based on the donation milestones we reached, a different level of campus party will be hosted on the 16th! Stay tuned!

Friends spread the word! Help us reach 35,000 Cans and $35,000 BY April 17th to support students in need and the local communities…. The proceedings are divided in half between the Columbia Food Pantry (Lerner hall, available to all students), and the New York Food Bank to feed local communities. Boxes will be available in most buildings on campus, please see the attached flyer.

Stop by the Milvets Pop-up on college walk when you see us!

Based on the donation milestones we reached, a different level of campus party will be hosted on the 16th! Stay tuned!

School spirit was on full display from our MilVets at the Penn vs. Columbia game Saturday! Go Lions!🦁🩵

Join us tomorrow at Amity!🏒