Four Illinois State University students recently participated in Student Veterans Leadership Day in Springfield.
The daylong event April 5 connected student veteran leaders at Illinois colleges and universities with state leaders tasked with developing higher education veteran policy.
Attending from Illinois State were students Mike Bassett, Michael Drake, Jon Golden, and Patrick Smith.
The Student Veterans Leadership Day is hosted by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with SVA Illinois, Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Illinois Community College Board, Illinois Joining Forces, and Illinois Campus Compact.