LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) – Col. Lou Ortiz, director of Texas Tech University’s Military & Veterans Programs, participated today (March 9) in a roundtable discussion about the educational opportunities for service members and veterans, hosted by the House Committee of Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
The discussion centered on the post-Sept. 11 G.I. Bill, an education benefit program for individuals who served on active duty in the U.S. military after Sept. 10, 2001, and how to make modern learning avenues more accessible for veterans.