Borth to head veterans education program

Press release

Lori Borth is the new project director for Veterans' Upward

Bound, a Department of Education program assisting veterans in preparing for and enrolling in college or another training program.

An offer to teach for Veterans' Upward Bound in 1996 marked the beginning of 19 years of working with veterans, first as an instructor and academic adviser, then as the coordinator of free instruction offered at colleges across the state.

Many veterans may not see themselves as "college material, she said, adding that that motivates the faculty and staff of VUB to prepare them with classes and services, so they can regard education as an exciting possibility.

Borth earned a Bachelor of Arts in French with secondary teaching licensure from the University of Montana and a Master of Education in educational technology with a certificate in teaching and learning online from Montana State University-Billings.

  Borth maintains an active teaching and advising role in the program and credits VUB's small veterans-only classes, engaged faculty, on-campus locations, and extensive support services for making the program the best, most authentic preparation for veterans transitioning into college.