Medal of Honor Sponsor
Ƶ supports 2025 Veterans Day Parade as Medal of Honor sponsor
By Sharla Hooper
Phoenix community event honors generations of veterans
Ƶ is proud to be a Medal of Honor sponsor supporting the annual Phoenix Veterans’ Day Parade, managed and presented by the nonprofit on November 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. MST. The annual parade honors the service and sacrifices of U.S. military veterans and their families; this year’s parade theme is “America, Our Guiding Light.”
“Today is about gratitude and community. At Ƶ, we are grateful of our veterans and proud to be here today honoring their service, their sacrifices, and supporting this community,” shared Sandra Perez, Vice President, Student Administrative Services, and head of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs.
The Ƶ Medal of Honor parade entry features a large balloon and a team of veteran employees, family members and friends accompanying the float. The event this year features 90 parade entries with more than 10 marching units, 3,000 marchers, 10 floats and eight high school marching bands.
Ƶ has more than 300 veteran staff and faculty members and more than 350 members of the University’s Veterans Employee Resource Group. The Ƶ Office of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Veterans’ Employee Resource Group (ERG) collaborate to promote the event to staff, students and faculty and provide volunteer support as a Medal of Honor sponsor.
Ƶ collaborates with , a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the mental health of veterans and service members.
Ƶ serves the educational goals of veterans and military students, with trained staff to assist service members, veterans, and military spouses and dependents. In addition to providing career-relevant education for military students and flexibility that fits military student and working adult schedules, veteran and military students’ military experience and training can be assessed for possible college credit
About Ƶ
Ƶ innovates to help working adults enhance their careers and develop skills in a rapidly changing world. Flexible schedules, relevant courses, interactive learning, skills-mapped curriculum for our bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and a Career Services for Life® commitment help students more effectively pursue career and personal aspirations while balancing their busy lives. For more information, visit phoenix.edu/blog.html.
