Published October 21, 2025
What: ULM Veterans Day Appreciation Ceremony
When: 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Where: Scott Plaza, adjacent to the ULM Library
Register/RSVP:ulm.edu/omc/veteransday
MONROE, La. – The University of Louisiana Monroe’s annual Veterans Day Appreciation Ceremony
will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Scott Plaza, adjacent to the ULM
Library.
Students, faculty, and staff who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or on active
duty will be recognized at the ceremony. Veterans and active duty are asked to register/RSVP
by the end of the day on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at ulm.edu/omc/veteransday; click Veteran RSVP to register. Veterans in the community are invited to register
and attend.
The guest speaker will be Louisiana’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Charlton J. Meginley,
Colonel (ret) United States Air Force. Secretary Meginley is responsible for overseeing
the department’s $90 million budget and 850 employees statewide. Appointed by Governor
Jeff Landry, Secretary Meginley manages the operations of five state Veterans homes,
five state Veterans cemeteries, 74 Veterans service offices, and 32 college and university
campus student Veteran centers. Secretary Meginley is a 1999 graduate of ULM.
The event is free and open to the public.
