UNCW opens Military Resource Lounge

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — UNCW opened their brand new Military Resource Lounge in the Warwick Center on campus this week.

The lounge is for members of the military and their families. Folks can hang out, get career advice, and do classwork. Kristen Robinson works in the lounge. She said it is great for military students to finally have their own space on campus.

“It’s a place to call our own. It’s a place to come and talk to one another and feel like you belong again. When you get out of the military it’s very difficult to transition back into civilian life especially on a college campus,” Robinson said.

According to Robinson, there are plans to launch a virtual veterans center online later this year. The website would be a place where military students could connect with one another from anywhere.