Our Mission

Everything That We Can Do to Help You Graduate

Supporting student veterans, their families, active duty students, and military communities through commitment, respect, and academic excellence.

Our Mission

We are dedicated to provide the highest quality and comprehensive support to student veterans in an atmosphere that provides commitment, respect, and academic excellence. We provide education, administrative services, and job advisement to our student veterans, their families, and active duty students, as well as outreach to military communities at large.

Our Goals

Veteran Friendly Excellence

To make the University of New Mexico known as the premier veteran friendly institution in a veteran friendly state.

Admission, Retention, and Graduation

To increase the admission, retention and graduation rates of veterans.

Accessible Resource

To make the Veteran & Military Resource Center an accessible resource to all of New Mexico’s veterans.

Meeting Student Needs

To ensure that the Veteran & Military Resource Center is effectively and efficiently meeting the needs of New Mexico’s veterans and their dependents.

Access to Higher Education

To increase access to higher education for New Mexico’s veterans and their families.

Removing Barriers

To remove social, physical, and psychological barriers through a strong and vibrant network with New Mexico’s vast veteran services, other higher education institutions and internal UNM organizations.

Workforce Readiness

To provide Veterans with resources that will better prepare them for successful entry into the workforce.

Our Commitment

The Veteran & Military Resource Center is committed to supporting student veterans, active duty students, families, and dependents as they work toward graduation and future success.

Contact the VMRC
Physical Address Veteran & Military Resource Center
608 Buena Vista Dr. NE, Bldg. 20A
MSC03 2215
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone (505) 277-3181
Fax (505) 277-3539
Hours Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Support & Crisis Resources
Veterans Crisis Line 988, then Press 1
Text 838255
New Mexico Crisis & Access Line 1-855-NMCRISIS
(662-7474)
Agora Crisis Line (505) 277-3013
Homeless Veterans 1-877-4AID-VET
(424-3838)
VA Caregiver Support Line 1-855-260-3274
Wounded Warrior Resource Center 1-800-342-9647
LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center Support for students impacted by sexual misconduct, relationship violence, stalking, or harassment.