{"id":628564,"date":"2017-06-19T16:47:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T21:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=628564"},"modified":"2017-06-21T01:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T06:57:00","slug":"the-university-of-texas-at-tyler-develops-veteran-discount-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=628564","title":{"rendered":"The University of Texas at Tyler Develops Veteran Discount Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2017\/06\/uttyler.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2017\/06\/uttyler-150x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"107\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-628565\" \/><\/a>TYLER &#8212; The University of Texas at Tyler has helped create a beneficial program that gives area business discounts to veterans, Dr. James Lumpkin, College of Business and Technology dean, announced. Graduate students in Dr. Kerri Camp\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Advanced Marketing Fundamentals course collaborated with the East Texas Veterans Alliance and Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce on the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Recognizing Our Servicemembers Everyday\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or R.O.S.E. Veteran Discount Program.<!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153UT Tyler prides itself on providing students with experiential learning.\u00c2\u00a0My master of business administration students applied marketing concepts to create this veteran discount program for local veterans,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Camp, an assistant professor of marketing. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What a great opportunity for them to not only learn, but also to make a difference in this community.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I appreciate the opportunity to be a part of\u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0R.O.S.E. Veteran Discount Program\u00c2\u00a0that is able to give back to\u00c2\u00a0our community veterans\u00c2\u00a0because of the\u00c2\u00a0Marketing 5320 Advanced Marketing Fundamentals course,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said MBA student Michael P. Cichowicz of Tyler. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our work on the project would not have been such a success without the collective leadership of our professor Dr. Camp and Jim Snow from the East Texas Veterans Alliance. I am excited to see this program continue to grow.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Officials will announce its launch at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 22 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Tyler. More than 50 businesses have already enrolled to offer discounts through the program, which took a year to develop. For information on how a veteran or business can participate in the R.O.S.E. 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