Senator Patty Murray (above) is the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee and sits on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Her office issued the following:
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES CONTACT: Murray Press Office
Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 (202) 224-2834
MONDAY EVENTS: Murray to Tour JBLM
Sexual Assault Response Center, Keynote Ceremony for Military Grads of
Microsoft Training Program
12:30, JBLM: Murray will tour sexual assault response center
2:00, Saint Martin’s University: Murray will keynote graduation ceremony for military graduates of Microsoft IT training program
(Washington, D.C.) – On Monday, December 2nd, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, will be in Tacoma and Lacey, WA for two events.
First, at 12:30 PM PT, Senator Murray will visit the newly opened sexual assault response center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The center is a
first-for-the-military facility that brings together law enforcement,
medical support and victims’ advocates in a single space.
Second, at 2:00 PM PT, Senator Murray will be the keynote speaker
at a graduation ceremony to honor the first graduating class of
military students from Microsoft’s Software & Systems Academy pilot
program at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, WA. The 22 graduates,
currently active duty service members from JBLM, will be hired into
entry-level roles as software testers at Microsoft or Launch
Consulting. The Microsoft Academy was inspired by Senator Murray’s “VOW
to Hire Heroes Act.”
To RSVP for either event, contact the Murray Press Office (sean_coit@murray.senate.gov) or the JBLM Public Affairs Office (253-967-0152)
Event 1:
WHO: U.S. Senator Patty Murray
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, Deputy Commanding General, I Corps
Col. Charles “Chuck” Hodges, Commander, Joint Base Lewis McChord
Lt. Col. Robert Stelle, JBLM Sexual Assault Response Team Director
WHAT: Senator Murray will tour JBLM’s new,
first-for-the-military sexual assault response center, which brings
together law enforcement, medical support, and victims’ advocates in a
single space.
WHEN: Monday, December 2nd, 2013
12:30 PM PT
WHERE: Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Resource Center
Bldg 2027
Joint Base Lewis McChord,
Dupont Gate, I-5 Exit 119
Escort required – please RSVP in advance
Event 2:
WHO: U.S. Senator Patty Murray
JBLM-based service members graduating from Microsoft’s Software & Systems Academy
Col. Charles Hodges, Jr., Base Commander, JBLM
Dr. Roy Heynderickx, President, Saint Martin’s University
Officials from Microsoft, Launch Consulting
WHAT: Murray will be the keynote speaker at a graduation
ceremony to honor the first graduating class of military students from
Microsoft’s Software & Systems Academy pilot program at Saint
Martin’s University
WHEN: Monday, December 2nd, 2013
2:00 PM PT
WHERE: Saint Martin’s University
Norman Worthington Conference Center
Lacey, WA
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Sean Coit
Press Secretary
Office of U.S. Senator Patty Murray
202-224-2834