Author: Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy
After publishing “Reclaiming the Sky,” a story of the courage of aviation workers on 9/11, Fordham University invited Tom to create the Human Resiliency Institute to develop resiliency training programs that reflect the healing principles of the 9/11 heroes profiled in his book. Edge4Vets is the lead program for the institute, which is housed in the Gabelli School of Business. Edge4Vets helps veterans, including those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, learn how to tap into their resiliency strengths from the military to make successful transitions to civilian life.
In July, 2007, Denis Hamill wrote a column for the New York Daily News saying, “I sat in on a special class at Aviation High School in Long Island City today listening to a sharp, impressive collection of young men and women, some of whom we will entrust our very lives to when we board the flying machines that launch us into the jittery skies over New York from LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark airports.” The Aviation High School students had read a book, “Reclaiming the Sky,” by Tom Murphy, and Hamill had been invited to listen to them share lessons…
Like a batter going hitless, Joseph Dabo struggled to find a job after leaving the Navy – then the New York Mets and NYC Department of Veterans Services (DVS) connected him to Edge4Vets, where he received help to round the bases toward career success. In June 2023, Dabo attended a job fair at Citi Field hosted by the New York Mets in collaboration with DVS. There, he learned about Edge4Vets, a workshop series offered by the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office. He registered for the Edge4Vets workshop, where he learned how to translate his…
It’s hard to find a better employee than a veteran, but often, veterans benefit from support to translate their unique military skills before attempting to connect them to jobs. That’s where Edge4Vets comes in. For twelve years, the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University has been offering the Edge4Vets jobs prep workshop series to help veterans learn how to identify their transferable skills from the military – which are enormous – and make connections to employers, including aviation employers – for a chance to apply them. This summer, the NYC Department of Veterans’ Services partnered with Edge4Vets to expand that…