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Richard Stacpoole ’22 wraps Matthew Ehret’s hands with tape for protection.

4,046 pull-ups. 17 hours. Nearly $2,000 raised for Warriors Heart Foundation

May 9, 2022

Matthew Ehret ’22 sets pull-up record with 4,046 reps within 24 hours to raise money for Warriors Heart Foundation.

Christopher M. Hulburt ’22 defends his thesis of the significant contributions by enslaved African-Americans and free people of color.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.

Honors Week Held at VMI

April 6, 2022

This year's Honors Week showcased research and scholarship across all disciplines by 34 cadets who presented their research to the wider VMI community. The annual event also saw a large number of cadets inducted into academic honor societies.

Michael M. Hoffmann ’22 presents his senior thesis on The Cultural Renaissance of the Post-Vietnam Army.

Cadet Researches The Cultural Renaissance of the Post-Vietnam Army

April 5, 2022

Has the Army improved since the Vietnam war? Has it acknowledged and corrected the mistakes made? Michael M. Hoffmann ’22, who commands the 1st Battalion within the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Military Institute, believes it has and defended his thesis during Honors Week.

Leon Thomas presents his senior thesis.

Honors Presentation Focuses on Conflict Predictability

April 4, 2022

Is it possible to know which country will start the next war? Leon M. Thomas ’22 posed this question as the basis of his senior thesis: “Democracies and Autocracies: Structural Factors that Determine Military Interventions” and presented his findings during honors week, held March 21-31.

Allie Sassaman '22 and Kasey Meredith, VMI Corps of Cadet's Regimental Commander, pose for photo after being selected for highly competitive Cyberspace Officer Contracts in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Two Naval ROTC Marine Option midshipmen selected for Cyberspace Officer contracts in the Marine Corps.

December 20, 2021

Allie Sassaman '22 and Kasey Meredith '22 were selected by the U.S. Marine Corps for two of only five Cyberspace Officer contracts given nationally.

Photo of VMI cadets posing in front of conference at the 2021 SoCon Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF).

“SURFers” Share Research Projects

November 26, 2021

Maj. Sarah Patterson and Maj. Blain Patterson from the Department of Applied Mathematics had the privilege of accompanying 11 cadets as they presented their research on a variety of topics, ranging from identifying glycans with neural networks to women in counterterrorism.

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2021-22 New and Promoted Faculty

October 11, 2021

Brig. Gen. Robert “Bob” Moreschi, deputy superintendent for academics and dean of the faculty, has announced the promotion and granting of tenure to several faculty members.

Dr. Vera Heuer and Allie Sassaman '22 discuss Sassaman's research on women in terrorism.—VMI Photo by Eric Moore.

Cadets Return to In-Person Summer Research at VMI

August 12, 2021

Conducted by the VMI Center for Undergraduate Research, SURI (Summer Undergraduate Research Institute) is a program where the cadet, as the principal investigator, conducts research directly with a faculty mentor.

Lt. Col. Patrick Rhamey on With Good Reason

VMI Professor Lt. Col. Rhamey to Speak on ‘With Good Reason’

July 23, 2021

Lt. Col. Patrick Rhamey, associate professor of international studies and political science at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss U.S.—China relations on public radio’s With Good Reason July 31-Aug. 6 in an episode titled “Entangling Alliances.”

May 2021 Commencement Glove Toss - VMI photo by Kelly Nye

‘Challenge Yourself Personally and Professionally’ - Nearly 350 Cadets Graduate from VMI in Outdoor Ceremony

May 17, 2021

Just under 350 cadets received degrees in VMI’s first in-person graduation ceremony since December 2019. While graduation on the Parade Ground was common in the 19th century, it was VMI’s first outdoor graduation in many decades.