Summer Transition Program Presents Workshops for Participants
July 22, 2024 Recruit Top Cadets and Boost Success
Those at STP can also participate in resilience workshops, which started in 2017. Each year, the workshops have evolved, based on the feedback from previous years. This year, there were three sessions: Rat Rhythm, Stress Less, and Mental Fitness. There were also yoga sessions students could attend.
Maintenance Work Peaks During Summer
June 25, 2024 Deliver 21st Century Facilities
For many departments at VMI, summer is a time to slow down and rejuvenate in preparation for another busy school year. However, the Department of Facilities Management, also known as Physical Plant or P2, does not slow down. In many ways, their work picks up.
VMI Ethics Team Places Second in Military Competition
May 22, 2024 Strengthen Academic Excellence
The Virginia Military Institute Ethics Team recently placed second at the Military Ethics Case Competition held at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership in Annapolis, Maryland.
VMI Commissions New Officers - Over 170 Take Oath
May 15, 2024 Prepare Exceptional Leaders
It was an overcast day, but spirits were bright and hearts were full when more than 170 Virginia Military Institute cadets commissioned into the armed services in Cameron Hall, May 15 in the annual Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) joint commissioning ceremony.
Cadets Create Apps for Hiking Trails
May 13, 2024 Strengthen Academic Excellence
For the past academic year, 12 VMI electrical and computer engineering majors have worked on their senior capstone projects with three external partners to develop a better way to document and assess hiking trails and share information about their navigability.
Former Virginia Sen. Norment '68 Honored
April 30, 2024 Deliver 21st Century Facilities
VMI honored former Virginia Sen. Thomas K. Norment Jr. ’68 with a parade on post April 26. The recognition was for 30 years of service to the Commonwealth, including his work on countless budget amendments on behalf of VMI.
Basener Creates Model to Detect Computer Generated Writing
April 5, 2024 Strengthen Academic Excellence
Abigail Basener '24 addressed plagiarizing and cheating concerns when it comes to the use of Artificial Intelligence during her thesis presentation, “Detecting AI-Generated Writing vs. Student Writing,” for VMI's Honor's Week.
VMI Launches Entrepreneurship Program
February 15, 2024 Strengthen Academic Excellence
The Institute has launched a two-year pilot program called the Summer Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program (SUEP) as a starting point for entrepreneurship education. It has been established for cadets who possess the mindset of an entrepreneur, regardless of academic major.
Former CIA Officer Brings Principles of Leadership to VMI
February 8, 2024 Prepare Exceptional Leaders
Marc Polymeropoulos spoke in Gillis Theater to a crowd of cadets, faculty and staff, and community members, about the nine leadership principles addressed in his book, “Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA.”
VMI Leads the Way in Civil Discourse in Higher Education
December 12, 2023 Prepare Exceptional Leaders
At VMI, the debates are organized through a partnership with the CLE and the Building BRIDGES club. Four cadets who went through an application process and subsequent training to become student debate fellows in the program, are joined by three faculty fellows in planning the debates.
VMI Again Ranked Highly by U.S. News and World Report
September 18, 2023 Recruit Top Cadets and Boost Success
VMI retained its high placing among the nation’s best colleges, according to the 2024 Best Colleges Rankings released Sept. 18 by U.S. News and World Report.
Positive Outlook Shapes VMI Board of Visitors Meeting
September 14, 2023 Overall Plan
The Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors began the 2023-24 academic year with a series of meetings providing updates in a number of areas key to the future of the Institute.
VMI Receives Pell Grant Funds
July 28, 2023 Recruit Top Cadets and Boost Success
Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85, superintendent, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), that provides VMI nearly $4 million over four years to boost enrollment and success of low income and Pell Grant-eligible cadets at the Institute.
VMI Joins Common App to Streamline Application Process
July 18, 2023 Recruit Top Cadets and Boost Success
First-year students applying to VMI can now do so through Common App, a college application platform used by more than three million applicants, teachers, counselors and advisors across the United States and around the world each