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VMI's basketball team at the SoCon Tournament in Asheville, North Carolina.

Keydet Wrestling and Basketball See SoCon Honors in Asheville

March 12, 2025

Virginia Military Institute’s wrestling and basketball teams saw Southern Conference honors while in Asheville, North Carolina, last weekend.

Members of the VMI Class of 1996 gather with Col. Michael Obadal to celebrate his retirement. Photo Courtesy of VMI Alumni Agencies.

Alumnus Nominated to Serve as Army Undersecretary

March 12, 2025

VMI alumnus and retired Army colonel Michael Obadal ’96 has been nominated to serve as Army undersecretary. If confirmed, the role would see Obadal become the chief management officer of the Army and the force’s No. 2 civilian official.

Alumnus Peter W. Moore ’88 discussed with his audience of the extraordinary level of Jordanian militarization since the 1980s and how it has shaped chronic economic crisis and social protest.

Alum Moore Speaks on Jordan

March 12, 2025

Alumnus Peter W. Moore ’88 discussed with his audience of the extraordinary level of Jordanian militarization since the 1980s and how it has shaped chronic economic crisis and social protest.

Devin Auzenne, regimental commander; Mark Stann, regimental executive officer; Heaton Lawrence, chief of staff

Cadets Lead the Way: Rank Announcements Celebrated

March 11, 2025

Cheers and congratulations were heard from Memorial Hall last week as the names of Corps leadership for the 2025-26 academic year were shared in VMI's rank announcement ceremony.

Preston Library at Virginia Military Institute has been chosen to be the first institution in Virginia to implement FOLIO, a new integrated library system (ILS), to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed.

Preston Library Leads Virginia with New System

March 11, 2025

Preston Library at Virginia Military Institute has been chosen to be the first institution in Virginia to implement FOLIO, a new integrated library system (ILS), to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed.

Col. Andrew Luna presented the most recent paper at the annual SAIR conference last September, but was only recently notified of his winning achievement.

VMI’s Col. Andrew Luna Sets Record with Fifth SAIR Best Paper Award

March 10, 2025

Col. Andrew Luna, director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) at Virginia Military Institute, holds the distinct honor of being the only person to receive the Southern Association of Institutional Research’s (SAIR) Best Paper Award five times since its inception in 1980.

VMI cadets and professors, as well as alumni visit another alumnus, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz ’96 in the West Wing.

Cadets Visit the West Wing

March 7, 2025

Ten cadets and three history professors visited Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas recently as part of a joint venture between the VMI chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta national history honor society, the Department of History (DoH), and VMI's John A. Adams ’71 Center.

Cadets stand at attention as Alden Rhodes ’26 plays “Amazing Grace” on bagpipe following the laying of the wreath in Daniels Courtyard.

VMI Remembers Jonathan Daniels ’61

March 6, 2025

March 4 was a day of remembrance at Virginia Military Institute, as the Institute commemorated Jonathan Daniels ’61, alumnus and Episcopal seminarian who responded to the pleas from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for clergy to become more actively involved in the civil rights movement.

Sean Harvey ’27, Efat Fathalla, Ph.D., Mohamed Azab, Ph.D., and Michael Jorgensen ’27 pause before presenting their paper at the 15th Annual IEEE Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

VMI Takes Top Paper Award at IEEE Conference

March 5, 2025

A contingent of two faculty members and two cadets from Virginia Military Institute recently attended the 15th Annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

VMI men’s and women’s swimming and diving closed out their season at home in February during the America East Championships at Goodall Pool Feb. 22.

VMI Keydets Break Records, Score High

March 4, 2025

VMI men’s and women’s swimming and diving closed out their season at home in February during the America East Championships at Goodall Pool Feb. 22. The 2025 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships were hosted by VMI at the Corps Physical Training Facility Feb. 28 and March 1.