In an era when most employees remain at a job for less than five years, Chris Clark, who is retiring from Virginia Military Institute after 52 years, and under the leadership of six superintendents, is a rare gem.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Travis Homiak ’95, former commanding officer of the Naval ROTC unit at Virginia Military Institute, has been named VMI’s new chief of staff, assuming the position most recently held by Col. John Young.

Auditions to be held for the VMI Community Theatre's spring production, Murder on the Nile from Jan. 20-23, 7:45 p.m. at Gillis Theater in Marshall Hall. No experience needed — cadets and community welcome to participate. Rehearsals start Jan. 27.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee has selected the VMI Corps of Cadets out of a record number of applicants to march in the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.

A seasonally cool morning warmed into a day full of happiness and celebration in a crowded Memorial Hall at Virginia Military Institute, as families and friends gathered to witness 38 cadets cross the stage to receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony Dec. 19.

Cadets in the Building BRIDGES Club, in collaboration with Remembering Rockbridge Veterans (RRV), laid wreaths on the headstones of veterans buried in Evergreen Cemetery, a historical Black cemetery in Lexington, as part of the Wreaths Across America program.

The Building BRIDGES Club, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion, and Preston Library at Virginia Military Institute, hosted a holiday card making event Dec. 9 in the post exchange.

The College Debates and Discourse Program at Virginia Military Institute continued its development throughout the fall semester, beginning with a partnership with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the national College Debates and Discourse Alliance.

Col. James C. Squire, the Jamison-Payne professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Military Institute, has been named one of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and Dominion Energy’s 2025 Outstanding Faculty.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin paid a holiday visit to Virginia Military Institute on the last day of fall semester classes, Thursday, Dec. 12.