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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.

Mikhail Tulupov ’25 and Dylan Holback ’26 display their awards at the fire house in Lexington.

VMI Cadets Receive Awards from LFD

March 3, 2025

Two Virginia Military Institute cadets who serve as emergency medical technicians (EMT) on post and who volunteer with the Lexington Fire Department (LFD) were honored Feb. 15 at the LFD’s annual awards banquet held at the Virginia Horse Center.

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A Statement from the VMI Board of Visitors

February 28, 2025

Today the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors made the decision to not renew the contract of Superintendent Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85. He will continue to serve as superintendent through the end of his contract, June 30.

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Governor Appoints Board of Visitors Members

February 26, 2025

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today the appointment of two new members to the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors. Lt. Col. (retired) Jonathan Hartsock ’00 of Lexington, Virginia, and Stephen Reardon ’84 of Richmond, Virginia.

Robert G. Parkinson, Ph.D. shares the story of Capt. Michael Cresap with cadets in Moody Hall Feb. 19.

Historian Spellbinds Cadets at VMI

February 26, 2025

Robert G. Parkinson, Ph.D., award winning historian of the American Revolution and author of “Heart of American Darkness: Bewilderment and Horror on the Early Frontier,” captivated his audience as he shared the narrative and adventures of the real-life characters in his book.