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.

Seventy cadets from Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine ROTC programs competed in a series of challenging tasks attempting to earn a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB).

Col. Dimplekumar Chalishajar, professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics recently celebrated his 121st peer reviewed research publication, surpassing his achievement of 100, just twelve months ago.

Beginning in April, the Office of Career Services (CS) will offer a professional closet for cadets needing clothes for job interviews, networking events, and other career-related events. Cadets will be able to borrow a complete ensemble free of charge each semester.

VMI will host its ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony on Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. and Commencement on Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. in Memorial Hall. Speakers include Col. Joe Hansen, a decorated Army veteran, and Maj. Gen. James 'Pat' Work of the 82nd Airborne Division. Both events are open to the public.

VMI’s cyber defense laboratory recently traveled to the Virginia Army National Guard’s 91st Cyber Brigade Readiness Center at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, to participate in Cyber Drill Weekend, immersing them to cybersecurity in real life scenarios.

Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at Virginia Military Institute, was recently appointed the commonwealth’s new poet laureate by Governor Glenn Youngkin.