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Cadets participate in Army Combat Fitness Test field trials.

‘VMI Leads the Way’

March 14, 2019

VMI’s ROTC unit is the only in the nation to participate in field testing the Army Combat Fitness Test that will soon be required for every U.S. Army soldier.

Alejandro Villanueva Speaks in Gillis Theater March 12.

Villanueva Speaks on Honor, Accountability

March 13, 2019

Decorated veteran and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva spoke yesterday as part of the Center for Leadership and Ethics’ Courageous Leadership series.

Lt. Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl lectures in Scott Shipp Hall.

Dimitrova-Grajzl Wins Outstanding Faculty Award

March 13, 2019

Lt. Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, associate professor of economics and business, was one of 13 recipients of the 2019 SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award.

Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children, addresses the Corps of Cadets in Cameron Hall shortly after receiving the Jonathan Myrick Daniels ’61 Humanitarian Award.—VMI Photo by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.

‘Speak Up, Step Out’

March 6, 2019

Carolyn Miles, CEO of Save the Children, encouraged the Corps of Cadets to see the world from another's perspective and follow in the footsteps of Jonathan Daniels ’61.

Alexander Alvarado speaks to Holden Fellows '20 at the VMI career fair.

Career Fair Offers Something for Every Cadet

March 6, 2019

This semester’s career and internship fair hosted over 60 employers and offered cadets a broader array of opportunities than ever before.

Carolyn Miles speaks with a group of children.

Save the Children CEO to Receive Daniels Award

March 4, 2019

Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children, will receive the Jonathan Daniels Humanitarian Award March 6 in Cameron Hall.

VMI Band Front and Center for Mardi Gras

February 28, 2019

More than 130 cadets will perform in New Orleans' Endymion parade Saturday as 30,000 watch in person and hundreds of thousands tune in across the country.

Cadets carry Jack Marsh to his final resting place at New Market battlefield.

Marsh Remembered at New Market

February 21, 2019

VMI cadets performed the ceremonial duties as former Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr. was laid to rest Friday in a ceremony at New Market.

An architectural rendering of Preston Library's common area.

Library Renovation Set to Begin

February 13, 2019

A floor-by-floor renovation of VMI's Preston Library is expected to take approximately 18 months to complete at a cost of $19.2 million.

Brig. Gen. Mike Bissell '61 speaks during a ceremony honoring VMI alumni who are recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross.—VMI File Photo by Kevin Remington.

TAPS—Brig. Gen. Mike Bissell ’61

February 8, 2019

The Superintendent regrets to inform the VMI community of the death Feb. 7 of retired Brig. Gen N. Mike Bissell ’61.