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A portrait of Steve Maconi.

VMI Alumni Agencies Name New CEO

March 15, 2017

After an exhaustive search, the presidents of the VMI Alumni Association, the VMI Foundation, and the VMI Keydet Club announced the hiring of a new CEO to lead the combined VMI Alumni Agencies.

A photograph of Eliot Cohen.

Cohen to Speak on Military Strategy

March 9, 2017

Eliot Cohen, a Johns Hopkins University professor who has served as counselor of the U.S. Department of State will speak tonight in Marshall Hall’s Gillis Theater.

Conquest Visiting Chair Claudia Smigrod shows cadets Angelique Barlow ’17 and Albert Wu ’17 how to print a positive image from a negative using an enlarger in the Preston Library darkroom. – Photo courtesy of Albert Wu ’17.

Cadets Learn to 'See in Different Ways'

March 7, 2017

Two new photography courses being taught in the ERHS department this spring are exposing cadets to one of the youngest of the visual arts.

A headshot of Christopher Fettweis

Political Science Professor to Speak on Unipolarity

March 7, 2017

Dr. Christopher J. Fettweis, associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Tulane University, will speak March 8 at 7:45 p.m.

Edward Matheny receives an award at the 2016 staff breakfast.

TAPS – Lt. Edward Matheny

March 6, 2017

VMI Police Lieutenant Edward Matheny, a 37-year employee of the Institute and an active member of the community, died Saturday, March 4, at the age of 56.

Author and veteran Daniel Rodriguez speaks in Gillis Theater last night. – VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.

Rodriguez Speaks on Life after War

March 3, 2017

Veteran and author Daniel Rodriguez spoke on overcoming adversity to find success playing football at Clemson University and graduating with honors.

Maj. Matt Jarman demonstrates a defensive move during his modern warriorship class. – VMI Photo by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.

Modern Warriorship

March 2, 2017

A new course in the psychology department emphasizes mental toughness in addition to physical fitness.

A photograph of Don Wilkinson.

Foundation Notes Campaign Progress, Close Date

February 23, 2017

An Uncommon Purpose: A Glorious Past, A Brilliant Future: The Campaign for VMI will draw to a close June 30, having raised $311 million in gifts and commitments,.

A portrait of Thomas Watjen '76

Tom Watjen '76 to Speak on Leadership

February 17, 2017

Thomas Watjen, VMI Class of 1976, will present a lecture, “Leadership in a Dynamic and Changing World,” in Virginia Military Institute’s Gillis Theater at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20.

Army ROTC staff leads cadets on a march down the Chessie Trail during fall FTX. – VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.

VMI Among MacArthur Award Winners

February 14, 2017

For the third time in the past four years, the U.S. Army Cadet Command has named VMI among the eight winners of the MacArthur Award for the 2015-16 academic year.