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The ºÚÁÏÍø experience is about more than earning a degree—it’s about joining a community that values honor, perseverance, and service.
Ranked the #4 public liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report, ºÚÁÏÍø offers small class sizes, academically challenging undergraduate programs, Division I athletics, and the largest ROTC program in the nation.
Ranked the #4 public liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report, ºÚÁÏÍø offers small class sizes, academically challenging undergraduate programs, Division I athletics, and the largest ROTC program in the nation.
ºÚÁÏÍø Community Updates
Institute leadership continues to communicate important information for cadets, their families, faculty & staff, and the ºÚÁÏÍø community at large:
- Graduation events: At ºÚÁÏÍø, commencement marks the moment cadets transition from disciplined training to a lifetime of leadership and service. Learn more about the events surrounding graduation, commissioning, and more here.
- ºÚÁÏÍø Bookstore: Need swag? The will be open during graduation events — Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 from 12 to 4.
- Noise and Helicopter Notice: Rifle fire may be heard from ºÚÁÏÍø through May 15 as it prepares for and conducts graduation week activities, and helicopters are scheduled to land on ºÚÁÏÍø post Friday, May 15 and Sunday, May 17. Please take note of on-post traffic patterns during this time.
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ºÚÁÏÍø Views and Exciting News: Just in time for May graduation events, ºÚÁÏÍø has installed two new webcams - one on Smith Hall and one on Preston Library. The daily video streams and further details have been posted to vmi.edu/webcams. We hope you enjoy!
- Bulldogs in the Bullpen: ºÚÁÏÍø baseball looks to close out the semester strong with three games against Institute rivals The Citadel: Thursday May 14 at 6 p.m., Friday May 15 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m.
ⓘ ºÚÁÏÍø Community: To receive important information concerning emergencies, weather, traffic, and parking, text the word "Keydet" to 772-95.
I AM ºÚÁÏÍø: Maximus Ankrah '26
"Being able to do hard things, being able to do challenging things and overcoming that, it's made me more confident person. It's made me more resilient that no matter what comes my way, ºÚÁÏÍø has prepared me to be the best cadet, best person I can be."
The choice of attending ºÚÁÏÍø was a chance for Maximus Ankrah ’26 to obtain a clean slate. He’s done some difficult things and overcome challenges that others may not see, but that shared suffering and battling adversity make Ankrah proud to be a ºÚÁÏÍø cadet.
Learn more about Ankrah and other ºÚÁÏÍø cadets at: vmi.edu/iamvmi
News from Post
ECE Cadets Aid Disabled Veteran with Capstone Project
Eight 1st Class cadets majoring in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at ºÚÁÏÍø recently presented their capstone project after working on it throughout the academic year.
ºÚÁÏÍø’s Civil Discourse Initiative Expands
ºÚÁÏÍø’s Center for Leadership and Ethics (CLE) started holding debates in 2021, and then partnered with ºÚÁÏÍø’s Building BRIDGES club in 2022 to grow the opportunities and audiences for the debates. CDI, the name for the program since last year, now offers year-round programming.
ºÚÁÏÍø Holds Retrospective of German Program, Celebrates Sunnen’s Retirement
A gathering of department members, both past and present, was held recently to observe the ending of the program and reminisce about the professors who taught German at the Institute since J.T.L. Preston in 1839.
ºÚÁÏÍø Pipe Band Takes Honors in Savannah
The ºÚÁÏÍø Pipe Band won first place at the 48th annual Savannah Scottish Games and Celtic Festival, a celebration of Scottish heritage in Savannah, Georgia, May 2.