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DON'T DO ORDINARY.
The VMI 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, Virginia Military Institute 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, Virginia Military Institute offers small class sizes, academically challenging undergraduate programs, Division I athletics, and the largest ROTC program in the nation.
VMI Community Updates
Institute leadership continues to communicate important information for cadets, their families, faculty & staff, and the VMI community at large:
- Evening Gun: VMI will resume the firing the evening gun Wednesday, Oct. 29. It will be fired Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Beginning the week of Nov. 3, it will be fired Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings at 5 p.m. The cannon may be heard throughout the City of Lexington and parts of Rockbridge County near post.
- Noise Notice: There will be loud ceremonial cannon fire in the Lexington area on several afternoons the week of Nov. 3-7 as VMI prepares for and celebrates Founders Day.
- Get to know VMI: Admissions Open Houses are the best way for high school juniors and seniors to see and experience first-hand what it's like being a cadet at the Institute. This 2-day program is designed to be informational for both students and their parent(s)/guardian(s). Learn more and secure a spot today for the remaining fall opportunity: Nov. 14-15.
- Scholarship Opportunities: Are you applying to VMI as a recipient of a three or four-year ROTC national scholarship? If so, explore how the Institute can help ease the cost of your education at No Ordinary College through the Call to Duty Scholarship, now accepting applications. VMI also offers a number of merit-based scholarships to top academic talent. Explore the Institute Scholar and Peay Merit Scholarship opportunities for more details and requirements.
ⓘ VMI Community: To receive important information concerning emergencies, weather, traffic, and parking, text the word "Keydet" to 772-95.
Save the Date: Nov. 13 is VMI’s Day of Giving!
VMI Alumni Agencies invites you to be a part of VMI’s Day of Giving Nov. 13! The class with the most donors will have their class year on Moe’s jersey during home football and basketball games in the 2026–27 season!
In addition, an exciting new challenge is being introduced this year.Because academic rigor is at the very heart of VMI, you can now show your support to the department of your choice through the Major Participation Challenge. The department with the most votes will win $25,000 in additional funding! To vote, simply make a gift to any fund on the Day of Giving and choose your major from the Major Academic Challenge dropdown menu!
News from Post
Cadet Studies Civil War Medical Kit
VMI cadet uses modern chemistry techniques to analyze and uncover the medical practices behind a Civil War field surgeon’s 19th-century medical kit.
VMI Celebrates Founders Day: Alumnus Williams to be Honored
Virginia Military Institute, the oldest state-supported military college in the country, will celebrate its 186th anniversary Friday, Nov. 7. VMI alumnus, Eugene “Gene” Williams ’74, will receive the VMI Foundation Distinguished Service Award for his dedication in service to the Institute.
The Passing of Chaplain (Col.) Charles Caudill
It is with a heavy heart that I inform the VMI community of the passing of Chaplain (Col.) Charles Caudill, USAF Ret. Chaplain Caudill served as Institute chaplain and chaplain to the Corps of Cadets from 1979 until 1994.
Ribbon Cutting Held for New Barbershop
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Virginia Military Institute barbershop was held Oct. 17 in Old Barracks. Superintendent Lt. Gen. David Furness ’87, along with Glenda Dudley, manager of the barber shop, cut the ribbon, officially opening the new space for business.