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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:
- Thesis Presentations: This year's senior thesis presentations by 1st Class cadets in the VMI Honors Program will be livestreamed via Microsoft Teams and are open to the entire VMI community and external guests. Details and links are now available for events running Mar. 23-27 and Apr. 1-3.
- Open House at VMI: The Institute is looking forward to welcoming high school juniors and seniors this weekend to our second spring admissions open house. Did you miss registration? There is still one event left, Apr. 10-11. Open houses provide insight into life as a cadet including tours, presentations by cadets and Institute leaders, an academic fair, and the opportunity to stay overnight in barracks. Space is limited, so register today to secure your spot.
- Playing for Something Bigger: VMI Baseball has announced its upcoming Alzheimer's Awareness Game against Wofford on Saturday, April 4, at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium. Learn more about this game and the leadership in organizing it by cadet-athlete Bradley Garner '28 in a recent release from VMI Athletics.
- Upcoming BOV Meeting: Meeting details, including schedule and agenda, for the April 27-29 VMI Board of Visitors meeting are now available on the Upcoming Meetings page.
ⓘ VMI Community: To receive important information concerning emergencies, weather, traffic, and parking, text the word "Keydet" to 772-95.
Spring FTX This Weekend
VMI cadets are participating in Spring Field Training Exercises (Spring FTX) Friday, March 27 through Tuesday, March 31. Trainings will occur at locations throughout Rockbridge County, with brief traffic delays due to busses and marches to their locations, particularly Saturday and Tuesday. Training will also be conducted on the Chessie Nature Trail from 8 a.m. until noon Sunday, March 29. Weapons training may be heard in various parts of the county throughout the entire event.
News from Post
Barr Breaks Own Record
Two years after he set multiple powerlifting records, Col. Dan Barr ’74, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Military Institute, has once again achieved new heights.
VMI Marks Dance Day with Irish Performance
Virginia Military Institute’s Office of Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion will celebrate International Dance Day with a performance of Irish dance by Blue Ridge Irish Music School (BRIMS), Saturday, April 11 in Marshall Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Poet Laureate and Artist Unite to Celebrate Virginia
Two Virginians — one a poet and the other a painter — have united in blending visual and literary art forms to enhance their creative expressions and to celebrate Virginia 250.
Photographer and Author Presents at VMI
VMI welcomes photographer Anna Gage Norton, Thursday, April 2 at 4:30 p.m. in Pogue Auditorium, Marshall Library. Norton will discuss her forthcoming book, “On Nochaway,” a long-term photo-documentary project about her family’s efforts to reestablish the longleaf pine ecosystem.