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Four Virginia Military Institute cadets recently completed the U.S. Naval Academy’s (USNA) Command and Seamanship Training Squadron.

Cadets Embark on Offshore Sailing Adventure

July 3, 2025

Four Virginia Military Institute cadets recently completed the U.S. Naval Academy’s (USNA) Command and Seamanship Training Squadron (CSTS), culminating with a 10-day offshore sailing training cruise to Oyster Bay, New York, aboard one of three Navy 44 training sailboats.

VMI Community Theatre presenting a summer showcase.

VMI Community Theatre Presents “Summer Showcase 2025”

July 2, 2025

The VMI Community Theatre presents, “Summer Showcase 2025,” a medley of four comedic one-act plays, Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 20 at 2:00 p.m. in Gillis Theater. 

Andrew ’26 and Ryan Quesenberry begin their fascination of trains as they stand in awe of the 611.

VMI Brothers Volunteer on the 611

June 30, 2025

Andrew Quesenberry ’26 and his younger brother, Ryan, who will be matriculating as a VMI rat in August, are spending their summer as volunteers at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, doing maintenance work on the Norfolk & Western Class J #611, an iconic steam locomotive.

Image of the official VMI seal

Governor Announces Appointments to VMI Board of Visitors

June 26, 2025

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed Garrett J. Exner, L. Scott Lingamfelter ’73, Ernesto Sampson ’98, Lloyd Taliaferro ’95 and reappointed Jose J. Suarez ’82 to four-year terms on the VMI Board of Visitors.

Aidan Carman ’27 shares his grip test results with Colton Shirk ’27.

Can Music Improve Athletic Performance?

June 26, 2025

Music is known to help lower anxiety and stress, slow the heart rate, and create a calming effect, but can certain music enhance an athlete’s performance? Colton Shirk ’27, a biology major, sought to answer the question for his Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) project.

Academic News, Scott Shipp Hall

Article Celebrates 10th year of Revised English Curriculum

June 22, 2025

The Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies (ERHS) recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the implementation of a revised English curriculum integrating the study of literature, philosophy, oral and written communication, and fine arts.

VMI cadets stand in formation in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. before marching in the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade June 14. —Photo courtesy of VMI Army ROTC.

VMI Marches in Army 250th Parade: Reflects Army of the Future

June 16, 2025

A group of 49 Virginia Military Institute cadets, along with VMI Army ROTC staff members, marched in the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade in Washington, D.C., June 14, to commemorate the founding of the U.S. Army in 1775. The Army is the oldest of the six branches of the U.S. armed forces.

The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps performs in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. —Photo courtesy of the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps.

Youth Fife and Drum Corps Performs at VMI

June 14, 2025

VMI will host the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps, an all-youth band from Plymouth, Michigan, who will perform 18th and 19th century fife and drum music, while demonstrating marching and color guard maneuvers, Saturday, July 12 at 10:30 a.m. on the Parade Ground.

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins '85, VMI superintendent, with VMI logo over photo of Post.

A Final Message from Maj. Gen. Wins '85

June 5, 2025

VMI's outgoing superintendent reflects on his time at VMI and his hopes for the future of the Institute.

Dr. Sabrina Laroussi congratulates Col. Kathleen Bulger-Barnett as they hold a certificate.

Bulger-Barnett Initiated into Prestigious Order

June 5, 2025

Col. Kathleen Bulger-Barnett, professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, was recently initiated into the Order of José Martí, one of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society’s highest honors.