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Sebastian Chavez ’17 describes the milkshake business to Maj. Dee Mornah’s entrepreneurship class as his business partner, Anthony Izzo ’17, looks on. – VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.

Two Hours of Business on $5 Investment

December 16, 2016

Cadets in Maj. Dekuwmini Mornah's entrepreneurship class found themselves having to think creatively after being asked to start and run a business for two hours on only $5.

Emma Nobile ’17 works with Col. Merce Brooke IV ’94 on her project to develop an off-axis integrated cavity output spectrometer. – VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.

‘You Just Have to Keep Going’

December 14, 2016

Emma Nobile ’17 is the first female cadet in recent memory to be selected for the Navy's nuclear reactors program.

Members of VMI’s club boxing team trade blows Nov. 11 in a ring set up in New Barracks Courtyard surrounded by cadets cheering from the courtyard and the stoops. – VMI Photo by Stephen Hanes.

Battle of the Barracks a Hit with the Corps

December 12, 2016

Over the Veterans Day weekend, the VMI boxing team's inaugural Battle of the Barracks drew a huge crowd to the courtyard of New Barracks.

Among the features of the Corps Physical Training Facility are a 200-meter hydraulic track, overhead obstacles, a rock wall, a warmup track, and spectator seating. – VMI Photo by John Robertson IV.

CPTF Offers Myriad Training Opportunities for Corps, Track Team

December 9, 2016

VMI’s newest building, the Corps Physical Training Facility, is now home to the Keydet track team, with full Corps use to follow in 2017.

Response to Concerns About Behavioral Health Programs

December 7, 2016

The Virginia Military Institute is committed to the well-being of all VMI cadets, faculty, staff and our employees while adhering to the requirements of our rigorous, tough, Spartan environment.

Eight Inductees for Sports Hall of Fame

November 22, 2016

Seven former athletes and one alumnus who distinguished himself in sports journalism will be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame Feb. 11 at a banquet in Marshall Hall.

Cormack, Cocke Halls Rededicated

November 11, 2016

Two buildings vital to the support of fitness and athletics, Cormack Hall and Cocke Hall, were rededicated after major renovations.

Alumni Agencies to Restructure Leadership

November 11, 2016

A restructuring of the agencies' professional leadership will commence next year.

Parade Live Stream Still Viewable

November 10, 2016

The Founders Day Parade featuring a 17-gun salute honoring VMI’s founders and the nation’s veterans is viewable at www.vmi.edu/livestream.

Image of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster speaking

Strategy Essential in Post-Cold War Geopolitics

November 3, 2016

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster spoke at VMI about the importance of strategy in the training of future military leaders on the second day of VMI's Leadership and Ethics Conference.

VMI: Forging 21st Century Leaders