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VMI Community Updates
Institute leadership continues to communicate important information for cadets, their families, faculty & staff, and the VMI community at-large:
- Summer Hours of Business Operation: The Institute has implemented a modified business schedule from May 23-August 12. Business hours during this time period will be Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
- The Department of Information Technology (IT) has recently updated cadet computer recommendations and requirements. Please review these expectations, and pay close attention to the separate minimum system requirements for engineering majors.
- The May Institute Report is now available for viewing and download. Topics include Honors Week, Spring FTX, rank announcements, and progress on the Aquatic Center.
- VMI Post Tours Summer Schedule - Tours will meet at 12 noon in the VMI Museum, located in Memorial Hall. The summer schedule runs through June 22, 2022.
- For 2022, incoming cadets will need to purchase one of four authorized boots prior to Matriculation. Authorized boots, as well as sizing/fit information, can be found in Boot Guidance for Incoming Cadets and on the 'What to Bring' section of Matriculation.
ⓘ VMI Community: To receive important information concerning emergencies, weather, traffic, and parking, text the word "Keydet" to 772-95.
Cadets Rise to the Challenge
A team of 26 mechanical engineering cadets recently competed in the Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) vehicle design competition at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee.
Mentored by Maj. Craig Altmann, who has a background in automotive engineering, cadets designed and built a single-seat, all-terrain sporting vehicle that went head-to-head against vehicles built by approximately 100 teams from universities across the country and world. The VMI team consists of nine 1st Class cadets, five 2nd Class cadets, and 12 3rd Class cadets.
Photo: Katherine Missar ’22
News from Post
Democracy Class Run Democratically
Cadets learned the meaning of democracy, how scholars define it, and how different forms are implemented by running their own course and democratically determining course rules, reading topics and assignments.
VMI Holds Commencement for Class of 2022
Pride, honor, and tradition filled Cameron Hall as Virginia Military Institute held its commencement ceremony and conferred degrees on the Class of 2022 on Monday, May 16.
New Officers Encouraged to Put Service Over Self
Nearly 200 young men and women, most of them VMI cadets, commissioned into the armed services in Cameron Hall on Sunday, May 15 in the annual ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony. The ceremony was also livestreamed for family and friends who could not attend the event in person.
VMI Ranks No. 5 in Money Magazine Best Colleges List
Virginia Military Institute came in at No. 5 overall out of more than 620 colleges ranked on Money magazine’s 2022 Best Colleges list. The rankings include U.S. colleges reviewed on 24 factors in three main categories.