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![Army ROTC cadets take the commissioning oath in Cameron Hall this morning.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/JointComm2019KEN0108-400x266.jpg)
Cadets commissioned into the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force during VMI’s joint commissioning ceremony held in Cameron Hall May 15.
![Rob Soluri ’22 talks with Lt. Col. Brent Hierman, associate professor of international studies, about his research on gun control and violent crime rates.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/MathThatMatters2019KN23-1-400x266.jpg)
As the 2018-19 academic year draws toward a close, so does the first year of VMI’s Math That Matters: Math for the Modern World, which was implemented this year as part of the Institute’s quality enhancement plan (QEP).
![Col. Howard Sanborn sits with cadets in Scott Shipp Hall.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/Sanborn2019KN03-2-400x266.jpg)
Col. Howard Sanborn, professor of international studies, will spend the fall 2019 semester in Hong Kong courtesy of a Fulbright grant from the U.S. State Department.
![Adam Josephson '19 receives the Tom Surdyke award from Tom Surdyke's father, Tim Surdyke.—Photo courtesy of the U.S. Military Academy.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/Josephson-1-400x266.jpg)
VMI's team placed high in functional fitness as Adam Josephson '19 was selected as best squad leader at this year's Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at West Point.
![The Honorable Mark Esper, secretary of the Army, speaks with a reporter April 11.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/EsperParadeGround2019KN13-1-400x266.jpg)
The Honorable Mark Esper, secretary of the Army, visited post April 11 to speak with Army ROTC cadets and faculty as part of his tour of all six senior military colleges.
![The new swimming pool will be large enough to accommodate water polo, swimming, and diving simultaneously.—Image courtesy of Col. Keith Jarvis ‘82.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/AquaticsCenter-1-400x266.jpg)
Construction of VMI's new $41.275 million aquatics center is expected to begin next spring immediately adjacent and connected to the Corps Physical Training Facility.
![An architect's rendering shows the new entrance to Scott Shipp Hall.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/FINAL-East-Entry[1]-1-400x266.jpg)
One of VMI's most heavily used academic buildings is about to undergo a $43.2 million renovation.
![Cadets pause with their faculty advisors in San Remo, Italy.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/2019SanRemo-1-400x267.jpg)
Six cadets competed in Italy at the 18th annual International Competition on the Law of Armed Conflict. VMI placed second among 28 teams representing 15 nations.
![The VMI club boxing team poses with their belts.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/Untitled-3-400x266.jpg)
Three VMI boxers earned national titles, and seven fighters earned All-America honors in the USIBA national tournament in Syracuse over spring furlough.
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Annika Tice ’19, the first VMI cadet since 2001 to receive a Fulbright award, will use the opportunity to teach English in the Ivory Coast.