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![Bob Woodruff](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/Woodruff_Bob_PROMOPICTN-400x266.jpg)
Television journalist Bob Woodruff will speak at Virginia Military Institute’s academic convocation, to be held Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m. in Cameron Hall.
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New cadets will learn about VMI’s heritage in a program held in New Market and will have three opportunities to visit with family throughout the weekend.
![Cadet Hannah Gillan Poses with a group of students in Vietnam.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/SummerTrainingGillianWEB-400x266.jpg)
Army ROTC sent 150 3rd Class cadets to Army ROTC Advanced Camp and 65 1st Class and 2nd Class cadets to Basic Camp, in addition to specialized training schools.
![Cadets march up Main Street towards VMI](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/MeetCadre2018HLM048TN2-400x266.jpg)
The 504 matriculants hail from 34 different states and four foreign countries, with 60 percent coming from Virginia.
![Capt. Katie Gorman and Bethany King '18 perform a VO2 max test on a study participant.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/RatlineCalories2017AMW241-1-400x266.jpg)
For her senior capstone project, Bethany King ’18 is studying the caloric cost of the Rat Line under the guidance of Capt. Katherine Gorman of the physical education department.
![An aerial image of Tangier Island](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/TangierCourtesyDoD-1-400x266.jpg)
Anthony Boese, an instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies will speak on the implications of rising sea levels Aug. 12-18.
![A map of Virginia showing stages of the Eclipse.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/EclipseNWS-400x266.jpg)
Though Lexington is not in the path of totality, if the skies are clear, local viewers can still expect an impressive show during the partial eclipse Aug. 21.
![Ben Cross smiles after receiving his diploma in May 2013.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/GradWeekGraduation2013krr-5431-1-399x266.jpg)
Marine 1st Lt. Benjamin Cross ’13 is presumed dead along with two other Marines after his MV-22 Osprey crashed off the northeast coast of Australia Saturday.
![Cadets pose at the George Marshall Center in Paris.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/WEBChapmanBauerGMC-1-400x272.jpg)
Ten cadets traveled to the French capital as part of a VMI-sponsored summer study program, French Language & Culture in Paris.
![Two cadets pause with VMI's dean at the Shepherd Symposium.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/Untitled-3-400x282.jpg)
Two VMI cadets—Caroline Wojtas ’19 and Seth Shank ’18—spent the summer gaining experience outside the classroom with organizations focused on alleviating poverty.