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Institute leadership continues to communicate important information for cadets, their families, faculty & staff, and the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú community at-large:
ⓘ ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Community: To receive important information concerning emergencies, weather, traffic, and parking, text the word "Keydet" to 772-95.
Incoming matriculants will need to purchase one of four authorized boots prior to Matriculation. Boots and retailers, sizing and fit information, and guidance on breaking in your new boots before arriving to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú are available on the 'What to Bring' page. Matriculants and families are also encouraged to review other guidance on the page and in the New Cadet Handbook before August.
The College Orientation Workshop, Inc. (COW) program returned to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúthis summer, marking its 38th year of transforming the lives of promising, male, minority and at-risk high school students.
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Lawrence Havird ’90 has been named commandant for Virginia Military Institute, assuming the position Aug. 5 following Col. Adrian T. Bogart III ’81, who retired June 30 after three years.
The ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Community Theatre presents, “The Foreigner,” Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 28 at 2:00 p.m. in Gillis Theater.
The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) unit at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúcelebrated its 50th anniversary July 1 in Kilbourne Hall. The unit has commissioned 2,032 Navy ensigns and Marine second lieutenants — producing the largest class this past May with 59 officers.