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Col. Steven Knepper discusses the requirements and application procedure for the Rhodes Scholarship.

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Unveils New Hub for Postgraduate Scholarships and Pre-Professional Programs

December 11, 2025

A webpage dedicated to national postgraduate scholarships and pre-professional programs in law and health professions available to ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB cadets, regardless of their commissioning status, was recently unveiled to 1st and 2nd Class Institute Honors cadets.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses the Corps of Cadets during halftime in Cameron Hall Dec. 9.

Governor Grants Amnesty to Cadets

December 10, 2025

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB welcomed a special guest to the last home basketball game before winter furlough. Gov. Glenn Youngkin was warmly welcomed by the Corps of Cadets in Cameron Hall Dec. 9, as the Keydets took on the Loyola University Greyhounds.

Col. Steve Knepper on With Good Reason

Knepper Featured on 'With Good Reason'

December 9, 2025

Col. Steve Knepper, professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies, is featured on " The Weight of a Whale”, a poetry episode of the public radio program, “With Good Reason,” that first aired Dec. 5.

December Commencement speaker Lt. Gen. William J. Bowers ’90 and commissioning speaker Col. Timothy Price ’04.

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Holds December Ceremonies

December 4, 2025

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB will hold its December ROTC joint commissioning ceremony, in which approximately 20 new officers take their commissioning oaths, Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 5 p.m., and commencement ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m.

Mattie Quesenberry Smith takes her oath of office administered by Jenna Moon, deputy secretary of the Commonwealth, as Smith’s daughter, Emma Smith, holds the bible.

Virginia Business Names Smith in 100 People to Meet in 2026 List

December 3, 2025

Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB, and Virginia’s poet laureate, has been chosen by Virginia Business (VB) for their list of “100 People to Meet in 2026” in the Educators category.

Cadet class rings sit in boxes awaiting the ceremony.

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Class of 2027 Celebrates Ring Figure

November 24, 2025

When the cannonball across Letcher Avenue from Memorial Hall transforms into a highly-detailed ring with a brilliant center gemstone, the observant passerby knows it’s time for Ring Figure, one of the many significant brother rat bonding experiences in the lives of ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB cadets.

Members of the ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Army ROTC Ranger Challenge team display their patriotism at Exercise Cambrian Patrol in the Brecon Beacons, a mountain range in Wales

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Army Cadets Win Bronze in Wales

November 20, 2025

For the second year in a row, the ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Army ROTC Ranger Challenge team won the bronze medal at Exercise Cambrian Patrol, the British Army’s premier patrolling event held Oct. 3-12 in the Brecon Beacons, a mountain range in Wales in the United Kingdom.

Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl speaks during an intercollegiate debate on immigration in late September.

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Hosts Public Square Debate on the American Dream

November 19, 2025

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB's Civil Discourse Initiative and its local partners invite the greater Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County community, as well as area high schools, to participate in a public square debate on the resolution: “The American Dream is Alive and Well.”

Yushen Zhu ’28 offers a lighthearted nod to Asian culture before launching his rocket at the VAST launch site.

Cadets Aim High in Rocket Club

November 19, 2025

Three of the nine members of the ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB High-Powered Rocket Club recently launched medium-powered rockets at the Valley Aerospace Team (VAST) launch site near Monterey, Virginia.

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB ornaments and tartan garland on an evergreen tree.

Holiday Events at ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB

November 17, 2025

As the holiday season approaches, festivities are being planned not only on the ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB post, but also at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and the Jackson House Museum.