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The Institute commissioned nearly 140 cadets into the armed services at the annual Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) joint commissioning ceremony May 15 in Cameron Hall. The ceremony was livestreamed for family and friends who could not attend the event in person.

Eight 1st Class cadets majoring in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB recently presented their capstone project after working on it throughout the academic year.

A gathering of department members, both past and present, was held recently to observe the ending of the program and reminisce about the professors who taught German at the Institute since J.T.L. Preston in 1839.

The ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Pipe Band won first place at the 48th annual Savannah Scottish Games and Celtic Festival, a celebration of Scottish heritage in Savannah, Georgia, May 2. 

The ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Cyber Defense Laboratory (CyDef) will host its annual CyberSmart workshop for middle school students, Monday, June 8 through Thursday, June 11, and for high school students, Monday June 15 through Thursday, June 18 in Marshall Hall on post.

¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB hosted the spring 2026 Workshop of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Virginia (CLTA-VA) April 11.

Col. Sara Whipple, professor in the Department of Psychology at ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB, recently accompanied cadets in her Developmental Psychology course to Kendal at Lexington, a retirement community, to interview older adults and complete a paper about the experience.

Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney will will address cadets beginning their journey of military service at the joint commissioning ceremony May 15 and Gov. Abigail Spanberger will speak to the graduating cadets at commencement exercises May 17.

On Wednesday the ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB Board of Visitors (BOV) approved tuition and fees for the 2026-2027 academic year at their spring meeting held April 27-29. Tuition and fees will increase by 3% for both Virginia and non-Virginia cadets.

Each May during graduation week at ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB, graduating cadets, family, and friends gather for a non-denominational Baccalaureate service. For this year’s event ¶þ´ÎÔªÄÛB is honored to welcome Chaplain (Rear Adm.) Carey H. Cash.