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Two computer science majors at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø wrote a paper on artificial intelligence (AI) that has been selected for publication and in-person presentation in the “Generative AI for Collaborative Experiences and Enhanced User Interactions in Mixed Reality” workshop in Sweden.

In his final commencement speech as ²ÝÁñÉçÇø superintendent, Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85 welcomed the assembly, and noted that the great personal achievement of graduating from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø is not reached alone, but with the help of family, friends, faculty, staff, and coaches who encouraged, guided cadets.

What started out as a foggy, misty morning, warmed into a bright afternoon as nearly 170 ²ÝÁñÉçÇø cadets commissioned into the armed services in Cameron Hall, May 15 at the annual Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) joint commissioning ceremony.

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Pipe Band competed at the Savannah Scottish Games and Celtic Festival in Savannah, Georgia, May 2-4.

Dr. Sherif Abdelhamid, assistant professor in the and outreach liaison officer for the at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, participated in “Build & Fly with ²ÝÁñÉçÇø,” a free drone event for students ages 13-18 held April 19 at the New College Institute (NCI) in Martinsville, Virginia.

Two teams of senior electrical and computer engineering (ECE) majors at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø recently presented their capstone projects after working on them throughout the academic year.

Maj. Aubrey Whitehead, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, volunteers as a senior mentor two hours each week at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center (SVJC) in Staunton, Virginia.

Two ²ÝÁñÉçÇø cadets, Josiah Farrell ’28 and Anderson Robles-Rodriguez ’28 have been awarded Gilman Scholarships for study abroad this summer. Both will participate in the Taiwan Huayu BEST Program and study Mandarin Chinese at the National Chengchi University in Taipei.

In a strong show of commitment to affordability and educational excellence the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Board of Visitors approved tuition and fees for the 2025-2026 academic year at their spring meeting held May 1-3.

Dr. Mattie Quesenberry Smith, instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric and Humanistic Studies at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s poet laureate, is featured on episode 28 of “The Laureate Project,” a podcast launched by Emmy-nominated journalist, Matt Hoisch.