The Office of Public Information & Marketing provides a variety of services including providing news to the VMI community; capturing photos and video; and designing and preparing publications for print.
The office is also responsible for building brand loyalty, brand awareness, and enhancing efforts of the Institute to build a dynamic Corps of citizen soldiers. We can help you prepare departmental marketing materials and provide authorization and advice on the use of official logos and marks. It is part of the larger Office of Strategic Enrollment and Marketing.
Our Services
News & Media
The office writes news releases, headlines, and featured articles shared on VMI digital platforms and with local and national news outlets. The team also produces The Institute Report, VMI’s monthly newsletter, which offers news and features on cadet, faculty, and staff activities on and off post and is published eight times each academic year.
Media Relations
Official Comments
Lt. Col. Michelle T. Ellwood, Interim Director of Public Information & Marketing
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Phone: 540-464-7207
Fax: 540-464-7443Â
For NCAA Athletics
Sports Information
P: 540-464-7515Â
Governance and Regulatory Communications:
AAUP Letter
In 2013, the associate secretary of the American Association of University Professors alleged VMI had shortcomings concerning academic freedom and faculty governance. The links below are to the original AAUP letter and to VMI’s response.
Fact Sheets
Photography and Video
Photos and video taken by our Institute photographers and videographers are generally for marketing or public relations purposes. In other words, they are taken for specific use by the media or in an official Institute publication.
Events
Photographs of events throughout the academic year are available for free download from VMI’s official flickr website, .
Cadet Portraits
If you are looking for official cadet portraits, contact Candid Color Photography at 800-321-4256.
Faculty / Staff Portraits
To schedule an official VMI staff portrait, contact Kelly Nye in C&M News and Editorial Services.
Please Note: Digital Communications is now a separate office, covering VMI website and social media services.

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Email: entsmingerjg@vmi.edu
Phone: (540) 464-7207
Public Information & Marketing
111 Smith Hall