The Operations & Planning Office at VMI plays a vital role in supporting institutional effectiveness through comprehensive planning, resource coordination, and operational oversight.

This office manages long-term and short-term initiatives such as space utilization, facilities coordination to ensure alignment with the Institute’s mission and strategic plan.  A key responsibility includes providing system administrator support for post-wide scheduling software, ensuring the accurate and efficient use of instructional and event spaces.

The office also leads the development of VMI’s long-term academic and operational calendar, collaborating closely with the dean’s office, athletics, Commandant’s Office, administrative departments and outside agencies.  Working in conjunction with departments and offices across post, Operations & Planning serves as a liaison between stakeholders and Institute administration, providing leadership, guidance, and expert knowledge to harness Institute resources and staff as they support the overall mission and goals of VMI.  In addition, the Operations and Planning Office is also responsible for post-wide Safety and Security, the Protocol Office and VMI Aquatics. 

Through data-informed decision-making and proactive planning, the office helps foster a well-organized, adaptable, and sustainable post environment that meets the evolving needs and the goals of VMI, particularly in regard to the Institute’s Strategic Plan, Forging 21^st Century Leaders.

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O&P Departments

VMI Police

The VMI Police Department provides safety and security 24-hours a day. VMI Police officers are responsible for crime prevention, traffic enforcement and the investigation and prosecution of all criminal offenses that occur on post, at any of VMI’s outlying properties and on the streets and sidewalks adjoining post.

Safety at VMI

Emergency Management

VMI is committed to informing the community of an emergency, disaster or potential disaster immediately upon determining the nature of the emergency. The Office of Emergency Management is responsible for emergency coordination, operations, and emergency preparedness training at VMI for the Corps of Cadets and employees.

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Protocol Office

The Protocol Office provides direct support to visitors of VMI and to the faculty and staff facilitating those visits. The office provides protocol guidance and direction with itineraries, seating plans, flag courtesies, and escort duties for all departments or staff who have distinguished visitors at VMI. The office also is responsible for assisting faculty and staff with the wear of the Virginia Militia uniform and customs and courtesies, publishing the “Wearing the Virginia Militia Uniform and Militia Courtesies” pamphlet. 

Services

VMI Aquatics

Cadets, faculty, and VMI Athletics are fully supported with two indoor pools at VMI. With an indoor 50-meter swimming pool, springboard and platform diving, a warming spa, endless pool that can be used for therapeutic purposes, and seating for 570 spectators, the Aquatic Center facilitates the various need of cadets at VMI from mandatory academic classes to ROTC training, to NCAA Division I sporting events. The Clark King Pool provides an indoor six lane, 25-yard swimming pool with 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards. The Clark King Pool supports different activities like open swim, ROTC training and club sports. 

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