Welcome to the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Our mission is to graduate leaders of character who are imbued with the concept of service. Since 1872, the Corps of Cadets has produced outstanding leaders for the Commonwealth and the Nation. Seven of our alumni have earned the Medal of Honor and over 100 of our graduates have been promoted to General and Flag Officer rank. Countless alumni have achieved great success in the professions, business, industry, and public service.
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Welcome to the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Our mission is to graduate leaders of character who are imbued with the concept of service. Since 1872, the Corps of Cadets has produced outstanding leaders for the Commonwealth and the Nation. Seven of our alumni have earned the Medal of Honor and over 100 of our graduates have been promoted to General and Flag Officer rank. Countless alumni have achieved great success in the professions, business, industry, and public service.
Our leader development program is overseen by the Major General W. Thomas Rice Center for Leader Development, which offers a minor in leadership studies. The center sponsors the Cutchins Distinguished Lecture Series, and has brought to campus recognized leaders and opinion-makers including Colin Powell, Stephen Ambrose, George Will, Doris Kearns-Goodwin, Tim Russert, Mary Matalin, and James Carville. The center also presents a regular lecture series by distinguished leaders from across the Nation and administers Cadet Leader School, a course on the basics of leadership.
The Corps of Cadets is a 24-hour-per-day, 7-days-per-week leadership laboratory. Cadets study leadership, learn from experts, and practice what they have been taught while leading the over 1,000-member Corps of Cadets.
Cadets repeatedly achieve great success at Virginia Tech. Four cadets have been named the University Man of the Year. Cadets frequently win the University Undergraduate Leader of the Year, and recently, the #1 graduate from Marine Corps Officer Candidate School was a member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. The Corps as a whole was also awarded the Governor's 2009 Volunteerism and Community Service Award and the Corps, each of the past two years, has volunteered over 10,000 hours in the local community.
Our alumni, staff, and cadets are dedicated to the university motto Ut Prosim, “That I May Serve.” I am inspired daily by their exemplary leadership, professionalism, and enthusiasm.
~ Major General Randal Fullhart
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