General Information: Summer Session

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Administration. The Director of the Summer Session is LTC Jack Johnson. The Deputy Director for the first term is COL Merce Brooke and for the second term CAPT. John Riester. The Summer Session office is located in 306 Shell Hall and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Phone: (540) 464-7213.

Academic Center. The Miller Academic Center (www.vmi.edu/mac) in 202 Carroll Hall will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.  Cadets are invited to stop by or make an appointment to talk with staff to discuss any questions or concerns about their academic performance or need to enhance relevant skills such as time management or study skills.  Free planners for the summer sessions are available.

Barbershop. The barbershop will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday only or by appointment.

Bookstore. The VMI Bookstore will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Center for Cadet Counseling. The Center for Cadet Counseling (CCC) offers a range of services designed to develop awareness, values, knowledge and skills necessary for Cadets to make healthy choices, meet future challenges and lead meaningful lives. Services include educational programming, individual assessment and counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation. A staff of upper class cadets, known as Cadet Peer Educators (CPE), assists the professional staff with health and wellness programming throughout the academic year. Topics of interest to cadets include maintaining emotional wellness, stress management, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and healthy relationships. In addition, the Cadet Peer Educators are accessible to Rats and Cadets on an individual basis. They are particularly helpful in guiding Rats as they make the transition to college and the VMI culture. Counseling services are confidential and conducted by licensed mental health professionals.

For more information, please call 540-464-7667 or visit our website: http://www.vmi.edu/counseling

Disability Services. The Office of Disabilities Services (ODS) is committed to meeting ethical and legal responsibilities to ensure equitable educational access to cadets with documented disabilities. We support the academic success, personal growth and development of life and leadership skills for cadets in a manner that promotes self-awareness, self-determination, and self-advocacy. ODS also serves as a resource to the VMI community to encourage awareness and understanding regarding disabilities issues in higher education.

Cadets with documented disabilities are encouraged to schedule a meeting with the Director of ODS as early as possible to allow adequate time for review of documentation, to allow for a thorough assessment of academic needs, and to familiarize new cadets with administrative procedures.  For more information, please call (540-464-7667) or visit our website:  http://www.vmi.edu/ds

Drug and Alcohol Policies. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or alcohol is prohibited on VMI-owned or VMI-controlled property or as part of any school activity, regardless of location.

Alcohol. VMI does not tolerate the abuse of alcohol by any VMI student. All students attending the VMI Summer Session will observe all state and local laws governing the possession, purchase, or use of alcoholic beverages. Students who make themselves conspicuous as a consequence of drinking alcoholic beverages may be dismissed from the summer session or otherwise punished. VMI Regulation, Part III, Chapter 23, specifically addresses the issue of drug and alcohol use.

Illicit Drugs. VMI does not tolerate drug abuse by any VMI student at any time or place, whether in a duty, leave, or furlough status at VMI or elsewhere. The Institute intends to exercise the utmost diligence in preventing the illegal introduction of marijuana, cocaine, narcotics, or other controlled substances on Post. VMI will impose disciplinary sanctions on students who unlawfully possess, use, or distribute illicit drugs (consistent with local, state, and federal laws) up to and including expulsion from the Institute and referral for prosecution. Students should be aware that most drug offenses are classified as felonies and that conviction of such an offense can have serious consequences, including destruction of any hope of pursuing a military or professional career.

Final Examinations. Final examinations for both terms of the Summer Session will be administered according to the following schedule. Changes may be made only under extenuating circumstances or emergencies and must be approved by the Director of the Summer Session.

First Day of Final Exams (1st term, June 22; 2nd term, July 27)

8:00 – 11:00 a.m. — Reading time
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. — All classes that began at 7:30 a.m.

Second Day of Final Exams (1st term, June 23; 2nd term, July 28)

8:00 – 11:00 a.m. — All classes that began at 9:45 a.m.
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. — All classes that began at 12:30 p.m.

Library.  Preston Library will be open during the following times:

Mathematics Education and Resource Center (MERC) and the Open Math Lab (OML). The MERC will be open for both summer sessions, according to the schedule below. There will be tutors on-hand for help in the following mathematics courses: MA-103, MA-105/MA-106, MA- 114, MA-123/MA-124, MA-125/MA-126, MA-215, MA-220, and MA-311. There is no cost to VMI students for this service and no appointments are necessary. Tutoring is held in the OML, which is located on the 700-level of Preston Library.

Summer Session I:

Summer Session II and STP:

Mail. The mail room window will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Medical Services: The VMI Post Hospital will be open Monday – Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for routine medical services. Illnesses or injuries requiring an overnight stay will be referred to the local hospital and students will be responsible for the cost of their care in that facility. Students should make every effort to have their medical needs cared for during the clinic hours. When the Post Hospital is closed students needing medical attention will have to go to the local emergency room for evaluation. All accidents, including automobile accidents, causing serious bodily harm or property damage are to be reported immediately to a Summer Session official.

Military Store. The Military Store will be open from 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Microcomputer Laboratories. Computer labs will be open as listed:

Parking. The following regulations apply to Summer Session Parking:

All motor vehicles must be registered. Failure to register a vehicle and to properly place the parking sticker on the vehicle may result in either the revocation of the privilege of parking the vehicle on Post or in a recommendation to the Superintendent that the offender be dismissed from the VMI Summer Session. The parking decal must be displayed as directed by VMI Police. Vehicles not displaying a parking decal are subject to being towed.

Permitted Parking. Monday through Friday parking is permitted only in the lots designated for Cadet Vehicles. Designated Parking for Cadets/Students are: (1) designated perimeter parking spaces in the Marshall Hall Lot, (2) designated spaces in the Paulette Hall Parking Lot, and the (3) Clarkson-McKenna Parking Lot. The Cadet parking areas are available for parking on a first come first served basis. Please refer to the map which will be issued with your parking sticker for authorized parking areas.

On weekends (5:00 p.m. Friday until midnight, Sunday) parking is permitted in the spaces surrounding Scott Shipp Hall, Cocke Hall, and the academic buildings along Letcher Ave.

Prohibited Parking. Student parking is prohibited in the following areas:

• Anywhere the curb is painted yellow.
• Around all areas of Barracks, in front of Carroll Hall, Maury Brooke Hall, and the Old Hospital.
• From Mondays through Fridays, all parking lots surrounding Scott Shipp Hall, Cocke Hall, and the academic buildings along Letcher Ave, including the North Institute Hill and South Institute Hill Parking Lot.
• Parking spaces in front of Moody Hall, Smith Hall, the George C. Marshall Museum, and faculty residences surrounding the parade ground.

Violation of parking regulations will result in fines and/or towing. The student in whose name the vehicle is registered will be responsible for all fines and towing and storage charges. The location of towed vehicles and the charges for towing and storage can be ascertained by contacting the VMI Police.

Post Exchange/Food Court. The PX will be open during the following times:

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Saturday
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday

Recreational Facilities. The following VMI recreational facilities will be open during the hours indicated:

Washington & Lee Campus Off Limits. In recent summers problems have arisen with participants of summer programs at VMI inappropriately interacting with participants of summer programs at Washington and Lee University. Consequently, the entire W&L campus is off limits to all VMI Summer Session students. The only exceptions are: a) students may walk through the campus on the concrete walkway immediately in front of Lee Chapel, and b) students who need to obtain or return a library book from the W&L library may do so before 6 p.m. by walking directly to or from the library. Students who violate this directive are subject to disciplinary action at VMI and arrest for trespassing at W&L.

Writing Center. The Writing Center will be open during the hours indicated:

Summer Session I:

Summer Session II: