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style="display:none">Public university in Newport News, Virginia, US</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the English sailor, see <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Newport" title="Christopher Newport">Christopher Newport</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christopher_Newport_University_seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/57/Christopher_Newport_University_seal.png/175px-Christopher_Newport_University_seal.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/57/Christopher_Newport_University_seal.png 1.5x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="220" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former name</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Christopher Newport College (1960–1992)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">"Students Come First"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">November 12, 1960<span class="noprint">; 64 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1960-11-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation" title="Higher education accreditation">Accreditation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">SACS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic affiliation</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_Higher_Education_for_Virginia" title="State Council of Higher Education for Virginia">SCHEV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">William G. Kelly</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Provost_(education)" title="Provost (education)">Provost</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Quentin Kidd</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">283</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">4,503<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4,407</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">96</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state">Virginia</div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" 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Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">Division III</a> – <a href="/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_Athletic_Conference" title="Coast to Coast Athletic Conference">C2C</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Athletic_Conference" title="New Jersey Athletic Conference">NJAC</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Lacrosse_Conference" title="Coastal Lacrosse Conference">CLC</a></li><li>USASC</li><li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Atlantic_Intercollegiate_Sailing_Association" title="Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association">MAISA</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Captain Chris</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cnu.edu">www<wbr />.cnu<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Christopher_Newport_University_(logo).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Christopher Newport University logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Christopher_Newport_University_%28logo%29.svg/220px-Christopher_Newport_University_%28logo%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Christopher_Newport_University_%28logo%29.svg/330px-Christopher_Newport_University_%28logo%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Christopher_Newport_University_%28logo%29.svg/440px-Christopher_Newport_University_%28logo%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="230" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Christopher Newport University</b> (<b>CNU</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public university</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News, Virginia</a>, United States. It was founded in 1960 as <b>Christopher Newport College</b>, an <a href="/wiki/Continuing_education" title="Continuing education">extension school</a> of the <a href="/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="College of William & Mary">College of William and Mary</a> for mid-career working <a href="/wiki/Professional" title="Professional">professionals</a>, members of the <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">military</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nontraditional_student" title="Nontraditional student">non-traditional students</a> in and around the Newport News area of the <a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads</a> region. The university has since expanded into a <a href="/wiki/Residential_college" title="Residential college">residential college</a> for <a href="/wiki/Traditional_student" title="Traditional student">traditional students</a>. </p><p>It is named after <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Newport" title="Christopher Newport">Christopher Newport</a>, captain of <a href="/wiki/Susan_Constant" title="Susan Constant">one of the ships</a> which carried settlers of <a href="/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia" title="Jamestown, Virginia">Jamestown</a>, the first permanent English settlement in North America. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1960, the city of Newport News joined with the <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> to create Christopher Newport College (CNC), which opened its doors in 1961<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at the time was located in the old <a href="/wiki/John_W._Daniel" title="John W. Daniel">John W. Daniel</a> School building. The college was founded as an extension of the <a href="/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="College of William & Mary">College of William & Mary</a> and offered extension courses that had already been available in the area for some time. </p><p>In 1964, the college was moved to its current location, a 75-acre (300,000 m<sup>2</sup>) tract of land seized by the city via <a href="/wiki/Eminent_domain" title="Eminent domain">eminent domain</a>. That same year, the college's first permanent building was dedicated as Christopher Newport Hall. </p><p>The site chosen was very controversial.<sup id="cite_ref-prop_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prop-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since at least the early 1900s, it had been home to an African-American community that had, over time, prospered and grown more middle-class. In the 1950s and 1960s, white city leaders used eminent domain to seize stable Black neighborhoods for whites-only schools three times.<sup id="cite_ref-prop_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prop-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a local Black surgeon wrote to the local <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Press_(Virginia)" title="Daily Press (Virginia)">Daily Press</a></i> newspaper: "Does it not seem more than coincidental that, with the hundreds of undeveloped acres in the city, the sites recently chosen by the city for condemnation are sites owned by Negroes?"<sup id="cite_ref-prop_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prop-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The future site of CNC, known as Shoe Lane, was located adjacent to the whites-only James River Country Club, whose members included much of the city's powerful elite. At a council hearing on the proposed site, civil rights attorney W. Hale Thompson testified that the city's goal "was to eliminate the possibility of Negroes building homes in that area."<sup id="cite_ref-prop_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prop-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> University president Anthony Santoro later called the choice of the site an "egregious wrong" and said "the city has to own up to the fact that this was a deliberate attempt to get rid of a Black community, because there were many places that the school could have been built."<sup id="cite_ref-prop_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prop-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Originally, CNC was treated as an off-site department of William & Mary, and its chief executive was called a director. By 1970, the title had been changed to president. In 1971, CNC became a four-year college;<sup id="cite_ref-Q179_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Q179-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, it remained an extension of William & Mary until 1977 when it became an autonomous four-year institution.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, CNC was granted university status under the leadership of its fourth president, Anthony R. Santoro, who oversaw the building of the first residence hall. In 1996, CNU made plans to become more competitive. Those plans included the expansion of university property, several new buildings, and residence halls, as well as overhauling academic programs and the admission process. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidents">Presidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>William G. Kelly, 2023–present<sup id="cite_ref-ATI_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ATI-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Adelia Thompson, (Interim) 2022–2023</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_S._Trible_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Paul S. Trible Jr.">Paul S. Trible Jr.</a>, 1996–2022</li> <li>Anthony Santoro, 1987–1996</li> <li>John E. Anderson, 1979–1987</li> <li>James C. Windsor, 1970–1979</li> <li>H. Wescott Cunningham, 1961–1970 (titled as director until c. 1969)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Admissions">Admissions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Admissions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2022, <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i> found that Christopher Newport University admissions were "selective" with an acceptance rate of 89%. For over a decade, the university has not required submission of SAT, ACT or <a href="/wiki/Classic_Learning_Test" title="Classic Learning Test">CLT</a> scores, but for the many students who still chose to submit scores, the middle 50% of applicants admitted had an SAT score between 1110 and 1320 or an ACT score between 25 and 29. There are minimum GPA and rank-in-class requirements for test-optional consideration, but the university uses a holistic review process in admissions that takes many other factors into consideration.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rankings">Rankings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For 2023–2024, <i>U.S. News & World Report</i> ranked Christopher Newport University among 136 Regional Universities in the South to be #7 overall, #43 for Best Value, #13 for Best Undergraduate Teaching, #109 in Top Performers on Social Mobility, and #3 in Top Public Schools.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Degrees_and_programs">Degrees and programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Degrees and programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Christopher Newport University offers a variety of four-year Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees. Graduate programs in applied physics and computer science, environmental science and teaching are also available in five-year bachelor's to master's, as well as traditional formats. Academic programs are offered through the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Social Sciences, including the Joseph W. Luter III School of Business. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joseph_W._Luter_III_School_of_Business">Joseph W. Luter III School of Business</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Joseph W. Luter III School of Business"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CNU_Entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/CNU_Entrance.jpg/220px-CNU_Entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/CNU_Entrance.jpg/330px-CNU_Entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/CNU_Entrance.jpg/440px-CNU_Entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="445" data-file-height="280" /></a><figcaption>The entrance to Christopher Newport University, featuring the York River Hall freshman residence hall, the Trible Library, and the Pope Chapel.</figcaption></figure> <p>The School of Business is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/AACSB" class="mw-redirect" title="AACSB">AACSB</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Luter School offers degrees in management, marketing, accounting, and finance, and includes a Masters in Financial Analysis program. Alan Witt, Class of 1976 graduate and former CEO of PBMares, was named dean of the Luter School of Business on August 17, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_of_Arts_and_Humanities">College of Arts and Humanities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: College of Arts and Humanities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CNU's College of Arts and Humanities includes the Departments of English, Fine Art and Art History, History, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Music, Philosophy and Religion, and Theater and Dance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Department_of_Fine_Art_and_Art_History">Department of Fine Art and Art History</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Department of Fine Art and Art History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Fine Art Department, located in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Art Center, offers a degree in <a href="/wiki/Fine_arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Fine arts">fine arts</a> with concentrations in <a href="/wiki/Art_history" title="Art history">art history</a> and <a href="/wiki/Studio_art" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio art">studio art</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Department_of_Theatre_&_Dance"><span id="Department_of_Theatre_.26_Dance"></span>Department of Theatre & Dance</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Department of Theatre & Dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Theatre & Dance Department offers a degree in <a href="/wiki/Theater_arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater arts">theater arts</a> and a Bachelor of Music degree. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps_(ROTC)"><span id="Army_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps_.28ROTC.29"></span>Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps has maintained a presence at CNU for several years, offering classroom and field based training. The program is a sub-component of the <a href="/wiki/College_of_William_and_Mary" class="mw-redirect" title="College of William and Mary">College of William and Mary</a>'s <a href="/wiki/ROTC" class="mw-redirect" title="ROTC">ROTC</a> program, known as the Revolutionary Guard Battalion, which commissions several new <a href="/wiki/US_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army">US Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenants</a> each year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Newport_Captains" title="Christopher Newport Captains">Christopher Newport Captains</a></div> <p>CNU participates mainly in the NCAA Division III <a href="/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_Athletic_Conference" title="Coast to Coast Athletic Conference">Coast to Coast Athletic Conference</a> (C2C, which was known as the Capital Athletic Conference before November 2020), having moved from the <a href="/wiki/USA_South_Athletic_Conference" title="USA South Athletic Conference">USA South Athletic Conference</a> in July 2013. Their athletic teams are known as the Captains. The football team participates in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) due to the C2C not sponsoring football. CNU fields a wide variety of college level teams on the Division III level. The Freeman Center houses the basketball, volleyball, and indoor track teams, while the lacrosse, soccer, baseball, softball, and field hockey teams play at a complex called "Captain's Field." The football and outdoor track teams compete at <a href="/wiki/TowneBank_Stadium" title="TowneBank Stadium">TowneBank Stadium</a>. Ratcliffe Hall was expanded in 2012 and now includes various athletic offices as well as the varsity gym. A sailing center is also located close to the campus along the James River. </p><p>Christopher Newport University's athletics have achieved notable milestones. The women's soccer program made history by clinching the school's first-ever NCAA Division III national championship on December 12, 2021. Following suit, the softball program secured their own NCAA Division III national championship on May 31, 2022. Both women's teams won national championships during the 2021–2022 academic year. </p><p>The men's basketball program captured the first national championship in a men's sport when it won the 2023 NCAA Division III national championship on March 18, 2023. </p><p>CNU sports club programs include ice hockey,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> equestrian, dressage, cycling, fishing, lacrosse, martial arts,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> rock climbing, rugby, scuba diving, silver storm dance, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, ultimate frisbee, hurling, rowing, and volleyball. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">Cross country</a> (men's and women's)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> (men's and women's)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheerleading" title="Cheerleading">Cheerleading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacrosse" title="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</a> (men's and women's)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailing_(sport)" title="Sailing (sport)">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">Soccer</a> (men's and women's)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">Softball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">Swimming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">Tennis</a> (men's and women's)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">Track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20180827_FirstDay_009_1-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The Great Lawn of Christopher Newport University, featuring the McMurran and Forbes academic buildings." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/20180827_FirstDay_009_1-2.jpg/220px-20180827_FirstDay_009_1-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/20180827_FirstDay_009_1-2.jpg/330px-20180827_FirstDay_009_1-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/20180827_FirstDay_009_1-2.jpg/440px-20180827_FirstDay_009_1-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5013" data-file-height="3342" /></a><figcaption>The Great Lawn of Christopher Newport University, featuring the McMurran and Forbes academic buildings.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Residence_halls">Residence halls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Residence halls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Residence halls on campus are usually segregated into the class of student living in them. In the recent years, new policies have been enacted that require all freshman and sophomore students to live in an on campus housing facility, unless they live in the commuting zone. Starting with the class of 2014, all students must live on campus during the junior year in addition to their freshman and sophomore years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="David_Student_Union">David Student Union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: David Student Union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DSU1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/DSU1.jpg/220px-DSU1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/DSU1.jpg/330px-DSU1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/DSU1.jpg/440px-DSU1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1716" /></a><figcaption>The David Student Union</figcaption></figure> <p>The David Student Union (DSU) is a $36 million, 116,000-square-foot (10,800 m<sup>2</sup>) facility whose construction began in 2003 and opened September 9, 2006. Constructed in a "Neo-<a href="/wiki/Georgian_architecture" title="Georgian architecture">Georgian</a>" architectural style, the first floor contains the campus Convenience Store, parallel the DSU dining facilities: The Discovery Bistro, Discovery Cafe, <a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A" title="Chick-fil-A">Chick-fil-A</a>, Discovery <a href="/wiki/Pizza" title="Pizza">Pizza</a>, and Regatta's. The campus Bookstore and Convenience Store closed during the Fall 2010 semester in favor of an online bookstore and instead contains a student lounge, admissions office, and apparel store. All on-campus students receive a mailbox and access to a full-service Post Office located on the second floor of the DSU. Four large conference rooms named for past U.S. Presidents are located around a central lobby area at the top of the steps. The Ballroom is also located on the second floor. The building provides offices for Student Life, The Captain's Log, Auxiliary Services, Study Abroad, and others. Private desks with computers are provided for students as well as quiet study sections and recreational areas. The building was named in honor of William R. and Goldie R. David. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academic_buildings">Academic buildings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Academic buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> For the opening of the Spring 2010 semester, Christopher Newport University opened the Lewis Archer McMurran Jr. Hall. This building has neo-Georgian architecture. The building is 85,000 square feet and frames the university's Great Lawn on its western side. McMurran Hall houses the Departments of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, History, English, and Government. It has a 150-person lecture hall, two 50-person lecture halls, and over 25 other classrooms.</p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CaptChristopherNewportStatue01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/CaptChristopherNewportStatue01.jpg/220px-CaptChristopherNewportStatue01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/CaptChristopherNewportStatue01.jpg/330px-CaptChristopherNewportStatue01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/CaptChristopherNewportStatue01.jpg/440px-CaptChristopherNewportStatue01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="549" /></a><figcaption>Statue of Sir Christopher Newport</figcaption></figure> <p>To the north of McMurran Hall is Ratcliffe Hall, the former home of the Departments of English and Government. Once CNU's gymnasium, the building was renovated to include classroom and office space for students and faculty. Other academic buildings on campus include Gosnold Hall, Forbes Hall, and the Business and Technology Center (BTC Building), located across Prince Drew Lane. The <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferguson Center">Ferguson Center</a> for the Arts is home to the Departments of Music and Theater & Dance. The most recent addition to the academic buildings is the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center, which became home to the Department of Fine Art and Art History upon its opening in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wingfield Hall, the former home of the Departments of Psychology and Language, was demolished in 2011 to make way for the Joseph W. Luter Hall, home of the school of business. </p><p>The Joseph W. Luter III Hall is the house of the Luter School of Business. The building, following the Neo-Georgian architecture of surrounding new structures, has a new 100-seat tiered lecture hall, 14 traditional classrooms, teachings labs, research labs and faculty offices. </p><p>The Mary Brock Forbes Integrated Science Building is a 156,000-square-foot (14,500 m<sup>2</sup>) academic hall situated on the north edge of the great lawn, and houses the College of Natural and Behavioral Science as well as the Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Psychology departments. It also includes spaces for students to interact, 50 faculty offices, a large lecture hall, 50 classrooms, and research labs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Paul_and_Rosemary_Trible_Library">Paul and Rosemary Trible Library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Paul and Rosemary Trible Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The university's library, renamed for Rosemary and <a href="/wiki/Paul_S._Trible_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Paul S. Trible Jr.">Paul S. Trible Jr.</a>, had a multimillion-dollar addition completed in early 2008. The new </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20180311_Library_005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The Paul and Rosemary Trible Library reading room" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/20180311_Library_005.jpg/220px-20180311_Library_005.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/20180311_Library_005.jpg/330px-20180311_Library_005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/20180311_Library_005.jpg/440px-20180311_Library_005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4500" /></a><figcaption>The Paul and Rosemary Trible Library reading room</figcaption></figure> <p>110,000-square-foot (10,000 m<sup>2</sup>) facility houses most of its collection in the original section. The new library was dedicated January 24, 2008, and fully opened at the start of the Spring 2008 semester. The Trible Library boasts a new Einstein's Cafe, a 24-hour study lounge, and an IT help desk. </p><p>In early 2009, the <a href="/wiki/Mariners%27_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Mariners' Museum">Mariners' Museum</a> Library relocated to the Trible Library, providing students and the community with convenient access to the largest <a href="/wiki/Maritime_history" title="Maritime history">maritime history</a> collection in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Hemisphere" title="Western Hemisphere">Western Hemisphere</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Paul and Rosemary Trible Library expanded beginning in 2016 to add another floor to the back portion of the facility. Due to the renovations, the Mariners' Museum Library moved back to the Mariners' Museum and reopened in Fall 2017. </p><p>In August 2018, the library expansion opened adding 3 floors of new space. Additions included a 100-seat theater, expanded Media Center, a two-story reading room, and 44 group study rooms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ferguson_Center_for_the_Arts">Ferguson Center for the Arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Ferguson Center for the Arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1996 the university acquired the <a href="/wiki/Homer_L._Ferguson_High_School" title="Homer L. Ferguson High School">Ferguson High School</a> building and property, which was adjacent to campus. This building was used for classrooms until it was extensively renovated to become the <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Center_for_the_Arts" title="Ferguson Center for the Arts">Ferguson Center for the Arts</a>, which opened in fall of 2005. Many features of the original high school, which was located between what is now the concert hall and the music and theatre hall, can still be seen throughout the current building. It houses a 1,725-seat concert hall which is acoustically engineered so that anyone on stage can be heard from any seat without a microphone, A 453-seat music and theatre hall, and a 200-seat studio theatre. It also contains two art galleries, a dance studio, and several classrooms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mary_M._Torggler_Fine_Arts_Center">Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> First open in fall 2021, the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center serves not only as Christopher Newport University's Department of Fine Art and Art History academic building,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but also as a fine arts center for the surrounding area of Hampton Roads, Virginia. According to their website, the Torggler Center, "seeks to enrich the cultural landscape of the commonwealth of Virginia by presenting exceptional visual arts programming that empowers creative expression, critical thinking, lifelong learning and cultural dialogue".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Torggler Center hosts rotating exhibitions, community classes, university classes, and alumni centered galleries. </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NewportHall_May2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Christopher Newport Hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/NewportHall_May2015.jpg/220px-NewportHall_May2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/NewportHall_May2015.jpg/330px-NewportHall_May2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/NewportHall_May2015.jpg/440px-NewportHall_May2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>Christopher Newport Hall during the May 2015 commencement ceremony.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pope_Chapel">Pope Chapel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Pope Chapel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Opened in early 2013, the Pope Chapel, named for Larry Pope of Smithfield Foods, is a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m<sup>2</sup>) gathering place for various on campus religious organizations located at the campus entrance across from York River Hall and the Trible Library. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Christopher_Newport_Hall">Christopher Newport Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Christopher Newport Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the fall of 2015 a new administration building was opened and named Christopher Newport Hall. The 81,000-square-foot (7,500 m<sup>2</sup>) structure houses the Office of Admission, Office of the Registrar, Financial Aid, Housing, the Center for Academic Success, the President's Leadership Program and the Center for Career Planning, among others. The $42 million facility serves as a new landmark on campus and is at the head of the Great Lawn opposite Lewis Archer McMurran Jr. Hall. In May 2015, towards the end of construction, Newport Hall served as the backdrop for commencement ceremonies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Captain's_Log"><span id="The_Captain.27s_Log"></span><i>The Captain's Log</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: The Captain's Log"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Captain's Log</i><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a student-run organization that acts as the official newspaper of Christopher Newport University. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Currents"><i>Currents</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Currents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Currents</i> is CNU's completely student-run literary magazine. Students from all disciplines may submit poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, playwriting, and lyrics. <i>Currents</i> is also CNU's oldest on-campus organization.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WCNU_Radio">WCNU Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: WCNU Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WCNU Radio is a student-run, non-commercial, web-based radio station.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alumni">Alumni</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Abbott" title="Robin Abbott">Robin Abbott</a> (BA, '98); Former Virginia House of Delegates Representative for the 93rd District.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Caro" title="Michael Caro">Michael Caro</a>; (BA '08); soccer player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Cooper" title="Shirley Cooper">Shirley Cooper</a>; (BA '64); Former Virginia House of Delegates Representative for the 96th District.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Doran" title="Colleen Doran">Colleen Doran</a>; Cartoonist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Hudson_(actor)" title="Gary Hudson (actor)">Gary Hudson</a>; actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassidy_Hutchinson" title="Cassidy Hutchinson">Cassidy Hutchinson</a>; (BA'19); Former <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> aide and assistant to former U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>'s <a href="/wiki/White_House_Chief_of_Staff" title="White House Chief of Staff">White House Chief of Staff</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Meadows" title="Mark Meadows">Mark Meadows</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.alenciajohnson.com/">Alencia Johnson</a> (BA '09) Social justice influencer, policial coorespondent, and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alencia-johnson/flip-the-tables/9781546007609/?lens=worthy">author</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Jackson" title="Karen Jackson">Karen Jackson</a>; (BA '87), Former Virginia Secretary of Technology</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C9_Meteos" class="mw-redirect" title="C9 Meteos">C9 Meteos</a> (<a href="/wiki/William_Hartman" title="William Hartman">William Hartman</a>); professional League of Legends player - Did not graduate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_P._Mullin" title="Michael P. Mullin">Michael P. Mullin</a>; (BA '04) Virginia House of Delegates Representative for the 93rd District.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_Munroe" title="Randall Munroe">Randall Munroe</a>; (BS '06) creator of <a href="/wiki/Xkcd" title="Xkcd">xkcd</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Pippy" title="Jesse Pippy">Jesse Pippy</a>; (BA '04) Maryland House of Delegates Representative for the 4th District.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theblackupstart.com/meet-the-team">Kezia Williams</a>; (BA '04) Founder of The Black upStart</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melanie_Rapp" class="mw-redirect" title="Melanie Rapp">Melanie Rapp</a>; (BA '90) Virginia House of Delegates Representative for the 96th District.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mojo_Rawley" title="Mojo Rawley">Mojo Rawley</a>; (AS '05) former NFL Player for the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a>, former WWE superstar.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Richardson" title="Chris Richardson">Chris Richardson</a>; <i><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a></i> finalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Ruby" title="Sam Ruby">Sam Ruby</a>; (BA '82); Software Engineer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamont_Strothers" title="Lamont Strothers">William Lamont Strothers</a> (BA, '91); <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> player, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaitlyn_Vincie" title="Kaitlyn Vincie">Kaitlyn Vincie</a>; (BA '10) sports presenter and journalist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeion_Ward" title="Jeion Ward">Jeion Ward</a>; (BA '95) Virginia House of Delegates Representative for the 92nd District.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty">Faculty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Newport_University&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Faculty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Bergner" title="Jeffrey Bergner">Jeffrey Bergner</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_State_for_Legislative_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs">Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Roland" title="Seth Roland">Seth Roland</a> (born 1957), soccer player and coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_C._Mims" title="William C. Mims">William C. 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University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="College of William & Mary">College of William & Mary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Virginia_Medical_School" title="Eastern Virginia Medical School">Eastern Virginia Medical School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mason_University" title="George Mason University">George Mason University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Madison_University" title="James Madison University">James Madison University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Forces_Staff_College" title="Joint Forces Staff College">Joint Forces Staff College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longwood_University" title="Longwood University">Longwood University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_University" title="Marine Corps University">Marine Corps University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_State_University" title="Norfolk State University">Norfolk State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radford_University" title="Radford University">Radford University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bland_College" title="Richard Bland College">Richard Bland College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Mary_Washington" title="University of Mary Washington">University of Mary Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia%27s_College_at_Wise" title="University of Virginia's College at Wise">University of Virginia's College at Wise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Commonwealth_University" title="Virginia Commonwealth University">Virginia Commonwealth University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Community_College_System" title="Virginia Community College System">Virginia Community College System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Military_Institute" title="Virginia Military 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University">Atlantic University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Averett_University" title="Averett University">Averett University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield_University" title="Bluefield University">Bluefield University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Secours_Memorial_College_of_Nursing" title="Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing">Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_College" title="Bridgewater College">Bridgewater College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christendom_College" title="Christendom College">Christendom College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeVry_University" title="DeVry University">DeVry University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divine_Mercy_University" title="Divine Mercy University">Divine Mercy University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Mennonite_University" title="Eastern Mennonite University">Eastern Mennonite University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ECPI_University" title="ECPI University">ECPI University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Via_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine" title="Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine">Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emory_and_Henry_University" title="Emory and Henry University">Emory and Henry University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrum_College" title="Ferrum College">Ferrum College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampden%E2%80%93Sydney_College" title="Hampden–Sydney College">Hampden–Sydney College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton_University" title="Hampton University">Hampton University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartland_Institute" title="Hartland Institute">Hartland College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollins_University" title="Hollins University">Hollins University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_College_of_Health_Sciences" title="Jefferson College of Health Sciences">Jefferson College of Health Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Leland_Center_for_Theological_Studies" title="John Leland Center for 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href="/wiki/Shenandoah_University" title="Shenandoah University">Shenandoah University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Virginia_University" title="Southern Virginia University">Southern Virginia University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Briar_College" title="Sweet Briar College">Sweet Briar College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Presbyterian_Seminary" title="Union Presbyterian Seminary">Union Presbyterian Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Management_and_Technology_(Virginia)" title="University of Management and Technology (Virginia)">University of Management and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Potomac" title="University of the Potomac">University of the Potomac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Richmond" title="University of Richmond">University of Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Theological_Seminary" title="Virginia Theological Seminary">Virginia Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Union_University" title="Virginia Union University">Virginia Union University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_University_of_Lynchburg" title="Virginia University of Lynchburg">Virginia University of Lynchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Wesleyan_University" title="Virginia Wesleyan University">Virginia Wesleyan University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_University" title="Washington and Lee University">Washington and Lee University</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Washington" title="Art Institute of Washington">Art Institute of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Theological_Seminary_at_Richmond" title="Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond">Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond</a></li> <li><a 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Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology" title="Florida Institute of Technology">Florida Tech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_International_University" title="Florida International University">FIU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_University" title="Florida State University">Florida State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mason_University" title="George Mason University">George Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech" title="Georgia Tech">Georgia Tech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_University" title="Georgia State University">Georgia State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton_University" title="Hampton University">Hampton</a></li> <li><a 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