Features
 Watching
it take shape
Progress
continues on the Center for the Arts as the colonnade starts
to take shape. Download
a rendering of the center and other CNU images.
May
Commencement
On May
10, CNU conferred 25 advanced and 450 undergraduate degrees.
Keynote speaker, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, urged the graduates to make
their own paths and lead their own lives. Senior Class President
Cristin Toutsi presented $5,045 in gift and pledges as the
class gift to purchase interdisciplinary resource books
for the Captain
John Smith Library. The class will be recognized with
bookplates inside each book. Click for photos.
Technology
and the Iraq War
The Southeastern
Virginia Electronic Commerce Forum hosts a special military
and technology talk on June 12 at CNU. The Utilization of
Technology in the Iraq War by Brigadier General William
T. Lord.
60
or older? Earn 6 to 11% on your investment in CNU!
A charitable
gift annuity provides a lifetime income and a tax deduction
and supports CNU. The American Gift Annuities Council’s
LOWER
rates will take effect July 1, 2003—so you should
act now if you’re interested in investing
in an annuity.
For more information, visit our website.
Need
a good book this summer?
Visit
the Captain
John Smith Library. Alumni and friends of the University
are welcome to use the library.
| Summer
Library hours: |
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8
am – 7 pm |
| F |
8
am– 5 pm |
| Sat |
9
am– 1 pm |
| Sun |
1
pm– 5 pm |
CNU
Baseball 2nd in Nation!
Coach John Harvell, '92, led the Captains
to their highest ranking ever in the final American
Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, ranked
second behind national champion Chapman.
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Get
in shape and help students
Start training now and register for the CNU
Alumni Society/Oyster Pointer 5K Fall Classic,
hosted by the CNU Alumni Society. All proceeds
go to the Alumni Society’s endowed student
scholarships.
Retired? Looking for something to do this
summer?
Take a look at the LifeLong Learning Society’s
Summer
Program.
Alumni
Society Members – Toast the end of a successful
year!
Alumni Society members are invited to the Dessert
and Champagne Reception on June 14,
at 7 pm in the Student Center to celebrate a successful
year and honor the Distinguished Alumnus of 2003.
Mark
your calendars |
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| Aug.
25 |
Fall
Semester Begins |
| Aug.
27 |
Freshman
Convocation |
| Sept.
20 |
First
home football game CNU vs Muhlenberg College
–1 pm |
| Oct.
25 |
Homecoming |
| Dec. 20 |
Winter
Commencement –10 am |
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Special
Recognition |
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Navigator
Society Members Honored at Luncheon
At
a luncheon on April 23, new members of the Navigator
Society, which recognizes donors who have
included the University in their estate plans
or established endowed funds at CNU, were inducted
into membership. Keynote speaker for the event,
Dr. Phillip Hamilton of the History Department
discussed his newly published book, “The
Making and Unmaking of A Revolutionary Family—The
Tuckers of Virginia.”
Alumni
Society Recognizes Distinguished Alumnus of the
Year – Dr. Timothy J. Eichenbrenner, Class
of 1974.
Dr.
Eichenbrenner, a pediatrician practicing in
Charlotte, NC, will receive the honor of Distinguished
Alumnus at the Dessert
and Champagne reception on June 14. A Hampton
native, he graduated from CNU with a BS in Biology.
He went on to receive an MS from Western Kentucky
and his MD from EVMS.
For
more CNU accolades, please visit
The Mainsail, the e-newsletter of the Christopher
Newport University Faculty. |
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CNU
ATHLETICS REPORT |
 CNU’s
women finished fourth and the men placed thirteenth
in the D.III 2003 NCAA Track Championships. View
results.
CNU
Sailing Coach Dan Winters is honored by the
Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA).
Did
you miss some of the action and updates from your
favorite CNU
sports? Get psyched for next year.
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