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[quote=Anonymous]Christopher Newport University (CNU) began as an extension campus of William and Mary in 1961.  It became independent of W&M in 1977 and then a fully fledged university in 1992.  The president is Paul Trible, a former U.S. Senator and congressman.  He recently signed a new multi-year contract.  He and his wife, Rosemary, are very active on campus, even going so far as inviting the new freshman class - in small groups - to their home for dessert at the beginning of the new academic year.  His vision is to make CNU the public version of Washington & Lee.

Our daughter is a rising junior at CNU and LOVES it.  She is in the presidential leadership program and enjoys her small classes, access to professors, and regular meetings with her academic advisor.  She lives on campus and the facilities are very nice.  Her only complaint has been that she gets tired of her food choices as a vegetarian, but she will live in the townhouses on campus this year and will have her own kitchen.  She has had no problem getting internships and even a paying job or two over her time at CNU.  She found the campus a bit conservative initially but once she got more involved she found plenty of good friends with similar interests and values.  She finds that there is plenty to do on campus but she also loves that there is so much to do in the area when she and her friends want to get away - beach trips, museums, concerts, etc.

While the campus and the area immediately around the school is nice, Newport News is not without its problems.  CNU has a wonderful alert system and we always know if there is something going on that might affect the campus.  Our daughter is very savvy and safety conscious and the only problem she has had was when her bike was stolen because she forgot to lock it up.    [/quote]

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