Get your running shoes ready!
The annual Alumni Society 5K Run is set for September 19, and we are
looking for a few good men and women to serve as volunteers, sponsors
and participants. Come walk or run. To register for the 5K, go online
at alumni.cnu.edu/5krun. |
Make plans now to join us for
Homecoming 2009, Friday and Saturday, October 16-17. You won't want
to miss our festive parade, cornhole tournament, annual tailgating and
football action as CNU battles North Carolina Wesleyan College. Watch
your mail for further details. Then help us make this year's Homecoming
CNU's highest-attended yet! For more Homecoming details go online to homecoming.cnu.edu.
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CNU Endorses  Grow by Degrees Campaign
Click here to learn more and join.
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Share Your News
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Help us keep CNU alumni connected. Do you have recent news to share --
a promotion, career change, marriage or recent birth? If so, please e-mail your milestones and achievements (including photographs) to diane.hagemann@cnu.edu for possible inclusion in our alumni publications.
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Your commitment to CNU is so important, and gifts of all sizes make a lasting impact in the lives of our students.
Make a gift online today to
the Annual Fund for Academic Excellence using either your MasterCard
or Visa. Or contact us directly at (757) 594-7871, and we will be happy
to assist you. |
Leave a Legacy
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with a bequest in your will to the CNU Educational Foundation.
 Contact:
Lucy Latchum, Director of
Gift Planning
(757) 594-7702
llatchum@cnu.edu |
Save on Auto and Home Insurance
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Would you like to save money on your personal insurance? The CNU Alumni
Society has teamed with Liberty Mutual, one of the nation's largest
insurers, to provide exceptional benefits. Learn more.
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Dean Gordon Retires
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 CNU has said goodbye to a cherished
friend. Dr. Douglas Gordon, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences since 2003, retired in May after 29 years of service. He joined
the CNU faculty in 1980, devoting himself to teaching first-year students
and gaining recognition for popular classes like "Dogs in Literature."
On May 17, Dr. Gordon gave his final lecture at CNU when he made the
University's commencement address.
Throughout his tenure at CNU,
Gordon served the University in several capacities, some of which included:
- establishing the Paideia undergraduate research conference
- chairing the Task
Force on Curriculum and Academic Life, instrumental in shaping CNU's
liberal learning core curriculum
- chairing the Department
of English from 1986-90
- serving 10 years
as the faculty athletics representative
- founding CNU's
chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership society
Perhaps his greatest contribution
to the University was the vast number of close relationships he built
with faculty, students and staff. Here several friends and colleagues share their reflections. Do you have a personal story about Dean Gordon you would like to share? If so, please do so here. |
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St. Onge
Bids CNU Farewell
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 Dr. Susan St. Onge, distinguished
professor of French, arrived at Christopher Newport College in 1970
and devoted her career to CNU and the Department of Modern and Classical
Languages (MCLL) until her retirement in May.
Knighted by the French government
for her contributions to the dissemination of French culture, Dr. St.
Onge is a master teacher who instructed and inspired CNU students for
more than four decades. Highlights of her illustrious academic career
include co-authoring the nation's best-selling French textbook; co-founding
the CNU Seminar Abroad Program; assisting in the design of the University's
current liberal learning core curriculum; and mentoring the next generation
of MCLL scholars. She will also be fondly remembered for broadening
the dietary horizons of Virginia students by introducing them to the
pleasures of French cheese.
On May 16, 2009, President
Paul Trible proudly conferred emeritus status upon Dr. St. Onge. The
CNU family will be forever grateful for her contributions to the fund
of knowledge of all things "français." |
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Chapter News
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- Calling all CNU Peninsula alumni! The newly formed Greater Peninsula Chapter of the CNU Alumni Society invites all Peninsula alumni to its next "kick-off" social event September 23. Join us at Port Warwick at 6:30 p.m. to meet, socialize, network and enjoy live music on Styron Square. Just look for the "Sea of Blue" as alumni will be wearing navy blue CNU hats and navy blue shirts. Feel free to bring snacks, drinks, chairs, friends ... whatever you want! Show your support by wearing your favorite CNU gear, and we'll throw in a free hat to top you off! For more information and directions to the concerts at Port Warwick, visit www.portwarwick.com/events.html. Also check out the chapter on Facebook by searching "CNU Alumni Society Greater Peninsula Chapter" and joining!
- The Greater Peninsula and South Hampton Roads chapters have announced their boards. They are as follows:
Greater Peninsula
- President: Eric Kean
- Vice President: Will Holt
- Directors at Large:
Shannon Edwards
Mike Koontz
Muriel Millar
Carlina Neely
Monica Nolan
Pam Nuby
Cynthia Whyte
- Ex Officio: Scott Millar
South Hampton Roads
- President: Charles Ciccotti
- Vice President: Melissa Jackson Howell
- Secretary: Carrie Vance
- Directors at Large:
Jennifer Hogan
Tatem Inskeep
Jennifer Mandler
Daren Whitney For more information on our alumni chapters and how to get involved, please contact Diane Hagemann, director of alumni relations, at (757) 594-7712 or diane.hagemann@cnu.edu. |
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