Christopher Newport University

The bottom line is the connection among faculty and students. At many universities, the primary focus is on master's and doctoral studies, while undergraduates sit in classes with hundreds of students where professors could not correctly identify many of their students from a photo lineup. This is not the case at CNU. Read More

Honors Program

The Honors Program is a four-year program that provides a rich and challenging forum for academic initiative to talented and highly motivated students at Christopher Newport University. The Honors Program enables students to identify their intellectual interests and to pursue them through special courses, research opportunities with faculty, international travel, and a vigorous intellectual and culturally-expansive community. Read More

Andrew Berglund ('10)

Major: Political Science Berglund

Campus Activities: Sigma Phi Epsilon, Student Media Board, Judy Ford Wason Center for Public Policy, Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society, Alpha Chi honor society.

Current Pursuits: A Fulbright Scholar, Berglund currently lives in Yilan City, Taiwan. One of only 28 recipients of a 2010-11 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, he will spend this year at a local elementary school teaching English and serving the United States as a cultural ambassador.

In his spare time, he is studying Chinese, exploring local markets for delectable cuisine and riding a scooter from one end of the island to the other.

His CNU Experience: "Dr. Quentin Kidd and Dr. Nathan Busch helped me discover my passion for learning and then challenged me to exceed my own expectations. These relationships allowed me to find a home at CNU and an irreplaceable sense of community."

Berglund Words of Wisdom for Future Students: "The education you receive at CNU will prepare you to expand your horizons, but in order to take full advantage of that you have to get outside the University. Study abroad, intern or volunteer, and learn to apply your education to real problems."

Alumni on the Move

Andrew Berglund ('10)