The University provides an education that develops the student s intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and physical attributes. It prepares its students to pursue lives with meaning and purpose and to become responsible and contributing members of society. As an American university with a global perspective, Christopher Newport University enhances student s awareness and appreciation of the diversity that enriches us while building a community, which unites us. The University focuses on excellence in teaching and scholarship. The liberal arts provide the foundation for quality undergraduate programs in the humanities, in the natural and social sciences, and in business and the professional disciplines.
Graduate programs provide students and faculty opportunities for advanced scholarship and learning.
Graduate and undergraduate research brings students and faculty together to increase knowledge. Teaching, research, and community service benefit the constituencies of the University, the Virginia Peninsula, the Commonwealth, the nation and the world. Goals Provide high quality, liberal arts-oriented undergraduate programs while pursuing graduate studies appropriate to the needs of the CNU community. Expose students to an excellent faculty who offer dynamic and personal learning experiences. Support student development and success by providing comprehensive student support services.