Planning a trip?
Book your next vacation or weekend excursion using www.cnutravel.com. Not only will you be able to purchase discounted travel, CNU will benefit from each booking!

Check out the new website
Go to alumni.cnu.edu to see new pages with information on membership, the Board of Directors, past presidents and much more.

Homecoming 2007: Still in the blue!
The Alumni Society held its first-ever Homecoming post-game bash at the new Alumni House located at 220 Prince Drew. Alumni enjoyed live music, great food and beverages, and proudly displayed their CNU Spirit. The theme of Homecoming was “Is the BLUE still is YOU?” and the answer from Alumni was a roaring “YES!”

Program connects students, Alumni
Once again this fall, the Career Connections program addressed topics relevant to students such as graduate school preparation, insurance, resume writing and interview skills. Workshops will also take place in the spring. Each session includes a panel presentation, question and answer session, door-prize drawings and refreshments for all students in attendance.

Annual Meeting scheduled in May
The Alumni Society invites everyone to the Annual Meeting and Awards banquet on May 17. Expect an e-mail invitation to arrive in the spring. If you have questions about membership or any events, or would like to have a brochure mailed to your home, please contact Ashley Boyd, director of Alumni Development, at ashley.boyd@cnu.edu.

Help out in your area
The Alumni Society is seeking volunteers to help us expand into chapters across Virginia. Racheal Harrell, 2004 graduate, is leading the Richmond chapter, and we are looking for volunteers for Northern Virginia and South Hampton Roads chapters. We plan to see each of you at events around the Commonwealth throughout the year.

Annual 5K is a success
Thank you to all participants, volunteers, sponsors and spectators for making the CNU Alumni Society/Oyster Pointer 5K a success on Sept. 16! With the addition of the one-miler, the walk, and our new partnership with the LifeLong Learning Society – CNU’s organization for people of retirement age – we could not have asked for a more successful event.

Special thanks to the following sponsors: Oyster Pointer, Glenn Oder, G. G. Cornwell, Greg Garrett, Dominion Floor Covering, Corporate Recruiting Partners, Peninsula Sports Club, Energy Services Group International Inc., Panera Bread, Eck Supply Company, Electrical Distribution, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Chesapeake Bank, Wachovia Securities LLC, Law Offices of Michael Wood, First Horizon Home Mortgage, Riverside. Refreshment Sponsors: Six Daughters Sports, Harris Teeter, Panera Bread, Langley Federal Credit Union, Specialty Foods Group Inc. Door Prize Sponsors: A Touch of Sun, AMF Hidenwood Lanes, Applebee’s, Cabana Tans, Canon, Car-Robics Auto Wash, CNU Athletics, El Mariachi Restaurant, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Lady and Lads Salon, Mike’s Nails, The Mariners’ Museum, Plaza Azteca, Printsables, Rita’s Italian Ice, Tantastic Tanning, Virginia Living Museum.

Alumni Society membership changes
The Alumni Society has implemented a new, tiered membership structure, and we are hoping you will consider joining us if you have not already done so. Members receive these benefits:

Schooner - $25 per person or $35 for a couple

• Membership card
• Campus discounts in the Bookstore, dining facilities
• Reserved seating at student musical performances
• Discount and pre-sale opportunities at Ferguson Center for the Arts performances
• Discount on membership to The Freeman Center
• The CNU Alumni Magazine and eNEWS, the monthly e-mailed newsletter
• Invitations to special members-only alumni events
• Alumni decal
• Invitations to lectures and leadership speakers
• Discounts on car rentals, hotels, insurance, real estate and travel

Susan Constant - $100 per person

• Members of Captains Crew, the fundraising organization for athletics, receive a 20 percent discount on tickets
• Discount on TheaterCNU performances
• LifeLong Learning Society Conference discounts
• Ten percent LifeLong Learning Society discount
• All benefits of the Schooner level

Godspeed - $500 per person

• Discount and invitation to Captains Crew golf tournament
• Ten percent discount on facility rentals (Ferguson Center for the Arts, Student Union, The Freeman Center, Alumni House)
• All benefits of the Schooner and Susan Constant levels

Discovery - $1,000 per person

• VIP parking at Alumni House
• Invitation to an exclusive presidential event
• President’s Club parking decal
• Opportunity to purchase valet parking for Ferguson Center for the Arts performances
• All benefits of the Schooner, Susan Constant and Godspeed levels