NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- Monday June 4th, Christopher Newport University, Director of Athletics, C.J. Woollum announced his retirement of Director of Athetics into transition as the role of Director of Athetics Emeritus. As Director of Atheltics Emeritus Woollum plans to focus on alumni and advancement.

“It has been my pleasure and honor to serve as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Christopher Newport for a quarter of a century,” Woollum stated. “It has been a dream ride and I will always cherish my years at CNU.”

Replacing Woolun will be Jon Waters, a CNU athletics administrator for the past 13 years. Waters will serve as the Interim Director of Athletics through June 30, 2013

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—Wednesday April 4th, Christopher Newport Universities President Paul Trible and Director of Athletics C.J. Woollum excitedly announced that they have accepted the invitation to join the Capital Athletic Conference. This means that the majority of CNU’s athletic teams, except for football will begin to compete in the Capital during the next 2013-2014 academic school year. CNU football will remain a participant in the USA South for 4 more years or until the Capital Athletic Conference adds football.

"In the Capital Athletic Conference, CNU joins schools that mirror our academic quality and commitment to athletic excellence. Five of the eight schools are state schools and comparable to CNU in enrollment," stated President Trible.

Hampton Mayor Molly Ward declared Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 as Wear Green in Support of Fort Monroe as a National Park Day.

With President Obama visiting Hampton and national press following closely behind, Mayor Molly Ward proclaimed her support for transforming Fort Monroe into a National Park.  Creating a National Park Service Unit at Fort Monroe is a bipartisan intitiative supported by City Council, state officials and all of the area’s delegation to Congress.

Fort Monroe’s history needs to be preserved and shared, said Ward.