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Â鶹ÊÓƵ dance major Joshua Dias wants to one day be a well-known choreographer sought out for his skills and vision.

Sophia Ramirez participated in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Early Identification Program. Now she is a University Scholar in the Honors College, majoring in history.

By the time Enayah Smith stepped on Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s campus for the first time as an enrolled student this fall, she was already more than a third done with her four-year degree.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ volleyball player Peyton Ehmke is not only returning for a fifth season, she has decided that once her playing career is over, she wants to coach.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ really wasn't on the radar for University Scholar Charly Dutton until she took a campus tour.

For Sophia Nguyen and Celine Apenteng, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s new student body president and vice president, respectively, accountability to their fellow students is paramount.

This fall Â鶹ÊÓƵ welcomes the largest (about 4,200) and most diverse freshman class in its history.

Incoming University Scholar Dayana Cespedes-Mendoza has been familiar with Â鶹ÊÓƵ for more than five years through her participation in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Early Identification Program (EIP) for first-generation college-bound students, which she joined as an eighth grader.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ incoming freshmen Jacie Hernandez, Linh Vu, and Neyda Gonzalez spent six weeks on campus this summer as a part of the Student Transition Empowerment Program (STEP)

Incoming freshman and nursing major Jennifer Owen, who works as an EMT with Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad, aspires to become a critical care nurse.