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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam praised �鶹��Ƶ for keeping its coronavirus numbers low during a visit to the Fairfax Campus on Tuesday where he announced a refinancing plan for colleges and universities.

During the pandemic shutdown, EIP, just like all programming at �鶹��Ƶ, was forced to pivot to online platforms.

Kristen Alleyne and Elene Lipartiani, incoming freshmen at �鶹��Ƶ, have been honored with I-Achieve scholarships for academic excellence. The awards are being given for the first time this year, as part of a grant �鶹��Ƶ received from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation last fall.

When Taurus Patterson was looking at colleges, �鶹��Ƶ struck him right away as a place that he could call a “second home.”

“I felt like I would be welcome,” said Patterson, 18. “Everyone I met was so nice, and it didn’t seem forced. When I visited the campus, people just started talking to me, and it was so natural. I already felt like I belonged.”

Patterson is a member of �鶹��Ƶ’s Honors College, a University Scholar and a recipient of the Merten-Womble Scholarship. He says he’s looking forward to studying finance in the School of Business, and is considering a second major in public administration.

“A long time ago, I wanted to be president, and then I wanted to be a financial consultant,” Patterson said. “Really, I have a passion for both finance and politics, so I would like to be able to combine these interests.”