Inspired By Excellence & Innovation
The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges’ mission is to advance the distinctive values and strengths of our sixteen independent Virginia member colleges and universities. We do this by securing financial support, increasing visibility, facilitating innovative and collaborative programs, and supporting initiatives which ensure that this personalized educational experience remains an affordable choice for tomorrow’s citizen-leaders.
Brynn spent the summer of 2021 traveling the city of Virginia Beach to measure heat and its impact on the community.
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Micah Weston Campbell’s resilience and tenacity are inspired by the words of New York Times best-selling author John C. Maxwell, leader of a nonprofit organization that has trained
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Anthony founded and runs Redeemed Generation LLC, a clothing company that sells shirts, sweatshirts, and accessories all featuring his original drawings and designs.
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A varsity tennis player, Lauren is a Westover Honors Fellow and a Connection Leader. She also sits on the Commuter Student Association executive board.
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Zelda is a Presidential Scholar, president of the LatinX club, a Mary K. Benedict Award winner and over this past summer, she was an intern at Glad Manufacturing Company.
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In early 2021, Kaker was awarded the George F. Archambault Scholarship, which is the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists’ (ASCP) highest honor.
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This past June, Molly received the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship award to study at the University College Cork in Ireland or the University
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Grace combined her passions for music and STEM with a Shapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) summer research project inspired by the pandemic.
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Tomi, who has retained a 4.0 GPA every semester at Randolph, was part of the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
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David excels academically while also serving as Managing Editor of Marymount’s student newspaper, The Banner.
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Originally from Miami, Parmie Dean brings to life many leadership roles across the MBU campus.
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Tyler was one of only six undergraduates nationally chosen for pre-law positions this summer in the Investigative Internship Program at the Georgetown University Law Center’s Criminal
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In addition to leading the Tiger football team as a senior running back, Kaleb Smith is a dean’s list scholar majoring in mathematical economics.
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Carter was part of the Semester-A-Trail program. He hiked the Appalachian Trail while earning college credit and raising money for the nonprofit organization, Comfort Cases.
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As part of a statewide heat-mapping effort led by VFIC and funded by The Research Experience @ Bridgewater (TREB), Trevor Brooks ’23 spent his summer collecting data on the hottest
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Enuma has found her niche at Washington and Lee University through her involvement in the Advanced Immersion and Mentoring Program, leadership roles in student organizations, and
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