NEWPORT NEWS — Virginia Peninsula Community College and the Virginia Living Museum recently announced a new strategic alliance built around the two institutions’ love for alligators.

The VLM is home to many species of animal and plant life native to the Chesapeake Bay watershed, but is also home to many other species, including Newt, a female American Alligator, which VPCC has just adopted.

“Both Virginia Peninsula Community College and the Virginia Living Museum are rooted in teaching and inspiring curiosity through immersive learning,” said Towuanna Porter Brannon, President of VPCC. “By adopting Newt, VPCC connects its spirit symbol to a living ambassador — one that helps extend the reach and impact of both institutions within our community.”

Virginia Peninsula’s mascot is Gillie the

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