Corporate Sponsor Program
The Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV) has introduced a new Corporate Sponsor program that will help the 27 CICV member colleges connect with those businesses that provide goods and services to the higher education community in Virginia.
Benefits of being a CICV Corporate Sponsor are:
- Exposure to CICV member schools through this listing
- Listing in CICV's conference publications
- Recognition in CICV's Annual Report
To become a CICV Corporate Sponsor, a company must:
- Apply and be approved by CICV's president
- Provide a current client reference. This could be a CICV member college, a college or consortium in another state, or a local business
- Be committed to supporting independent higher education in Virginia
For complete information about becoming a CICV Corporate Sponsor, please contact Jan Smyth at jan@cicv.org or call (540)586-0606.
CICV Colleges and Universities are encouraged to contact these businesses when there is a need for the products and services they provide. Each Corporate Sponsor can be located below along with a short description of their products, services, contact information and website.
Corporate Sponsors
Check back often as this list continues to grow!
ABM Building Services (website)
Auditing & Compliance, Construction & Supplies, Dining & Facilities, Energy Services
Achieve energy savings by funding infrastructure upgrades within your current operational budget. Our guaranteed energy savings programs help you drive profitability and meet sustainability goals with a holistic approach to energy performance. ABM technical experts can assess your savings possibilities and our experienced energy project leaders can guide you through the energy contracting process, including qualifying for utility rebates, grants, and other programs like Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE).
Contact:
Whitley Blake, Regional Director
(804) 931-7996
whitley.blake@abm.com
AffinityLTC, LLC (website)
Insurance & Benefits
AffinityLTC, LLC specializes in the marketing and administration of association-sponsored Long-Term Care Insurance. AffinityLTC is recognized as one of the top firms in the LTC marketplace. Currently endorsed by the Coalition for College Cost Savings (CCCS) as an exclusive provider for LTCI to its member associations and more than 900 institutions of private higher learning.
Contact:
Michael S. VanGavree, President & CEO
(717) 737-3060 x300
(877) 777-3512 x300
mike@affinityltc.com
Akadémos
(website)
Student Services
As the premier higher education platform for course content delivery and analytics, Akademos provides colleges and universities industry-leading technology to help create, implement, and manage their course content strategy, along with a full-service online bookstore and available merchandise shop. More than just an online bookstore, we take care of all of the aspects of course content management and delivery so that you can focus on driving student success. We offer students the most convenient access to affordable course materials, give faculty academic freedom and flexibility, all while providing the highest value, institutional alignment, and an unmatched customer experience that helps schools prioritize textbook affordability and student success. Learn more at akademos.com.
Contact:
Chris Kesicke, Director of Business Development
(330) 554-4950
ckesicke@akademos.com
Apogee Telecom, Inc.
(website)
Information Technology
For more than 20 years, Apogee has been redefining the student campus life experience. As the only managed technology services provider with a sole focus on higher education, Apogee has become the trusted partner to more than 400 schools and 1 million students and administrators who rely on the company's innate understanding of how superior WI-Fi powers student vitality. Apogee's comprehensive portfolio includes
unmatched
residential networks (ResNet) and Managed Campus networks that drive student and administrator success; video services that provide "like home" rich media experiences; and digital campus engagement services that act as an
extension
of the university's staff. Partnering with Apogee enables schools to derive greater return on their IT investments and increase student
satisfaction
while achieving budget stability and predictability.
Contact:
Elizabeth Gow, Director of Business Development
(570) 575-3588 (mobile)
egow@apogee.us
Aramark Educational Services LLC
(website)
Dining and Facilities
Aramark's vision is to be the most admired employer and trusted hospitality partner. Serving campuses across the Commonwealth of Virginia, Aramark are experts in student engagement, locally sourced foods, sustainability, and health and wellness all while being humble servants and stewards of your campus dining needs.
Contact:
Matt Rogers, Vice President
(984) 204-8373
rogers-matt@aramark.com
Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP
(website)
Auditing and Compliance
Brown Edwards is a full-service accounting firm with 11 offices throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. We are listed as a top 100 firm in the United States according to Inside Public Accounting and included on the 2021 Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Companies. We are proud to support a wide-range of industries throughout the Mid-Atlantic, including private higher education. With a 40-year history working with private colleges and universities, our professionals have in-depth knowledge of the unique accounting and reporting requirements of the industry. We are genuinely interested in our clients, and strive to help them achieve their strategic goals.
Carrier Enterprise
(website)
HVAC Parts and Supplies Distributor
Your one stop shop for everything HVAC.
Cengage
(website)
Educational Content, Technology and Services
Cengage, the U.S. Higher Education business of global education technology company Cengage Group, services millions of instructors, learners and institutions. We deliver affordable, high-quality digital products and personalized support to power learning individually and at scale. Our customer-centered approach enables innovation, including Cengage Unlimited, the first and only all-access digital subscription for textbooks and course materials. Our textbooks, homework tools, and flagship online learning platforms, MindTap and WebAssign, help educators and students achieve their goals.
Collegiate Clean Energy LLP (website)
Energy Supplier
Collegiate Clean Energy provides universities, colleges, and businesses with unique, customized, and sustainable energy solutions while delivering financial, reputational, and competitive benefits. Choosing a sustainable energy product from Collegiate Clean Energy is a sound choice you can make to reduce your institution's environmental impact.
Collegiate Clean Energy's team of energy experts are ready to tailor competitively-priced renewable energy products to meet your specific needs, while making it easy to do what is right for the environment and your bottom line. The benefits of utilizing electricity generated from renewable resources are broad, ranging from environmental to economic. By choosing Collegiate Clean Energy, your institution can do something positive for the environment today that also creates benefits for the generations of tomorrow.
Coursedog (website)
Academic Software
Coursedog offers modern academic operations software that empowers administrators and faculty to execute exceptional educational experiences and meet their strategic enrollment management goals through integrated academic and event scheduling, curriculum, catalog, and course demand projection tools. Today we support over 100 institutions including CICV institutions like University of Richmond to streamline their scheduling and curricular operations into a single integrated platform. Academic administrators deserve a powerful, easy-to-use tool that gives them confidence, visibility, and trust that they are executing student-centric, data-driven, cost-efficient academic operations.
Contact:
Zach Drollinger, Head of Partnerships
EDC
(website)
Construction & Supplies, Consultants, Dining & Facilities
EDC provides Owner's Representation and Project Management services to institutional owners for the design and construction of their new and renovated facilities. Established in 1991 and based in Midlothian, Virginia, EDC has delivered over four million square feet totaling over $600 million of higher education and research and development projects. EDC manages the entire project from preliminary programming and budgeting through construction and occupancy. Our clients include the Virginia Tech Foundation, Hollins University, Bridgewater College, Randolph-Macon College, the American Hebrew Academy and the UNCG Capital Facilities Foundation.
Contact:
Raymond Hunt, AIA LEED ap BD+C, Executive Vice President
(804) 396-5578
rhunt@edcweb.com
ENA
(website)
Communications, Information Technology, Broadband, Wi-Fi/LAN, Cloud, Security, Software Solutions
ENA provides a full suite of high-quality broadband, Wi-Fi/LAN, communication, cloud, security, and software solutions. All of our solutions include numerous value-added services benefiting education and library institutions. These valuable services include dedicated account management personnel, allowable E-rate assistance, proactive 24x7x365 service monitoring, Customer Technical Assistance Center support, comprehensive online support tools, robust safety and security features, and field service. For more information, please visit www.ena.com
, call 866-615-1101 or email info@ena.com
.
Contact:
Joe Street, Higher Ed Account Services Manager
(615) 312-6094
jstreet@ena.com
First American Education Finance
(website)
Financial Services
First American supports over 800 schools across the country, developing alternative financing solutions for campus initiatives that include :
Building Renovations/Deferred Maintenance/Athletic Facility Improvements; Energy and Solar Initiatives/Technology and ERP Software Upgrades
. First American has the unique position of operating as an innovative and independent organization that is backed by the financial strength and stability of
City National Bank
and
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
. Our mission is to help schools succeed by passionately and professionally earning long-term relationships.
Contact:
Kelly Furgal, AVP Relationship Manager
(585) 643-3379
kelly.furgal@faef.com
Glo Fiber Enterprise
(website)
Internet Service Providers, Telecommunications Services
With over 120 years in the industry, Glo Fiber Enterprise has the expertise to provide a broad range of telecommunications services to businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region. Powered by our parent company, Shentel, our mission is to bring the latest technology to rural and underserved communities in our
footprint
. We continue to invest in both fiber and wireless networks so that our business customers have access to quality, high speed data and voice services.
At Glo Fiber Enterprise, we don't just provide technology, we provide complete solutions. We develop relationships with our customers to create the best solution to keep their business connected, while going above and beyond to deliver the best local customer service and technical support throughout our partnership.
We work with business of all sizes to provide innovative and efficient solutions for high speed internet, business class voice, managed services and cloud services.
Visit us at GloFiberEnterprise.com or call 1-866-858-2456 to learn more.
Jackson Lewis
(website)
Legal Services
Jackson Lewis is one of the nation's largest employment and labor firms, with over 950 lawyers throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The firm has grown to include leading practices in areas such as higher education, government relations, healthcare, and sports law. For our college and university clients, the firm provides advice, counsel and representation focused on the specific challenges and pressures facing academia though its Higher Education Group. Whether it is labor and employment, student or academic affairs, our attorneys have the depth and breadth of expertise to help navigate the obstacles facing higher education today.
Johnson Controls (website)
Infrastructure Improvements
Johnson Controls is a national leader in the higher education market, with more than $1 billion in outstanding savings guarantees with colleges and universities nationwide among our $6 billion+ performance contracting portfolio. As a part of our commitment, we recognize that students today expect comfortable, safe, sustainable environments that complement their academic achievements. Johnson Controls works with each customer to create quality campus environments and green buildings, lower energy and operating costs, and reduce the environmental impact of buildings to deliver sustainable campuses that will attract and engage
students
and inspire them to be better stewards of our natural resources.
Contact:
John Poggi, Account Executive
(410) 382-4882
john.j.poggi@jci.com
Kognito (website)
Student Services, Mental Health and Prevention Training
Kognito is a health simulation company that believes in the power of conversation to change lives. We are pioneers in developing research-proven, role-play simulations that prepare individuals to lead real-life conversations that result in measurable changes in social, emotional, and physical health. We offer a subscription to online, evidence-based role-play simulations augmented by services that support implementation, program usage, and evaluation. Our portfolio includes simulations designed for students, faculty, and staff. Topics in the portfolio address mental health, suicide prevention, sexual misconduct prevention, alcohol and other drug prevention, and military cultural competency.
Contact:
Darren Jones, Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
(504) 914-1975
darren.jones@kognito.com
Lowe, Brockenbrough & Co.
(website)
Financial Services
Lowe, Brockenbrough & Co. is an independent, employee owned investment advisory firm serving endowments, foundations, high net worth individuals and families since 1970. We are dedicated to providing high quality
investment
advice as a fiduciary with an exceptional focus on providing our clients excellent service. We pride ourselves on the principles of trust, collaboration, innovation and successful outcomes.
Contact:
Walter S. Robertson, III, Managing Director
(804) 288-0404
wrobertson@lowebrockenbrough.com
McGuireWoods LLP
(website)
Legal Services
McGuireWoods has one of the largest and most accomplished education teams of any full-service law firm in the nation. The team is composed of more than 80 lawyers located in 16 offices and represents more than 100 higher education institutions and their affiliated entities. We represent our clients on a broad array of matters, including contract negotiations, corporate governance, student and data privacy, tax-exempt financing, public private partnerships, development, and enforcement of student policies (such as Honor Codes), appeals of tenure denial or revocation, and bond financings. Many of our lawyers possess advanced degrees in education, have sat on and chaired boards of our clients and other institutions, have acted as general counsel to those institutions, and have been legislators and federal and state officials. As a firm, McGuireWoods has more than 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices, and our lawyers and staff speak 35 languages. We cross borders, practices, and industries in the United States and around the world to serve public, private, government and nonprofit clients.
Millennium Advisory Services, Inc
.
(website)
403(b) Consulting Services
Millennium Advisory Services is a registered investment advisory firm that provides 403(b) services for institutions of private higher education throughout the United States. Our offerings include plan level communication and education services as well as fiduciary advice and asset management services for plan participants. Millennium often works with plan level fiduciary partners to offer a turn-key solution designed to help plan sponsors meet their fiduciary responsibilities on both the plan level and the participant level. Millennium was selected by the Virginia Private Colleges and Universities Multiple Employer Plan to provide its services for the plan and the schools' employees.
Contact:
Jordan Smith, Director|Advisor Services
(877) 435-2489
jsmith@mcmva.com
Moseley Architects (website)
Architecture/Engineering
Moseley Architects has provided professional architecture and engineering services for over 100 collegiate projects. Clients can rely on the firm's extensive campus planning, programming, and design experience in a broad portfolio of college and university facilities, including academic, research, recreation, athletic, arts, and student life. Additionally, our campus master planning experience includes preserving green spaces and promoting sustainability initiatives. Our success with colleges and universities is based in large part to an inclusive and participatory design process stemming from the belief that the active involvement of our clients and facility users leads to better design solutions.
National Management Resources
(website)
Physical Plant Management/Facilities
National Management Resources was founded in 1978. National provides physical plan maintenance & repair, custodial, landscape maintenance, events planning & setups and security services. National tailors its services to meet the needs and goals of the partners we serve. National provides these services exclusively to private, independent institutions of higher learning. National currently has 45 campus partners across the country. Bluefield College, Emory & Henry College and Southern Virginia University are our current Virginia partners. We thank them for their partnerships!
Contact:
Barron Wood, Director of Business Development
(678) 232-8716
bwood@teamnational.com
Pharos Resources
(website)
Student Services/Software Solutions
Pharos Resources provides a comprehensive approach to improve student outcomes. Our unique software and approach will strengthen early alert, student care, and retention on your campus. Through Relational Retention engagement, our relationship-focused perspective, you will identify at-risk students, eliminate campus silos, increase student engagement, and enrich your culture of student success
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
(website)
Financial Services
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) is one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States, with assets of $361 billion as of June 30, 2016. Operating in 19 states and the District of Columbia, PNC is organized around its customers and communities to ensure strong relationships and local delivery of a wide range of financial products and services.
PNC provides industry-leading treasury management to hundreds of colleges and universities across our footprint. Our offerings include purchasing cards, ePayables programs, lockbox, and remote deposit. PNC also support our higher education clients with planned giving programs, equipment leasing, loans, lines of credit, letters of credit, and bond underwriting.
Contact:
Keri D. Roy, Vice President, Treasury Management Sales Officer/Public Finance
(202) 835-4986
keri.johnson@pnc.com
Quinn Evans Architects
(website)
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Campus Planning
Quinn Evans Architects provides full-service architectural, campus planning, interior design, and landscape architecture
services in a practice committed to creating enriching and inspiring places with and for our clients. The firm has a 27-
year legacy of service to educational institutions with a focus on independent colleges and universities. Our vision is
to collaborate closely with our clients to enhance the campus environment as a holistic place for learning.
Contact:
Charles Piper, Principal
(804) 533-4728
cpiper@quinnevans.com
SageView Advisory Group
(website)
Retirement Plan Consulting, Financial Services, Insurance & Benefits
SageView is an independent SEC Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm whose focus is providing retirement plan consulting and investment advisory services. Our goal is to innovate, inspire and navigate the fiduciary responsibilities for higher education organizations that want to deliver solutions for their most valued commodity, their employees.
Contact:
Nichole Labott, Retirement Plan Consultant
(804) 840-6455
nlabott@sageviewadvisory.com
Segra
(website)
Communications, Information Technology
As one of the largest independent fiber network companies in the Eastern U.S., Segra provides a broad and dense service footprint across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Our state-of-the-art voice and data technology solutions serve businesses of all sizes as well as some of the world's largest carriers.
But that's not what we're most proud of. What we work at day and night is delivering never-say-never customer service. In fact, we've re-engineered our entire operating model to ensure we deliver a delight customer experience--every time.
Every organizations depends on reliable and safe connections. But there are differences in each industry, especially when it comes to communication. Even within an industry, no two companies are the same. We get it. That's why we've gone the extra mile to create solutions that are configured for the specifics of your industry and, more importantly, your company. Segra offers solutions for: network, voice, managed services, and cloud.
Contact:
Chris Shipman, Vice President Enterprise Sales, Mid-Atlantic
(804) 297-3421
Christopher.Shipman@segra.com
TCV Trust and Wealth Management
(website)
Asset Management, Tax-Managed Investing, Trust & Estate Services, IRA Rollovers
TCV Trust & Wealth Management is an independent trust company that provides the highest quality asset management, trust administration, and estate services to individuals, endowments, and foundations. A trust is not required to utilize our investment expertise. Chartered as a fiduciary, we are held to the highest standards of accountability and professionalism. Our offices are located in Richmond, Roanoke, Williamsburg, Lynchburg, McLean, and Knoxville TN.
Contact:
Charles Ritchie, Vice President, Marketing Director
(804) 272-9044
critchie@tcvwealth.com
TIAA
(website)
Financial Services
TIAA (TIAA.org) is a leading provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and government fields. TIAA has $1.1 trillion in assets under management (as of 9/30/2019) and offers a wide range of financial solutions, including investing, banking, advice and guidance, and retirement services.
Contact:
Liz Morse, MD, TIAA
(704) 988-3621
emorse@tiaa.org
TimelyMD
(website)
Student Services, TeleHealth
TimelyMD is the only all-in-one telehealth provider created for universities and colleges. We focus on the unique needs of students to customize a complete care solution, so a campus is a place where they can thrive. We partner with colleges and universities to expand access of care and improve student health for the better.
Contact:
Kelly Kaufman, Senior Solutions Specialist
(330) 554-5813
kelly.kaufman@timely.md
USI
(website)
Insurance and Benefits
USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world, delivering property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk and retirement solutions to the middle market. Headquartered in New York, USI has over 6,000 industry leading professionals across more than 150 offices to serve clients' local, national and international needs. USI has become a premier insurance
brokerage
and consulting firm by leveraging the USI One Advantage, an interactive platform that integrates proprietary and innovative client
solutions
, networked local resources and expertise, and enterprise-wide collaboration to deliver customized results with positive, bottom line impact.
Virginia529
(website)
Financial Services
Virginia529@work is a financial wellness or voluntary benefit that is free and easy to administer and, most importantly, improves employee satisfaction and retention. It's as simple as offering a Virginia529 education session for employees and sharing information about saving for education. Empower your employees to achieve financial wellness with Virginia529@work.
Contact:
Merrill Milani, Relationship Marketing Strategist
(804) 225-2434
mmilani@virginia529.com
The Virtual Care Group
(website)
Student Services, Unlimited Telehealth for Students
The Virtual Care Group (VCG) provides holistic medical and mental well-being solutions for higher education institutions. We offer UNLIMITED
telemedicine
(urgent care) and teletherapy (counseling, life coaching and on-demand crisis counseling services). Our plans are customizable, affordable and
transparent
--no marketing fees, no set up fees, no annual fees.
VCG partners with campuses to supplement existing health services or to create a virtual wellness center. We can provide access to telehealth, telemental health or both, to your entire campus (or a selected group) in one business day. We remove common barriers to accessing well-being services; no insurance needed, no credit care, no copay, and no cost to students!
VCG cares for your students as you would--with state licensed, Board-Certified physicians and master's level licensed counselors, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To learn more, contact Emily Pettit, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, emily@thevirtualcaregroup.com or visit us at thevirtualcaregroup.com .
Contact:
Emily Pettit, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
(860) 391-5611
emily@thevirtualcaregroup.com
Woods Rogers (website)
Legal Services
With over 80 attorneys in four locations across the Commonwealth--Roanoke, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and Richmond--Woods Rogers has demonstrated its commitment to Virginia for more than 125 years. When combining our experience with our historical commitment to taking an active and meaningful leadership role in our communities, Woods Rogers is unique among Virginia firms.
Our size--more than 80 attorneys who represent 19 practice areas and 100-plus related services--gives us resources that allow us to be strategic, yet flexible in our problem-solving approach. We provide counsel to an array of industries throughout Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. Our experience in the higher education sector includes human resources counseling, First Amendment issues, intellectual property protection, tax credit and bond work, and cybersecurity/data privacy matters.
Contact:
King F. Tower, Of Counsel
(540) 983-7541
ktower@woodsrogers.com
Victor Cardwell, Principal
(540) 983-7529
cardwell@woodsrogers.com
Wordsprint Marketing Services (website)
Advertising and Promotion