<style>

/* ==========================================================
   VSSGAC - COLLEGE HIGHLIGHT / CALL TO ACTION SECTION
   ========================================================== */

.vss-college-highlight {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 55px 0;
    background:
        linear-gradient(135deg, #071f35 0%, #0b4775 62%, #176895 100%);
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* Decorative background elements */
.vss-college-highlight:before {
    content: "VSSGAC";
    position: absolute;
    right: 3%;
    top: -18px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 125px;
    line-height: 1;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.045);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.vss-college-highlight:after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: -90px;
    bottom: -150px;
    width: 350px;
    height: 350px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(245,130,24,0.25);
    box-shadow:
        0 0 0 35px rgba(245,130,24,0.035),
        0 0 0 70px rgba(245,130,24,0.025);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.vss-college-highlight .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

/* Main content */
.vss-college-content {
    padding-right: 25px;
}

.vss-college-label {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: #f6b15d;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vss-college-content h2 {
    margin: 0;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 34px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.vss-college-title-line {
    width: 65px;
    height: 4px;
    margin: 17px 0 20px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    background: #f58218;
}

.vss-college-description {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 760px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88);
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.75;
}

/* ==========================================================
   COLLEGE HIGHLIGHT BOXES
   ========================================================== */

.vss-college-highlights {
    margin-top: 28px;
}

.vss-college-highlight-item {
    min-height: 105px;
    padding: 18px 15px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.075);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.13);
    border-radius: 10px;
    transition: all .3s ease;
}

.vss-college-highlight-item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.11);
    border-color: rgba(245,130,24,0.55);
}

.vss-college-highlight-icon {
    float: left;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    line-height: 42px;
    margin-right: 12px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(245,130,24,0.15);
    color: #f58218;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 18px;
}

.vss-college-highlight-item h4 {
    margin: 2px 0 5px;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.vss-college-highlight-item p {
    margin: 0;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.70);
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.45;
}

/* ==========================================================
   READ MORE CARD
   ========================================================== */

.vss-college-action {
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 250px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.vss-college-action-card {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 32px 25px;
    text-align: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.075);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
}

.vss-college-action-icon {
    width: 65px;
    height: 65px;
    line-height: 65px;
    margin: 0 auto 17px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #f58218;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 27px;
}

.vss-college-action-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 21px;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.vss-college-action-card p {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.70);
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

.vss-college-read-more {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 11px 27px;
    border: 1px solid #f58218;
    border-radius: 30px;
    background: #f58218;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .5px;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    transition: all .3s ease;
}

.vss-college-read-more:hover,
.vss-college-read-more:focus {
    background: #ffffff;
    border-color: #ffffff;
    color: #0b4775 !important;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* ==========================================================
   BOTTOM ACCENT
   ========================================================== */

.vss-college-accent {
    width: 100%;
    height: 4px;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background: #f58218;
}

/* ==========================================================
   TABLET
   ========================================================== */

@media (max-width: 991px) {

    .vss-college-highlight {
        padding: 45px 0 50px;
    }

    .vss-college-content {
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .vss-college-content h2 {
        font-size: 30px;
    }

    .vss-college-action {
        min-height: 100%;
    }

    .vss-college-action-card {
        padding: 27px 20px;
    }
}

/* ==========================================================
   MOBILE
   ========================================================== */

@media (max-width: 767px) {

    .vss-college-highlight {
        padding: 42px 0 45px;
    }

    .vss-college-highlight:before {
        font-size: 70px;
        top: 20px;
    }

    .vss-college-content h2 {
        font-size: 27px;
    }

    .vss-college-description {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.7;
    }

    .vss-college-highlights {
        margin-top: 22px;
    }

    .vss-college-action {
        margin-top: 12px;
    }

    .vss-college-action-card {
        min-height: auto;
    }
}

/* ==========================================================
   SMALL MOBILE
   ========================================================== */

@media (max-width: 480px) {

    .vss-college-content h2 {
        font-size: 24px;
    }

    .vss-college-label {
        font-size: 11px;
        letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    }

    .vss-college-description {
        font-size: 14px;
    }

    .vss-college-highlight-item {
        min-height: 95px;
    }

    .vss-college-action-icon {
        width: 58px;
        height: 58px;
        line-height: 58px;
        font-size: 23px;
    }
}



/* ==========================================================
   FOUNDER + NEWS EVENTS MAIN SECTION
   ========================================================== */

.vss-founder-news-section {
    position: relative;
    padding: 75px 0;
    background: #f7f9fc;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.vss-founder-news-section:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(11,71,117,0.06);
    left: -150px;
    top: 50px;
}

.vss-founder-news-section:after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 260px;
    height: 260px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(245,130,24,0.08);
    right: -120px;
    bottom: 40px;
}

.vss-founder-news-section .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}


/* ==========================================================
   COMMON HEADING
   ========================================================== */

.vss-fn-label {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 7px;
    color: #f58218;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vss-fn-heading {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    color: #0b4775;
    font-size: 27px;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.vss-fn-heading-line {
    width: 58px;
    height: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    background: #f58218;
    border-radius: 10px;
}


/* ==========================================================
   FOUNDER CARD
   ========================================================== */

.vss-founder-card {
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
    padding: 35px 25px 30px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #e1e8ef;
    border-radius: 15px;
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(7,31,53,0.08);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: all .3s ease;
}

.vss-founder-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(7,31,53,0.13);
}


/* Orange top border */

.vss-founder-card:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 5px;
    background: #f58218;
}


/* Founder image */

.vss-founder-image {
    width: 155px;
    height: 155px;
    margin: 5px auto 20px;
    padding: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 3px solid #f58218;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(7,31,53,0.13);
}

.vss-founder-image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 50%;
}


/* Founder label */

.vss-founder-card .vss-founder-label {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 7px;
    color: #f58218;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 1.7px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}


/* Founder name */

.vss-founder-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    color: #0b4775;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 800;
}


/* Founder description */

.vss-founder-card p {
    margin: 0 auto 22px;
    max-width: 330px;
    color: #718296;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.65;
}


/* Founder button */

.vss-founder-button {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 10px 23px;
    border: 1px solid #0b4775;
    border-radius: 30px;
    background: #0b4775;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .5px;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    transition: all .3s ease;
}

.vss-founder-button:hover,
.vss-founder-button:focus {
    background: #f58218;
    border-color: #f58218;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.vss-founder-button i {
    margin-left: 6px;
}


/* ==========================================================
   NEWS & EVENTS CARD
   ========================================================== */

.vss-news-card {
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #e1e8ef;
    border-radius: 15px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(7,31,53,0.08);
    overflow: hidden;
}


/* Header */

.vss-news-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 22px 25px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #071f35, #0b4775);
}

.vss-news-header-left {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.vss-news-header-icon {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    line-height: 48px;
    margin-right: 13px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #f58218;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 20px;
}

.vss-news-header h2 {
    margin: 0;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.vss-news-header p {
    margin: 3px 0 0;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65);
    font-size: 11px;
}


/* ==========================================================
   NEWS SCROLL AREA
   ========================================================== */

.vss-news-scroll-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    padding: 18px 20px 15px;
}


/*
   Fixed height makes the news/events area scrollable.
   Change 360px if you want the box taller/shorter.
*/

.vss-news-scroll {
    height: 360px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    padding: 5px 12px 5px 5px;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;

    /*
       Firefox scrollbar
    */
    scrollbar-width: thin;
    scrollbar-color: #f58218 #edf2f6;
}


/* Chrome / Edge / Safari scrollbar */

.vss-news-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 7px;
}

.vss-news-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: #edf2f6;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.vss-news-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: #f58218;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.vss-news-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: #0b4775;
}


/* ==========================================================
   STYLE EXISTING NEWS/EVENT CONTENT
   ========================================================== */

/*
   These rules style common elements generated by
   top-newsevents.php without changing that PHP file.
*/

.vss-news-scroll h1,
.vss-news-scroll h2,
.vss-news-scroll h3,
.vss-news-scroll h4,
.vss-news-scroll h5,
.vss-news-scroll h6 {
    color: #0b4775;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.vss-news-scroll a {
    color: #0b4775;
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: all .2s ease;
}

.vss-news-scroll a:hover {
    color: #f58218;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.vss-news-scroll p {
    color: #617386;
    line-height: 1.65;
}


/* ==========================================================
   NEWS CONTROL BUTTONS
   ========================================================== */

.vss-news-controls {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 13px 15px 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid #edf1f5;
    background: #ffffff;
}

.vss-news-control-btn {
    min-width: 43px;
    height: 38px;
    padding: 0 13px;
    border: 1px solid #dce5ec;
    border-radius: 22px;
    background: #f7f9fc;
    color: #0b4775;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 800;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all .25s ease;
}

.vss-news-control-btn:hover {
    background: #0b4775;
    border-color: #0b4775;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.vss-news-control-btn.active {
    background: #f58218;
    border-color: #f58218;
    color: #ffffff;
}


/* ==========================================================
   AUTO SCROLL STATUS
   ========================================================== */

.vss-news-status {
    margin-left: 5px;
    color: #718296;
    font-size: 11px;
}

.vss-news-status i {
    color: #f58218;
    margin-right: 4px;
}


/* ==========================================================
   TABLET
   ========================================================== */

@media (max-width: 991px) {

    .vss-founder-news-section {
        padding: 60px 0;
    }

    .vss-founder-card {
        padding: 30px 20px;
    }

    .vss-news-scroll {
        height: 350px;
    }

    .vss-news-header h2 {
        font-size: 20px;
    }
}


/* ==========================================================
   MOBILE
   ========================================================== */

@media (max-width: 767px) {

    .vss-founder-news-section {
        padding: 48px 0 55px;
    }

    .vss-founder-card {
        max-width: 420px;
        margin: 0 auto 30px;
    }

    .vss-news-card {
        max-width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .vss-news-header {
        padding: 18px 20px;
    }

    .vss-news-header h2 {
        font-size: 19px;
    }

    .vss-news-scroll {
        height: 330px;
    }

    .vss-news-controls {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
}


/* ==========================================================
   SMALL MOBILE
   ========================================================== */

@media (max-width: 480px) {

    .vss-founder-news-section {
        padding: 42px 0 48px;
    }

    .vss-founder-image {
        width: 135px;
        height: 135px;
    }

    .vss-founder-card h3 {
        font-size: 18px;
    }

    .vss-news-header-icon {
        width: 42px;
        height: 42px;
        line-height: 42px;
        font-size: 17px;
    }

    .vss-news-header h2 {
        font-size: 17px;
    }

    .vss-news-scroll {
        height: 300px;
    }

    .vss-news-control-btn {
        min-width: 38px;
        height: 36px;
        padding: 0 10px;
    }

    .vss-news-status {
        width: 100%;
        margin: 5px 0 0;
        text-align: center;
    }

}


</style>