On Oct. 3, Athens Town Council unanimously passed city resolution to protect diversity by forbidding profiling based upon religion, race, national origin, language, or immigration status. “We wanted to put something together which shows this is not the place where people would be hassled or bothered,” said Jed R. […]
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Veteran’s Association Holds Veterans Day Ceremony
Pikeview High School students Present Colors in Veteran’s Day Ceremony. Photo By Kelson Howerton The Concord University Veterans Association held a Veterans Day ceremony honoring the university’s many veterans on Friday, Nov. 10. Founded in 2013, the Concord University Veterans Association has been working to improve the lives of […]
‘Ambassador of Pool’ Paul Gerni Comes to Concord
World famous Paul Gerni “The Ambassador of Pool,” demonstrated his live trick-shot. Photo by Caleb Zopp World famous Paul Gerni, “The Ambassador of Pool,” performed professional pool trick shots for Concord University students on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Gerni performed his live trick-shot demonstration on a designated pool table in […]
First Generation College Students Day
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Concord University celebrated its first-generation college students with a special day devoted to giving them an opportunity to share their first-generation status. The celebration coincides with the 52nd anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Approximately 52 faculty and staff at Concord who were […]
Monte says
Monte Durham On Nov. 2, area businesses said “yes” to education. Concord University’s annual Foundation Beckley-Raleigh County Dinner in Beckley, W.Va., hosted special guest Monte Durham, co-host of “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.” This semester’s dinner gathered together Concord community friends and sponsors, Concord staff, and student […]
Concord Student to Go to South East Theater Conference
Brianna Duckworth will participate in the South East Theater Conference in Mobile, Alabama in March. Photo By Brianna Duckworth On Nov. 3-4, Concord University hosted the West Virginia Theater Association conference in the Alexander Fine Arts Center. Over the course of the weekend, several high schools competed to make it […]
Dr. Kipp Cortez Performs at the Washington National Cathedral
Concord’s Assistant Professor of Music, Dr. Kipp Cortez, will be performing at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19. He will perform on the Great Organ starting at 5:15 p.m. Dr. Cortez refers to the Great Organ as ‘‘a great example of American organ building,” referring […]
CU Holds Annual Wellness Fair
The annual Concord University Wellness Fair was held on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Taking place in the Jean and Jerry L. Beasley Student Center in the ballroom, the event hosted a total of 206 people. CU Wellness Committee member and Wellness Fair organizer, Dr. […]
In Memory of Dr. John David Smith
Beloved professor will be remembered by the Concord community. Photo By Concord University Dr. John David Smith, professor of social work and director of the pre-law program here at Concord, died suddenly on Saturday, October 21, after a brief battle with cancer. A resident of Athens, West Virginia, and a […]
Music Department Hosts 4th Annual Spooktacular
Concord students were able to get an early experience of Halloween from the fourth annual Spooktacular. Photo By Anastasiia Vorobeva Last Friday, Oct. 20, Concord students got an early opportunity to experience a Halloween atmosphere as the music department hosted the annual Spooktacular event with a concert, a costume […]