Concord University

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Concord University
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Former names
Concord State Normal School (1872–1931)
Concord State Teachers College (1932–1943)
Concord College (1943–2004)
Type Public university
Established1872;151 years ago (1872)
Academic affiliations
West Virginia Higher Education System
Endowment $47.715 million (2022) [1]
President Kendra Boggess [2] [3]
Provost Edward Huffstetler
Students1,749 (Fall 2021) [4]
Undergraduates 1,389 [4]
Postgraduates 360 [4]
Location
Athens, West Virginia
,
U.S.
CampusRural, 123-acre (50 ha)
park-like campus
Colors    Maroon & gray
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division II – MEC
Mascot Mountain Lions
Website concord.edu
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Marsh Hall and its Bell Tower

Concord University is a public university in Athens, West Virginia. It was founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in the town of Concord Church, in the County of Mercer". [5] This normal school was founded by veterans of both the Union and the Confederacy, Concord is named for the ideal of "harmony and sweet fellowship".

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It is known for its picturesque campus which has been dubbed "The Campus Beautiful" [6] [7] and its scenic location on a knoll overlooking the mountains in the area. [8] The university also operates a center and conducts classes in Beckley, West Virginia.

History

Year — Selected events [9] [10] [11]
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Concord University Library
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Entrance to the Science Hall
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Art Building and part of the Theatre on the left
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Student Center on the Athens campus
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The Nick J. Rahall Center
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University Point
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A mountain lion in front of the library

Academics

Concord offers numerous undergraduate programs in 11 emphasis areas [13] and 6 graduate programs: Master of Education, Master of Social Work, Master of Arts in Health Promotion, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Athletic Training, and Master of Business Administration. [14]

Colleges and departments

The university is organized into three units. [15]

Facilities

Concord University's campus features numerous buildings and facilities.

Other campuses

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The Erma Byrd Higher Education Center in Beckley, WV

Concord University's main campus is located in Athens, West Virginia. The university also operates in a center near Beckley, Raleigh County. The facility was established to coordinate the public colleges serving the region with five founding institutions. [20] US Senator Robert C. Byrd secured $10 million from the US Department of Health and Human Services to develop the campus and begin building the facility. [20] It is named the Erma Byrd Higher Education Center (after the deceased spouse of Senator Byrd) in Beaver. The center was designed to also serve as a catalyst to attract business and industry to the area. [20] Concord University's Beckley office coordinates classes at the Erma Byrd Center as well as at several other facilities in and surrounding Beckley.

Campus organizations

Concord sponsors nearly 200 on-campus organizations, including fraternities, sororities, religious and political organizations, an Art Society, chapters of Delta Zeta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Phi Alpha Delta, Alpha Phi Omega, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Sigma Phi, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Sigma Tau, Gay-Straight Alliance, College Republicans, Young Democrats, a chapter of Amtgard known as the "Shire of Nowhere Mountains," and a community theatre organization known as the Appalachian Shakespeare Project.

The Concord University Student Government Association (SGA) is responsible for many changes on campus and is active in every aspect of Concord life. All organizations are required to send a representative to all SGA meetings if they would like to ability to vote in the Student Senate and obtain budgetary privileges to request funds from the Student Government's Discretionary fund. The Student Government at Concord University is especially advanced compared to other SGAs in West Virginia, and is noted for its model judicial system wherein a student court, composed entirely of students, handles the majority of adjudications for most student offenses. The Student Government is also one of few student governments in the state of West Virginia that have a voting member on the university's Board of Governors.

Residence life

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Residence halls, the North and South Towers

There are five residence halls on campus. North (Female) and South (Male) Towers house the fraternities and sororities as well as Honors and several sports teams. Each floor has two lounges. There is one co-ed hall, Sarvay, which is also the oldest building on campus still standing. Sarvay is traditionally a female dorm but due to a shortage of housing, males lived on the first floor. The other two halls are Wilson for females and Woodell, nicknamed "The Woo," for males. Housing is not divided by year. Several floors are set aside as "Substance free," and the rest allow alcohol if both residents are over 21.

The North and South Towers complex underwent a major renovation, which was completed in 2017.

As of Fall Semester 2018, the only residence halls open were North Tower, South Tower, and Wilson Hall, due to lack of enrollment. Wilson Hall now acts as a co-ed hall, with males and females living on separate floors. [21]

Athletics

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A football game on campus

Concord University, known athletically as the Mountain Lions, is home to many intercollegiate and intramural athletics teams. The men's intercollegiate teams include: baseball, basketball, football, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis as well as track and field. The women's intercollegiate teams include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis as well as track and field. Concord University is an NCAA Division II school, and a member of the Mountain East Conference. The Office of Student Affairs provides intramurals in many athletic activities, including flag football, volleyball, and basketball. [22]

Notable alumni

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Entrance sign

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