Concord University
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| Type | Public, four year, Undergraduate, Graduate |
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| Established | 1872 |
| President | Dr. Kendra Boggess |
| Students | Fall 2012: 2,834 headcount |
| Location | Athens, West Virginia, USA |
| Campus |
Rural, 123-acre (50 ha) park-like campus |
| Colors | maroon and gray |
| Nickname | Mountain Lions |
| Affiliations | West Virginia Higher Education System North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | www.concord.edu |
Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States, founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer".
Founded by veterans of both the Union and the Confederacy, Concord is named for the ideal of "harmony and sweet fellowship".
It is known for its picturesque campus which has been dubbed "The Campus Beautiful". The University also operates a center and conducts classes in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
The university owns and operates low-power radio station WVCU-LP.
Concord offers Master's degrees in these fields:
Concord University's campus features numerous buildings and facilities.
Concord University's main campus is located in Athens, West Virginia. However, the University also operates a center in Beckley, Raleigh County. The facility is located in the Erma Byrd Center (named after the deceased spouse of Robert Byrd), 300 University Drive in Beaver (Access via I-64, Exit 125B, Airport Road). The Center was designed to serve as a catalyst to attract business and industry to the area. The Beckley office coordinates classes at the Erma Byrd Center as well as at several other facilities in and surrounding Beckley.
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 Gamma, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Sigma Tau, 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.
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