Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

ICnonmcaonryd.ways, Rebecca said she learned the same lessons at “wCiol lnaclowrady, st ob me pe a—r t oe vf ewnhtoh Io au mg h. Ii tt ’ lsa bi de et hn eofvoeurn2d0a tyi eoanr sf o—r wT hheo pI raomf e,”s ssohres swa iedr e“ Ist og ai nvveoml vee dt h. Te hkenyo wk nl eedwg eu st op et eras cohn.a l l y. Ti mh pa to mr t aena tn, tasnodmt huacthl et od mmee. tTohkenyomwatdhea mt Ienfeeeedl es de etno amnadk e s a t n u y d th en in t g s f e e l e se l . s ” een and important, if I didn’t teach them Along with the confidence instilled by a strong curriculum af rni edncdosrhei pc lsa ss hs eesb, uRiel bt , escocma ea los of wp ho ii nc ht eadr et os tt hi l el al i pf eol wo negr f u l f o r c e for good in her life. “My core friend group — those memories have been with me my whole life. Concord just gave me the confidence tehvae tr yI tchoiunlgd, ” dsoh ea ns ya ti dh .i n“ Pg haynsdi ccaol luyl, di t b’ seboena umt iyf uolw. . .nT. hI te’ s Cbaeme np u s Beautiful, but the people are also beautiful. I talk to people all the time who have school experiences with 300 to 400 people and never got to interact with anyone individually.

Tanhaint’dsinveidvuearltbhaesciasstehearteC.”oncord. You get to know people on Specifically, she recalled history classes with Dr. David Bard. “I still reflect on my history classes with Dr. Bard, whose pGaest tsyi os bn udregewp ei tnhehdi mmyr el omvae ifnosr ot nh ee os uf bmj eycmt . oAsttrui pn ftoor g e t t a b l e ec ox pl l ee gr iee—n ci et sw, ” aRs eab he cocma es, afirdo. m“ Cionns cpoi rr idn gw pa sr omf eosrseo tr hs at no fj ur isetnad l y fmacoems ltiokealLl iobfbuys[!”Alvis] in the cafeteria, who felt like a second Concord, to me — even though it’s been over 20 years — will always be part of who I am.

(Below) Rebecca Roseberry ’01 leads tour of young people at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Roseberry.

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WRITTEN BY TAMMIE PRESLEY