Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

Concord University Foundation rTercuei si vt eWd eas $t 1V0i r, 0g 0i n0i ag rFaonutnidnaAt iporni lt 2o 0s2u5p pf roormt t ht hee University’s Pathways Scholarship. "We are grateful for the partnership and financial sUunpi vpeorrst i tt yh at ht rTor uu gi sht oh ua rs fporuonv di daet ido Cn of on rc os rodm a n y ya edavrasn,"c es ma i de nJ ot . s"hTuhae Ci rl ignief t, ee xneacbul et isv eu sd ti roeoc bt ot ar ionf a n if mu npdr ews hs iivc eh mi s aet scshe fnot ri aol ut or Ph ae tl hp wi nagyms Sa cnhy osl taur ds he inpt s complete their academic goals and graduate." SUunpi vpeorrstiet yd Fboyufnudnadtsi or na i as endd tmh raot cuhgehdt hbey Ct hoen c o r d MS cahioe lraFr sohuinpdias t ai owna or df eCdh aarnl ne sutaolnl y, ttho er iPsai nt hgwoar y s current CU sophomores, juniors or seniors, who are West Virginia residents and who face financial needs that could otherwise force them to withdraw from college. Uyepatro. 50 students will be awarded $2,000 scholarships this Concord University’s first cohort of pp reer c- lei cnet npsausrse rna ut er soi nn gt hger aNdaut ai ot ensa ls cCooruendc ai l 1L 0i c0e n s u r e Examination for Registered Nurses and a 100 percent employment rate. The final test score was reported on Areuggi.o1n,.and all graduates are serving as nurses in the Amci cl eosmt opnl ies hf oi nr gC Ua ’1s 0n0u rpsei rncge np tr opgarsasmr a. tTehiiss agnr oi umpp oo fr t a n t students were the first to enter the nursing program wt hirtohuoguht pt hr ei oernntui rres icnugr reixcpuel ur mi e n. Tc eh eainrda cpcroomg rpelsi ss h m e n t s ss pt aenadkatrod tshsee th abrydowu ro rnku rosf i onug rpsrtougdreanmt s. a n d t h e h i g h “c Wu rhr iecnu lgai ,vwe ne tchheo os ep ti inosnt et aodutsoe beux ii lsdt i an gp rnougrrsai nmg f r o m tnhuer sgirnogu enxdpue pr i, ednrcaewf irnogmo on uorvne er w1 0f a0 cyuel at yr, ”s soaf i cdoMmibc ihneel de H o l t , di ni rs et rcut oc tri oo nf na ludr seisni gg n. “eTr hs ,eagnudi ds taanf cf ewfar so mi n voaul ru aa bd lme , i na ni sdt roaut or r s , sa tl lu. dTehni st sw’ daes dt ihcea tpi oe rnf et oc tesxecteul pl e nf ocre swu ca cs etshse. Iht e’ saar twb ei na tf oorf i t envuerrsyeosnweilaltsCeorvnec.o”rd University and the many patients these

First cohort of pre-licensure nursing graduates with CU nursing faculty. Photo courtesy of Michele Holt, director of BSN program.

Concord University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program was approved in 2022, and this first class entered idni f ffae lrl e2n0t 2b3a. cTk hg er os eu ns tdusd, ae lnl tsseeenk ti en rge ad nt he ew pcraorgerearmi nf rnoumr s i n g .

“t hTeh eC oTnr uc oi srtdWUensitv eVri rs gi tiyn iFaoFuonudnadt iaotni o’ snPi as tphrwo auyds tSoc shuopl aprosrht i p P“ Cr oo ng rcaomr d,” i Ts rauni setxMc eaprtki oe tn Pa lr ei ns si dt iet un tt i Joonr dt ha ant Wp roeopl da rr ei ds gi et ss a i d . sc toundt reinbtustfeotrobtrhi gehi rt ,ciomnpt iancutef udl scuacrceeesrss.,”a n d w e ’ r e h o n o r e d t o Truist Mortgage Lender Jeremy Ayers and Market President Jordan Wooldridge present Dr. Kendra Boggess a $10,000 contribution to the CU Pathways Fund.

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WRITTEN BY TAMMIE PRESLEY