Concord University Magazine Spring 2025

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Pu nr ei vs ei dr es int ty Bpor ge gs iedsesnht as ,s saecrtvi vi negl yaws ot hr ek eCdh wa i irt ho fo t h e r the Council of Presidents for five years, to help sptaartte t ahne di r ns autpi opno ar tl lpalwa yms ai nk et rhse sseuec tche es si mo fphoirgtha enrt et hdautc saut ipopnoirnt Wi n ec rs et aVsier dg i an ni ad. Ianl l omwo er de rCeocnecnot ryde taor s , grow. Dt ourrei ns pg oBnodg gt oe st sh’ epwr eosri kd feonrcc ye, dC eo mn caonrdds wc raes aat be dl e by the COVID-19 pandemic by adding a nursing pa dr odgr reas ms naenedd sa ipnhWy sei sc ti aVni ragsisni isat aanntdpbr eo yg or anmd . tBoo t h p fu r n o d g i r n a g m . s were made possible by appropriations Ienn caodudri at igoendt po rhoegarlat mh cs at rhea ot fafpe pr ienagl se,dBtoogtghees s desires of a new generation of learners. She would spearhead West Virginia’s first public