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Homecoming Parade

Colton Lively

October09Thursday6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Homecoming Bonfire

Valley

Carolyn Worley

October09Thursday7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tri Sigma 100th Anniversary Celebration

Ballroom

Skyler Mounts

October12Sunday10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Featured Stories

alumni
Michael Yost
Class of 2017

Michael Yost attended Concord University from 2014-2017, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in pre-professional biology. He was then accepted to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, where he earned his medical degree. He is currently in the Family Medicine residency program at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Lewisburg, WV. His most memorable experience while attending Concord is meeting his wife in University 101 on the first day of class. When asked about a unique story that many people don’t know about him, he related, “I won The WV State Arbor Day Poster competition in fourth grade and there is a tree planted in my honor in front of Athens Elementary School still today, less than a mile from Concord University.”

A photo of Michael Yost, Concord University class of 2017

Michael Yost

Class of 2017

A photo of Rachel Clay in front of a neutral background

Rachel Clay

Nursing Major

A photo of Adam Cook in front of the Concord University Bell Tower

Adam Cook '18

Bradley, WV

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Jade Gravely '18

Beckley, WV

Dr. George Williams '11
Assistant Professor of English / Director of Veteran Services

George joined the Navy at age 17, and then worked for British Aerospace Engineering, where he helped design, install and repair advanced electronic systems on US Navy Ships. Later, he moved his family to Wilmington, NC, where he started his own business focusing on electronic and electrical systems for private yachts. Once his three daughters were grown, he and his wife sold everything and hit the road, eventually settling in Bluefield, WV. Dr. Williams attended Concord University and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy. He and his wife then moved to Scotland, where he earned a Master of Letters (MLitt) in English Literary Studies at the University of Aberdeen. They spent nearly a decade there before returning to West Virginia in 2018 and began working at Concord as an adjunct professor, and finished his PhD from the University of Dundee. He was soon hired as an Assistant Professor of English and the CU Veterans Advocate. When asked about his most memorable experience, he relates, “I was presenting at an international conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, discussing how German author Goethe influenced Sir Walter Scott. After my presentation, my PhD advisor pulled me aside to inform me that I had been mispronouncing Goethe’s name throughout my talk. Embarrassed by my mistake in front of an international audience, I now use this experience as a teaching moment for my students.”