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New Student Orientation

Tammy Brown

June08Thursday9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

New Student Orientation

Tammy Brown

June09Friday9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

New Student Orientation

Tammy Brown

June10Saturday9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Featured Stories

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Dr. Kathy Liptak
Associate Provost, 504 / ADA Compliance Officer, Interim Dean of the College of Professional and Liberal Studies

Dr. Liptak works to promote and support the quality programs offered at Concord University, and she is here to foster success among our students and faculty. She wants our students to have high quality programs that are current, engaging, and will enable them to accomplish their future aspirations. Some of those programs include business and/or entrepreneurship, teaching, social work, sociology, sociology with an emphasis in criminology, and mass communication, which includes television and radio broadcasting, public relations, theater, or recreation and tourism management. Many of those programs are nationally accredited. Let Dr. Liptak and the College of Professional Studies faculty help you achieve your goals.

Dr. Kathy Liptak

Dr. Kathy Liptak

Associate Provost, 504 / ADA Compliance Officer, Interim Dean of the College of Professional and Liberal Studies

Dr. Jonathan Berkey

Dr. Jonathan Berkey

Professor of History

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Dr. Thomas McKenna

Professor of Philosophy and History

Kelsey Walls - Featured Student

Kelsey Walls '18

Oceana, WV

Dr. Joan Pendergast
Chair, Department of Social Work and Title IX Coordinator

When Dr. Pendergast was finishing her Ph.D. in Social Work Education at the University of South Carolina, she dreamed of teaching at a school like Concord. “I have wanted to live in the mountains for as long as I can remember,” she says. In 2007, she accepted a tenure-track position at CU and has found a home here. “The campus community is welcoming and accepting,” she says. Before completing her doctoral degree, Dr. Pendergast was a practicing social worker, valuable experience she shares with her students. “When I speak with students about social work, I explain that this is the best job and worst job you can have,” she says. “It’s very rewarding to see how people can change their lives, and it can be discouraging when these changes do not come.” Dr. Pendergast is dedicated to preparing her students for the realities they’ll face after graduation, and says she enjoys “being a small part of their journey.”