 Concord University is beginning its search for a new president after long-time CU president Dr. Kendra Boggess told the Board of Governors of her intentions to retire next year. Residential Search Committee Chair Brad Lane said Boggess plans to retire after 40 years of service to Concord. Boggess became Concord's 12th president in April 2014 after a career that began on campus in 1984. Before that, she was in the private sector for 25 years.