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Davis & Elkins College, a PC(USA)-affiliated institution, receives $5 million gift to construct new residential facility

Posted November 22nd, 2023

Glory Hall is the chosen name for Davis & Elkins College’s newest residential facility that will stand alongside Roxanna Booth and Gribble Halls as part of the newly established Freshman Village. As an institution originally founded and proudly affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), this new name affirms the college’s faith-based heritage.

The Stated Clerk of the PC(USA)’s General Assembly sends graduates on the road forward with a reminder to look back sometimes

Posted June 27th, 2023

Addressing the Class of 2023 at Davis & Elkins College during this year’s baccalaureate service, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II assured graduates that “it doesn’t matter if you came here cum laude or thank you Lordy. If you wear that tassel today, say thank you for the amazing way family and friends have nurtured you.”

Davis & Elkins College brings commencement to its graduates

Posted October 1st, 2020

As most graduation ceremonies went virtual this year, a small liberal arts college in West Virginia related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) made good on its promise to give the Class of 2020 an in-person commencement.