The aftermath of the earthquake in Japan March 27 has hit closer to home as the Concordia Band has canceled their international trip this May. Last night, band director Dr. Scott Jones informed the band that the trip will be postponed to 2012 due to United States Department of TravelContinue Reading
43 percent of Concordia students travel abroad sometime during their college career, but this is a number that a group of faculty members are hoping to change.Continue Reading
The Concordian sits down with scholar-in-residence David Selvaraj to discuss the
implications of water privatization, and what Concordia students can do to helpContinue Reading
Spring and summer destinations for the Concordia College Global Education program recently received attention when the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Europe. The State Department issued the travel alert Oct. 3 in response to an increased threat of terrorism. The statement was not meant to deter peopleContinue Reading
Connie Peterson is stateside now, but her thoughts are still with the people she left behind in Haiti. After four days of emergency medical care, carrying people through rubble, and being evacuated through streets so muddy they were nearly impassable, she may be home but she’s not at peace. “I’veContinue Reading
St. Olaf College hosted the 21st annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum March 6-7. The Forum was entitled “Striving for Peace: A Climate for Change” and honored the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. The Norwegian Nobel Committee jointly awarded the NobelContinue Reading