As the end of the school year creeps closer and students begin to seek housing for next year, some have been surprised to find certain changes in on-campus dorm and apartment availability. Mikal Kenfield, director of Residence Life, said 60 to 65 percent of the student body typically lives onContinue Reading
Freshman Chris Cartwright has always had a passion for theatre; he began acting in fourth grade. Now, his play has been published by Off the Wall Plays and is ready for purchase. Off the Wall Plays, an online publishing house, notified Cartwright a few weeks ago. He wrote the one-actContinue Reading
Concordia has put in extra effort this year to boost interest in summer school by offering brand-new classes, flexible online options and a large selection of courses. This summer, Concordia will offer over 100 classes, the largest number of summer classes the college has ever offered. Dr. Cynthia Carver, chairContinue Reading
An article from last week’s paper reported Foster Beyers’ decision to take a new teaching position as orchestra director at James Madison University, and the future of Professor Kate Hamilton’s position. We would like to add the following corrections. Professor Capistran teaches string methods and is a violinist and conductor,Continue Reading
Berman, a Holocaust survivor, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the Centrum, Knutson Campus Center. The lecture, part of a series of events hosted by the college on “Scandinavia and the Holocaust” March 10 and 11, is sponsored by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., and ToleranceContinue Reading
The Neuroscience program at Concordia is pleased to announce the inaugural Nornes Lectureship in Neuroscience March 14. The daylong event featuring student and faculty work will conclude with a lecture addressing the psychology and neuroscience of eating disorders by Dr. Stephen A. Wonderlich at 7 p.m. in the Centrum, KnutsonContinue Reading
The music department at Concordia College will present the Three Choirs Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 13, in the Centrum, Knutson Campus Center. The choirs will perform a variety of music including “Holy is the Lord” by Jeffrey Ames, “Agnus Dei” by Vassili Kalinnikov, and “Kyrie Eleison” by HenkContinue Reading
In March of 1993, Deane Root and Doris Dyen led a Sacred Harp workshop as part of Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Festival. Saturday, March 12, Sacred Harp returns to Moorhead. The event will be hosted in the Birkeland Lounge from 1 to 4p.m. Nathan Rees, a member of the boardContinue Reading
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., will receive a major gift from Sanford Health in support of its integrated science complex renovation. Sanford Health has announced a match of 10 percent of capital gifts to the project, up to a total of $3 million. “Sanford Health is impressed with the efforts andContinue Reading
English professor and travel writer W. Scott Olsen will launch his 11th book, “A Moment With Strangers,” a book about the apparent — but brief — impact of people we meet. Olsen said that whether in the local grocery store or an English market, strangers can surprise. “Every now and thenContinue Reading