Professors talk about student feedback At the end of each semester, professors read evaluations completed by students who have taken their classes. Professors look at the averages of both the numerical scores they are given and the comments that students leave. The comments section proves to be the most helpful in informing professors about how…
Concordia College will officially have a license to serve alcohol on campus starting this summer. This news may lead Cobbers to believe in an upcoming campus bar, but this is not the case. Strict guidelines have been applied to the sale of alcohol on campus. Concordia will only be allowed to serve alcohol during the…
After a grueling Winter, the CobBikes have finally returned to their rack, and they will stay there for the rest of the semester – rain, shine or even snow. Dr. Ken Foster, chair of Concordia’s Sustainability Council, and Kim Haley, a Sustainability intern, said they have some plans in mind for the popular set of…
HILT visits California, D.C. This year, two High Impact Leadership trips set off to their destinations over spring break. One trip went to Washington D.C. to learn about environmental policy, while the other went to California to learn about sustainable agriculture and organic farming. Both groups came back filled with knowledge, ready to implement change…
Concordia partnered with the It’s On Us campaign to organize a discussion about sexual assault awareness. Over 100 students gathered in the Centrum on Monday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. to participate. According to itsonus.org, the It’s On Us campaign’s mission is “to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault; to identify situations in which…
Paying a fee to get pricked by a needle might not be on the top of many people’s lists of things to do, but maybe it should be. With the recent outbreak in Measles throughout the United States, students may be wondering what they can do to prevent any health issues such as this. Kathryn…
If students won’t watch their printing habits, Bruce Vieweg will. Bruce Vieweg, associate vice president and chief information officer of Concordia, worked with a team of students to track and analyze student’s individual print usage over the course of the fall 2014 semester. Vieweg wanted to start this project because he felt printing levels were…
Assignments, games, music, presentations and more exist on a college laptop – until it crashes. ITS recommends students and faculty back up their computers on a regular basis. Backing up important files to an external hard drive can save lots of time, money and pain. Luke Papenfuss, student manager at ITS, said there is almost…
Early graduation provides unique opportunities Students with enough credits coming in from high school have the decision to stick it out for the typical four years at Concordia or take the plunge and graduate early. According to Concordia registrar, Ericka Peterson, there has been an increase in students who come in with credit. Peterson said…
Concordia College is the premier sponsor of this year’s Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference on April 8-11. More than 13,000 writers will fill the Minneapolis Convention Center accompanied by more than 2,000 presenters and 700 booths at the book fair. As the main sponsor, Concordia hopes to offer free registration for Concordia students….