Liberal arts colleges are dealing with decreased enrollment across the country as high schools see smaller graduate pools. Newspapers everywhere are reporting on the shrinking pool of applicants for college and both enrollment and student retention are being reviewed for changes on Concordia’s campus. According to a report from the New York Times, “College enrollment…
Director explores new training methods for actors in upcoming play Marching in single line across the stage with knees bent and arms held out, nine students stay straight-faced and focused on their movements. Some might even be sweating. This is not a typical play rehearsal. Actors from the play “The Long Christmas Ride Home,” by…
The Centrum on Concordia’s campus filled with blue and green buttons Nov. 22 as students, faculty and staff attended a President’s Seminar about happiness. Those wearing blue buttons labeled themselves as introverts with the question “Am I destined to be sad?” while green button wearers displayed the word “extrovert” and the question “Am I programmed…
In the words of Ronald Offutt, “It’s an epic day for Concordia.” Saturday morning, Concordia held the dedication for the Offutt School of Business in front of a crowd of 3,800 people who were there to see Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates speak. His talk was preceded with opening comments from President William Craft, Ronald Offutt…
Creating short films with zero budget, low-tech equipment and roughly three months to put it all together presented a challenge to the core capstone film and literature class at the beginning of this semester. Last Sunday three films from three groups of students came together to premiere at the Fargo Theatre downtown. The three films…
According to the cast members of “Vinegar Tom,” this is a play about witches with no witches at all. The play “Vinegar Tom” was written by Caryl Churchill in 1976, but it is set in 17th century England. The show has strong feminist themes, which director Jen Thomas is excited to bring out and give…
Registering for spring semester classes last fall left many students and faculty members frustrated with the Banner system. This time around, Chief Information Officer Bruce Vieweg and Registrar Erica Peterson put their heads together and came up with a free solution to registration woes. “The easiest option, that didn’t cost any money, was to divide…
The hashtag #cctour13 bombarded twitter feeds for the past two weeks as the Concordia Choir toured the Midwest heading south to Texas. Manager for the choir, Gordon Moe planned on using the hashtag as a marketing and promotional tool while the choir traveled. Although choir members enjoyed documenting their trip through social media, Moe explained…
She calls it her “rad school search.” What most see as a stressful–and often expensive–graduate school search process, she has turned into a friendly competition. Laura Pancoast, along with four other senior vocal performance majors, is busy with the frenzy of activity caused from applying to graduate schools. After her graduation from Concordia in Dec.,…