Dr. Hilda Koster, associate professor in Concordia’s religion department, and her co-editor Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim have released a book entitled “Planetary Solidarity: Global Women’s Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice.” An opportunity to gather and celebrate the book was held on Feb. 9, but the book was originally released in the fall of…
Students gathered in Barry Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 13, for a service opportunity to tie blankets for children ages 0-18 who are affected by illness or traumatic life events. Campus Events Commission partnered with a nonprofit called Project Linus to host the event. According to Project Linus’s website, the organization was created after a 1995…
Julia Kohler has been on the executive committee of Active Minds at Concordia for two years and will be the organization’s president next fall. If that is not enough responsibility, the junior psychology major and environmental studies and English writing minor has also been chosen as one of 20 students nationwide to be part of…
After 33 years at Concordia, math professor Dr. William Tomhave will retire at the end of this academic year. What will draw him away are the usual suspects: travel and seeing his grandchildren. What he will miss most from Concordia, however, is the enthusiasm of students. “The interactions in a classroom are energizing. You feed…
Sitting alone in his hotel room in Waterloo, Iowa, in early February, Sam Gaines wondered, “What did I get myself into?” The next day at the UNI Overseas Recruiting Fair sponsored by University of Northern Iowa, Sam got his answer: a two-year contract to teach middle school music in Kuwait. Gaines, a senior vocal music…
The Concordia Orchestra welcomed guest conductor Dr. Mathias Elmer from the University of Memphis to campus last week. Over the course of five days, he taught master classes, conducted rehearsals, and conducted a concert with the orchestra. Hosting Elmer allowed the orchestra to experience a different style of conducting and learn new ways of expression….
On Thursday, Feb. 1, Concordia played host to the Langston Hughes Project, a multimedia undertaking bringing Langston Hughes’ 12-part epic poem “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz” to a jazz quartet, videography, and narration. The performance was directed and narrated by Dr. Ron McCurdy, a professor of music in the Thornton School of Music…
When posters bearing the words “IT’S OK TO BE WHITE” appeared on campus last Halloween, Student Government Association responded by hosting a public forum to allow members of the Concordia community to discuss their reactions. In the months since, SGA has hosted forums on topics such as “Supporting Racial Diversity,” in response to the We…
If you are wondering what it takes to become Mr. Concordia, just ask senior Tyler Eliason. Eliason, who represented Concordia Theatre at the annual all-male pageant, won the judges’ hearts (and the corncob crown) on Saturday, Jan. 27. But the competition means more than any prize for both the contestants and the community. “I…
After a six-year hiatus, the Concordia mock trial team held their first meeting on Monday, Jan. 22. The team has been rebuilt with support from the political science department; the division chair of the humanities, Dr. Vincent Arnold; and the Assistant District Attorney for Clay County, Lori Conroy. Concordia College has a long history of…