President William Craft has announced that effective on July 1, 2017, Concordia’s division of Student Affairs will be restructured into a broader and united organization named Student Development and Campus Life. All of the changes brought about are in congruence with Concordia’s strategic plan. In the past, student support has been separated across Student and…
This semester students are engaging religion in a new way thanks to a new course taught by Dr. Michelle Lelwica. Lelwica’s course, Religion and the Body, uses nontraditional pedagogy. Lelwica believes that having an emphasis on experiential learning will help students to view class readings and their own experiences in a different light. “When you…
The vocal department at Concordia is going to see a new face in their lineup come the fall of 2017. The department is preparing to begin the search to find a replacement for Dr. Jonathan Lasch, current assistant professor of voice. The faculty began to prepare for the application process when Dr. Lasch announced he…
In today’s political atmosphere, the role of gender is playing a more prominent role than ever before in national discussions. Keeping that in mind, this year’s gender expo will be more important than ever before. “Concordia’s Gender Matters Expo 2017: Now It’s Personal” will take place in the Centrum from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m….
In the past few years, Concordia College has seen a significant drop in enrollment. While the college is going to great lengths to improve its admission numbers, there is one trend that Concordia continues to see each year: there are always fewer students in the spring than in the fall. In the fall of 2016,…
The Board of Regents passed a new alcohol policy this spring, officially changing Concordia’s status as a dry campus to a wet campus. While federal and state laws still apply while on school property, students who are at least 21 are now allowed to drink within already determined spaces on campus, but with regulations. Marah…
Eighteen theatre students participated at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival last week where students made it into the finals, and one won it all. Senior Melissa Thurn won first place in the National Costume Design Award for the costumes she designed for “The Country Wife.” She showcased her renderings, research, production photos, costumes…
Shaun King Speaks on the New Civil Rights Movement in America In a campus event that gained community-wide attention even before it happened, activist and writer for the New York Daily News, Shaun King shared his message on the New Civil Rights movement. The attendance was high enough as many students, faculty, staff and community…
Despite a mid-October announcement stating retirement plans, Bruce Vieweg, chief information officer, has decided to cancel those plans indefinitely. “I’ve been known to change my mind,” Vieweg said. Vieweg made the counter-announcement Monday on Facebook, claiming: “the summer of 2017. I’ve determined that the time simply isn’t right . . . there is no magic…
This year Concordia hosted its first Mental Health Awareness week that started Nov. 14. A mental health panel made up of five students and two faculty members spoke from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Students shared their experiences with mental illness and the faculty also did this, but additionally offered another perspective about the relationships…