Bill Gates will be the featured speaker at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., April 27, 2013, as part of dedication festivities for the newly renovated Grant Center, home of the Offutt School of Business. Gates, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, will discuss social entrepreneurship, an important element in the Offutt School of Business curriculum. “The imagination and…
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Levi Bachmeier and Matt Dymoke win SGA president and vice-president positions
Levi Bachmeier and Matt Dymoke have won the positions of Student Government Association president and vice-president for next year. They, along with new Executive Assistant, Emma Connell, and new Chief of Staff, Austin Keller, will provide leadership to SGA during the 2013-2014 school year. They beat out competitors Ryan Deschene and Andy Mackner in the…
Students sign pledge in efforts to eliminate Cobber Water
Student Environmental Alliance is trying to promote a social change in the Concordia community. Eliminating Cobber Water from campus is SEA’s first goal in moving toward a more sustainable campus. SEA, Student Government Association and Campus Democrats are working together to inform the student body about how they can take action to get rid of…
Professors vary in laptop philosopy
As Concordia moves closer to midterm, students are spending more time on their laptops, either preparing for the onslaught of papers and tests or avoiding them with social media. The increased use of laptops in classes the last few years has prompted professors to lay out specific policies for technology use in class. “They’re a…
Speech team mentors MHS
Concordia’s speech team has been inviting some new members to its practices–high school students. Joe Kennedy, one of the team coaches, is putting a fresh spin on the weekly political discussions he conducts for Concordia’s speech team by inviting Fargo-Moorhead high school students to attend. Each 90-minute discussion, referred to as a “roundtable,” challenges students…
SEA urges students to buy reusable water bottles
Last week, approximately 300 students signed a petition to stop the sale of Cobber Water on Concordia’s campus. The Student Environmental Alliance promoted this petition throughout Feb. 4-7, aiming to make a positive change on campus. Throughout the week, events were held that focused on working toward an environmentally friendly campus. On Monday, SEA set…
Band returns
More than 70 Concordia band students missed classes last week to share their music with local schools, churches, and communities around Minnesota. “Tour is always fun because you spend a lot of time with friends,” said senior Rachel Miller, who plays French horn. “A lot of my really close friends are in band.” Tour is…
Laura Pancruisin’
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.,…
Prospects compete for Regents: More than 150 students visit campus, vie for one of five full tuition scholarships
Toting their stellar GPAs and superb ACT scores, some of the area’s most competitive high school students competed for Concordia’s most prestigious academic scholarship over the last couple of weeks. About 150 prospective students applying for the Regents Scholarship descended upon campus on Jan. 28, Feb. 1 and Feb. 4 to interview for the award….
Intervisitation eliminated in Brown Hall, Bogstad apartments no longer gender-separate by floor
Residence Life has adopted two new rules to make living on campus more flexible for upperclassmen. Starting next year, Residence Life has agreed to eliminate inter-visitation restrictions in Brown Hall. Also, both Bogstad East and Bogstad Manor will be co-ed by unit rather than the current system where men and women live on separate floors….