Concordia proposes 4-4-1 calendar change The Campus Conversation meeting on Oct. 29 shows Concordia favors the idea of changing the calendar to a “4-4-1,” as well as integrating more hands-on experiences in classrooms. Dr. Darin Ulness, a chemistry professor and Director of Division of Sciences and Mathematics, spoke at the meeting. This past summer, Ulness…
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate comes to Concordia The Fargo-Moorhead community came out in true form for 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee’s talk on Thursday, Nov. 6. Gbowee won the prize for her work with the nonviolent peace movement that helped to end the Second Liberian Civil War. Community members and students packed the…
Some events canceled by Student Government Association; disappoints campus democrat, republican leaders Concordia hosted Political Awareness Week on campus Oct. 13-17, though few students may have known. Originally, the week was supposed to be a nonpartisan attempt at raising students’ political involvement in time for elections on Nov. 4. However, some lack of communication led…
On November 6 between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Knutson Campus Center will host a booth at which students can thank their Minnesota legislators for their support of the state grant. If you receive state funding, it might be worth your time – and money – to stop by. The state grant, which provides several…
Les Miserables set underway The flat stage of the Francis Comstock Theatre has been replaced by a towering, wooden structure, crawling with scene shop workers. Steve Johnson, the play’s technical director, likes with how the construction is going. “We’ve got things in place pretty well ahead of schedule, actually,” Johnson said. Christian Boy, the sets…
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee will speak in the Centrum Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Gbowee received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for encouraging Christian and Muslim women join together and use nonviolence to end Liberia’s civil war in 2003. She will speak about interfaith and peacebuilding, principles she believes will be helpful…
Concordia College has received a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation that focuses on digital humanities. The Mellon Foundation encouraged Concordia College to apply for the grant, aware of Concordia’s hopes to expand their digital humanities. In September, The Mellon Foundation notified Concordia of its acceptance. The grant will be used to help students and…
The quest for a new VP of Enrollment continues With the vacant position in the vice president of enrollment, Concordia is on the move to find the next individual to fulfill the spot. At the beginning of the year, Concordia faculty and staff members received an email stating Steve Schuetz, previous vice president of enrollment…
Concordia’s nationally-ranked speech team continues to excel in competitions while exploring important topics that have yet to hit the newsstands. Speech students search day after day for interesting, compelling topics. As they put their developing skills to use, they often uncover and speak about things happening in the world that hit national news long after….
Sustainable EcoHouse residents finding ways to spice up exterior Few people notice the brick box that is the Concordia EcoHouse – after all, it’s designed to be low-impact. In an attempt to create a more sustainable lifestyle, residents of the EcoHouse are planting an edible garden. The garden will occupy the currently barren backyard of…