Zhuhai, China, is situated on the Pearl River delta, which runs through the Asian mainland. But its waterside tourist value isn’t what makes Zhuhai important to Concordia College. Zhuhai is home to the United International College – the first and only liberal arts college in China. With 4,000 students and a focus on English emersion,…
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New agreement with Chinese university
Concordia increased its ties to China through an educational agreement with a university in Chongquing, China. On Nov. 2, Provost Mark Krejci and Vice President of Enrollment Steve Schuetz met with two delegates from the Sichuan International Studies University for a signing ceremony. This new agreement will allow SISU students to apply for Concordia enrollment….
Alumnus Publishes Book, Addresses Global Commodities Market
Some students who spend time in the Maize might think about the fries they ordered or the Twins game on the flat screen or the printer jam that is causing them to be late for history class. When Alan Bjerga, a 1995 Concordia graduate and agriculture reporter for Bloomberg News, was on campus one year…
Cobbers Help Orphans in Ecuador
This article was written by Kayla Culver, a contributing author for The Concordian. Last summer and last spring break, Concordia students traveled to Ecuador to volunteer at Case De Fe, an orphanage based in the Amazon jungle of Shell, Ecuador. Patti Sue Arnold is the director and founder of Casa De Fe. The orphanage is…
Concordia remembers the Norway tragedy
It’s been said that there’s no rose without a thorn. A decorative display of 77 roses in the Knutson Center Centrum invited dozens to remember the Norwegians who were murdered on July 22, in the country’s most violent event since World War II. Each flower was a memorial for every life cut short, in a…
Concordia Band postpones tour to Japan
The aftermath of the earthquake in Japan March 27 has hit closer to home as the Concordia Band has canceled their international trip this May. Last night, band director Dr. Scott Jones informed the band that the trip will be postponed to 2012 due to United States Department of Travel restrictions placed on some of…
Passport program would encourage studying abroad
43 percent of Concordia students travel abroad sometime during their college career, but this is a number that a group of faculty members are hoping to change.
Water privatization in India
The Concordian sits down with scholar-in-residence David Selvaraj to discuss the
implications of water privatization, and what Concordia students can do to help
Heightened terror threat in Europe
Spring and summer destinations for the Concordia College Global Education program recently received attention when the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Europe. The State Department issued the travel alert Oct. 3 in response to an increased threat of terrorism. The statement was not meant to deter people from travel to Europe, but…
A Survivor’s Story
Connie Peterson is stateside now, but her thoughts are still with the people she left behind in Haiti. After four days of emergency medical care, carrying people through rubble, and being evacuated through streets so muddy they were nearly impassable, she may be home but she’s not at peace. “I’ve noticed since I came home…