The 125th Concordia exhibit hummed with conversation as family and friends of the college gathered to reflect on their memories of Concordia and to look forward to the future of the institution. The exhibit comprises of several sections, each one a purposeful combination of pieces to tell the story of 125 years of Concordia College….
When the Concordia Orchestra’s first notes ring out in Memorial Auditorium this Homecoming Saturday, there will be a new director behind the baton. This year’s Homecoming Concert will mark the directorial debut of Kevin Sütterlin, Concordia’s new director of orchestral activities and conductor of the school’s flagship orchestra. Sütterlin succeeds Foster Beyers, who announced his…
A white dog on a leash walks around campus. He sniffs at the fallen leaves and greets students with a doggy smile as they come up and pet him. Some students are lucky enough to get a slobbery kiss. Michelle McNamara, the hall director for Brown Hall, has had Ice, a pitbull mix, since July…
Concordia deals and discounts encourage school spirit The line at the Coffee Stop is long, even for 9 a.m. on a Friday. A cluster of Cobbers, many of them dressed in maroon and gold, stand chatting and staring at cell phones as they wait for their morning caffeine boost. At the front of the line…
Students walk to hunched over with backpacks and dreams too big to shoulder. Bicyclists whisk by, then someone on a longboard. At Knutson, the cyclists lock up their bikes. The longboarder shelves the board in a rack and does the same. Last year, current senior Samuel Olson headed the Student Government Association’s Student Services Committee…
White walls. White tables. White chairs. White bar. White mugs. White light. Vinyl of Rolling Stones plays, coffee machines whirr, conversations flutter. A family walks in, dad leading the way with an “I believe in Fargo” shirt as his wife and young daughter follow. Co-owner Tim Griffin stands in front of the iPad register, smiling…
Megan Shelden shares her study abroad experience When deciding on a college, most teenagers focus on factors like tuition, available majors, and graduation rates. When Megan Shelden selected Concordia, she had her eye on one thing: the school’s extensive study abroad program. “I just knew, ever since I was in high school, that I really…
After 21 years of teaching journalism at Concordia, Catherine McMullen won’t be moving very far away. Her new office in Academy will keeps its doors open as she continues to advise the staff of The Concordian, and work on writing projects of her own. McMullen has discovered, inspired and mentored dozens of budding careers during…
The scent of damp earth and growing things catches in your nostrils, circulated by the fans that hum at both ends of the new structure. April sunlight filters through the dual-ply plastic that puckers and billows in the wind, rattling like a snake: spring has come early to the high tunnel. “[The season] has been…
David Boggs walked into his watercolor class with tea in hand, humming. “One week,” he said, grinning. “One week left people.” Boggs, professor of painting, is “looking forward to retirement on a daily basis” and he makes sure to let his students know. After 31 years of teaching at Concordia, Boggs is finishing up his…