The Celebration of Student Scholarship is an event that comes and goes every year. A list of sessions is available on a dense webpage on the Concordia College website, but no information is available about specific presenters or their projects. A group of students is aiming to change that. Eight students–Marissa Armstrong, Zach Doerring, Michael…
Of the more than 100 student organizations at Concordia, few can claim to remember being wildly successful in their first few months as an official club on campus. But that is exactly what Cobbers in Action, a club with 65 active members dedicated to “reminding the world of intentional kindness over spontaneous evil,” has done…
It is 4:30 a.m., and the day begins as it always does: with a wild car chase, a devastating breakup, or an ambulance rushing humanity’s last hope to the hospital. All of this is accompanied by the only sound not coming from the screen of a television: the steady thudding of feet on a treadmill….
Kristian Aardahl, who graduated from Concordia in May of 2017 with a biology degree, has been serving in Senegal since August with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Young Adults in Global Mission. While in Senegal, Aardahl is working at a pharmacy and resource center for individuals with HIV/AIDS through a Lutheran, Senegalese non-profit organization….
After an extensive search process last spring, Concordia welcomed new Athletic Director Jefferson Bretherton with open arms this fall. With fall sports in full action now, Bretherton feels right at home in the Concordia community. “I’m very excited to be here with such a great community,” Bretherton said. “The relationship Concordia has with its athletic…
SUBMITTED BY SUSAN FISER Most students take the same route on their journey to a college education, going straight from high school to college or university. Carol Krabbenhoft has taken a different course. Krabbenhoft graduated from Concordia at age 51,with a Bachelor’s degree in December of 2006, majoring in Office Administration, and was in the…
Senior Rebecca Roe, elementary education major, co-chair of Habitat for Humanity Concordia College chapter and a member of Cru, has been nominated for YWCA’s Woman of the Year Award. Her community involvement and continued dedication to service will be recognized in YWCA’s annual celebration, held to honor exemplary women and businesses who contribute to their…
How does a student living in a landlocked state learn first-hand what it’s like to save a stranded sea turtle? Concordia’s own Matt Nelson has been granted the opportunity to do just this, and more. The National Science Foundation funds undergrad internships yearly, granting high school, trade school and college students the opportunity to work…
Fargo-Moorhead feature film Supermoto, starring Concordia alum and faculty, will be world premiered at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival on April 15 and 16 at St. Anthony Main Theatre. Supermoto follows the story of Ruby, a woman who wakes up alone in a motel room. Her abusive boyfriend has left her, leaving her with…
Tobacco 21, a project started in Dr. Cindy Larson-Casselton’s senior capstone Health Communication class, focused on spreading a petition to start a bill in Minnesota that would raise the legal age of purchasing tobacco products to 21. The goal of this bill would be to stop teenagers from getting addicted to tobacco, thereby slowing the…