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…
Forecasting class to predict enrollment for upcoming year
Nine students in Dr. John Reber’s forecasting class are working to predict Concordia’s future enrollment numbers, which could greatly benefit the college’s budget planning. According to Eric Addington, associate vice president for Enrollment and Financial Aid, the projection will benefit the school because the college’s budget will be built on a specific number of future…
Recruiting student athletes without sports scholarships
Walk into any high school and pick out a handful of athletes and ask them what they want to do after their high school athletic careers have ended. You may get the answer of, “continue playing.” While there are a wide variety of college institutions to choose from, not all are able to give athletic…
David Boggs, painting professor and mentor to students, retires
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…
Retiring Concordia faculty
Thank you for your dedication to your students David Boggs professor of painting and director, graphic design, Art, 31 years Dr. Marilyn Guy professor of Education, 40 years Dr. Gretchen Harvey assistant professor of History, 20 years Linda James assistant professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, 19 years Dr. Linda Johnson professor of History, 36 years…
Cory Aragon takes position in California
Cory Aragon, Associate Professor in Concordia’s Philosophy Department, is leaving at the end of the academic year for a position in California. Aragon’s new job is at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, also known as Cal Poly Pomona. Aragon has taught at Concordia for three years. He replaced retired professor Gregg Muilenberg in 2013. In…
Fowzia Adde: Overcoming barriers for refugee women
Fowzia Adde is at work in her office in the Townsite Center in Moorhead. Every minute, it seems, a bing from her computer indicates the arrival of another email—from businesses seeking funds from her organization, groups inviting her to conferences on gender equality and female empowerment, an elderly relative asking for help coming to America….
Humans of Concordia
“My biggest inspiration is definitely my track family. That’s my teammates, my coaches, and all of my supporters who show up at the most important meets I have. Even in an individual sport you need that encouragement. There’ll be times when I have a lot of self doubt about what I can achieve on the…
Editorial: Why you should care about the paper
As Co-Editor in Chief of the paper this year, I wanted to let the stories in the paper create their own impression without any opinions from me. That being said, the staff, faculty and student body at Concordia have no idea how much work it takes to produce a weekly paper. The students at Concordia…
Refugee entrepreneurs get boost from City of Fargo grant
Every day, New Americans in the Fargo-Moorhead area go to work. Some go to work at a job that barely pays the bills. Others go to work in a specialized industry. A select few go to work at businesses they created on their own. According to the American Immigration Council, in 2010 roughly one percent…










