Sophomore Ted Rinell, one of the student leaders of the Concordia Haitian Relief Fund, is already tackling a new fundraising project. Rinell is in the process of organizing a St. Baldrick’s Foundation event on Concordia’s campus for next year. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a non-profit charity that raises money for childhood cancer research primarily…
Concordia On-Air March 3, 2010
In this weeks show Meg gives us an update about the flood preparations, Toni and Andrew show us how to make yummy treats, and Toni interviews Angela Steffen about her animation piece in the Fargo Film Festival. Plus, Meghann gives us the top 5 Olympic …
And the survey says…
Concordia freshman and senior students are, in general, significantly more satisfied than the other private and public schools and universities who participated in the National Survey of Student Engagement, according to the 2010 survey. When it came to the aspect of the survey dealing with student-faculty interaction, however, Concordia students rated significantly lower than the…
Time for Work
The alarm buzzes. The clock reads 5 a.m. Jerry Raguse gets up for a long day of work. He takes his time getting ready, pulls his blue Concordia College Facilities Management hooded sweatshirt over his clothes, dons his blue stocking cap, and is ready to go. Day one of eight. Today is a Saturday. The…
Make a positive change
Lent started this Wednesday. As senior Leah Ryan kindly explained to me, “the whole purpose of Lent is to become closer to God and to contemplate Jesus.” A Catholic, Leah eats limited meals on Fridays during Lent and picks something personal to give up each year. This year she is thinking of giving up bread….
The Student Activity Fee
If you are a Concordia student earning at least one credit, you pay a student activity fee. This year and last year, the fee was $210. Concordia has approximately 2,800 students enrolled. An average of 2,650 students pay the fee each year after discounting students who do not pay the student activity fee, or at…
What is the cost to teach?
During the second semester of every year, senior education majors are required to student teach for 10 weeks. This semester, Concordia will have 50 education majors learning to be teachers in area schools. Part of this teaching process is a $200 fee, which has recently come under question. Debra Grosz, the education department’s Director of…
Concordia On-Air February 17, 2010
On this weeks show Meg gives us the results of the SGA election, Toni and Andrew show us how to make quick and delicious snacks, and in sports Andrew and Adam give us an update on the Olympics. Plus Emily tells us about the launching about the new virt…
Lights, camera, action!
It is no secret around Concordia’s campus that junior Erik George is an involved student. Behind his shy smile is the modesty to prove he does not want undue attention. With him, George carries a royal blue, stainless steel water bottle and “The Star Tribune” folded under his arm. This college student does what he…
Doing it her way
Junior Natalie Barnes will be running for Miss Minnesota International in March, and in doing so she aims to dismantle the stereotypes and fallacies about pageants. Barnes currently has the title of Miss Litchfield (her hometown) and Miss Meeker County International, which is part of the reason she was eligible to compete in the Miss…