MOORHEAD – Concordia alumna Lauren Tschider published her debut book in September depicting her journey of healing after leaving an unhealthy relationship. In the summer of 2023, Tishcider decided to leave a two-year long relationship that was no longer safe for her to be in. After she left, she filed a restraining order and just…
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Alumni give back to current students
Concordia grad to launch online education service
Concordia’s own are proving that you are never too young to start your own company. Clever Mukori, a 2017 Concordia College graduate, is launching an online educational services platform called Learn or Teach, where students and teachers can connect in an online learning community. “Learn or Teach is an education services company that offers free…
Alumnus Benjamin Gislason broadcasts Cobber hockey games
It’s one hour before game time inside the Moorhead Sports Center and the press box is empty except for one man. He sits in silence at a stall reviewing notes and looking over stat sheets as the two teams, set to face off on the ice, play soccer along the outer ring of the arena…
Cobber alum returns as pep band percussionist
Each year on Homecoming Weekend, alumni return to campus to watch the football game, but this year, one alum will be playing percussion in the Cobber Athletic Band, rather than just sitting in the stands. Joey Bjornson, ‘15 alum will be the percussionist joining The Cobber Athletic Band, also referred to as the pep band….
Alumni embarks to Middle East despite risks
“A once friendly city turned angry and scared, shocking me to my core.” Instead of spending a semester in a country in more popular countries like Germany, Ireland, Norway or Japan, Hope Grigsby, once a bustling student at Concordia, immersed herself into one of the most controversial places for an American to travel in this…
Not all of us are ‘Happy Cobbers’
In a deeply personal submitted column, a recent alumnus gives an account of his depression Concordia is a great place. It is filled with happy cobbers of all ages, shapes, and backgrounds. There is little wrong with the mantra of being a ‘Happy Cobber.’ Yet there are some, perhaps more than most care to believe,…
Concordia alumnus directs local play
Concordia 2012 alumnus Christopher Damlo has been named assistant director of the Tin Roof Theatre’s upcoming production of Abby Man’s “The Judgment at Nuremberg.” The play is based upon the trials held in Nuremberg, Germany in the late 1940s. Damlo explains that on trial were the Nazi war criminals; namely political and governmental officials who…
Career Center: A resource for life
As many Concordia students already know, the Concordia College Career Center is a useful resource for current students seeking assistance when it comes to finding on-campus and off-campus employment. The Career Center, located in Academy 101, offers a diverse number workshops throughout the year that assist students with resume writing, interviewing, proper dress for interviews,…
Concordia collects artifacts for memory project
Rings, buttons and a maroon and gold stuffed animal dog. All contributions by Concordia alumni to the archives’ latest project. The Concordia archives are in the process of compiling artifacts from both present and past students to create the Concordia Memory Project. Over homecoming, the archives, along with Joy Lintelman’s History 112 class, hosted the…