The Carl B. Ylvisaker Library was built in 1956, making it one of the oldest buildings on campus. Any aging building has its number of problems. For the library, one prevalent issue is its limited handicap accessibility. Laura Probst, library director, said the mezzanine and the third floor of south stack where the periodicals are shelved…
For many high school students thinking about college, the sticker price of higher education is a daunting number. College tuition may become even more alarming to some students due to the discontinuation of the Federal Perkins Loan, which became effective Sept. 30, 2015. The Perkins Loan was a federal financial aid program, eligible to undergraduate…
Work with heart research, urban food systems, in public health, in elderly nutrition programs; the options are endless with the new graduate program in Nutrition and Dietetics. A combined Dietetic Internship and Master of Science in Nutrition with an emphasis in Dietetics Leadership program will begin in fall of 2017 at Concordia College. This master’s…
Concordia College Music Department presents the eighth annual PRISM concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in Memorial Auditorium. This unique concert is a continuous surround-sound experience, with one ensemble seamlessly following another without pause. Several instrumental groups, including The Concordia Band, the Symphonic Band, Echo Band, the Concordia Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Ensembles I…
How Uniprint is striving to lower those numbers What do health education, nursing, and music theory composition majors have in common? Last year, they printed over 900 sheets of paper per person. Other majors are not far behind; psychology majors printed an average of 834 sheets, and elementary education majors printed 789 sheets. “I think…
Everyone has fantasized about what they would do if they ever received a large amount of money. For the Catholic Cobbers, that fantasy is becoming a reality. The Catholic Cobbers, along with the MSUM Catholic Dragons, will utilize a $100,000 grant over the next five years that was awarded to the Moorhead Catholic Campus Ministry…
Concordia will host a new awareness week Students can share a meal that highlights the discrepancy between different financial situations, hear from community members working closely with the issue of homelessness or spend the night outside to reflect on this issue during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Nov. 15 through 21. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness…
Student Healthcare Management Association toured the Mayo Clinic and talked to professionals working there on Oct. 16. The purpose of SHMA is to bring together a group of students who have an interest in leadership in healthcare said Shelly Gompf, advisor of SHMA and assistant professor and director of healthcare administration. “Our mission is to…
At the Faculty Senate meeting Oct. 13, a few concerns were addressed regarding the process of implementing Intensive Integrated Learning Experiences and removing the Core Capstone. Some of the faculty member and student concerns that were addressed include faculty workload and campus-wide involvement in IILE. IILE are learning experiences for students that involve but are…
Concordia has joined with the Council of Independent Colleges, an organization dedicated to helping small liberal arts colleges, in offering a new program called Consortium for Online Humanities Instruction this year. Concordia was among 100 colleges who applied to be a part of the program, and was one of 21 colleges who were accepted, according…