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…
From comparing gun control with the practicality of rubber duckies to discussing how to intervene with the Syrian crisis, students utilized statistics and experiences to state their positions on various political affairs. To start off Civic Engagement week, SGA hosted the Campus Political Debate this Monday in Jones A-B from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m….
Dean decides new science facilities will not house two million dollars’ worth of NASA equipment In the late 1940s, a young man named Otto Berg graduated from Concordia College and was later employed at NASA. In 1965, he designed an instrument for the Apollo 17 mission to study the effects of dust particles striking the…
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…
Concordia men’s club volleyball has its largest turnout in over five years with 25 interested participants, prompting many to begin asking when men’s volleyball will become a school-sanctioned sport at Concordia. Athletic Director Rich Glas is interested in adding men’s volleyball, among other sports, to the college’s athletic department. According to Glas, a survey will…
Junior Rachel Crippen was supposed to have lunch with the Dalai Lama this week, but when he visited his doctors at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., they recommended he take a break to improve his health. Crippen is an interfaith scholar with Concordia’s Forum on Faith and Life, and she has chosen to present at…
Rich Glas, having no charge for participating and utilizing gear in Concordia’s athletic programs are two ways the athletic department is ensuring that a lack of funds does not affect players’ experiences. Each department on campus is coping with budget cuts differently. The athletic department has recently begun using a new way to collect money…
Prexy’s Pond is not natural; its water comes from the city of Moorhead. An underground irrigation line from Fjelstad Hall fills Prexy’s depths. When Prexy’s needs to be filled, a valve box opens up, dispersing water into the pond. Jerry Raguese, grounds services supervisor, has overseen the maintenance on Prexy’s. “It’s the same principle as…