Concordia College

Special Opportunities

Beyond the Classroom

As a student in the Concordia English department, you will have the opportunity to earn academic credit — not to mention valuable work experience — during internships as a reporter, editor, public relations professional, technical writer or a related job at local and national businesses. The annual Vocation Dinner Series allows you to gain insight from alumni of the English department about life in the working world with an English degree.
   
The English department also sponsors a Visiting Writers Festival each fall, where English professionals present lectures and workshops. Additionally, the National Book Awards Campus Weekend event is held at Concordia each spring, bringing award-winning authors to campus as part of a partnership with the National Book Foundation.
   
Student Publications

If you’re interested in publication writing or editing, or just want to be involved with student-produced media on campus, we have several options for you:

• The Concordian is the official student newspaper, published each Friday. Employing nearly 30 people on its production, news and editorial staffs, The Concordian covers campus issues and events, as well as local and national news. The Concordian is part of the Minnesota Newspaper Association, and staff attend and compete annually in the MNA convention.
• The Cobber Yearbook records the events of the school year from students’ perspectives. Staff members gain experience in writing, editing, page design and photography while creating a keepsake of students’ time as Cobbers. In addition to the yearbook, each fall the staff produces “The Scout,” a commemorative publication of first-year and transfer students’ Orientation week. 
• AfterWork is a literary magazine composed of creative writing, ranging from short stories to poetry and visual art, including drawings and photography. All students are welcome to submit their work to be selected by a student editorial board.
• New Voices is a collection of nonfiction writing, either academic or nonacademic in nature. A student editorial board selects works to publish from submitted material.
  

Study Abroad

Want to expand the borders of your education? Take a trip with Concordia’s award-winning global education programs. More than half of our students study internationally at least once during their four years. Recent English department trips have followed the footsteps of Shakespeare and Chaucer in London, explored how peace and the postcolonial condition in Dublin influence Irish writers, and toured the Parisian homes of early 20th century writers including Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald and many more