Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.

Fall 2012

Feature Stories

The Green House Effect

Concordia students are putting sustainability into action as residents of the EcoHouse, a new initiative coordinated by the President’s Sustainability Council.

Dr. Eboo Patel, a renowned interfaith leader and author, met with Concordia students, faculty and staff, and spoke at a public forum open to the community. Student groups such as Better Together are working toward building the interfaith movement on campus.

Time for Second Chances

Darnell Carter '75 worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney for 28 years, working on cases for some of the worst crimes imaginable. Find out what led him back to teaching.

Going Away, Gaining Perspective

For nearly 50 years, Concordia has believed that spending time in another culture is a valuable and necessary part of a student’s education. It’s why the college developed short-term study abroad programs to appeal to a large number of students rather than a select few. Here are photographs of some of the students who studied abroad in May.

Red Rover, Red Rover

Dr. Heidi Manning, professor of physics, is a member of the scientific team that analyzed data and recreated experiments conducted by Curiosity, the rover that landed on Mars in August.

The Art of Composition

Some may call them savants. Others might dismiss them as “artistic types” with reclusive habits of spending long hours locked in a studio. But for some Concordia professors and alumni, the drive to compose music far outweighs the sacrifices they have made to get where they are today.