Centennial Scholars Series

Concordia’s Centennial Scholars Research Program is a special grantfunded program dedicated to supporting faculty-student research andinquiry. Up to four Centennial Scholars research grants are given each academic year, with recent awards representing departments across campus, including English, music, philosophy, Spanish, theatre arts, women’s studies, political science, and mathematics and computer science.

“Polynomial Approximation in Applied Mathematics”
7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3
Morrie Jones Conference Center A/B
Dr. Oksana Bihun, mathematics and computer science
Austin Bren ’12, co-inquirer
Michael Dyrud ‘14, co-inquirer
Kristin Heysse ’11, co-inquirer
2011-12 Centennial Scholars Research Grant Recipients

“Archival Research into Irish Myth, Legend and Lore on Film”
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2
Birkeland Alumni Lounge
Dr. Dawn Duncan, English
2011-12 Centennial Scholars Individual Research Grant Recipient

All lecture series events are free and open to the public. Schedules and details are subject to change.

Student Lecture Series

This series recognizes outstanding student scholarly work, providing them with an opportunity to discuss their findings with others in a public forum. Students who wish to participate must be nominated by a faculty member. Up to three students or student groups are selected as student lecture series presenters each semester.

“Losing More than Cans of Corn: Baseball Jargon and American Spirit”
7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20
Michael Eikmeier ’12, St. Cloud, Minn.
Dr. David Sprunger, English, faculty sponsor

“Does the Language You Use Affect How You Think?”
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6
Anna Ingebretson ’12, Glyndon, Minn.
Katie Zetah ’11, Cushing, Minn.
Dr. Susan Larson, psychology, faculty sponsor

All student lectures will be in Birkeland Alumni Lounge unless otherwise noted.

Additional Academic Lectures

21st T.C. Wollan Lecture Series featuring Dr. Robert J. Lang
7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19
Morrie Jones Conference Center A/B
4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20
Jones Science Center 212
Sponsored by the department of mathematics and computer science.

Celebration of Student Scholarship
Concordia will hold the Celebration of Student Scholarship on Thursday and Friday, April 12-13, 2012.

This is an opportunity for students who have been involved in original, scholarly projects to present their work at a formal, campuswide academic event. Students are encouraged to present posters, papers and performances that describe high-quality scholarship. This event will take place 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 12, and 9-11 a.m. Friday, April 13.

Information For:

current students
faculty and staff		 parents
alumni		 high school students
admitted students