Trayless Initiative Proves Successful

Nov 19, 2009

Food waste studies done last fall (when Dining Services used trays) and this fall (after Dining Services had gone trayless) revealed a significant reduction in the amount of food wasted during meals.


Third Annual PRISM Concert

Nov 18, 2009

Concordia Music Organizations presents the 3rd annual PRISM concert on at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 in Memorial Auditorium.


Student Lecture Discusses Role of Film in Life

Nov 18, 2009

Sean Volk will present a lecture at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19 in the Morrie Jones Conference Suite A-B, Knutson Campus Center.


Roxana Saberi to Receive NCAA 2010 Award of Valor

Nov 12, 2009

The NCAA has selected Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., alumna Roxana Saberi to receive its 2010 Award of Valor.


Turtle Island Quartet to Perform

Nov 10, 2009

The Cultural Events Series welcomes the Turtle Island Quartet to campus for a concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the Centrum.


Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert

Nov 02, 2009

The Music Department will present a Vocal Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Photography Exhibition

Nov 02, 2009

The Department of Art presents the photography exhibition “Encounters: Photography by Sheldon Green” Thursday, Nov. 12-Sunday, Jan. 24.


Fuglestad Lecture on Health of Our Rivers

Nov 02, 2009

The Department of Biology presents the 28th annual Professor R.E. Fuglestad Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12 in the Centrum.


Concordia Orchestra Home Concert Concludes Tour

Oct 27, 2009

The Concordia Orchestra will present a Home Concert at 4 p.m., Sunday Nov. 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church.


Choirs and Bells to Perform Concert

Oct 27, 2009

The music department will present a Choirs and Bells Concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1 in Memorial Auditorium.


Christmas Concert Tickets Go on Sale Monday

Oct 27, 2009

Tickets to the 83rd annual Concordia Christmas Concert, “Journey to Bethlehem” go on sale at 9 a.m. Nov. 2 at the Memorial Auditorium.


Oen Lecture by Jesus Scholar

Oct 27, 2009

World renowned expert on the historical Jesus and early Christianity, John Dominic Crossan, will speak at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Centrum.


Minneapolis Flutist and Pianist Guest Recital

Oct 26, 2009

The Music department will present a faculty recital featuring guest flutist Linda Chatterton and pianist Matt McCright, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Student Lecture Explores Buddhist Teachings and Consumerism

Oct 22, 2009

Concordia senior Mads Schmidt Christensen will present a student lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Morrie Jones Conference Suite A-B.


Concordia Honors Four with Alumni Achievement Awards

Oct 22, 2009

Alumni Achievement Awards were presented to Glory Monson ’58, Dr. Olaf Storaasli ’64, Rev. David Johnson ’64, and Dr. James Jaranson ’69, during Homecoming 2009.


Fourth Annual Book Awards

Oct 20, 2009

Concordia welcomes two extraordinary authors, Maxine Hong Kingston and Annette Gordon-Reed, for the fourth annual National Book Awards at Concordia College on Oct. 30.


Jazz I and II to Perform

Oct 20, 2009

Jazz I and Jazz II will present a concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Buxton Hall/Hanson Hall.


CHARIS Presents Biblical Scholar

Oct 20, 2009

The CHARIS Ecumenical Center will present "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior” featuring John Dominic Crossan Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Centrum.


Jesus Justice Jazz Concert

Oct 15, 2009

Featuring Agape, Lost and Found, and Rachel Kurtz 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 Memorial Auditorium, Concordia College


Today: Twitterview with Homecoming Chair

Oct 15, 2009

Catch a live interview today with Homecoming chair Sarah Siegle '10 on Twitter.


Homecoming King and Queen Crowned

Oct 14, 2009

Seniors Marly Simmons and Sara Sorbo have been elected by the student body at Concordia to reign as 2009 Homecoming King and Queen during Homecoming Week.


Guest Faculty Tuba Recital

Oct 14, 2009

The Concordia Music department will present a guest faculty tuba recital by Dean Somerville at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Woodwind Sextet Recital

Oct 13, 2009

The Concordia Music department will present the Woodwind Sextet recital at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Daniel Breedon Faculty Recital

Oct 12, 2009

The Concordia Music department will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Jane Linde Capistran Recital

Oct 09, 2009

Jane Linde Capistran and Mike Coates will be joined by guest artists Mary Budd Horozaniecki, and Jill Dawe for a Faculty Recital at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 15, in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Concordia Announces Director of Vocation and Church Leadership

Oct 09, 2009

Concordia announces the appointment of Rev. Tom Schlotterback as the director of Vocation and Church Leadership.


Guest Faculty Trombone Recital

Oct 07, 2009

The music department will present a guest faculty trombonist recital at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Dane Educators to Visit Concordia

Oct 07, 2009

The Concordia education department is hosting six educators from Denmark.


Concordia Homecoming 2009

Oct 07, 2009

Concordia will welcome alumni back to campus during Homecoming 2009, “Ignite the Tradition,” Oct. 16-18.


Percussion Clinic Postponed

Oct 02, 2009

Due to a family emergency, the Michael Burritt percussion clinic scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2, at Concordia College has been postponed.


Business Ethics Lecture

Oct 01, 2009

The Concordia School of Business and Center for Ethical Leadership will present the Norman M. Lorentzsen Lecture Series at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9 at the Courtyard by Marriott.


Student Lecture Explores Disinventing History

Oct 01, 2009

Concordia senior Mackenzie Kane, Fargo, will present the first lecture in the 2009-10 Student Lecture Series at Concordia at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


Concordia Fall Enrollment Announced

Sep 28, 2009

Fall enrollment at Concordia College is 2,811.


Deb Lee Given Patriot Award

Sep 28, 2009

Deb Lee, director of Dining Services, has been awarded the Patriot Award.


Concordia Art Professor Exhibits Life's Works

Sep 25, 2009

Concordia art professor Duane Mickelson will showcase a large collection of his life’s works in an exhibition held jointly by Concordia’s Cyrus M. Running Gallery and The Rourke Art Museum.


Percussion Clinic Features Michael Burritt

Sep 25, 2009

Michael Burritt will participate in a Percussion Clinic at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 in Hanson Rehearsal Hall.


Take Back the Night

Sep 25, 2009

Students from Concordia, MSUM and NDSU will take part in Take Back the Night Tuesday, Sept. 29.


Faculty Flute Recital

Sep 25, 2009

Concordia faculty will present a flute recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Sept. 18: Twitterview with Family Weekend Chair

Sep 17, 2009

Catch a live interview today with Family Weekend chair Megan Martin ’10 on Twitter.


Robert Glennon: America's Water Crisis

Sep 17, 2009

Robert Glennon will present a lecture on America's Water Crisis at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 1 in the Centrum.


Performing Arts Series Presents Oslo Chamber Choir

Sep 17, 2009

Concordia College kicks off the academic year’s Performing Arts Series with a concert by Oslo Chamber Choir at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25 in Memorial Auditorium.


Symposium: Blog and Twitter

Sep 11, 2009

Join in the conversation and follow along as the Concordia community explores "Where is the We in an iWorld? Technology and Learning in the 21st Century." In addition to conversation on campus surrounding and during the Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium Sept. 15-16, the college is using a blog and Twitter.


Leading Jesus Scholar to Present Seminar

Sep 09, 2009

The CHARIS Ecumenical Center will present "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior” featuring John Dominic Crossan from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Centrum.


Concordia Celebrates Family Weekend

Sep 09, 2009

Concordia College will hold Family Weekend “When you’re Ear you’re Family,” Sept. 18-20.


Faculty Blockbuster Recital

Sep 08, 2009

The Music Department extends an invitation to join them at the annual "Faculty Blockbuster Recital," Monday, Sept. 14th, 7:00 p.m. in the Christiansen Recital Hall.


F/M Communiversity Fall Courses

Sep 08, 2009

Registrations now being taken for fall F/M Communiversity classes.


Faculty Recital Features Film Music from Golden Era

Sep 04, 2009

Dr. Gregory Hamilton, cello, and Dr. Jay Hershberger, piano, will perform a recital, “Beethoven Meets Hollywood,” at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Faculty Receive Flaat Awards

Sep 04, 2009

Dr. Peter Hovde received the Flaat Distinguished Teaching Award and Dr. Betty Larson received the Flaat Distinguished Advisor Award.


Concordia to Focus on Changing Technology in Symposium

Sep 03, 2009

Join the Concordia community for the 2009 Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium, “Where is the We in an iWorld? Technology and Learning in the 21st Century,” Sept. 15-16.


Concordia Opens Academic Year

Sep 01, 2009

Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., kicks off the start of the 2009-10 academic year with opening convocation at 9:20 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 3 in Memorial Auditorium. The convocation officially opens the 119th academic year.


H1N1 Flu Information

Aug 27, 2009

The following are the recommended common-sense health precautions we are asking the entire campus to take.


Students Participate in Hands for Change

Aug 25, 2009

Students at Concordia will participate in the 16th annual Hands for Change outreach event on Monday, Aug. 31, during new student orientation week.


Maize Receives National Award

Aug 18, 2009

Concordia’s quick-service café, The Maize, has been awarded a silver Loyal E. Horton Dining award.


Long Lake Property Lends Well to Research

Aug 18, 2009

On 134 acres where lakeshore, prairie and woodlands intersect, Concordia College students are already conducting field research, with plans for more underway.


Concordia Hosts Camp Noah for Community

Aug 03, 2009

For a few days in August, Concordia’s Olson Forum will serve as an ark of sorts for area elementary-aged students.


Students Gain Real-World Experience

Jul 29, 2009

More than 40 Concordia students earning academic credit this summer at internships across the country.


Stop by Our Booth at the State Fair

Jul 27, 2009

Check out the booth Concordia College and Concordia Language Villages are hosting at the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 27-Sept. 7.


Dining Services Fills All Positions

Jul 21, 2009

All of the approximately 500 student positions for the next academic year in Concordia College Dining Services are filled.


Janet Paul Rice President-Elect of NACUFS

Jul 21, 2009

Janet Paul Rice, associate director of Dining Services was elected president-elect of the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) at its annual conference in Milwaukee.


Chinese Students Immersed in American Culture

Jul 21, 2009

Twenty-seven students from China are improving their English language and understanding of American culture during a one-month program hosted by Concordia College and Concordia Language Villages.


Choral School Public Performance

Jul 21, 2009

The 12th annual René Clausen Choral School features former Mormon Tabernacle choir director Dr. Craig Jessop as guest clinician. The Choral School will conclude with a public performance at 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 22.


Concordia Promotions and Tenure

Jul 15, 2009

The Concordia College Board of Regents recently approved 13 faculty members for promotion and/or tenure.


Concordia Students Place in Top 10 at Conference

Jul 01, 2009

Five Concordia students recently competed at the 2009 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif., and three placed in the top 10 in their events.


Concordia Magazine is Now Online

Jun 30, 2009

Read the latest issue of Concordia Magazine online, featuring additional Web-only content like photo galleries, audio interviews, video and more.


Hogenson to Serve National Food Service Position

Jun 18, 2009

Cindy Hogenson, a registered dietitian and Concordia College residential dining manager, has accepted a position on the National College and University Food Service national nutritional committee.


Halverson Named Student Nurse of the Year

Jun 17, 2009

Amanda Halverson was named the 2008-09 Concordia Student Nurse of the Year.


Wind Band Institute Concert Set

Jun 17, 2009

The third annual Wind Band Institute at Concordia will conclude with a concert featuring North Dakota's 188th Army National Guard Band at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, July 2.


Alumna’s Class Helps Flood Victims

Jun 11, 2009

When Holly (Jeppson) Gustafson ’97 started looking for a service-learning project for her class of fifth- and sixth-graders, the Hartford, Conn., teacher found one close to her heart.


Dining Services Goes Trayless

Jun 09, 2009

Concordia's main dining hall, Anderson Commons, became trayless June 8 in an effort to reduce wasted food, electricity, water and chemical usage.


Saberi Returns to Fargo Saturday

May 29, 2009

Welcome freelance journalist Roxana Saberi '97 home to Fargo, N.D., at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hector Airport.


Skyping From China

May 22, 2009

Though thousands of miles apart, nursing students in Moorhead and China had class together Monday.


Faculty and Administrative Retirements

May 21, 2009

Concordia honored eight faculty and administrative retirees for their years of dedicated service to the college at the Faculty and Administration Appreciation dinner in April.


Students Challenged at Ropes Course

May 19, 2009

The students taking part in the May Internship traversed elements, scaled walls and crossed wires on a high ropes challenge course May 13 near Dazey, N.D.


Students Studying Abroad

May 14, 2009

Concordia has 74 students studying abroad on the May Seminars Abroad 2009 program and 71 students in the Summer School Abroad program.


Concordia Hosting Latin Days

May 12, 2009

Concordia is hosting its 31st annual Latin Days.


President Jolicoeur's Statement

May 11, 2009

The following is a statement from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., President Pamela Jolicoeur on the release of alumna Roxana Saberi ’97:


Students Embark Overseas

May 11, 2009

The college sent off about 140 students this month to experience and study other countries and cultures firsthand.


Students Honored with Fulbrights

May 06, 2009

Seniors Megan Stolte, Lakeville, Minn., and Sarah Walker, Sioux Falls, S.D., were awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships. literature major, received a grant to teach in South Korea.


Connie Kubitz Receives Award

May 04, 2009

Connie Kubitz, information specialist in the financial aid office at Concordia College, received the Ole and Lucy Flaat Distinguished Service Award.


Memorial Service for Dr. Gordon Lell

Apr 29, 2009

A service of celebration of Dr. Gordon Lell's life will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in the Knutson Center Centrum.


Concordia Mourns Gordon Lell

Apr 29, 2009

Concordia English professor Dr. V. Gordon Lell, 74, died early Saturday morning, April 25, at his Moorhead home.


Free Roxana Informational Table

Apr 28, 2009

Concordia journalism students are hosting an informational table April 28-30 in the Atrium, Knutson Campus Center, to raise awareness about imprisoned journalist and 1997 Concordia alumna Roxana Saberi.


Roxana Saberi’s Mentor to Speak at Commencement

Apr 22, 2009

National award-winning broadcast journalist Margo Melnicove will deliver the Commencement address at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., on May 3.


Symphonia Concert

Apr 20, 2009

The Concordia College Symphonia orchestra will present a concert at 4 p.m., Monday, April 27 in the Buxton-Hanson Hall.


Choirs and Bells Concert

Apr 20, 2009

The music department will present a combined Three Choirs and Handbell choirs concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 26 in Memorial Auditorium.


President Jolicoeur Statement about Roxana Saberi's Conviction and Sentencing

Apr 18, 2009

A statement from Concordia College President Pamela Jolicoeur regarding the recent news of Roxana Saberi’s conviction and sentencing.


Chanticleer in Concert

Apr 16, 2009

The Cultural Events Series will present Chanticleer in concert at 8 p.m., Friday, April 24 in Memorial Auditorium.


Senior Honors Concert

Apr 16, 2009

The music department will present a Senior Honors Concert featuring the Concordia College Orchestra with senior soloists at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 26 in Memorial Auditorium..


Cobber Band Concert

Apr 15, 2009

Concordia's Cobber Band will present its spring concert at 5 p.m., Sunday, April 19 in Memorial Auditorium.


Concordia Students Present at Conference

Apr 15, 2009

Thirty-three students from Concordia will present at the 23rd National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse April 16-18.


High School Honor Band Weekend

Apr 14, 2009

Concordia welcomes high school students from the Upper Midwest to campus April 17-19 in the second annual Concordia High School Honor Band Weekend.


Ethics, Morality and Law Seminar

Apr 10, 2009

The Concordia School of Business will present an Ethics, Morality and the Law Seminar at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 15 in the Centrum.


Percussion Ensemble Concert

Apr 13, 2009

Concordia will present a concert by the Percussion Ensemble and Marimba Choir at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 18 in Memorial Auditorium.


National Book Awards Postponed

Apr 09, 2009

National Book Awards postponed until fall.


Concordia Reschedules Activities

Apr 03, 2009

The following is a schedule of events for Concordia College activities for the remainder of the academic year. Due to recent postponements, several events have been rescheduled.


Cobber Kids Reopens April 6

Apr 02, 2009

Cobber Kids childcare center will reopen April 6.


Event Postponement

Apr 02, 2009

Several Concordia events postponed because of flood.


Cobber Kids Closed March 27

Mar 26, 2009

Cobber Kids Corner childcare center at Concordia College will be closed on Friday, March 27.


Concordia Concerts Postponed

Mar 26, 2009

Concordia College music events scheduled for this weekend, a Senior Honors Concert Saturday, a Three Choirs Concert and Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert Sunday have all been postponed.


Concordia Cancels Classes Remainder of Week

Mar 25, 2009

Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., has cancelled classes for Thursday, March 26 and for Friday, March 27. The college community will continue to respond to evolving volunteer needs related to flood preparations.


Turtle Island Quartet in Concert

Mar 25, 2009

The Concordia College Cultural Events Series welcomes the Turtle Island Quartet to campus for a concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 31 in the Centrum.


Senior Honors Concert

Mar 25, 2009

The music department will present a Senior Honors Concert featuring the Concordia College Orchestra with senior soloists at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 28 in Memorial Auditorium.


National Book Awards Postponed

Mar 25, 2009

The National Book Awards at Concordia event that was scheduled for March 26-27 has been postponed because of the flood situation in the Moorhead-Fargo area.


Dining Services Prepares Meals for Flood Fighters

Mar 24, 2009

Concordia Dining Services is assisting in the Fargo-Moorhead flood fight by providing meals for flood fighters.


Concordia Cancels Tuesday Classes

Mar 23, 2009

Concordia College has cancelled classes Tuesday, March 24 to allow the Concordia community to assist in the flood fight.


Vocal Jazz Concert

Mar 23, 2009

Concordia will present a Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 29 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Student Lecture on Role of Film

Mar 23, 2009

Sean Volk will present a lecture as part of the Student Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 31 in the Morrie Jones Conference Center Suite A & B.


Students Assist with Flood Fighting

Mar 23, 2009

Concordia students have begun assisting with flood fighting efforts throughout the community.


Saberi Detained

Mar 03, 2009

Iranian officials have jailed Roxana Saberi, a 1997 Concordia College graduate.


Fourth Annual National Book Awards

Mar 19, 2009

Concordia College welcomes two extraordinary authors, Maxine Hong Kingston and Annette Gordon-Reed, for the fourth annual National Book Awards March 26-27.


Planting Seeds

Mar 19, 2009

Seeds of change will be sprouting up at Concordia College this summer thanks to a partnership between the biology department and Dining Services. Beginning this spring, biology students will plant and care for herbs in the campus greenhouse.


Faculty Viola Recital

Mar 12, 2009

Kate Hamilton, instructor of viola, will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Weather Notice for March 11

Mar 10, 2009

Weather-Related Announcements for March 11


Lecture on Folding Proteins

Mar 11, 2009

Dr. Eric Peterson, assistant professor of chemistry, will present a Centennial Scholars Research Lecture at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 19, in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


Lecture on America's Water Crisis

Mar 09, 2009

Robert Glennon will present an Environmental Lecture at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 23 in the Centrum.


Author to Celebrate Women's History Month

Mar 06, 2009

Concordia celebrates Women’s History Month with a lecture and reading by Stella Pope Duarte at 7 p.m., Monday, March 16 in the Centrum.


Concordia Announces New Academic Structure

Mar 04, 2009

President Pamela Jolicoeur announced today the appointment of Dr. Mark Krejci as provost and dean of the College, effective July 1, 2009.


Chapel Choir Home Concert

Mar 04, 2009

The Concordia Chapel Choir will perform a Home Concert at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 15 in the Centrum.


Juried Student Art Exhibition

Mar 03, 2009

Concordia will present the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition Tuesday, March 10-Sunday, April 5 in the Cyrus M. Running Gallery.


Concordia Habitat Workers Featured

Feb 26, 2009

Dozens of Concordia students are building Habitat for Humanity homes during spring break week.


Wind Quintet to Perform

Feb 27, 2009

The Concordia Wind Quintet will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Dr. Peter Schultz Endowed Chair Ceremony

Feb 26, 2009

Dr. Peter Schultz will be honored as the second holder of the Olin J. Storvick Endowed Chair of Classical Studies at Concordia College Tuesday, March 3. The 7:30 p.m. ceremony in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Faculty Recital

Feb 26, 2009

Concordia will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 6 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


The Concordia Choir Home Concert

Feb 19, 2009

The Concordia Choir will present a Home Concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, March 8 in Memorial Auditorium.


Registrations for March F/M Communiversity Classes

Feb 17, 2009

REGISTRATIONS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR F/M COMMUNIVERSITY CLASSES THAT BEGIN AS EARLY AS MARCH 6


Jazz I and II Concert

Feb 16, 2009

The music department will present Jazz I and Jazz II in concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday in Buxton - Hanson Hall.


Lecture Explores Films and Education

Feb 13, 2009

Dr. Michael Wohlfeil will present a Centennial Classroom Research Lecture at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


Guest Piano Recital

Feb 11, 2009

Concordia will present a guest piano recital by Jihye Chang Sung at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Cobber Band to Perform Music of Middle East

Feb 10, 2009

Concordia’s Cobber Band, conducted by Dr. Nathaniel Dickey, will present its 6th annual Composers Concert “Music of the Middle East,” at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17 in Buxton Hanson Hall, Hvidsten Hall of Music.


New Concordia Magazine Content Online

Feb 10, 2009

The Winter 2009 issue of Concordia Magazine is online with some new features. Links, photos, podcasts and video interviews have been added to several of the articles to give readers even more of the story on the Web.


Concordia Language Villages Co-Sponsors Exhibit

Feb 09, 2009

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Nisswa-stämman, Minnesota’s premier Scandinavian folk music festival, the American Swedish Institute, Concordia Language Villages and Nisswa-stämman are sponsoring Folkmusik Stills, an exhibit of 40 photographs by photographer John Erickson.


Concordia Orchestra Home Concert

Feb 05, 2009

The Concordia Orchestra will present a Home Concert at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 15 in Memorial Auditorium.


Student Lecture Conflict and Climate Change

Feb 04, 2009

Rachel Kohler will present a lecture as part of the Student Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the Morrie Jones Conference Suite A & B.


Lecture on Vocation

Feb 02, 2009

The Rev. Peter Marty, host of the ELCA radio ministry "Grace Matters," will present "The Sweet Spot of Vocation" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 in Fuglestad Auditorium, Jones Science Center.


Concordia Presents Tribute to Exploration

Jan 29, 2009

The Cultural Events Series at Concordia College will present “First Person: Stories from the Edge of the World” at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 30 in the Centrum.


Werth Lecture in Chemistry

Jan 28, 2009

Dr. Peter Agre will present the annual Richard G. Werth Lecture in Chemistry at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 5 in the Centrum.


Dining Service Nominated for Award

Jan 27, 2009

Concordia's Dining Service has been nominated for the 2009 Restaurants and Institutions magazine Ivy Awards.


Midwinter Piano Festival

Jan 27, 2009

Concordia will present the annual Midwinter Piano Festival Tuesday, Feb. 3-Saturday, Feb. 7.


Concordia Health Fair

Jan 23, 2009

Concordia’s Campus Entertainment Commission is sponsoring the 2008-09 Health Fair “Building Healthy Cobbers” from noon-4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28 in the Centrum.


Concordia Language Villages Receives Grant

Jan 22, 2009

Concordia Language Villages has received a grant from the European Commission to increase awareness of the European Union among residents in the Upper Midwest.


Faculty Recital

Jan 21, 2009

Concordia will present a faculty recital at 8:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Concordia Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan 14, 2009

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Concordia College welcomes Arthur Romano in a series of lectures and workshops.


Concordia Choral Festival

Jan 15, 2009

Thirty-five high schools from around the region will participate in the Concordia Choral Festival at Concordia Jan. 23 and 24.


Chemistry Department Earns Grant

Jan 13, 2009

Concordia College’s chemistry department received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.


Centennial Lecture on Muslim Community in Midwest

Jan 07, 2009

Dr. Matthew Lindholm, assistant professor of sociology at Concordia College, will present a Centennial Scholars Research Lecture at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 15 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


F/M Communiversity Course Correction

Jan 07, 2009

The F/M Communiversity course, “The Angel of the Prairie: The Story of Herman Stern,” with Terry L. Shoptaugh takes place from 2-4 p.m., Sunday Jan. 18 and Jan. 25. It is listed incorrectly in the course brochure as a February course.


Area Band Plays at Inauguration

Jan 06, 2009

Scott Kummrow '03 and Jim Iverson '77 will lead the Fergus Falls (Minn.) Marching Band as it performs in the Inaugural Parade Jan. 20.


Ansel Hakanson Retirement Reception

Jan 06, 2009

The Concordia community celebrates the long-time dedicated service of Ansel Hakanson with an appreciation reception from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Jan. 14 in the Morrie Jones Conference Center..


F/M Communiversity Courses in January

Dec 19, 2008

If you need something to look forward to after the holidays, sign up for a F/M Communiversity course.


Mentors Invited to Banquet

Dec 17, 2008

Students honor mentors by inviting them to their graduation banquet.


Winter Commencement

Dec 10, 2008

Dr. Roland D. Martinson will speak at Concordia winter commencement exercises at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17 in Memorial Auditorium.


Concordia Students Win Award

Dec 04, 2008

Three Concordia students were honored at the national convention of the National Communication Association in San Diego.


Christmas Concert Rehearsal

Dec 02, 2008

A full dress rehearsal for the 82nd annual Concordia College Christmas Concert, “Savior of the Nations – Come,” will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, in Memorial Auditorium.


Jazz Ensemble Concert

Dec 02, 2008

The Concordia College Music Department will present Jazz I and Jazz II in concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9 in Buxton - Hanson Hall (Orchestra Rehearsal Hall/North Choral Room).


Faculty Teaches French to Preschoolers

Nov 26, 2008

Concordia College French professor Dr. Gay Rawson is teaching a younger crowd this semester. With the help of a few of her college language students, she’s bringing her love of all things French to 40-some preschoolers at Cobber Kids day care center.


Concordia Emeritus Book Signing

Nov 26, 2008

Odell Bjerkness, Concordia College emeritus professor, will be in the Cobber Bookstore signing his newly published book, "The Prince and the Nanny” from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2.


Percussion Ensemble Holiday Concert

Nov 25, 2008

The Concordia College Percussion Ensemble and Marimba Choir will present their annual holiday concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec 14 in Memorial Auditorium.


Faculty Teaches French to Preschoolers

Nov 24, 2008

Dr. Gay Rawson is teaching a younger crowd this semester. With the help of a few of her college language students, she’s bringing her love of all things French to 40-some preschoolers at Cobber Kids day care center.


Oen Fellowship Lecture

Nov 24, 2008

Dr. Marcus Borg ’64, will present the 2008-09 Oen Fellowship Scholar and Religion 100 Enrichment Lecture "Telling the Story of Jesus Today" at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4 in the Knutson Campus Center Centrum.


Rembrandt, Dürer on Exhibit at Rourke

Nov 18, 2008

An exhibition of 40 prints by master artists Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt van Rijn will be shown Nov. 23 through Jan. 7 at The Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead.


Author to Visit

Nov 17, 2008

Author Eric Dregni will speak to students at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20 on the Library Mezzanine and his presentation to the entire campus community is at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 21, also on the Mezzanine.


Lucy Thrasher to Present Faculty Recital

Nov 17, 2008

Lucy Thrasher will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Vocal Jazz Concert

Nov 14, 2008

Concordia will present a Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Cobber Kids Receives Grant

Nov 13, 2008

Cobber Kids is one of seven child care programs to receive a new grant from the United Way of Cass-Clay.


Pay-It-Forward to Brynn Duncan

Nov 10, 2008

Concordia's Carl B. Ylvisaker Library is designating a four-week period as “Pay-It-Forward to Brynn Duncan.” Duncan is a 7-year-old Moorhead, Minn., girl who was paralyzed in a car accident. The fundraising campaign will celebrate the artwork of students at Concordia College.


Symphonia Concert

Nov 07, 2008

The Concordia Symphonia orchestra will present a concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9 in the Knutson Campus Center Centrum.


Band Tour Send Off Concert

Nov 07, 2008

The Concordia College Band begins its annual domestic tour with a “Send Off” Concert at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16 in Memorial Auditorium.


Anderson Honored with Endowed Chair

Nov 06, 2008

Dr. Douglas R. Anderson will be honored with the distinction of inaugural holder of the Richard and Barbara Nelson Endowed Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science Nov. 13 at Concordia College.


Student Lecture

Nov 04, 2008

Dana Rognlie, a junior, will present a lecture as part of the Student Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 10 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


Cantus in Concert

Nov 03, 2008

The Cultural Events Series is pleased to announce a concert by the male vocal ensemble, Cantus, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 in Memorial Auditorium.


PRISM Concert

Oct 31, 2008

Music Organizations presents the second annual PRISM concert at *2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8 in Memorial Auditorium.


Campus Pastor Installation

Oct 30, 2008

Concordia announces the installation of Pastor Tessa Moon Leiseth Nov. 5.


F/M Communiversity Lands to the North

Oct 28, 2008

Take in an F/M Communiversity course “In the Lands Where the Vikings Settled: Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland.”


Orchestra Home Concert

Oct 28, 2008

Concordia will present The Concordia College Orchestra Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1 in Memorial Auditorium.


Images from Sudan Art Exhibit

Oct 27, 2008

An art exhibition by photographer Deb Dawson will be on display Wednesday, Nov. 5-Friday, Dec. 19 in the Cyrus M. Running Gallery.


Dining Services Joins Food Allergy Network

Oct 23, 2008

Concordia Dining Services has joined the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), a program that raises awareness and educates those affected by food allergies.


Centennial Lecture

Oct 23, 2008

Dr. Mikel Olson, assistant professor of psychology at Concordia College, will present a Centennial Scholars Research Lecture at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


F/M Communiversity Courses Rescheduled

Oct 22, 2008

F/M Communiversity has rescheduled a couple of courses planned in October due to illness of the presenter.


Best of the Wurst Coming to Concordia

Oct 22, 2008

Three of the famous Klements racing sausages will be dashing through Anderson Commons, Thursday, Oct. 23.


Faculty Recital of Finnish Music

Oct 22, 2008

Concordia will present a faculty recital at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 26 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Student Lecture

Oct 21, 2008

Catherine Eickhoff, a senior, will present the second lecture in the Student Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


Fuglestad Lecture

Oct 20, 2008

Concordia will present the 26th annual Professor R.E. Fuglestad Memorial Lecture by Dr. Carol Olson at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23 in the Knutson Campus Center Centrum.


Choirs and Bells Concert

Oct 20, 2008

Concordia College students in four choirs: Cantabile, Männerchor, Bel Canto and the Concordia Chapel Choir along with students in the handbell choirs, Tintinnabula and Campana, will give a concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 26 in Memorial Auditorium.


James E. Leahy Freedom Lecture

Oct 17, 2008

F/M Communiversity presents the 13th Annual James E. Leahy Freedom Lecture featuring Kate Martin, "Civil Liberties and ‘National Security’ — The Struggle to Preserve Constitutional Rights in a Time of War," at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Guest Tuba Artist to Perform

Oct 17, 2008

The music department presents the fourth annual visit by guest tuba artist Dean A. Somerville in a recital at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Christmas Concert Tickets

Oct 15, 2008

Tickets to the 82nd annual Concordia College Christmas Concert, “Savior of the Nations – Come” go on sale Nov. 3 at 9 a.m.


Jazz Ensemble Concert

Oct 10, 2008

The music department presents Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Ensemble II in concert on Tuesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Orchestra Rehearsal Hall.


Preschoolers to Visit Concordia Dining Services

Oct 10, 2008

Preschoolers from Great Beginnings will visit Concordia Dining Services Tuesday, Oct. 14.


Campus Center Dedication

Oct 09, 2008

Concordia will hold a Campus Center Dedication Ceremony at approximately 11:45 a.m. following the All-Campus Worship during Homecoming week’s festivities Sunday, Oct. 12.


Centennial Lecture

Oct 08, 2008

The first Centennial Scholars Research Lecture of the academic year, "Creating a Liberal Arts Math Course to Help Students Become Responsibly Engaged in the World," will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


Homecoming Royalty Crowned

Oct 08, 2008

Seniors Paul Shol and Leah Enger have been elected by the student body at Concordia to reign as 2008 Homecoming King and Queen.


Homecoming Concert

Oct 07, 2008

Concordia will present a Homecoming concert at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11 in Memorial Auditorium.


Homecoming Bonfire & Fireworks

Oct 06, 2008

The 2008 Homecoming Bonfire and Fireworks take place Thursday and the Parade takes place at 11 a.m., Saturday.


Alumni Achievement Awards

Oct 06, 2008

Alumni Achievement Awards will be presented to Dr. Ordean Oen ’49, Dianne Larson Kimm ’60, and Charley Johnson ’72, during Homecoming 2008.


F/M Communiversity Presents Quilters Road Trip

Sep 29, 2008

Quilters go on the road with Kim Baird in F/M Communiversity’s “Quilt Lover’s Educational Road Trip.”


Faculty Recital

Sep 26, 2008

Concordia faculty members Debora Harris, Sarahlyn Robinson and Russell Peterson will give a recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Travel Through Italy with F/M Communiversity Courses

Sep 25, 2008

Can’t afford to travel to Italy? Travel through Italy with courses from F/M Communiversity.


Communiversity Presents Symposium

Sep 25, 2008

F/M Communiversity will present the “Lincoln, Land & Liberty” Symposium sponsored by the North Dakota Humanities Council.


Award-Winning Authors Slated for Writer's Festival

Sep 24, 2008

Concordia will host three Minnesota Book Award winners and finalists during the annual Concordia College Visiting Writer’s Festival Oct. 1-3.


Guest Piano Faculty Recital

Sep 24, 2008

The Music Department will present Brazilian pianist Alexandre Dossin in a guest faculty piano recital at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Lecture on Swedish Immigrant Women

Sep 22, 2008

Concordia will present a second Minnesota Sesquicentennial Lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.


Cultural Events

Sep 19, 2008

The Cyrus M. Running Gallery will feature an art exhibition titled “Americas 2000, Before and Beyond: Prints from the Minot State University Permanent Collection” from Monday, Sept. 29 to Friday, Oct. 31.


Music

Sep 18, 2008

Concordia faculty member, Holly Wrensch, assistant professor of music, will give a recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Campus

Sep 17, 2008

Concordia students will be leaving “trash” on the lawn this week as part of a recycling demonstration.


Alumni Relations

Sep 16, 2008

Concordia will hold Family Weekend 2008 “Family At The Core Of Every Cob,” Sept. 26-28 on Concordia’s campus.


Cultural Events

Sep 15, 2008

The Capitol Steps, a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them, will bring their political satire to Concordia.


Academics

Sep 12, 2008

Lisa N. Marquardt, a senior, will present the first lecture in the Student Lecture Series for the 2008-09 academic year.


Academics

Sep 11, 2008

Fall enrollment at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., is 2,823, an increase of eight students from last year.


Academics

Sep 09, 2008

Concordia has been selected by the Fulbright-Hays Group to lead an educational trip for K-12 language teachers to Cameroon.


Music

Sep 05, 2008

A faculty recital with tenor David Hamilton accompanied on piano by Jay Hershberger will be at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 12 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


CHARIS

Sep 05, 2008

The CHARIS Ecumenical Center is sponsoring a workshop for musicians, “More with Less: Enlivening Music and Worship in Small Congregations,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27 at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Moorhead, Minn.


Symposium

Sep 03, 2008

The 2008 Faith Reason and World Affairs Symposium Sept. 16-17 at Concordia College will focus on climate change.


Academics

Sep 02, 2008

Carroll Engelhardt, Concordia professor of history emeritus and author of “Gateway to the Northern Plains,” will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 in Birkeland Alumni Lounge on the Moorhead, Minn., campus.


F/M Communiversity

Aug 28, 2008

F/M Communiversity invites everyone back to the classroom in September with a great lineup of courses.


Academics

Aug 27, 2008

Prestigious awards were presented at the annual Fall Faculty and Administration Banquet Aug. 21 at Concordia.


Dietetics

Aug 26, 2008

Amanda Beadell, a dietetic intern at Concordia, recently spent a week in Masindi, Uganda where she counseled people on nutrition, taught about AIDS/HIV prevention, and handed out donations.


Academics

Aug 27, 2008

Dr. Stanley Iverson, professor emeriti of Classical Studies at Concordia was honored with the American Classical League’s Meritus Award.


Academic Affairs

Aug 26, 2008

Concordia kicks off the start of the 2008-09 academic year with opening convocation at 9:20 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 28 in Memorial Auditorium.


Music

Aug 22, 2008

Join members of the Music department as they kick off the new academic year with the annual Faculty Blockbuster Recital at 9 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 28 in Christiansen Recital Hall.


Bokinskie Honored with Nursing Award

Oct 10, 2008

Jean Bokinskie, assistant professor of nursing and director of the Parish Nurse Center, was presented the North Dakota March of Dimes Legends in Nursing Award.


Homecoming 2008

Oct 01, 2008

Concordia will welcome alumni back to campus during Homecoming 2008, “Memories Together Cobbers Forever,” Oct. 7-12.


Sculpture Exhibitions Opens Academic Year

Aug 21, 2009

Minneapolis-based sculptors and Minneapolis College of Art and Design instructors Don Myhre, Leslie Kelman, Patrick Carmody and Patrick Brennen present sculpture created with advance computer-generated designs in an art exhibition Sunday, Aug. 30-Sunday, Sept. 27 in the Cyrus M. Running Gallery.


Animals Enjoying Dining Services Leftovers

Aug 18, 2009

Thanks to a partnership between Dining Services and the biology department, food that may have gone to waste in the past is instead feeding a colony of cockroaches, a group of walking sticks, two green iguanas, two bearded dragons, and a tortoise named Gloria.


Events Cancelled or Postponed through April 5

Mar 29, 2009

Concordia events through April 5 are cancelled or postponed.


Events Calendar

Final Date to Drop Block II
Friday, Nov 20, 8:00 am

2009 Christmas Concert Ticket Sales
Friday, Nov 20, 9:00 am

Presidential Distinction Awards Visit Day
Friday, Nov 20, 11:45 am

Valley Forensics League Tournaments 1 & 2
Friday, Nov 20, 2:30 pm

Women's Hockey vs. St. Olaf
Friday, Nov 20, 7:00 pm

Concordia Wrestling - Ridge Water Dual Meet
Friday, Nov 20, 7:00 pm

Cobber Open Wrestling Tournament
Saturday, Nov 21, 8:00 am

Prism Concert
Saturday, Nov 21, 1:00 pm


Campus Calendar