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Student life is an important part of the Concordia Equation. While experiencing intellectual growth and acquiring career preparation are primary goals of a college education, your experiences and development as a person are no less important. Concordia provides many avenues for positive experiences and personal enrichment -- residence-hall living; religious life; involvement in forensics, music and athletics; and participation in student service and leadership activities. Part-time employment both on and off campus is also an important aspect of student life for many. We invite you to take advantage of these many opportunities to explore your interests, exercise talents and develop leadership skills.
The Co-Curriculum
Major Events
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Religious Life
Residential Life
Off-Campus Living
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The Co-Curriculum
At Concordia, the classroom is not the only place for learning. Life at Concordia is full of educational nonclassroom experiences that are a vital part of any student's college years. These experiences range from playing intramural volleyball to learning to get along with a new roommate. The following pages contain short descriptions of many of these valuable co-curricular activities and should provide a concise overview of the opportunities on campus.
Major Events
Concordia's academic year is filled with events and functions designed to inspire, inform and educate the campus community. The events described below are part of the college's annual calendar and contribute greatly to the campus educational experience.
Orientation: The Orientation program is planned with the needs of incoming students in mind. The events planned during Orientation focus on preparing new students emotionally, intellectually and personally for beginning the academic year on a positive step. Full of such traditions as the Cobber beanie, the Orientation Welcome Show, the Faculty Mentor program, and innovative programs like Hands for Change, the week is planned and coordinated by an eight-student Orientation Committee and 84 communicators (upperclass students), all working together to help new students make Concordia their home.
Symposium: Each September, the college sponsors the Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium on a topic of major significance. In the best liberal arts tradition, these symposia bring to campus knowledgeable speakers to represent various positions on the topic. The goal is to challenge participants to make informed judgments through hearing and discussing divergent points of view. In the past, topics have included medical ethics, the global economy, the environment and the quest for spirituality.
Family Weekend: About a month into the school year, after students have become acclimated to college life, Concordia invites families to visit the campus for a firsthand look at the many facets of their son's/daughter's college experience. A student committee coordinates a weekend of activities that include classroom visitation, a concert, an ice cream social, a faculty reception, a family brunch with the president, a student talent show and several other activities.
Homecoming: Concordia's Homecoming offers alumni the chance to recall the past and join students in festivities of the present. A distinctive characteristic of Concordia's Homecoming is the large number of alumni who make it a tradition to return to campus for the weekend, even when the year is not an anniversary for them. Highlights of the event include banquets, a parade, coronation, football and soccer games, bonfire, Homecoming Show and worship service.
Christmas Concert: One of the oldest and best-known traditions on campus is the Concordia Christmas Concert, first presented in 1927 by the newly formed Concordia Music Club. Now a major production involving all of the choirs, one of the bell choirs and the orchestra, the concert is built around a different theme each year and annually attracts nearly 20,000 people. It is presented four times to capacity crowds in Memorial Auditorium in early December, twice in Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, and is periodically telecast on National Public Television.
Human Relations Series: The Human Relations Series annually sponsors four campus events designed to promote "wholeness through diversity."The events focus on a variety of issues, including racial understanding, gender discrimination and addiction in modern society. The overall goal of the series is to encourage a greater acceptance of people with different views, backgrounds and lifestyles.
Cultural Events Series: Each year nationally and internationally known musicians, artists and lecturers come to campus for public presentations and performances. Concordia students each receive one free ticket; faculty and staff receive two.
Campus Entertainment Commission: A branch of Student Association, this commission is responsible for improving campus life by providing entertainment for the students on campus. Some events the commission regularly organizes are dances; campus movies; concerts; and such special functions as Winter Meltdown, Cornstock, guest comedians and novelty acts.
Community Time: Each Friday, time is set aside from 9:20 to 10:20 a.m. for the college community to meet for special programs, discussions on campus matters, or for departmental and committee meetings.
Organizations and Activities
A great number of students contribute their time and effort to the many organizations and activities on campus. These are an integral part of the college experience, and all students are encouraged to participate.
Participation Requirement: Students participating in college-sponsored activities must be enrolled for at least three course credits. Students who do not meet this minimum may appeal to the Academic Procedures and Policies Committee.
Student Association: As the official student governing body, the Student Association, divided into three branches, represents the Concordia student body to the faculty, administration and Board of Regents. The executive branch, consisting of the president, vice president and commissioners, address student concerns and work closely with the administration in finding solutions to campus issues.
The appointed commissioners head such commissions as academic affairs, public relations, campus entertainment, political affairs, student life and campus ministry. The student advocate assists students in preparing cases to be brought before the Social Responsibility Board and the Academic Responsibility Board.
The legislative branch is the Student Senate, consisting of 12 upperclass members elected in the spring and four members elected in the fall from the freshmen and transfer students at large. The senate's primary responsibility is the allocation of student activity funds to student organizations. It also passes legislation necessary to fulfill the requirements of the constitution and bylaws.
The judicial branch hears all cases falling under the jurisdiction of Student Association.
College committees: Unique to Concordia is the extent to which students are involved in college governance, serving in advisory roles and as full-voting members of numerous boards and committees. These official bodies are responsible for many facets of campus life, including academic responsibility, the Cultural Events Series, the library, World Discovery programs, the curriculum and Dining Services.
In addition to serving on standing committees, students are asked to participate in many ad hoc committees, subcommittees, task forces, search committees and faculty evaluation teams. In so doing, students make significant contributions to the workings of Concordia College. Any questions regarding college committees should be directed to either Student Association or the Office of Student Affairs.
Academic organizations: Many of the academic departments have voluntary organizations in their particular disciplines. These vary in nature and are often national in affiliation. They usually mix social activities with a professional or vocational emphasis. They include Accounting Club, Ad Club, American Chemical Society, Phi Nu Sigma (Family and Nutrition Sciences), PEMM Club, Administrative Management Society, Student Minnesota Education Association, Student Dietetics Association, Healthcare Administration Association, Círculo Hispánico, Russian Club, Chinese Club, Scandinavian Club, German Club, L'Association Française, Student Association of Social Work, and Music Educators National Conference-Student Affiliate Chapter.
Honor societies: Alpha Society is Concordia's major scholastic honor society. All seniors and second-semester juniors who have a grade point average of 3.5 or better and 72 grade points are members. These students are recognized at the honors convocation and by being listed in the commencement program.
Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership honor society recognizing outstanding juniors and seniors with major achievements and leadership roles in campus activities. ODK recognizes and encourages achievement in scholarship, athletics, student government, social and religious affairs, publications, speech, music, drama, and the other arts.
In addition, some departments have honor societies to recognize
students who have maintained a specified GPA or met other criteria for
membership. These include:
Alpha Psi Omega -- theatre
Eta Sigma Phi --classics
Mu Phi Epsilon -- music
Omega Nu (Beta Beta Beta) -- biology
Phi Upsilon Omicron -- home economics
Pi Gamma Mu -- social sciences
Pi Kappa Delta -- speech and debate
Psi Chi -- psychology
Sigma Delta Pi -- Spanish
Human interest organizations: Concordia has several student organizations designed to promote a greater sense of well-being and community on campus.
ACCORD, composed of students over the age of 25, seeks to provide learning experiences, social contacts and a supportive "community" for all its members.
Harambee Weuse promotes the successful adjustment of minority and international students to the campus community through student-initiated activities.
International Students Association is open to all international and American students. Projects initiated by this group provide social contacts and help international students feel more at home at Concordia.
AWARE (Advocating Wellness And Related Education) is a committee of Concordia students who share a common interest in promoting health and wellness in the spiritual, physical, intellectual, chemical, emotional and social dimensions of students' lives. AWARE promotes healthy lifestyles and lifelong habits of wellness, provides student leadership on health-related issues and provides information and educational programming on alcohol, drugs and other wellness-related topics. AWARE activities include floor programs, workshops and presentations, speaker sponsorship, a resource library and an alternative beverage bar.
Student media: The Concordian is the official weekly student newspaper. Employing nearly 50 people on its production, news and editorial staffs, The Concordian covers campus issues and events, highlights regional and national news, and invites students to submit articles for publication.
The Cobber, a student-produced yearbook, records the history of the academic year through the eyes of students. Staff positions provide experience in writing, editing, page design, photography or advertising. In addition to the annual, each fall the Cobber staff produces The Scout, a photo supplement to the yearbook of the new freshmen and transfer Cobbers in their individual orientation groups.
Two literary works by students are published annually. After Work Literary Magazine is composed of prose, ranging from short stories to poetry, and art works, including drawings and photography. New Voices is a collection of nonfiction writing, either academic or nonacademic in nature. The contents of both collections are selected for publication from submitted material by an editorial board.
"Concordia On-Air"is a student-run television program, sponsored by the Speech Communication and Theatre Art department. The program is produced weekly in the television studio and aired on campus in the Knutson Center and off campus on Moorhead, Fargo and West Fargo local cable stations. Started as a class project in 1983, what was originally "Concordia Magazine"has grown into a large production with a staff of 20 to 30 students, who function as reporters, camera operators, technicians, on-air talent and management. Students need no prior experience to join, and all positions are voluntary. The program focuses on campus news, activities and sports.
KORD, Concordia's student-run, departmentally funded radio station, is located at 730 on the AM dial. Broadcast during the academic year, KORD's informative and entertaining programs can be heard in all the residence halls. The signal is transmitted by carrier current, which utilizes the electrical wiring in the buildings as an antenna.
Originated in 1980 by students in the communication program, KORD benefits the college community in two ways: It provides the opportunity for interested students to gain actual broadcasting experience in the areas of production, programming, advertising and management, and it also offers programming designed especially for Concordia students.
Music organizations: Known both nationally and internationally, Concordia's music organizations are many and varied. The famed Concordia Choir, Concordia College Orchestra and Concordia College Band annually tour various regions of the United States, and all three ensembles have toured in Europe. Vocal groups on campus include the Chapel Choir, Freshman Choir and Bel Canto (women's chorus). All of the choirs perform in chapel regularly and present local concerts. The Concordia Cobber Concert Band, the Jazz Ensemble, the Tri-College Percussion Ensemble, Tri-College Marimba Choir, and Tintinnabula and Campana (bell choirs) are campus instrumental groups, which perform in local concerts throughout the year. Membership in Concordia music ensembles is determined by audition. Students may also audition for the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, a professional ensemble that performs a regular subscription series. In addition, there are numerous brass, woodwind, string and piano ensembles. (See Musical Organizations in the Music section of this catalog.)
Music clubs include the international professional music fraternity Mu Phi Epsilon, open by invitation only, American Choral Directors Association-Concordia Student Affiliate Chapter and Music Educators National Conference-Concordia Student Affiliate Chapter, open to any student interested in teaching music.
Theatre: The Concordia Theatre produces up to seven plays a year, four on the Comstock Theatre stage and three in the Laboratory Theatre. Mainstage shows range from annual musicals such as "Godspell"and "Babes in Arms"to dramas by Ibsen and comedies by Shakespeare. Advanced students with a vocational interest in theatre have the opportunity to write or adapt, produce and direct plays as part of the Laboratory Theatre program. All students, regardless of academic major or amount of experience in the theatre, are invited to contribute and develop their talents as actors, singers and dancers; set, light and costume designers; and house, business and publicity managers.
Other theatre-related activities include workshop tours to regional theatres and visits by guest artists. The Concordia Theatre Company and the local chapter of Alpha Psi Omega National Dramatics Fraternity also sponsor events such as the annual awards banquet.
Forensics: Concordia has the longest-running forensics program in the Upper Midwest. As with theatre, no experience is required to participate, either as a member of the debate squad or as an individual competitor. Concordia students successfully compete in national tournaments in both debate and individual events.
Art: The Art Club is open to all Concordia students interested in art as a hobby or major area of study. Art students, faculty or outside guests present programs at its meetings.
Social: Societies at Concordia offer students the opportunity to participate in organizations that are characterized by close friendships and many cocurricular activities. Society-sponsored activities may include dances, speakers, special events, service projects and fund-raising events. The societies often use their fund-raising dollars to fund local charities and causes. Concordia has four social societies: Alpha Epsilon Sigma/Lambda Delta Sigma and Alpha Kappa Chi/Mondamin.
Athletic, recreational and wellness activities: Students are encouraged to work toward social, physical, intellectual, chemical, emotional and spiritual health, and to maintain a balance between the care of self and others. Concordia promotes student health and wellness through a variety of programs, ranging from intercollegiate athletics to the Cobber Club.
The men's and women's athletic teams participate in intercollegiate athletics through the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and hold membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Concordia women athletes compete in nine sports: volleyball, soccer, golf, cross country, basketball, track and field, softball, tennis and swimming. Athletic participation rates and staffing information are available from the Office of the Athletic Director.
Concordia offers intercollegiate competition in 10 men's sports: football, soccer, baseball, tennis, track and field, golf, wrestling, basketball, hockey, and cross country.
Intercollegiate athletics are an integral part of the educational experience at Concordia. The athletic department embraces the mission of the college and shares the responsibility to help students achieve their full potential as individuals. The philosophy of athletics at Concordia is to enable student athletes to participate at the best of their ability for the love of the sport. As a member of NCAA Division III, Concordia views athletics as sport unencumbered by financial incentives and "win-at-all-cost"attitudes. We place the highest priority on the overall quality of the educational experience, and in so doing, we seek to strengthen the integration of objectives and programs in athletics with the academic and developmental objectives of the college. NCAA Division III member institutions place special importance on the impact of athletics on the participants rather than on spectators, and place greater emphasis on the students, alumni and friends of the college than on the entertainment needs of the general public. The athletic department believes in participation and encourages large squads, including junior varsity programs, when facilities permit. The college encourages participation by offering a variety of varsity, club, and intramural sports, and gives equal emphasis to men's and women's sports.
The athletic department is controlled, financed and staffed through the same general procedures as other departments on campus. The department puts forth its best efforts to provide essential leadership, facilities and equipment. The college employs coaches who believe in the benefits of the game for the participants, and whose interest is in the development of student-athletes as well-rounded members of the college community. Our main concern is the academic progress of our athletes, a nurturing of their values and the clear understanding that they receive the same treatment as other students.
Because the physical education and athletic department believes that everyone who wants to compete in sports should be given the opportunity to do so, intramurals are a high priority in the services of the department. Every student at Concordia is eligible and encouraged to participate in this program.
Students and faculty alike form teams that compete for the prized T-shirts awarded to winners in each of the 19 intramural events. Flag football, volleyball and basketball consistently draw the largest number of participants, but competition is also plentiful in such sports as badminton, slow-pitch softball, table tennis and bowling. Other activities offered in the program include golf, swimming, baseball, tennis, wallyball and three-person basketball.
There are also nearly 20 other organizations offering recreational opportunities of both the indoor and outdoor varieties. They include Cheer Team, Cross Country Ski Club, Danceline, Aikido and Tae Kwon Do.
Concordia continues to increase its sports and recreational facilities as programs in those areas expand. The Olson Forum, Memorial Auditorium and swimming pool-recreation center contain the equipment and space for many indoor sports. The campus also includes six outdoor tennis courts, a football stadium, several intramural and recreational fields, an outdoor all-weather track, and a soccer complex.
The Cobber Club is owned by the college and leased to the All-American Athletic Clubs for use by Concordia students and staff, and members of the All-American Athletic Club-Concordia Edition. It is located one and one-half miles south of campus, has facilities for racquetball, wallyball, handball, aerobics, cardiovascular fitness and weightlifting, plus men's and women's locker rooms, each equipped with a sauna and whirlpool.
Religious Life
Concordia is a college of the church and takes this relationship seriously. Worship is at the heart and center of college life. So is the climate of love, concern, support and dedication that exists at Concordia as a result of the Christian commitment of faculty, staff and students.
Campus ministry: Campus ministry is supported by the Campus Ministry Endowment Fund, created in part by a grant from Lutheran Brotherhood. Concordia's two campus pastors provide leadership and guidance in worship and other religious activities on campus. They are also available to help students, staff and faculty with personal, psychological and spiritual matters.
Worship: Chapel services are held Monday through Thursday at 9:50 a.m. in the Knutson Center Centrum. It is a time set aside for the Concordia community to gather and worship together. Staff and faculty, students, Concordia choirs and other musicians, and outside speakers all bring their own gifts to enrich the worship. Thursday is student chapel day.
Wednesday Communion services, a focal point of the week, provide a time for celebration, meditation, music and fellowship. Sunday-morning worship services are held on special occasions, such as Family Weekend, Homecoming, Church Youth Days, Christmas and baccalaureate. Many students are involved in local congregations, where they attend worship, teach Sunday school, work with youth groups, sing in choirs and serve as organists.
Religious activities: Students find opportunities for fellowship and service in a variety of organizations and activities. The Campus Ministry Commission, an arm of Student Association, is composed of a cluster of committees. Student leaders assist with worship; plan Thursday-night gatherings in the Tabernacle; and organize two major fund drives, Thanksgiving Ingathering and the Lenten projects, each year. Many students volunteer at local shelters for the homeless. Koinonia groups provide support, Bible study, prayer and times for discussion, as do weekend retreats and special trips. There is also a weekend for engaged couples on preparation for marriage.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mathetai and Koinonia are study and discussion groups, each with a distinct emphasis. As members of the Christian Outreach and Fellowship teams, about 200 Concordia students make their witness through word and song in churches throughout a wide area. Even this list of activities cannot describe the lively interaction of individuals and groups working together to grow in faith and live out their calling in service.
Residential Life
Because about 60 percent of the students live on campus, residence hall living at Concordia is an important aspect of college life. It provides the opportunity to learn how to get along with other people, share space and coordinate schedules. It means learning to be a little less selfish, a little more tolerant, a little less abrasive, a lot more understanding. It means birthday parties, popcorn, late-night cramming and devotionals. It means weekends packed with activities, days full-to-overflowing. It involves weeping with those who weep, rejoicing with those who rejoice. It means discovering a great deal about others and even more about yourself.
Facilities:(see page 193 for map) One of Concordia's seven residence halls and five apartment buildings for juniors and seniors will provide you with a "home away from home." Most halls are equipped with lounges and color televisions, laundry and housekeeping facilities and equipment, a kitchen for evening snacks, private telephones in each room, and vending machines filled with an assortment of snacks and soft drinks. Each hall has a distinctive appeal, due in part to its history and architectural style.
Bogstad Manor (1) and Bogstad East (2), built in 1976 and 1988, respectively, are apartment complexes named after Rasmus Bogstad, the third president of Concordia College (1902-1909). Each building contains 30 two-bedroom and three one-bedroom units for a total of 122 junior and senior Cobbers. Fully furnished, each apartment is also equipped with a kitchen, which means that residents may either prepare their own meals or participate in the college's board plan.
Park Region Hall (3) features a beautiful lounge with a large fireplace and a grand piano for its 146 women residents. A modern, 31/2 story building, it was built in 1956 and completely renovated in 1996-97. Its name commemorates the college's original ties with Park Region Academy in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The Martin Luther King Intercultural Center is a meeting facility located on the lower level of this building.
Fjelstad Hall and Cornerstone Resource Center (6) houses 134 freshman and upperclass women. This English Tudor-styled hall was constructed in 1938 and partially renovated in 1984. Residents enjoy the spacious wood-beamed lounge and large rooms. Each floor also features its own kitchenette. The Frida Nilsen Lounge, named after a long-time English teacher and dean of women, is used for selected campus meetings and small dinners. Once housing the college's library during the years 1943 to 1955, the basement of Fjelstad now contains the Cornerstone Offices for the Concordian newspaper and the Cobber yearbook, some student-run services and private study and TV lounges for the residents. The hall is named after Helga Fjelstad, director of food service and women's residence hall preceptress for 33 years.
Brown Hall (16), which encompasses a large courtyard, was built in 1947 in Gothic Tudor styling. It is a four-story structure housing 264 upperclass men and women in units that are arranged vertically rather than horizontally by floors. Each unit has its own outside entrance. Most of the living units are comprised of two-room suites for three students. Major renovation, completed in 1983, has made portions of Brown Hall accessible to the handicapped. The hall is named for Concordia President J.N. Brown, who served the college from 1925 to 1951.
Livedalen Hall (19), dedicated during Homecoming 1963, was named for a Hatton, North Dakota, farmer, Ole Livedalen, who had willed to Concordia its largest single gift to that date. Livedalen provides housing for 231 men and features a separate recreation room with pingpong, foosball and pool tables. A single-story annex, containing a lobby, information desk and the hall director's apartment, connects the residence hall with the Normandy Center (20), which houses a snack bar, and the Cobber Bookstore.
Hoyum Hall (23), built in 1965, was partially funded through a gift of land from Jacob Hoyum, a retired farmer from rural Havre, Montana, in memory of his wife and son. The 231 freshman and upperclass women residents enjoy the comfortable private and public lounges. The Kjos Health Center (22), occupying the north wing of the building, is named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Kjos, Mayville, North Dakota, whose gift provided furnishings for the facility. Mr. Kjos is a former regent of Concordia.
The International Center (34), consisting of three apartment buildings -- one French, one German and one Spanish -- is reserved for selected juniors and seniors who want to improve their world language skills. Usually language majors, they create a French, German or Spanish environment and make it a point to converse in the target language as much as possible. The three buildings contain four two-bedroom apartments each. Three native teaching assistants, one in each language, also live in the center. The number of apartments assigned to men and to women varies from year to year, depending upon the number of students applying, but the International Center houses up to 40 students. Like Bogstad, the apartments are fully furnished and equipped with kitchens, which means that residents may either prepare their own meals or participate in the college's board plan. The International Center was remodeled for student use in 1987.
Across Eighth Street, east of the main part of campus, is East Complex, which was completed in 1968. It is composed of Hallett Hall (36) for women and Erickson Hall (38) for men. Joining these halls is Grant Center (37), which provides dining facilities, a computer lab, a snack bar, a sun deck, and recreation and meeting space. A Venetian glass mosaic, "All Things Made Whole," by David J. Hetland, a 1969 Concordia graduate and director of special projects at Concordia, dominates the entrance. It was created as a backdrop for the national convention of The American Lutheran Church held on campus in 1978. The central facility is named in honor of Charles and Jessie Grant from Outlook, Montana, generous donors to the college throughout the years. Hallett Hall, the north wing, houses 231 women, and is named for Jessie Fern Hallett. She and her husband, Ernest, of Crosby, Minnesota, were major benefactors of the college. Housing 231 men, Erickson Hall, on the south end of the building, honors Rudy and Ruby Erickson, International Falls, Minnesota, founders of Kordel Inc., who also support the college generously. Each of the residence halls contains its own lounge and recreational facilities as well.
The 18-Plex Apartment Building (32) provides 2-person efficiency apartments for 36 upperclass women.
Residence hall staff and governance: The staff of each residence hall is coordinated and trained by a hall director. Directors are resource persons for your personal and academic needs; they can put you in touch with the resources of the entire college community, as well as provide on-the-spot help themselves.
The residence hall staff also includes an RA (resident assistant) on every floor/unit. These upperclass students are specially selected and trained to assist you with a variety of needs and concerns. Each hall also has a council elected by the residents of the hall to promote programs and activities that will improve the living-learning experience of the hall. (See Student Life Policies in the Student Life section of this catalog for residence hall regulations.)
Services: Students living on campus have access to a number of services. Laundry facilities equipped with automatic washers and commercial dryers are available in all of the halls. You may make change and check out equipment at each hall's information desk. Most of the halls also have lounges, where students can relax by watching TV (VCRs may be checked out in most halls), playing the piano or just visiting with friends. For students who enjoy cooking and do not live in the apartment complexes, kitchens for student use are located near the lounge in most halls. They are equipped with a refrigerator, microwave oven and range. Baking and cooking utensils may be checked out at the desk. Study areas, storage rooms and vending machines are also available in most halls.
Programs:A variety of programs designed to enhance students' educational experiences are offered in the residence halls throughout the academic year. Sponsored by hall governments, student staff and other student groups, these programs are given in a variety of formats, including social events (dances, movies, brother-sister floor outings, decorating contests, etc.), educational offerings (faculty, staff and guest speakers; current-topic videos; and visits from the president and the deans), and self-development/personal growth opportunities (seminars on such topics as study skills, time management, learning styles and the Bible).
Off-Campus Living
For a very practical education in living, you should consider living off campus in an apartment during your junior or senior year. The majority of our juniors and seniors do so. Not only will you have the responsibility of budgeting your housing, food and utility expenses, but you will also experience relating to a landlord. The Office of Student Affairs maintains an apartment listing, which may aid you in finding a place to live off campus. The list gives the names of landlords who rent apartments approved by the city of Moorhead and who have signed statements that they will not discriminate in renting those apartments.
Work
Although a part-time job is a financial necessity for many students attending college, a work experience offers many other benefits as well. Along with the paycheck, you may "earn" organizational skills by having to budget your time and resources, and a sense of responsibility and independence. A work experience may also teach and develop technical skills that may be applied to a career after graduation. A high percentage of Concordia students hold part-time jobs, and many opportunities for employment exist at Concordia and in the surrounding community (see Work in the Financial Aid section of this catalog). Other special programs such as internships, practicums and Cooperative Education allow students to obtain academic credit for their work experience, although not all of these positions are paid.
The Job Shop is a student-operated employment service for any current Concordia student looking for employment either on or off campus. Acting as the "connecting link"between students and potential employers, the Job Shop keeps an updated job-listing board and a file of student applications. It is located in the lower level of Fjelstad Hall.
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