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 Emeriti Book Signing

Nov 26, 2008

Odell Bjerkness, Concordia College emeriti 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.


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.


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.


Homecoming 2008

Oct 01, 2008

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


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.”


F/M Communiversity Courses in October

Sep 26, 2008

F/M Communiversity has a diverse collection of courses available in October.


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.


Theatre

Sep 18, 2008

The Concordia Theatre opens its first production of the 2008-2009 theatre season with The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek by Naomi Wallace, and directed by David Wintersteen.


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.


Democratic National Convention Speaker

Aug 28, 2008

Amanda Kubik, a 2003 graduate of Concordia College, gave a speech during the Democratic National Convention this week. Read more about her story in The Forum.


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.


Art

Aug 15, 2008

An Art Exhibition by Ross Hilgers will be held in the Cyrus M. Running Gallery from Sunday, Aug. 24-Friday, Sept. 26.


Dining Services

Aug 11, 2008

Two receive awards from the National Association of College and University Food Services.


Music

Aug 06, 2008

Concordia College is hosting 250 members of the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-State Choirs on campus this week for the All-State Choir summer camp.


Alumni

Aug 04, 2008

Get ready for corn on the cob Thursday, Aug. 14 when Concordia holds its annual Corn Feed on campus.


English Professor Sets Flight Record

Jul 19, 2008

Concordia English professor and author W. Scott Olsen flew a small aircraft across North Dakota July 18, setting a world aviation speed record.


Portuguese Language Village to Open

Jul 22, 2008

Concordia Language Villages will open its 15th Language Village, Mar e Floresta, the Portuguese Language Village, on Monday, July 28 at Maplelag near Calloway, Minn.


Events Calendar

Advent Morning Prayer
Monday, Dec 1, 7:30 am

Christmas Concert Ticket Sales
Monday, Dec 1, 9:00 am

Chapel
Monday, Dec 1, 9:50 am

CSC Blood Drive
Monday, Dec 1, 12:30 pm

Advent Morning Prayer
Tuesday, Dec 2, 7:30 am

Open Enrollment Meeting
Tuesday, Dec 2, 9:00 am

Christmas Concert Ticket Sales
Tuesday, Dec 2, 9:00 am

Chapel
Tuesday, Dec 2, 9:50 am


Campus Calendar