Category Archives: In the Classroom

Curating Creations: From Classroom to Real World

It’s one thing to learn about creating and curating works of art. It’s a completely different experience to actually do it. Students from an intermediate ceramics course and a capstone class created artwork, which was then curated by students in … Continue reading

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Religion and the Internet: Huffington Post Editor to Speak at Concordia

Concordia’s Forum on Faith and Life welcomes the Rev. Paul Raushenbush to campus to speak about religion, interfaith and the Internet. Raushenbush met with a small group of faculty, staff and students over lunch and then spoke with a religion … Continue reading

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Open for Business

The Grant Center, new home to the Offutt School of Business, opened its doors for classes this semester. We’ve put together a slideshow from around the building, highlighting the state-of-the-art classroom technology, modern study spaces and streams of natural light … Continue reading

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Early Edition Editor

When Regan Whitney ’14, Breckenridge, Minn., applied to write for Concordia’s student newspaper at the end of her freshman year, she didn’t know the first thing about journalism. Just more than a year later, she increased her writing experience by … Continue reading

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Clearly Called

Living by faith could easily be Nathalie Fida Lassang’s life motto. God has provided everything she’s needed to practice medicine in Cameroon. Fida Lassang received a full Global Mission Scholarship from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to attend the … Continue reading

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Transforming Teaching

When Rebecca Sheldon ’06 first started looking for a master’s program, she was discouraged. It seemed like her only option was to study Spanish literature – something that wouldn’t help her teach foreign languages at the middle school level. Then … Continue reading

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A Take on Risk

Registering for Dr. Dawn Duncan’s “Film and Literature” class definitely exceeded students’ expectations. They had no idea they would become filmmakers themselves. None of the 22 students were film majors or had any experience beyond high school video projects. “When … Continue reading

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Laugh Well, Live Well

Need a good laugh? Doing so may help you weather disagreements. Use of benevolent humor in conflict leads to greater relationship satisfaction, says student researcher Britney Johnson ’12, Chaska, Minn. Johnson was one of 165 students who shared their success … Continue reading

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Investment Club Offers Real-World Experience

Concordia’s newest organization is not a club – it’s an investment. Thanks to a generous gift from Steve Scheel, CEO and chairman of Scheels, students will have a chance to make real investments in the market. Students from any major … Continue reading

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Teaching Down Under

For Heidi Michel ’12, Wayzata, Minn., professors at Concordia played a big part in helping her dreams come true. Michel wanted to study in New Zealand, but was afraid she wouldn’t be able to fit the experience in among all … Continue reading

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