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Class of 2013: Where are They Going?

Concordia College will present approximately 588 bachelor’s degrees and 10 Master of Education degrees during the Commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, in Memorial Auditorium. Roxana Saberi ’97, author, journalist and human rights advocate, will speak at the … Continue reading

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Leading Change: Bill Gates at Concordia

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and co-founder of Microsoft, spoke at Concordia College, Moorhead, on April 27 as part of dedication festivities for the newly renovated Grant Center, home of the Offutt School of Business. … Continue reading

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Concordia Students’ Spring Break Experience

Concordia students have spent spring break week in a variety of places with many students choosing to use the week for service-learning experiences. Here is what a few are doing. One hundred twenty-six students volunteered through Habitat for Humanity going … Continue reading

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The Concordia Choir: Touring through Texas

The Concordia Choir is heading south this week on its 2013 tour through the middle of the U.S. and spending several days in Texas. Tour is a musical highlight for many of the singers and the chance to get to … Continue reading

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MN Higher Education Director in Moorhead

Concordia College hosted Larry Pogemiller, director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in a roundtable discussion Feb. 14 about Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposed budget recommendations for higher education. Dayton has proposed a $240 million investment in higher education, with … Continue reading

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Concordia Christmas Concert – Time lapse edition

Over 450 student and faculty performers and staff collaborate to create the Moorhead Christmas Concerts. During the 86-year history of the Concordia Christmas Concerts, well over one million audience members have experienced the concert. Check out the time lapse of our 86th … Continue reading

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(Almost) Road Kill: A Paperback Miracle

Robyn Adams ’16, Littleton, Colo., forgot her “Acts of Faith” book on the roof of her car in August. “I heard a thump when I was driving and saw my book tumbling down the highway behind me,” she says. “My … Continue reading

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Cobber Love Connection

We’ve all heard it: “Cobbers Marry Cobbers.”  Maybe you’ve swooned, gagged or laughed about the notion of Concordia love. No matter where you fall on the spectrum of believing in Cobber chemistry, you likely know at least one Cobber couple. Like … Continue reading

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Of Minds and Music

Piano professor Jay Hershberger delights in sharing his passion for J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” with first-year students in his Inquiry Seminar. Outside of the classroom, he has his own shire — a hobby farm where he raises chickens.

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What People Were Reading in 2011

It was a year of new beginnings, distant travel destinations and time-honored traditions. The following are the stories that were the most popular on Concordia’s website in 2011. 5.  Theatre Production of Grease 4.  Kernel Makes Strangest Mascot List 3.  … Continue reading

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