Concordia student Grace Hollenbeck earned the Best of Show award 2013 O’Keefe Elevator Company Art Show in Omaha, Neb., on April 11. Hollenbeck is a sophomore in Concordia’s art education program. Five other Concordia students also were honored at the show.
April 19, 2013
The Concordia University A Cappella Choir recently returned from a six-day tour of the Midwest. The choir will give two home concerts to close the tour on Sunday, April 21. The first concert will be at 3 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, located at 4325 Sumner St. in Lincoln, Neb. The final performance will begin at 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, located at 919 North Columbia Ave.
April 19, 2013
Concordia will host the dedication of a new ChargePoint electric vehicle charging station on its campus northeast of the Walz Athletic Fieldhouse on East Hillcrest Drive, on Monday, April 22, at approximately 11:15 a.m.
April 18, 2013
On Saturday, April 6, nearly 1,500 elementary school students participated in the 69th Gathering of the Talents festival held at Concordia. Participants came from 58 schools in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota to share their talents in five artistic divisions: visual art, creative writing, drama, dance and music.
April 12, 2013
Artwork by 62 Concordia students is currently on display in the Marxhausen Gallery of Art on the Concordia campus. Student art honors and scholarships were also announced at the exhibit’s opening reception April 7. The show will run through Friday, April 19, and is open to the public, free of charge.
April 12, 2013
Concordia University, Nebraska presented Gerald and Vera Rapp of St. Louis, Mo., with the Sower Award at Concordia University’s annual Donor Day celebration on March 23, 2013. The Sower Award is awarded “for prolonged and significant service or giving to Concordia University, Nebraska” and is recognized as Concordia’s premier philanthropic award.
April 02, 2013
Over spring break, 12 Concordia students visited Zacapa, Guatemala, for a week-long medical mission trip in conjunction with the Central American Lutheran Mission Society.
April 02, 2013
The work of four high school artists became part of Concordia’s permanent art collection after being selected for purchase prizes during the Juried High School Art Show hosted by Concordia’s art department on March 22.
April 02, 2013
Concordia’s premier vocal ensemble, the University A Cappella Choir, will begin its annual spring tour on Thursday, April 10. The 73-member choir has scheduled performances at schools and churches in Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. All concerts are free and open to the public.
April 02, 2013
Concordia’s theater department presented “The Matchmaker,” a play by Thornton Wilder, April 5-7 in the Weller Hall auditorium.
March 27, 2013
Lou Anne Mueri, co-owner of Mueri Drug in downtown in Seward, Neb., was honored with the Outstanding Woman in Business award at a Concordia luncheon on Friday, March 1. This 10th annual event recognized the achievements of female business professionals in the greater Seward community. Recipients of the award from the past nine years were also recognized.
March 05, 2013
The Math Club at Concordia hosted an origami seminar with presenter Annalisa Holmgren on Tuesday, March 5. The seminar was held in room 111 of the Thom Leadership Education Center on campus.
March 01, 2013
Associate Professor of Mathematics Brian Albright recently published his second textbook, “Essentials of Mathematical Statistics.”
February 22, 2013
High school students were invited to get creative at Concordia's Experience Art Day on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23. Participants had the opportunity to explore Concordia’s art department and take lessons from art professors.
February 22, 2013
The Moon, Jupiter and the Great Orion Nebula were the focus of a five-night open house at Concordia’s Osten Observatory. The observatory opened from 8 to 9:30 p.m. March 17-21.
February 22, 2013
The classic American stage comedy, "Arsenic and Old Lace," was presented this spring at Concordia. The play opened Friday, March 1 and ran through Sunday, March 3. All three performances were given in the Studio Theater, located on the lower level of the Music Center.
February 15, 2013
Musician Paul Kenyon visited Concordia to give a piano recital titled “Benedictions: The final piano works of Mozart, Brahms, Debussy and Prokofiev" on Tuesday, March 5, in the Music Center’s recital hall.
February 15, 2013
Students and faculty of Concordia gave a Mozart-inspired recital on Sunday, March 3, in the Music Center’s recital hall.
February 15, 2013
Concordia’s Symphonic Band began its annual tour on March 8. The band spent nine days performing throughout Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and Missouri.
February 15, 2013
