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Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival celebrates 24th year
Concordia University, Nebraska will host its 24th annual Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival Sept. 19-21, featuring an assortment of nationally renowned authors and illustrators to encourage a love of reading, writing and books. "Once again, thi...
Sep 6, 2019, 5:36pm EDT
Concordia University, Nebraska named College of Distinction
Concordia University, Nebraska has been recognized as a College of Distinction, an honor bestowed on top schools in the country, for the 2019-20 academic year. Concordia is one of only five Nebraska institutions to receive this award and is the only...
Aug 23, 2019, 5:44pm EDT
Concordia to host book sale in preparation for the Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival
The Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival will host a pre-event book sale in Room 003 on the lower level of the Thom Leadership Education Center at Concordia University, Nebraska, Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The sale will include bo...
Aug 23, 2019, 5:27pm EDT
Nebraska Court of Appeals convenes at Concordia University, Nebraska Sept. 10
In honor of Constitution Day, the Nebraska Court of Appeals will convene on the campus of Concordia University, Nebraska Sept. 10 as part of its College Campus Initiative outreach program. The Court of Appeals will divide into its customary two pane...
Aug 23, 2019, 4:58pm EDT
Rev. Russ Sommerfeld named interim president of Concordia University, Nebraska
The Concordia University, Nebraska Board of Regents has named an interim president to serve in the role that will be vacated by Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich effective Jan. 1, 2020. At its Aug. 2 meeting, the board appointed Rev. Russ Sommerfeld, assista...
Aug 16, 2019, 6:38pm EDT
Exhibit featuring original children's book art to be displayed at Marxhausen Gallery
Concordia University, Nebraska's Marxhausen Gallery of Art will host an exhibit titled "Fun on the Farm," as part of the Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival. The exhibit will be available for viewing at the Marxhausen Gallery Aug. 19 through Oct. 4...
Aug 9, 2019, 4:52pm EDT
Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich accepts call to Concordia University, St. Paul
Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich, president of Concordia University, Nebraska since 2004, announced today that he has accepted a call to become the next president of Concordia University, St. Paul. "Serving Concordia University, Nebraska has been a humbling...
Jul 29, 2019, 5:02pm EDT
Concordia University, Nebraska announces Answering The Call campaign
Concordia University, Nebraska today announced Answering The Call, the university's latest fundraising campaign, at a kick-off event on campus. The $65 million campaign, the largest in university history, will provide support for Concordia students ...
Jul 3, 2019, 5:17pm EDT
Concordia University, Nebraska names spring term honors students
Concordia University, Nebraska named 258 students to its honors list for the spring 2019 semester. The top 25 percent of all undergraduate students who complete at least 12 credit hours on the traditional A-F grading scale qualify for the honors lis...
Jun 5, 2019, 9:52am EDT
Riley Tegtmeier named Creigh Weyer Scholar
Riley Tegtmeier was recently named a Creigh Weyer Scholar by the Creigh Foundation. The Creigh Weyer Scholarship program is a highly-competitive, merit-based post-graduate scholarship that is offered to students who have outstanding leadership potentia...
May 24, 2019, 12:55pm EDT