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Concordia Nebraska hosts Early Career Teacher Academy
Concordia University, Nebraska hosted an Early Career Teacher Academy event June 15-16, 2025. Designed for 1st-3rd year teachers who are alumni of the university, the special event was organized by university Associate Professors of Education Dr. Amy S...
Jun 23, 2025, 11:53am EDT
Educator Brianne Stahlecker CO '09, GR '17 serves in the classroom, with Lutheran Women in Mission
Brianne Stahlecker CO '09, GR '17 discovered Concordia University, Nebraska because of family ties. "One of my older cousins attended, and I wanted to be like her. Then my brother came, and I didn't want to follow him, but he kept bugging me to come ...
Jun 17, 2025, 11:28am EDT
Carol (Pyle) von Soosten '82 serves LWML, grateful for time at Concordia Nebraska
Carol (Pyle) von Soosten '82 found her way to Concordia University, Nebraska through her sister and brother-in-law, Paula (Pyle) and Gary Schwartz, who graduated from Concordia in 1976. "I considered attending initially because my mom was pushing fo...
Jun 16, 2025, 11:42am EDT
LWML Nebraska North's Lisa (Fullner) Stirtz '84 fondly recalls time at Concordia Nebraska
Lisa (Fullner) Stirtz '84 found her way to Concordia University, Nebraska through a friend. She was registered to attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney, but her friend convinced her to attend Concordia to pursue a Lutheran Teaching Diploma and d...
Jun 11, 2025, 5:19pm EDT
Get to know Concordia Nebraska's Director of Theatre Bryan Moore
Concordia Nebraska Professor of Communication and Theatre and Director of Theatre Bryan Moore teaches most of the theatre courses at university and also oversees the theatre program's productions and activities. He directs at least one university show ...
Jun 11, 2025, 10:02am EDT
Gary Lee Loontjer '75 and Susan Renee' (Sylwester) Loontjer '75 met at Concordia Nebraska in the teacher education program.
Gary Lee Loontjer '75 and Susan Renee' (Sylwester) Loontjer '75 met at Concordia University, Nebraska when they were both in the teacher education program. Sue chose to attend the university because it was close to home, and Gary chose the university a...
Jun 3, 2025, 1:09pm EDT
Twenty Concordia Nebraska alumni receive calls and placements from LCMS seminaries
Both seminaries of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) recently conducted their call day events, a service at which concluding students receive their first calls to ministry and second-year students receive their assignments for vicarages and d...
May 30, 2025, 12:15pm EDT
Retired educators Ellen (Kottwitz) Henschen '74 and Ron Henschen '72 look forward to this summer's Golden Reunion at Concordia Nebraska.
Ellen (Kottwitz) Henschen '74 and Ron Henschen '72 both had numerous relatives and friends who attended Concordia University, Nebraska prior to their time at the university. Ellen had always wanted to be a teacher and cousins Marilyn (Altevogt) Helmer ...
May 29, 2025, 11:24am EDT
Two Concordia Nebraska alumni and one former professor installed into roles at LCMS International Center
Three men with ties to Concordia University, Nebraska were recently installed into roles at The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) International Center (IC) in St. Louis - one in the Office of International Mission (OIM) and two in the Office of Na...
May 28, 2025, 12:38pm EDT
Jeannette (Krause) Newton GR '16 serves in family life ministry, calls Concordia Nebraska master's program "a perfect fit".
About Concordia University, Nebraska Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 1,700 students....
May 27, 2025, 11:44am EDT