Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska will be presenting "Lost in Yonkers," a dynamic play about family matters, on Nov. 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. in Weller Auditorium on campus.

Five Concordia University students traveled to Belize in Central America Oct. 10-17, 2015, on a health mission trip in partnership with the Belize Mission Society and Concordia University Texas. The trip was led by Concordia Nebraska's Director of the RN to BSN Program Heidi Gubanyi.

Concordia University, Nebraska's Chamber Recital is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2015, at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus. It will feature voice duets, piano, cello and trumpet performances, as well as a brass ensemble performance.

Concordia sophomore Meredith Locke and senior Lauren Staehr were awarded first place in three separate categories during the National Association of Teachers of Singing music competition Oct. 2, 2015, at the University of Nebraska Omaha campus.

Concordia University, Nebraska has named 30 students to receive the President's Scholarship, the highest financial honor available for the 2015-2016 school year. The scholarship acknowledges freshmen with excellent academic performance, combined with extracurricular involvement and high test score achievements.

Concordia University, Nebraska held a speech and theatre workshop Sept. 12, 2015, to help high school students develop their skills in both areas.

Concordia University, Nebraska students embarked on a mission trip July 27-Aug. 11 to serve Haitians by helping in medical clinics, teaching English and equipping the citizens to continue to rebuild their lives after the 2010 earthquake.

Concordia University, Nebraska students are teaching English and American culture to students in grades kindergarten through eighth at Buena Vista Concordia International School during two three-week camps this summer, scheduled for June 22-July 10 and July 13-31. The school is located in Shenzhen, China, and is the first school in mainland China sponsored by the The Lutheran Church--Hong Kong Synod.

One hundred thirty-one undergraduate and graduate degrees were awarded to students completing course work at Concordia University, Nebraska, in August 2015.

A group of 20 Concordia University, Nebraska students, alumni and friends embarked on a tour of the Holy Land from June 11-25, 2015. The tour, led by Dr. Mark Meehl, professor of theology, included visits to Galilee, Bethlehem, Jerusalem and other Biblical sites in the surrounding areas.

Students from Concordia University, Nebraska joined St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska, from June 19-29, 2015, on the church's sixth annual mission trip to Akiachak, Alaska, a remote Yupik village along the Kuskokwim River.

Concordia University, Nebraska Professor of English Lisa Ashby and Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre Bryan Moore led 10 Concordia students on the university's first New England study tour that focused on both theatre and literary sites on the East Coast.

The Omega Lambda chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, a theatre national honor society, inducted new members this spring at Concordia University, Nebraska. The society recognizes student involvement in theatre arts programs.

Concordia University, Nebraska named 230 students to its honors list for the spring 2015 semester.

Concordia University, Nebraska students traveled throughout Spain on an art and communication study tour from May 12-24. The tour was directed by Professor of Art Lynn Soloway and Professor of Communication Bruce Creed.

Concordia University, Nebraska announced its May 2015 graduates who graduated with distinction or high distinction honors based on their academic achievements at Concordia Nebraska.

Concordia University, Nebraska awarded degrees to 316 graduates in May 2015. Graduates receiving a degree in December 2014, May 2015 or August 2015 were invited to participate in the university's 108th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9, 2015.

Concordia University, Nebraska, honored graduating seniors who achieved outstanding academic accomplishments during their college career at its annual Academic Honors Reception. This year's reception was held on Friday, May 8, 2015.

Concordia students will have artwork on display at the Red Path Gallery and Tasting Room in Seward, Nebraska, throughout the month of May.

The Department of Natural Sciences at Concordia University, Nebraska recognized exceptional work and contribution to the science department at its 14th annual awards banquet. Graduating seniors were also honored at the banquet.

Concordia University, Nebraska inducted junior Clarisa White into the Mu Tau chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, an international geographic honor society.

Students from Concordia University, Nebraska took what they have learned in their creative drama class and shared it with the community through a variety of workshops throughout the Seward, Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, areas.

Two health and human performance students were inducted into Concordia University, Nebraska's chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa, a national honor society, on April 19. The inductions also included the recognition of PEK scholars.

Concordia University, Nebraska recently inducted four students into the Iota Nu chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda. The students were inducted into the national music honor society at the university's spring honor recital.

Three Concordia University, Nebraska students won Student Project Showcase awards at the Nebraska GIS/LIS Symposium, which was hosted by the Nebraska GIS/LIS Association and was held April 14-16 in La Vista, Nebraska. Fourteen Concordia students participated in the symposium.

Sixty-six students presented a record number of 58 academic projects from a variety of disciplines at Concordia University, Nebraska's Fifth Annual Academic and Research Symposium on April 13.

Bells will ring and music will swing with two end-of-the-year concerts at Concordia University, Nebraska.

Three students from Concordia University, Nebraska earned art awards at the 2015 Nebraska Independent College Foundation/O'Keefe Elevator Company Art Show in Omaha, Nebraska. Nine students participated in the show.

Concordia University, Nebraska's 16-voice University Chamber Choir will perform a variety of sacred and secular choral pieces on an eight-day tour in Florida May 10-17.

The United States Air Force Heartland of America Band's Offutt Brass, a pioneering brass quintet, will perform a community concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska. Students from the Concordia Brass Ensemble will join the Offutt Brass for a musical selection during the concert.