Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska, held its 110th commencement on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The university awarded undergraduate or graduate degrees to 306 May graduates. Graduates receiving a degree in August 2016 or December 2016 were also invited to participate in the ceremony. Rev. Dr. John Mehl of Seward, Nebraska, presented the commencement address, and Concordia presented additional honorary awards and degrees.

The University A Cappella Choir from Concordia University, Nebraska, will travel to South Africa for its international tour May 7-27, 2017. The 74 voice choir was auditioned to get the number of students to 44, which is the optimum number to travel with internationally.

The Department of Natural Sciences at Concordia University, Nebraska, recognized exceptional work and contribution to the science department at its 16th annual awards banquet on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Graduating seniors were also honored at the banquet. Brad Schick, Concordia alumnus from 2014 who recently completed a Master's degree in Agronomy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shared some remarks on his experiences at Concordia and his research at UNL.

Two students from Concordia University, Nebraska, earned recognition at the 2017 Nebraska Independent College Foundation O'Keefe Elevator Company Art Show in Omaha, Nebraska on April 13, 2017.

Six Concordia students earned awards for their journalism work at the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association (NCMA) Spring Conference and Golden Leaf Award Ceremony hosted by Concordia on April 8, 2017.

Concordia University, Nebraska, Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II will perform at 7 p.m., April 25, 2017 in the Music Center's Recital Hall on Concordia's campus. Additionally, Concordia's spring Jazzfest will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2017 at Hillcrest Evangelical Free Church at 2433 Progressive Ave. in Seward, Nebraska.

The Male Chorus and Women's Chorale from Concordia University, Nebraska, performed in a joint concert at 4 p.m. April 23, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.

Fifty-one students presented 35 academic projects from a variety of disciplines at Concordia University, Nebraska's 7th annual Academic and Research Symposium on Monday, April 10, 2017.

Concordia University, Nebraska's Speech Team finished ninth at the National Forensic Association Championship held at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, on April 13-17, 2017.

Five Concordia University, Nebraska, music students were inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda national honor society on April 4, 2017.

Four students from Concordia University, Nebraska took part in the sixth annual Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) national marketing competition April 7, 2017, in St. Louis, Missouri.

The best of Concordia University, Nebraska students' artwork, as judged by Concordia's full-time art faculty, are on display at the Marxhausen Gallery of Art through May 3, 2017. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The University Symphonic Band of Concordia University, Nebraska, will perform its spring concert at 7 p.m. on April 11, 2017, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.

Concordia University, Nebraska's Speech Team recently competed in the National Christian College Forensics Championship earning multiple finalist awards and won a third place Individual Events Sweepstakes overall for Division III schools.

Students of Concordia University, Nebraska, will be performing four one-act plays during the annual One-Act Play Festival, running April 6-8, 2017. The festival begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre in the Music Center on campus.

Concordia University, Nebraska, Vocal Jazz Choir will travel to Missouri, Illinois and Kansas for its performance tour April 6-9, and will perform two local concerts at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday, April 9 at Seward Civic Center Auditorium located at 616 Bradford Street, Seward, Nebraska.

Three students from Concordia University, Nebraska earned awards in the 2017 Learning with Tech - All Student Contests in the Interactive Media Pre-Service/College student category hosted by the Nebraska Educational Technology Association (NETA).

Concordia University, Nebraska will hold its Spring Honor Recital at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

Twelve students and two faculty members from Concordia University, Nebraska participated in a study tour to Costa Rica March 3-12, 2017, led by assistant biology professor, Jennifer Fruend, and Kelley Limback, education partnership coordinator for the College of Graduate Studies and Adult Education.

Eleven students from Concordia University, Nebraska spent their spring break serving in Guatemala on a medical mission trip led by Concordia's associate professor of health and human performance, Dr. Jennifer Janousek, Dr. Sarah Matthias, a pediatrician at Complete Children's Health in Lincoln, Nebraska and Jill Beisel, a physician assistant at Gastroenterology Specialties in Lincoln.

Concordia University, Nebraska, will present "Murder's in the Heir," at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 30 - Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Olde Glory Theatre located at 348 Jackson Ave. in Seward, Nebraska.

Concordia University, Nebraska's Wind Ensemble, chosen from the 85-member University Symphonic Band, will wrap up their spring tour with a performance at 7 p.m. on March 17, 2017, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.

Five seniors will showcase their work in the Bachelor of Fine Art Senior Thesis exhibition at Concordia University, Nebraska, Mar. 19-26 in the Marxhausen Gallery of Art.

The University A Cappella Choir from Concordia University, Nebraska, will travel to Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana for its annual tour March 22 - 27. The choir will conclude the tour with two local-area concerts on Sunday, April 2nd at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas (Newman Center) in Lincoln and at 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.

Concordia University, Nebraska's Speech Team recently won the team championship in the small school (Division III) category at the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) State Championship on Feb. 11, 2017, in Hastings, Nebraska.

Concordia University, Nebraska, presented "The Women of Lockerbie," Feb. 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. The performance, a primarily student-directed and designed show, was held in the Studio Theater of the Music Center on Concordia's campus.

The Concordia University, Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 43-member concert band, will be touring March 2-12, 2017, with stops in Missouri, Illinois and Florida.

Undergraduate and graduate degrees were awarded to 134 students in December 2016 at Concordia University, Nebraska in Seward.

Concordia University, Nebraska named 278 students to its honors list for the fall 2016 semester.

One hundred sixteen undergraduate and graduate degrees were awarded to students completing course work at Concordia University, Nebraska, in August 2016.