Concordia University, Nebraska

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.

Concordia University, Nebraska's winter Jazzfest will take place Dec. 9, 2016, at 7 p.m. in the Weller chapel auditorium. The Concordia Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II will perform Dec. 10, 2016, at 3 p.m. in the Music Center's Recital Hall on Concordia's campus.

Two Concordia University art majors from area communities designed and built a float for the annual Seward Christmas Festival Parade of Lights on Nov. 26, 2016.

Four Christmas at Concordia concerts brought more than 3,000 Concordia students, faculty and staff, alumni and community members to St. John Lutheran Church near campus. The concerts featured the Women's Chorale, Male Chorus, Concordia Handbell Choir, University Brass Ensemble, University A Cappella Choir and University Symphonic Band.

The Concordia University, Nebraska, Speech Team has secured 12 qualifying event bids to the National Forensic Association National Championship, multiple finalist and semifinalist awards, and broken several school records in their first five weekends of competition.

Concordia University, Nebraska's held its fall Chamber Recital on Nov. 15, 2016 in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus. It featured vocal duets, piano, cello and trumpet performances, as well as a brass ensemble performance.

Concordia University, Nebraska, held its Fall Honor Recital Nov. 9, 2016. Students audition for an opportunity to perform in the biannual event showcasing top music students as selected by Concordia's music faculty. This year 10 student musicians were selected to perform.

Concordia University, Nebraska has named 21 students to receive the President's Scholarship, the highest financial honor available for the 2016-2017 school year. The scholarship acknowledges freshmen with excellent academic performance, combined with extracurricular involvement and high test score achievements.

Concordia University, Nebraska named 247 students to its honors list for the spring 2016 semester. The top 25 percent of all undergraduate students who complete at least 12 credit hours qualify for the honors list.

Nine students from Concordia University, Nebraska served on a mission trip in Amatilan, Guatemala, May 10-17, 2016, in association with the Central American Lutheran Mission Society. The students were accompanied by President Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich and Director of Global Opportunities Julie Johnston Hermann.

Concordia University, Nebraska announces its May 2016 undergraduates who graduated with distinction or high distinction honors based on their academic achievements at Concordia Nebraska.

Concordia University, Nebraska held its 109th commencement on Saturday, May 7, 2016. The university awarded undergraduate or graduate degrees to 353 graduates in May 2016. Graduates receiving a degree in December 2015, May 2016 or August 2016 were invited to participate in the ceremony. Colonel Eric J. Teegerstrom of Firth, Nebraska, presented the commencement address, and Concordia presented additional honorary awards and degrees.

Concordia University, Nebraska, honored graduating seniors who achieved outstanding academic accomplishments during their college career at its annual Academic Honors Reception on May 6, 2016.

The Department of Natural Sciences at Concordia University, Nebraska recognized outstanding work and contributions to the science department at its 15th annual awards banquet on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Four students from Concordia University, Nebraska took part in the fifth annual Lutheran Church Extension Fund national marketing competition April 15, 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri.

The best of Concordia University, Nebraska students' artwork earned top awards and scholarships for their creators during the annual Student Art Show in April 2016.

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 from April 17 through May 4, 2016.

The Concordia University, Nebraska health and human performance honor society, Phi Epsilon Kappa, inducted three students on April 17, 2016.

Concordia University, Nebraska's spring Jazzfest will take place April 29, 2016, at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Evangelical Church in Seward, Nebraska. The Concordia Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II will perform May 1, 2016, at 3 p.m. in the Music Center's Recital Hall on Concordia's campus.

Thirty-eight students presented 36 academic projects from a variety of disciplines at Concordia University, Nebraska's sixth Annual Academic and Research Symposium on April 11, 2016.

Music composed by Concordia University, Nebraska students will be featured in a recital on April 20, 2016, at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

The semiannual honor recital at Concordia University, Nebraska will showcase the vocal and instrumental talents of 12 student musicians. The recital will begin at 7 p.m. on April 14, 2016, in the Music Center Recital Hall. The concert is free, and the public is invited to attend.

The University Symphonic Band of Concordia University, Nebraska will perform its spring concert April 19, 2016, at 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.

Broadway at the Boulders is a new, family-friendly outdoor concert benefitting New Vision Renewable Energy. The performance features Concordia University, Nebraska's University A Cappella Choir, Brass Ensemble and student solos and duets. The 7 p.m. concert will be on the Holthus Family Plaza outside Janzow Campus Center April 17, 2016. The event is free, and the public is invited to attend.

The Concordia University, Nebraska Chamber Choir will be performing assemblies and concerts in Fremont and Omaha, Nebraska, and Irvine, La Mesa, Lake Forest, Bakersfield and Long Beach, California, on its annual tour during the week of May 7-15, 2016.