MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Higher education leaders gathered to launch a new program to help boost student enrollment at Concordia and NDSU. “Right now, there is such a demand for engineers in this region and the enrollment environment is getting more competitive and so we are looking at unique ways to reach out and be able to attract students from…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bus ridership is slowly declining since Matbus opened their doors since COVID. During COVID-19, MATBUS allowed passengers to ride fare-free, but 2021 saw a decrease in passengers since opening up their normal fares again. Several routes, like Routes 14 and 15 starting in downtown Fargo and ending up at West Acres, saw a more than twenty…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia’s 2021 Honor String Orchestra Concert is held at the Memorial Auditorium. The group invited world-renowned guest conductor, Dr. Carolyn Watson, to help run the concert. The Honor Strings Orchestra also nominated over 40 high school students from 6 different states to participate in this joint concert. After 2 years of not being able to play…
Concordia College President William CraftMOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia College President William Craft announcing a partnership with Sanford Health. Sanford is donating the land and building where the 8th Street clinic now stands to Concordia. The college’s School of Health Professions is also being renamed the Sanford Heimarck School of Health Professions. The renovated building will be named the Heimarck Center….
FARGO-MOORHEAD-GRAND FORKS, N.D. — For a second year, MSUM will hold its spring commencement ceremonies virtually. President Anne Blackhurst says large in-person gatherings are still not allowed under guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health and the governor’s Executive Orders. MSUM will host four college-level virtual ceremonies May 13 and 14. Smaller ceremonies using a meeting format will allow graduates…
FARGO-MOORHEAD – Universities and colleges in the F-M area met to discuss how they’ve been adapting to the pandemic. Universities across the nation have faced a lot of pressure as they grappled to find new modes of teaching while also keeping some sort of normalcy for students amid the pandemic. The main universities in the metro NDSU, MSUM and Concordia…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–Concordia College will hold a virtual commencement celebration on May 3. The commencement will celebrate the more than 450 students scheduled to graduate at the end of the academic year. President William Craft will speak along with class speakers, Prashansha Maharjan and Elly Schaeter and guest speaker Dr. Lynn Pasquerella. Commencement will begin at 2:30 p.m. A link to…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–Concordia College has approved a new pathway for prospective students to apply for admission to the college. Students, instead of submitting ACT or SAT scores, will have the opportunity to submit graded assignments, academic references and personal essays in addition to their high school transcript. Students will then be given the chance to meet with admission representatives to provide…
FARGO, ND – On this day, back in 2016, Concordia Baseball’s Chad Johnson punctuated a month to remember for himself and cobber fans in an 11-8 win over then 9th ranked Jamestown. The sophomore finished the day with two home runs and five runs batted in. It was part of a march that saw the center-fielder go 11 for 23…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Students and staff packed into Firda Nilsen Lounge to talk about gender issues in the community. The topics ranged from sexual violence, discrimination and LGBTQ issues. “The issues that are very real gender affects our material lives and to help identify and continue to make people’s lives better,” Co-director, Women’s & Gender Studies Karla Knutson said. Allie…
