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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 11/1/2020 - 3 minute read
Concordia University Irvine alumnus Jon-Thomas (J.T.) Royston ’15 is helping give voice to the world’s conversation on racial injustice through film, acting as a producer in the 2020 film Black Boys. The project is a tribute to young black men and boys in America that honors his upbringing.
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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 7/21/2020 - 7 minute read
In the former lumber town of Navajo, New Mexico, Concordia University Irvine cross-cultural ministry graduate Tim Norton and his family minister to people of the Navajo Nation in the midst of high poverty, social problems and great cultural and natural beauty. With the help of Concordia University Irvine teams and interns, Norton leads the people of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church as they bring the restoring message of the gospel to the reservation.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2020 - 5 minute read
Outstanding long-jumper Sarah Herron ’19 became the first woman from Concordia University Irvine and the PacWest conference to be an NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 honoree.
Curtis “Badger” Smith ’80 was among the first students to enroll at the newly-created Christ College (now Concordia University Irvine). In a first-person essay he recalls what those early days were like
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2020 - 1 minute read
Katherine Pond ’05 has been a strong supporter of Concordia since she was a young adult. She has been involved in the mentor program and CUI’s Business Insight Series breakfasts. This year, Concordia University Irvine named her the Alumna of the Year for Professional Achievement.
Heather Manning ’94 and husband Mark Manning ’94 started Searchlight Ministries, a Lutheran Church in Orange, in 2001, and soon became known as a church where families and kids with special needs are welcome. Heather was recognized with the Alumna of the Year for Distinguished Service award.
Christian Guebert ’10 is an accomplished young arranger and handbell expert who is making a name for himself in the field of music. CUI awarded him as the first alumnus to receive the G.O.L.D. (Graduate Of the Last Decade) Alumni Award.