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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 7/1/2019 - 6 minute read
Kaylie Housewright joined the first Townsend Institute cohort while starting an international nonprofit to support women who are victims of sex trafficking. That meant waking up at 6 a.m. Thailand time for her “evening” class, and persevering through daily thunderstorms and iffy Internet connections.
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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2019 - 7 minute read
Ryan Ellis ’03 helped the Eagles win their first men’s basketball national championship. Today, he is president of Travis Mathew, the hottest men's apparel brand for work and play.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 7/1/2018 - 4 minute read
Scott Esswein ’15 and Ariana Sadeghipour ’17 not only met at Concordia University Irvine, but both served as ASCUI president during their time as students. This year they are getting married to make the political—er, personal partnership permanent.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2018 - 2 minute read
Matthew Hansen '84, mathematics teacher and dean of academics at Orange Lutheran High School, received this year’s Distinguished Service Award from Concordia University Irvine, honoring his more than thirty years of teaching and pioneering in the sciences.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 7/1/2017 - 3 minute read
Joe Cruz ’07 left a real estate job to be a golf caddy. Today, he caddies for PGA Tour golfer Adam Hadwin.
By Ann Ashmon Posted on 3/1/2017 - 2 minute read
Distinguished Service Award winner for 2017, Dr. Sue Buster ’82, helps the 34,000 students in the Moreno Valley Unified School District gain skills to succeed in today’s economy.
By Ann Ashmon Posted on 3/1/2017 - 3 minute read
Xa Xiong ’91, CUI’s alumnus of the year for 2017, came to the U.S. from Laos as a refugee, learned English rapidly and graduated from Christ College (now Concordia University Irvine) to become a medical doctor.