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We are faithfully committed to our Christian mission to be the Great Commission University. We will continue to share the hope that is within us with each and every student we teach. And today the world is in desperate need of this hope. I visualize Concordia University as a comprehensive Lutheran university that is part of a 500-year-old tradition of educational excellence. We will become the premier Lutheran University of the West.
Featuring Dr. Michael Thomas, president of Concordia University Irvine, and Tyler Haase, president of ASCUI (Associated Students of Concordia University Irvine)
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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 6/25/2022 - 6 minute read
Christopher Aceves’s ’22 innovative original costumes for a recent Concordia theatre presentation earned him the nation’s highest collegiate costuming award—a first for any Concordia student.
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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 6/25/2022 - 5 minute read
Michaela VanderKlugt ’22, “a once-in-a-very-blue-moon type of player,” became the first Concordia player to score 2,000 points and collect 1,000 rebounds in the program’s NCAA DII era. She was named the D2CCA West Region Player of the Year and the PacWest Conference Player of the Year. This fall, she begins her professional basketball career in Europe.
Parker Hicks ’22 earned a National Science Foundation research opportunity over the summer and helped create a computer model that turns low-resolution genome data into high-resolution data. The work was published in industry-leading journal, Bioinformatics, an unusual accomplishment for an undergraduate student.
Chris Vecera ‘11, MA ‘14, and his wife Beth ‘13 followed their dream to start their own coffee roasting company and established Naysayer Coffee, a coffee roastery and shop, in Napa in 2019.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 6/25/2022 - 3 minute read
Joshua McArthur, MA ‘22, wanted to refocus his career as the Director of Culture at High Brew Coffee and chose to attend Concordia’s Townsend Institute to pursue his master's in organizational leadership and culture because of the program’s faith element.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 6/25/2022 - 2 minute read
At a baseball doubleheader in April, a group of Little Leaguers named “Concordia Eagles” lined up with Concordia’s players for the national anthem—their hearts bursting with excitement to stand alongside their namesake team.
The Eagles softball team had an outstanding season in 2022, starting 36-0, tying for the sixth-longest undefeated start to a season in NCAA DII history, and were ranked No. 1 in the nation in DII. Coach Crystal Rosenthal attributes their successes to the team’s consistently high performance in each aspect of the game.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 6/25/2022 - 1 minute read
Longtime Christ College dean Steve Mueller ‘86 has been elevated to the position of Vice President and Chief Mission Officer where he will focus on maintaining a strong institutional mission and identity throughout Concordia.
Concordia’s new Servant Leader Institute offered its inaugural Educator Leadership Academy in May 2022 and attracted educators from across California to cultivate their skills as servant-leaders for education.
The Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson Veterans Resource Center has a new director, Richard Lewis ‘18, and a new status as a Silver Tier Military Friendly institution.