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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2020 - 9 minute read
Dr. Michael Thomas experienced a spiritual renewal as he was finishing high school which led him from the small Montana logging town where he grew up into a career in Lutheran higher education. Dr. Thomas became the fifth president of Concordia University Irvine in January.
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By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2020 - 5 minute read
Outstanding long-jumper Sarah Herron ’19 became the first woman from CUI 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 - 6 minute read
Hank and Dixie Aschbrenner lead by example when it comes to generosity. Since 1994, Hank has worked with Concordia Irvine to raise funds for numerous projects. But Hank doesn’t just raise funds — the Aschbrenners give around 30 percent of their annual income to Lutheran universities and churches, and encourage others to do the same.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2020 - 1 minute read
CUI’s theater program received yet another high honor from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), being invited to present the full show of Xanadu, a musical parody, at the organization’s regional showcase.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2020 - 3 minute read
Dr. Shang Ik Moon, one of the pillars and founders of Concordia University Irvine, emigrated from Korea to the U.S. as a young man to study and discover his part in God’s work. Recently, the International Center at Concordia University Irvine was renamed the Moon International Center in honor of his lifelong contributions to the university in a myriad of ways.
Alumni from across the country traveled back to campus on February 1, 2020, to reconnect and fellowship at Homecoming.