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Stories of Impact

Thank you from all of us at CUI!

Donor Recognition

Together, through your generous support, we invest in the lives of our students, empower our faculty, and impact our community - both locally, and beyond our borders into the world. Because you gave of your time, talent, and treasures, we are preparing students for lives of learning, service, and leadership.

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Casteel family together

The Support of Family

Posted on 11/1/2020 by Magazine Editorial Team - 5 minute read

When triplets Avery, Cash and Adyson Casteel were scouting colleges to attend, they came to the same conclusion: they wanted to attend Concordia University Irvine together.

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Tags: Magazine, Fall 2020, Donor

Hank and Dixie Aschbrenner

God Has a Bigger Shovel

Posted on 3/1/2020 by Magazine Editorial Team - 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.

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Tags: Magazine, Spring 2020

CUI Baseball Field Bench

Play Ball

Posted on 3/1/2020 by Magazine Editorial Team - 1 minute read

The baseball field, dugouts and stands received a major upgrade thanks to an anonymous donation from a generous family. Work was completed just hours before the first pitch of the 2020 season.

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Tags: Magazine, Spring 2020, Campus News

Paul and Cathy Schroeder waving

Eyes on the Prize

Posted on 11/8/2019 by Magazine Editorial Team - 5 minute read

Paul Schroeder started his career as an engineer working on missiles and air-to-air systems. His wife Cathy found a side career as a line judge at the U.S. Open and other tennis tournaments. As longtime, generous supporters of Concordia, the Schroeders today co-chair the Forward in Faith campaign, serving in leadership at the university as they have since 1978.

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President Michael Thomas

Concordia University Irvine Announces New President

Posted on 11/4/2019 by Magazine Editorial Team - 1 minute read

The Concordia University Irvine Board of Regents has selected Dr. Michael A. Thomas as the fifth president of Concordia University Irvine. Thomas will lead the private Lutheran university, now in its 44th year, effective January 1, 2020. He succeeds Kurt Krueger who served as President for 10 years before retiring.

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CUI Faculty & Staff and Friends Cutting Ribbon for BMC Opening

Concordia University Irvine Celebrates Grand Opening of Music, Worship & Theology Building

Posted on 10/13/2019 by Magazine Editorial Team - 4 minute read

Nearly 800 people were in attendance to witness the final step to the completion of Concordia University Irvine’s (CUI) newest building, the Borland-Manske Center (BMC), home of the university’s Music Department and Christ College School of Theology and Church Vocations. On Sat., Oct. 5 students, faculty, and alumni gathered together to bless and dedicate the new building.

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Concordia’s newest building edition to campus, the Borland-Manske Center, offers new experiences and tools for CUI students.

Borland-Manske Center Opens New Chapter for Campus

Posted on 9/1/2019 by Magazine Editorial Team - 8 minute read

The beautiful new Borland-Manske Center combines stunning architecture and high-tech classroom functionality, taking learning to a new level on CUI’s campus and making a grand statement about what’s ahead for the University.

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Evelyn Joeckel

Wells of Generosity

Posted on 7/1/2019 by Magazine Editorial Team - 5 minute read

The Evelyn and Raymond Joeckel family has supported Concordia University Irvine and many Lutheran churches and ministries for nearly seven decades, even while raising a family of seven and moving frequently as part of the oil industry.

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Tags: Summer 2019, Magazine

CUI donors Bill and Audrey Dahlgren

Innovation and Generosity

Posted on 3/1/2019 by Magazine Editorial Team - 4 minute read

Bill and Audrey Dahlgren, long-time CUI supporters, built an industry-leading company and family through a combination of innovation, risk-taking and prayer.

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Tags: Magazine, Spring 2019

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