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Creating Community Using a Cohort Model: One University’s Approach
Higher education institutions across America have experienced declining enrollment since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (Fischer, 2022) and the lingering enrollment cliff suggests greater…
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How to Get Into Nursing School: 7 Steps for Success
Nursing is a career unlike any other. The general public highly respects nurses, and with good reason. Nurses make it their life’s work to help…
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Top 9 Leadership Nursing Skills and Qualities
Every nurse has the potential to be a leader regardless of their job title. You can work on cultivating the essential leadership nursing skills and…
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Cross-cultural Ministry in Michigan
The Rev. Delwyn X. Campbell Sr., MA ’15, a graduate of Concordia’s Cross-cultural Ministry Center, was recently called to lead two Lutheran congregations in Lansing,…
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Uncontainable Ambitions
Maria Sartin ’24, an international student from New Zealand and recently-graduated business major, started an athletic clothing line in her dorm room and won Concordia’s…
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Empowering Young Mothers
Currently, there exists a gap in which pregnant and teen mothers are not equally or equitably served through support in public schools when looking at…
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Concordia Receives Eight-Year WSCUC Reaffirmation
Irvine, CA., August 14, 2024 – Concordia University Irvine’s accreditation has been reaffirmed by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) for a period…
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12 Key Qualities of a Nurse
Understanding the key qualities of a nurse is essential for healthcare organizations seeking to hire nurses. Compassion, communication skills, empathy, and critical thinking are among…
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The Twice-Exceptional Young Adult: A Mother’s Viewpoint on the Transition Process
Six years ago, I wrote on Perfecting the Practice about my family’s experience in K-12 with my Twice-Exceptional son. During the intervening years, he attended college,…
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What Do Travel Nurses Do and Is It Right for You?
What do travel nurses do? Travel nurses accept short-term assignments at healthcare facilities around the country, while their agency acts as the intermediary. Their specific…
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Top 10 Benefits of Being a Nurse
What are the benefits of being a nurse? There are many benefits, including a robust job growth rate, great salary expectations and opportunities to pursue…
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Fostering a Sense of Belonging in Christian Higher Education
Recent research highlights the importance of developing a strong sense of belonging to enhance and improve student educational outcomes (Patrick et al., 2023).
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Vision 2025: Moving Our Vision Forward
The next phase of Concordia University Irvine’s Campus Master Plan includes the construction of two key athletics buildings and the renovation of the iconic CU…