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First Arts & Spirituality Conference a Success
The First Annual Conference on
Spirituality and the Arts & Sciences was held on Thursday, March
26, 2009. Students, alumni, faculty and staff were able to take part in
panels that ranged from "Of Live: Human and Divine" to "Paradox and
Hope: God and Man Within Shakespeare and Without."
Six panels were
held, two at a time, with each lasting an hour. Professor Neal Migan
delivered the opening address at 12:15 p.m. in the Kreft Center Black
Box Theatre before panel sessions broke out into the Chapel of the Holy
Trinity and Krieger Hall. Panel presenters included current students,
alumni, staff and faculty. The conference concluded with a reception in the Kreft Center Gallery
and a keynote address by Ralph Williams, professor of English at the
University of Michigan.... Read more
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2009 Baccalaureate & Commencement
Baccalaureate Service
Friday, May 8 · 7:30 p.m. · Chapel of the Holy Trinity
Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 9 · 10:00 a.m. · Concordia Gymnasium
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Focus on the Family at Concordia
 Focus on the Family, in conjunction with the Family Life Program at Concordia University, will host a Family Champion Training™ seminar on April 25, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The seminar is intended for pastors from Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Each pastor is to bring a group of family champions from their congregation, who want to be trained to lead a 40-day campaign to encourage family faith training. With a $325 registration fee, churches can attend this special training seminar (there is no limit to attendees from a single church). To register, call 800-A-Family (232-6459) and mention the event reference code WM09DMIFC.
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The Garchow Legacy
The Garchow endowment serves as a testimony to the lives and mission of Rev. Alvin R. Garchow and his wife, Luella. Luella passed away in 2008 and her estate gave a gift of $150,000 to increase the endowment's reach. It was Luella's opinion that her husband wanted Concordia to benefit as the giver, and one of the seminaries to benefit as the receiver.
Interest from the permanently endowed scholarship is disbursed annually among first-year seminarian students. Due to the current size of the endowment, the Garchow Scholarship Committee has decided to distribute the award among all of the Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA) pre-seminary program alumni in their first year at seminary.
The Reverend Charles Schulz, director of the pre-seminary program at CUAA notes, "At a time when the cost of seminary education is increasing for the students, this news couldn't have come at a better time. It is such a wonderful blessing that the Garchows anticipated this need and gave so generously to those who will proclaim Christ's salvation."
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Get a M.S. in Educational Leadership!
Concordia's Office of Graduate Admission will be hosting information nights for the School of Education's "Master of Science in Educational Leadership" program from now until the middle of May all around Michigan. To view upcoming information nights, visit www.cuaa.edu/educator.
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GoodSearch: Fun For the Whole Family
 With Concordia University Ann Arbor designated as your
charity of choice, every time you search through GoodSearch, the
university earns a penny. In the month of March, the university received $18.87 just through searches alone. This means that 1,887 searches were made on behalf of Concordia last month alone. Thank you everyone who made a contribution! To search for Concordia in the future, click this link or the image above.
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Concordia Choir - Spring Concert
Sunday, April 5 - 4:00 p.m.
Chapel of the Holy Trinity
Free Event
A pre-concert demonstration & lecture will be led by Director Brian Altevogt at 3:15 p.m.
The Concordia Choir will perform a free concert featuring J.S. Bach's Mass in F Major BWV233 with chamber orchestra. The program will also include companion works of Mendelssohn.
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Author Robert Schultz Leads Books & Coffee
Tuesday, April 14 - 4:00 p.m.
Earhart Manor Living Room
Free Event
Award-winning poet and novelist Robert Schultz reads from and discusses his novel, The Madhouse Nudes, as well as poetry recently published in the Virginia Quarterly Review and other publications, in collaboration with Vietnamese artist Binh Danh... Read more
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Theatre: "Spoon River Anthology"
April 16-19
Kreft Center Black Box Theatre
Concordia University Theatre presents it's spring play, "Spoon River Anthology: American Memories, American Lives."
For performance times, click here.
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Jazz Ensemble's Spring Concert
Friday, April 24 - 8:00 p.m.
Kreft Center Black Box Theatre
Free Event
The Concordia University Jazz Ensemble,
under the direction of Sean Dobbins, performs a wide variety of jazz
styles, from funk to blues to swing.
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LOST AND FOUND at Concordiapalooza
Friday, May 1 - 4:30 p.m.
The Riverside Patio
$5 entry fee for visitors
Free for students, faculty, staff
Musical duo and Christian megagroup LOST AND FOUND headlines this year's Concordiapalooza. LOST AND FOUND The event started as an end of the year music fest, but has developed into a community wide celebration. This year's "palooza" is the first year it will be opened to the public. The concert is free for Concordia students, faculty and staff. Visitors to campus will receive full access to Concordiapalooza for an entry fee of $5.
For the entire lineup of performers, click here.
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Alum Serves Michigan Humanities Council
Rob Meyer ('98) was chosen by the Michigan Humanities Counsel to serve as an adjudicator for it's 2009-2012 Michigan Arts and Humanities Touring Directory. Adjudication was held in January 2009. Rob was also chosen by the Lutheran Schools Music Committee to serve as judge for it's Spring Music Festivals at St. John Lutheran School, Rochester (handbells), Emmanuel Lutheran School, Dearborn (choirs and recorders) and Concordia University Ann Arbor (handbells). The Spring Music Festivals are held in early March in conjunction with many school's Lutheran Schools Week celebrations.
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The McMurrays Welcome Second Child
Dan and Jill (Stephey) McMurray (both '00 graduates) welcomed a new baby girl, Allison Moira McMurray, into the world on February 10, 2009. Allison was born at 12:50 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 14 oz. and was 19 inches long. Allison's older brother, Corin, will be three in May.
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Joshua McIntosh's Latest Update
Joshua McIntosh ('06) is serving as a high school
teacher at Dakar Academy in Senegal, Africa. Joshua provides updates on
his work on his website, www.xanga.com/JoshuaMcIntosh.
He also sends periodic updates through e-mail. His latest update letter is available for download here.
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Submit Alumni News & Notes
Shannon MacLellan is Concordia's Alumni Relations and
Special Event Coordinator. Feel free to contact Shannon with alumni
news, notes, and event ideas.
To reach the alumni office call (734) 995-4892 or by e-mailing alumni@cuaa.edu. Contact Shannon if you would like to be placed on the alumni e-mail list.
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Dean Published in Lutheran Education
Dr. Kevin J. Brandon, dean of the School of Education, will have an article published in an issue of Lutheran Education, vol. 142, no. 3. The article's title is "Know My Voice: Emerging Worldviews and the Mission of Lutheran Christian Higher Education." The article describes the unique purpose
for supporting Lutheran Christian Higher Education. These institutions continue
to respond to a world seeking to define new worldviews to answer the age old
problems of being human, when the answer to a troubled world is an old one that
is alive in the life and scholarship of Lutheran Christian campuses, the Gospel
of Jesus Christ.
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Martin Becomes Volleyball Head Coach
After a lengthy and thorough search, Ben Limback - the Concordia Director of Athletics - determined the best candidate to replace Dan Kirchhoff as head volleyball coach was the man sitting next to Kirchhoff the last two seasons as Justin Martin has been named the new Cardinal head coach.
Martin has been with the Cardinal program for the last two seasons and is no stranger to the volleyball scene in the Ann Arbor area. He previously served as the captain and coach of the Eastern Michigan men's volleyball team for two seasons as well as leading the Junior Olympic 18U team ... Read on
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Milestones for Faculty and Staff
The following faculty and staff members are celebrating milestone years of service at Concordia University Ann Arbor.
5 years (2004)
Ben Freudenburg
Jim Refenes
Phil Penhallegon
Al Martinez
Karna Doyle
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10 years (1999)
Stephen Parrish
Jean Christensen
Paula Azzopardi
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Kreft Arts Events
Concordia Choir*
April 5 - 4 pm
Chapel of the Holy Trinity
Books & Coffee Series - Robert Schultz*
April 14 - 4 pm
Earhart Manor
Spoon River Anthology
April 16 - 19
Black Box Theatre
Student Art Exhibition*
April 21- 26
Kreft Center Gallery
Concordia Jazz Ensemble*
April 24 - 8 pm
Black Box Theatre
LOST AND FOUND
at Concordiapalooza
May 1 - Riverside Patio
* Denotes Free Event
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Concordiapalooza
May 1st
on the Riverside Patio
$5 entry fee
Free for Concordia students, faculty and staff
The Lineup4:30 - Shawn Jennings
5:30 - The Gloaming
6:15 - Take the City
7:15 - Tool Time Band
8:00 - Ryan Horizon Band
9:00 - LOST AND FOUND
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Taylor Mason
May 9 at 7:00 p.m.
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