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2009 Graduation Weekend Photos Online!
To view the photos, click the image above or click here.
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Get in the Game! Concordia Summer Sports Camps
Concordia University Athletics will host a number of sports camps in July and early August for basketball, volleyball, baseball, and softball. In addition to day camps, residential camps are being offered for both girls' and boys' basketball. See website for information about dates and grade level requirements.
Click the image to go to the Concordia Cardinal website, or download the brochure in your area of interest.
INDIVIDUAL CAMP BROCHURES
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Teachers! Take Graduate Courses this Summer and
Meet State of Michigan Teacher Certification Requirements
 Register for graduate level summer courses from the School of Education by contacting Concordia's Office of Graduate Admission. Courses offered this summer include State of Michigan required reading courses for elementary and secondary teachers.
To learn more about these and other educational graduate courses, visit www.cuaa.edu/educator or contact the office of graduate admission at graduate.admissions@cuaa.edu or toll-free at (888) 282-2338.
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Affordable Jump-Start for New College Students
This summer the university will roll out a new month-long session in July that will offer a variety of general studies courses in both the daytime and evening at $125 per credit hour (for up to two classes).
This academic session, which will follow Session 1 starting in May, will begin on Monday, July 6, and run through August 7.
General Biology, Speech Communication, English Composition, General Psychology, and Intro to Sociology will all be offered.
For more information, visit: http://www.cuaa.edu/summerterm.
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GoodSearch: Donate Every Time You Search
 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 May, the university received $15.92, just through searches alone. This means that 1,592 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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Summer Visit Days for the Undergraduate Program
Thursday, June 4 & Thursday, July 23
Campus preview days are a great opportunity
for you to learn more about Concordia University: tour campus, visit
with faculty in your major of interest, meet coaches, learn about
financial aid opportunities, hear about campus life and visit with your
personal admission counselor.
View a full list of visit days: here!
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2009 Ablaze! Torch Relay: Concordia Finish Line Rally
Sunday, June 28 - 4:00 p.m.
This year's relay will begin at Trinity in St. Joseph,
Michigan on June 18 and make nine stops before the finish line at
Concordia on Sunday, June 28. The finish line rally will begin at 4:00
p.m. and David Paul Britton will speak.
The purpose of the relay is to highlight awareness of the Ablaze! movement;
create opportunities to share the Gospel; inspire and train people to
witness; and raise funds for Michigan District Mission Starts and
International ministries through The Future is Now - Michigan District.
For a full list of torch relay stops, visit the Michigan District website.
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The 99th Michigan District Convention - "Celebrate Jesus"
Sunday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 1
The 99th Michigan District Convention will convene on Sunday, June 28, 2009 under the theme, "Celebrate
Jesus." The logo, designed by Jenna Szpara ('08), captures the spirit of St.
Paul's letter to the Philippians, wherein chapter 2 we find these
words:
"Therefore God has exalted him to the highest place and gave him the
name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every
tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father." Philippians 2:9-11.
Go to the convention website: here!
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Mark Your Calendar! - Family Fun Labor Day Carnival
Monday, September 7 · Noon until evening
Admission:
$10 - ten years old and over
$5 - under ten years old
Free - under 2 years old
Events will include:
Pony rides
Dunk tank
Carnival games
Inflatable Obstacle Course
22 foot slide
Basketball shoot out
Live bands and entertainment
Karaoke contest
Flag football games
Concessions
Raffles
... and more to come!
Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun and games at a carnival hosted by Concordia Athletics. The
price of admission gives you unlimited access to the carnivals games
and entertainment. Proceeds from the event will go toward the
university's softball program.
Interested in sponsoring the carnival or renting vendor booth space?
Contact Marissa Young at youngm@cuaa.edu or (734) 995-7345 for more information
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Best in Show Winners: Michelle Rink and Abi Werner
The people voted for their favorite entry into this year's Student Art Exhibit and the winners are: Michelle Rink and Abi Werner for "Exuberance".
Click the image above to view their work.
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Two Alumni are of Five Nominated for District President
Two of the five nominees for Michigan District President are Concordia-Ann Arbor alumni. The election will take place at the Michigan District Convention in late June.
Rev. David A. Davis ('79) currently serves as pastor at St. Luke in Haslett, Michigan. Rev. Davis has led churches in Spring Lake, Trenton, and Grand Rapids. He has served on a number of circuit and district boards and committees of the Michigan District in positions including: Chairman of the Board for Mission Development, the Task Force on Reorganization, Ablaze! Coordinator, and various pastors' conference committees chairman, treasurer, and member. He has also served as a synodical convention delegate to the LC-MS. Rev. Davis graduated from Concordia-Ann Arbor on May 26, 1979 with a major in Greek/Humanities and a minor in General Science.
Rev. David P.E. Maier ('78) currently serves as senior pastor at Our Savior in Lansing, Michigan. Rev. Maier has led churches in Marlette, Lansing and Arlington Heights, Illinois. He has also served on a number of circuit and district boards and committees of the Michigan District in positions including: Vice President, Mission Representative, Circuit Counselor, Family Life Board member, Circuit Counselor Conference Chairman, Board of Directors, and on the 125th Anniversary Steering Committee. For the synod, he has served as a convention delegate and as a member of the Convention Floor Committee on Worship Matters. Rev. Maier graduated from Concordia-Ann Arbor with his associate's in Art in May 1976 and his bachelor's on May 27, 1978 with a major in biblical languages and a minor in religious studies.
Other District President nominees include: Rev. David H. Reed, pastor of Grace, Auburn; Rev. Michael J. Roth, senior pastor of Trinity, St. Joseph; and Rev. Robert J. Schultz, emeritus/intentional interim minister of Freeland, Michigan.
To visit the 2009 Convention homepage visit: http://www.michigandistrict.org/n4a.html
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Jim Geyer Rejoins Channel 6 News in Lansing
Jim Geyer is once again working at Channel 6 News in Lansing. Jim is a member of the station's StormTracker Team.
An excerpt from his bio on the Channel 6 website, "Jim
is back home at WLNS after working for four years in the Flint/Saginaw
TV market. He was here previously from 1990 to 2004 and was part of the
first team that started a morning newscast on WLNS. He brings over 30
years of weather experience to WLNS viewers, all of which has been
forecasting weather in Michigan. His career started in radio, providing
weathercasts during the night for WJR-AM in Detroit for 13 years. The
remainder of his work has been primarily in television. Jim looks
forward to continuing the tradition of great weather coverage on WLNS." Read the full bio here.
Jim received his associate's degree from Concordia.
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Sean P. Harlow and CWEF in China
"This program is specifically designed for Parents/teachers and students to learn about the importance of a healthy body both inside and out. This is especially important in country side areas where common resources that we as Americans are used to having are not as available. These include things like: hot water, washing machines, consistent hand washing and showering etc. I found out at training in Su Jia the mountain region of Southern Yunnan that it is not uncommon for children to go over a month without a shower - Sometimes more. The students were very eager to learn and did an amazing job of participating and giving verbal and group reports."
His latest update letter is available for download here.
View pictures from China at http://picasaweb.google.com/seanphrlw7.
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Matthew Buse Heading to Australia after Ordination
 Matthew Buse ('03) is being ordained into the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod on June 14 at 4:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Saginaw, Michigan. Matthew has been called to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church & St. James Lutheran Church in the Victorian District of the Lutheran Church of Australia, so his installation will be later on in Melbourne.
Matthew and his wife, Rachel Lynn (Arnold) Buse ('03), are busy preparing for the move, which will happen later this summer.
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Joshua McIntosh's Mission Update From Africa
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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Amanda Runey's Work in Vietnam
Amanda Runey ('08) is in her last month serving on the Faculty of Foreign Languages in the Department of English Language and Translation at the Hanoi University of Technology.
Her April newsletter can be downloaded here.
Her May newsletter can be downloaded here.
E-mail Amanda: amanda.runey@keptprivate.com.
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Matt Harshberger Appointed Director of Public Safety
 Matt Harshberger ('09), chief of Police
for the city of Ypsilanti, was approved by the board of trustees to become the new director of public
safety for Pittsfield Township, overseeing the police and fire
departments.
Harshberger grew up in Taylor and Chelsea, earned an
associate degree from Washtenaw Community College, a bachelor's degree
in public safety administration from Eastern Michigan University and a
master's degree in organizational leadership and administration from
Concordia University.
For a full article, visit the Ypsilanti Courier online.
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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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Submit Student, Faculty, and Staff News & Notes
Seth Hinz is the communication specialist at Concordia University. If you would like to submit a news item about a student or a faculty/staff member to the e-newsletter, please contact Seth at hinzs@cuaa.edu.
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