Students Call For Change After Campus Town Hall on Diversity
Concordia University Chicago held a packed town hall meeting on April 12 in the Chapel of Our Lord to facilitate conversation about the recent controversy regarding discrimination on campus. CUC canceled all classes during the 11:30 a.m. meeting. The…
Radio Station WCGR ‘The Underground’ Makes a Campus Revival
Concordia University Chicago’s own WCGR is live and broadcasting student shows again on campus for all to hear after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Streaming online from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily, seven student shows this spring semester…
CUCelebrates Raises More Than $100,000
Concordia University Chicago on March 1 called on alumni and donors for the annual CUCelebrates Livestream event, ultimately surpassing the goal of $100,000 in donations. Foundation CEO Jeff Hynes hosted the event on a live online stream from the CULearn…
Theater Seniors Direct a Double Feature of One-Act Plays
Concordia University Chicago seniors Hannah Sochowski and Emil Clausing will showcase their directing skills this weekend for the double production of the one-act plays Trifles and A Kind of Alaska. For CUC’s remaining theater majors, the…
“Land of Wonder” Exhibit Presents an Immersive Experience
A colorful new exhibition in the Ferguson Art Gallery brings an underwater botanical scene to mid-winter Concordia University Chicago. The show by CUC art professor Nikkole Huss, titled Land of Wonder, focuses thematically on the exploration and…
Up for Debate: CUC Brings a New Debate Program
The 2022 spring semester could see the creation of a new debate program for undergrad students at Concordia University Chicago. CUC career counselor David Vasquez will start a “forensics” program, which aims to hone students’ critical…
CUC Computer Science Wins Another First Place in Chicago in the IEEEXtreme Competition
Students in Concordia University Chicago’s computer science program took yet another first place ranking in 2021 IEEEXtreme Chicago competition on Oct. 24 – the team’s sixth top finish among area universities in the past seven years. The Institute…
Ferguson Art Gallery Showcases “Photography and Fiber Reveal God’s Beauty”
The second Ferguson Art Gallery showing of the Fall semester celebrates women of faith in honor of alumna Kim Loontjer, BS ‘ 06, who passed away in 2019. The show, “Photography and Fiber Reveal God’s Beauty,” features new artwork from two other…
CUC Students React to Shortened Fall and Winter Breaks
Concordia University Chicago students spent more time in school this Fall — maybe without realizing it. In 2020, CUC eliminated what had been an annual Fall Break, which was previously a four-day long weekend from Friday to Monday during the second week…
CULearn Brings a New Environment to Student Success
For the return of face-to-face learning, CUC has brought a new look to how the university offers accessibility and care to the student body. The new CULearn Teaching and Learning Commons in the resource center of the Christopher Center building carries…