International Students’ Christmas.
Four years ago, Yishen Cai came from China to the U.S. to earn a bachelor’s degree. Transferring to Concordia from Madison, Wisconsin into his junior year, Cai is studying business management. Cai chose to further his education in the states because he…
College of Business – Alumni Speaker Series
The Concordia University Chicago’s College of Business held an Alumni Career Panel on Sept. 28th in celebration of homecoming week. The alumni who spoke were Kelsey Briggs 15’, Vincent Loconti 14’, Pranav Satyal 15’, Allison Spiaser 14’, and Jerry…
CEO Laurence Birch Speaks at Global Speaker Series
Written by Maci Killman Laurence Birch, founder and, until recently, CEO of Evolve Audiology Group brought to you by Concordia University Chicago’s, College of Business, in partnership with Global Midwest Alliance spoke on Oct. 4th, for the Global…
Spring Formal at CuC
Every year Campus Activity Board (CAB), led by President Olivia Sobieraj and Vice-President Chloe Hrabusicky, plan the Spring Formal. Planning begins in October with the search for a venue. Established in 1996, the Spring Formal was originally held on a…
The Process of the Athletic Department Budget.
Each year, teams at Concordia University Chicago receive funds to spend for necessities to get through an athletic season, but what is the process for developing a budget at the Division III level? Pete Gnan Director of Athletics, and Janet Wolbert the…
When Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
For the parents of today’s youth athletes, a change in seasons were often marked by changes in the sports year. Sadly, the landscape has changed for the youth athletes of today. While youth sports used to be fueled by the athletes, recent trends have…
Living On vs. Off Campus
Here at Concordia University Chicago we don’t have the luxury of having a ton of different housing options to choose from. There are no fraternity houses, on campus student apartments, or even off campus apartments owned by the school. A Concordia…
The Boy with a Big Heart
Every athlete’s worst nightmare is getting an enlarged heart. This is exactly what happened to college basketball player Daeshaun Credit. One night while sleeping Daeshaun woke out of his sleep because of chest pains. Leaving him confused and scared…
First Generation Students at CUC
Many undergraduate students are first generation students. There is a total of 1,211 undergraduate students at CUC. Out of those students, 609 of them are first generation students. Most undergraduate students come from lower income families. In 2013 a…
Getting to Know the World Around You (part 8)
Hello there, I do hope you enjoyed reading the blogs on some fo the different countries of this world. I hope these blogs have inspired you to get out there and discover the world. There is so much history for you to explore, culture for you to…