Concordia University, Seward
Encyclopedia
Concordia University, Nebraska, is a private, coeducational university
located in Seward, Nebraska
. It is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and part of its ten-member Concordia University System
. Concordia offers undergraduate and graduate
degrees in more than 50 academic programs in both on-campus and online formats.
, the school faced anti-German sentiment, leading to change in the language of instruction from German to English. The college worked alongside the community to show their patriotism by constructing a 100 ft (30.5 m) flagpole. Following the war, the school was accredited as a junior college
, and women joined the student body in 1919. At first, the women were required to eat and board off-campus in local homes since being admitted into the college in 1932. A women’s residence hall was built in 1941.
The first bachelor's degree
s were awarded in 1940, and the school became an accredited four-year institution in the late 1940s. In 1959, Concordia became the first of the LCMS
schools to be accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Additional educational and housing facilities were added as the university grew and expanded its programs, including science labs, a large library, and multiple residence halls. Business, art, science, and health-related programs were added to the teaching and pre-seminary
courses. Graduate programs were added in 1968.
The college became part of the newly established Concordia University System
in 1995, and became a university
in 1998.
In 1995, the college first hosted the first annual Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival. In 2009 over 8000 elementary and middle school students took part in the festival. It has included famous authors such as Lois Lowry
, John R. Erickson
, and John Archambault.
New facilities, including the Thom Leadership Education Center and a track-and-field and stadium complex, have been added in recent years. The newest of its 11 residence halls was opened in 2006. The Health, Human Performance and Athletic Center (HHPAC) was completed on May 9, 2009 in time for the commencement for the class of 2009. In 2011 the facility was renamed the Walz Human Performance Complex.
The current President of Concordia University, Nebraska is Brian Friedrich.
as well as a number of university-commissioned and student-made sculptures.
Link Library (Research and Study Materials)
Human, Health and Performance Athletic Center (HHPAC) Athletics http://www.cune.edu/athletics/ and Human Health Programs
Janzow Campus Center ("Fine" Dining Hall, Trayless Eternity, Cattle Conference Room, Student Life Office [SLO], Game Room, Mail Room, Student Activities Council Office [SAC], AED, Counseling Center, and the Bookstore)
As of the 2009–2010 academic year, Founder's Hall was closed. Classes and offices were moved out and relocated to other locations. The only occupant left is the Theatre Program's set-construction workshop, which is in the basement. At the moment, there is no official decision on what to do regarding the building.
. The teacher education programs are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); music programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
(NASM); and the institution's business program is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
(IACBE).
s in more than 40 undergraduate programs. Concordia also awards the Lutheran Teacher Diploma, Christian Teacher Diploma, the Director of Christian Education, and Director of Parish Music certificates which allow holders of those credentials to serve as church workers in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Pre-seminary
and pre-deaconess
programs are also available, including the necessary language courses to attend the seminaries of the LCMS. List of majors:
Concordia Undergraduate Course Catalog
) on the University's campus. These dorms are separated by gender, with the exclusion of Jonathan Hall. The following is a list of the current Residential Halls:
The current visitation hours are from 10:00am until 12:00am Sunday through Thursday and 10:00am until 1:00am on Friday and Saturday. The dormitories are run by resident assistants (RAs) who are overseen by the Student Life Office (SLO).
from the entire student body. All official student groups also have a vote and their funding is tied to attendance at the weekly meetings.
. The Student Activity Committee (SAC) organizes multiple events for the student body throughout the year, including concerts, comedy shows, free movies, bowling nights, and the popular Spring Weekend.
The Theatre Program stages two full-length shows each year, in addition to one-act plays, readers’ theater, and a host of student-directed productions. The University's theater division has been honored by inclusion in Playbill
, the yearly publication of the Alpha Psi Omega
dramatic honor society, for more than 20 years. The Theatre faculty and students are active in the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Students have received recognition for playwriting, directing, lighting design, set design, and acting at recent regional festivals. Despite the success of the theater groups, the university has yet to build a dedicated theater facility.
Concordia’s art students exhibit their artwork at the Marxhausen Gallery of Art, which also hosts visiting artists from around the country. The university’s permanent collection of more than 300 works, the Koenig Collection, contains mostly screen prints, etchings, lithographs, and other original prints by nationally and internationally recognized artists. The Center for Liturgical Art at Concordia seeks to encourage and assist the Church in its ministry through the visual arts by promoting its use in worship. Students work alongside faculty and visiting artists to create a variety of pieces.
and a founding member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference
. It's teams use the newly constructed Walz Human Performance Complex, Bulldog Stadium, and Plum Creek Park baseball and softball fields for competitions.
There are 19 varsity sports teams including:
plus intramural sports
. Year Round
Concordia Invitational Tournament
Since 1950, Concordia has competed in an annual men's basketball tournament against other LC-MS universities. A women's tournament was added in 1965. Throughout the history of CIT, Concordia, Nebraska holds the best aggregate record in both the men's and women's tournaments with a 73–45 record, with 23 titles for the men and 58 wins, 16 losses and 22 titles for the women. Since 2001 the teams are: Concordia University, Nebraska, Concordia University Wisconsin
, Concordia University, Chicago and Concordia University, Ann Arbor.
The school mascot is the Bulldog
.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
located in Seward, Nebraska
Seward, Nebraska
Seward is a city in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,133 at the 2000 census...
. It is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and part of its ten-member Concordia University System
Concordia University System
The Concordia University System is an organization of ten colleges and universities throughout the United States operated by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod . All ten institutions are named "Concordia" and all include professional church work programs as part of their curricula. The CUS was...
. Concordia offers undergraduate and graduate
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
degrees in more than 50 academic programs in both on-campus and online formats.
History
Founded in 1894 as the Evangelische Lutherische Schulleherer Seminar, the university began as a preparatory teacher’s school with its twelve students boarded, fed and taught in the same building by J. George Weller and his wife. The surrounding community was supportive of a school in their midst, and did much to help the students with extra foodstuffs, funding, and housing. The school granted its first teaching degrees in 1907. During World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the school faced anti-German sentiment, leading to change in the language of instruction from German to English. The college worked alongside the community to show their patriotism by constructing a 100 ft (30.5 m) flagpole. Following the war, the school was accredited as a junior college
Junior college
The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
, and women joined the student body in 1919. At first, the women were required to eat and board off-campus in local homes since being admitted into the college in 1932. A women’s residence hall was built in 1941.
The first bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s were awarded in 1940, and the school became an accredited four-year institution in the late 1940s. In 1959, Concordia became the first of the LCMS
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 2.3 million members, it is both the eighth largest Protestant denomination and the second-largest Lutheran body in the U.S. after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Synod...
schools to be accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Additional educational and housing facilities were added as the university grew and expanded its programs, including science labs, a large library, and multiple residence halls. Business, art, science, and health-related programs were added to the teaching and pre-seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
courses. Graduate programs were added in 1968.
The college became part of the newly established Concordia University System
Concordia University System
The Concordia University System is an organization of ten colleges and universities throughout the United States operated by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod . All ten institutions are named "Concordia" and all include professional church work programs as part of their curricula. The CUS was...
in 1995, and became a university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in 1998.
In 1995, the college first hosted the first annual Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival. In 2009 over 8000 elementary and middle school students took part in the festival. It has included famous authors such as Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry is an American author of children's literature. She began her career as a photographer and a freelance journalist during the early 1970s...
, John R. Erickson
John R. Erickson
John R. Erickson is an American cowboy and author, best known for his classic children’s series, Hank the Cowdog.Erickson has written and published 75 books and more than 500 articles, and is best known as the author of the Hank the Cowdog books, audio-books, and stage plays...
, and John Archambault.
New facilities, including the Thom Leadership Education Center and a track-and-field and stadium complex, have been added in recent years. The newest of its 11 residence halls was opened in 2006. The Health, Human Performance and Athletic Center (HHPAC) was completed on May 9, 2009 in time for the commencement for the class of 2009. In 2011 the facility was renamed the Walz Human Performance Complex.
The current President of Concordia University, Nebraska is Brian Friedrich.
Campus
Concordia University, Nebraska encompasses 120 acres (48.6 ha) in the town of Seward, Nebraska. Now known as Founder's Hall, the original building is the center of campus but has not been used besides a theatre workshop since 2009. Having grown from this single, original brick building, the campus now has over 11 academic and administration buildings and 11 residence halls. The newest residence hall is an apartment-style-living facility, and all of the campus's residence halls include internet access and cable telecommunications connections. The university grounds are home to a portion of the Nebraska Statewide ArboretumNebraska Statewide Arboretum
The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden composed of 44 arboretums, parks, and other public landscapes in 33 communities across Nebraska, and supported by the arboretum office at the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln, Nebraska...
as well as a number of university-commissioned and student-made sculptures.
- Weller Hall is the administrative center of campus as it houses the business, marketing, admissions, financial service and human resource departments. The offices of the provost and university president are also located in Weller. A 500 seat auditorium hosts daily chapel services as well as theatrical productions. Weller also provides several classrooms for instruction.
- Jesse Hall was originally built as a dormitory but now functions as office space for the business, communication, theology, and social science departments. Several classrooms and a computer lab are also present in the building. The Marxhausen Gallery of Art is located in the building with art visiting, original, and archival shows on display. Jesse Hall also is the location for several organization offices including The Sower student newspaper.
- Brommer Hall was originally built as a student center but was converted to become a center for fine arts. Offices, studio space, classrooms, and a computer lab.
- Most classrooms are located in the Thom Leadership Education Center (TLEC) along with an auditorium, computer labs, and the offices of the education department. Classrooms are equipped with projectors and screens as well as several containing smart boards.
- The Science Hall hosts many science and math classes. Laboratories for physics, biology, and chemistry are equipped with all necessary equipment. A special room for dissection of a cadaver was recently constructed for gross anatomy classes.
- Music Center is the home for many performing arts studies at Concordia. Offices for the music department are located there as well as a number of practice rooms equipped with pianos and organs. In 2008 a new Casavant FreresCasavant FrèresCasavant Frères is a prominent Canadian company in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which has been building fine pipe organs since 1879. As of 2008, they have produced over 3800 organs.- Company history :...
organ was installed in Heine Hall, the recital hall in the center, along with a new Steinway piano. A computer lab provides music students with software for composition. A black box theaterBlack box theaterThe black box theater is a relatively recent innovation, consisting of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor.-History:...
in the basement of the center, loveably termed "The Black Box" serves as a venue for intimate theatrical performances throughout the year and is the headquarters of the IMPROVables comedy group.
Link Library (Research and Study Materials)
Human, Health and Performance Athletic Center (HHPAC) Athletics http://www.cune.edu/athletics/ and Human Health Programs
Janzow Campus Center ("Fine" Dining Hall, Trayless Eternity, Cattle Conference Room, Student Life Office [SLO], Game Room, Mail Room, Student Activities Council Office [SAC], AED, Counseling Center, and the Bookstore)
As of the 2009–2010 academic year, Founder's Hall was closed. Classes and offices were moved out and relocated to other locations. The only occupant left is the Theatre Program's set-construction workshop, which is in the basement. At the moment, there is no official decision on what to do regarding the building.
Academics
Concordia offers both graduate and undergraduate programs designed to prepare students not only to succeed in their chosen careers, but also to encourage responsible participation and leadership in a complex and diverse society. Concordia University, Nebraska is a fully accredited institution, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and SchoolsNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...
. The teacher education programs are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); music programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Schools of Music
The National Association of Schools of Music is an association of post-secondary music schools in the United States and the principal U.S. accreditor for higher education in music...
(NASM); and the institution's business program is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education is an educational accreditation agency for college and university business programs...
(IACBE).
Undergraduate
Concordia awards bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s in more than 40 undergraduate programs. Concordia also awards the Lutheran Teacher Diploma, Christian Teacher Diploma, the Director of Christian Education, and Director of Parish Music certificates which allow holders of those credentials to serve as church workers in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Pre-seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
and pre-deaconess
Deaconess
Deaconess is a non-clerical order in some Christian denominations which sees to the care of women in the community. That word comes from a Greek word diakonos as well as deacon, which means a servant or helper and occurs frequently in the Christian New Testament of the Bible. Deaconesses trace...
programs are also available, including the necessary language courses to attend the seminaries of the LCMS. List of majors:
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Graduate
Concordia University offers eight master’s degrees primarily in education. These programs offer a majority of their courses online, along with concentrated, on-campus courses offered during the summer months. The Master of Education program offers concentrations in administration (elementary and secondary), literacy, and early childhood education.Residential Halls
There are currently 11 Residential Halls (dormitoriesDormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
) on the University's campus. These dorms are separated by gender, with the exclusion of Jonathan Hall. The following is a list of the current Residential Halls:
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The current visitation hours are from 10:00am until 12:00am Sunday through Thursday and 10:00am until 1:00am on Friday and Saturday. The dormitories are run by resident assistants (RAs) who are overseen by the Student Life Office (SLO).
Student government
The university has a student senate composed of one senator elected by their floor peers to represent their respective dorm floor, a proportionate number of senators elected to represent students who live off campus, and a representative for the Student Activities Committee and Student Worship Committee. The president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer are elected at-largeAt-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
from the entire student body. All official student groups also have a vote and their funding is tied to attendance at the weekly meetings.
Extracurricular activities
Over 30 clubs and organizations exist on campus for students to participate in, ranging from service-oriented groups to intramural teams to academic support groups to honorary societies. The Sower is the university's bi-weekly newspaper. The Tower is the title of the institution's yearbookYearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
. The Student Activity Committee (SAC) organizes multiple events for the student body throughout the year, including concerts, comedy shows, free movies, bowling nights, and the popular Spring Weekend.
Traditions
Concordia plays host to a number of traditions throughout the year, many organized by students.- Christmas at Concordia is an annual worship service during the first weekend in December. Each musical ensemble performs several pieces as well as joining the congregation of St. John Lutheran Church in Seward where the event is held. Three services are held throughout the weekend and tickets are required, but free.
- The Weekend of Welcome (known as WOW) is the orientation period for freshmen and transfer students held in August. It features the popular O-show in which the particulars of Concordia life are satirically portrayed.
- The Naked Man Snow Angel Run is an annual tradition held on the first snow of the year in which male (and, since 2009, female) students gather in Dorcas Hall and run wearing minimal clothing to the Son of Man Be Free statue (commonly called The Naked Man), where they form snow angels before retreating to warmth.
- Spring Weekend is the most prominent weekend at Concordia. The Student Activity Committee organizes events in which teams compete. Historically, mud-volleyball and mattress racing were part of the events but have since seen many changes. Popular events include the Lip-sync event and sync-swim in which students perform choreographed programs in child-sized pools.
Music, Theatre, and Art
The Concordia Department of Music is NASM (National Association for Schools of Music) -accredited. Concordia has more than a dozen vocal and instrumental ensembles open to students,- A Capella Choir directed by Dr. Kurt von Kampen was founded in 1939 performs both sacred and secular pieces of music. It regularly makes national and international tours. The 60 member choir practices daily and requires an entrance audition.
- Chamber Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble are 16 member choirs composed of students selected from the A Capella choir. The choir regularly tours and sings a diverse array of music. It is directed by Dr. von Kampen.
- University Symphonic Band is composed of wind and percussion students through audition. It performs multiple times a semester at schools, churches, and performance halls. The group is directed by Professor Andrew Schultz
- Male Chorus better known as MAN CHOIR is a male vocal ensemble directed by Dr. Kurt von Kampen. The group performs several times a semester at chapel and church services as well as a culminating concert ending each semester. The group does not require an audition for entrance but uses one for placement for TTBB pieces. The group is known for its pure manliness and frequent compositions regarding bacon.
- Women's Chorale, like the Male Chorus, performs throughout the semester both secular and sacred music. It meets three days a week and is directed by Dr. Jeffrey Blersch.
- University Jazz Ensemble conducted by Professor Andrew Schultz is dedicated to the performance of instrumental jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
music. The group performs throughout the semester providing a winter and spring concert as well as swing music for the homecoming dance in October. Entrance is by audition. - Concordia Brass Ensemble rehearses several hours each week and is directed by Professor Wendy Schultz.
- Handbell choir directed by Jessica Kite is focused on performing andbell] pieces. Beginning and Advanced sections are available to students depending on experience and ability.
- Chamber Orchestra was restarted in 2011 after being disbanded for a time. The group is composed of strings, wind, brass, and percussion students desiring to play a classical repertoire.
- University Praise Band performs contemporary Christian music at chapel services and makes trips to various special events.
- University/Community Concert Band is placed by audition and meets once a week. The group is composed of both students and interested member in the Seward CountySeward CountySeward County is the name of two counties in the United States:* Seward County, Kansas* Seward County, Nebraska...
area. - Bulldog Band is the pep bandPep bandA pep band is an ensemble of instrumentalists who play at functions or events with the purpose of entertaining and "pepping" up a crowd. Often members of a pep band are a subset of people from a larger ensemble such as a marching band or a concert band. Pep bands are generally associated with...
ensemble for CUNE. It performs at home football, basketball and spirit events as well as traveling for the annual Concordia Invitational Tournament. It has grown significantly in recent years and is directed by Professor Andrew Schultz.
The Theatre Program stages two full-length shows each year, in addition to one-act plays, readers’ theater, and a host of student-directed productions. The University's theater division has been honored by inclusion in Playbill
Playbill
Playbill is a monthly U.S. magazine for theatregoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most Playbills are printed for particular shows to be distributed at the door...
, the yearly publication of the Alpha Psi Omega
Alpha Psi Omega
Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society is an American recognition honor society recognizing participants in collegiate theatre. The Alpha Cast was founded at Fairmont State College on August 12, 1925 by professor Paul F...
dramatic honor society, for more than 20 years. The Theatre faculty and students are active in the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Students have received recognition for playwriting, directing, lighting design, set design, and acting at recent regional festivals. Despite the success of the theater groups, the university has yet to build a dedicated theater facility.
Concordia’s art students exhibit their artwork at the Marxhausen Gallery of Art, which also hosts visiting artists from around the country. The university’s permanent collection of more than 300 works, the Koenig Collection, contains mostly screen prints, etchings, lithographs, and other original prints by nationally and internationally recognized artists. The Center for Liturgical Art at Concordia seeks to encourage and assist the Church in its ministry through the visual arts by promoting its use in worship. Students work alongside faculty and visiting artists to create a variety of pieces.
Athletics
Concordia University, Nebraska is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate AthleticsNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
and a founding member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference
Great Plains Athletic Conference
The Great Plains Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota...
. It's teams use the newly constructed Walz Human Performance Complex, Bulldog Stadium, and Plum Creek Park baseball and softball fields for competitions.
There are 19 varsity sports teams including:
| Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... (M) Fall Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... (W) Fall Soccer (M/W) Fall Golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... (M/W) Fall and Spring Cross Country Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... (M/W) Fall Competitive Dance Competitive dance Competitive dance is a popular, widespread activity in which competitors perform dances in any of several permitted dance styles—such as acro, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, and tap—before a common group of judges... (W) Year Round |
Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position... (M) Winter Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... (M/W) Winter Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... (M) Spring Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... (W) Spring Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... (M/W) Spring Track Track and field Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area... –Indoor & Outdoor (M/W) Winter and Spring |
plus intramural sports
Intramural sports
Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a set geographic area. The term derives from the Latin words intra muros meaning "within walls", and was used to indicate sports matches and contests that took place among teams from "within the walls" of an ancient city...
. Year Round
Concordia Invitational Tournament
Since 1950, Concordia has competed in an annual men's basketball tournament against other LC-MS universities. A women's tournament was added in 1965. Throughout the history of CIT, Concordia, Nebraska holds the best aggregate record in both the men's and women's tournaments with a 73–45 record, with 23 titles for the men and 58 wins, 16 losses and 22 titles for the women. Since 2001 the teams are: Concordia University, Nebraska, Concordia University Wisconsin
Concordia University Wisconsin
Concordia University Wisconsin is a private liberal arts college located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school is an affiliate of the 10-member Concordia University System, which is operated by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod ....
, Concordia University, Chicago and Concordia University, Ann Arbor.
The school mascot is the Bulldog
Bulldog
Bulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...
.