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JOSH LYSNE, AVP, Communications and Marketing
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CONCORDIA OPENS ACADEMIC YEAR
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., starts the 2021-22 academic year with opening convocation at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 26, in Memorial Auditorium. The convocation officially opens the 131st academic year.
The procession into Convocation will be similar to the commencement procession. Faculty will line the sidewalk for first-year students to process through. An upper-class student will lead the first-year Convocation procession carrying the 2025 class flag.
The program will include an address by Dr. Dan Biebighauser, professor of mathematics; a greeting by Student Government Association president, Amina Fatkhulloeva ’22; and a welcome and declaration of the opening of the academic year by provost and dean of the college, Dr. Susan Larson. The program also features President William Craft giving a “Call to Engagement”; the Rev. Kim Adams, campus pastor; and music by The Concordia Band.
Immediately following convocation, the traditional Beanie Toss will take place on Olin Hill at approximately 10:10 a.m. (Please arrive early in case convocation ends sooner.)
Concordia College is a four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America offering more than 50 majors, including 17 honors majors and 13 preprofessional programs.
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