The Concordia Courier

Volume 20, Issue 4

Concordia University Irvine

November 20, 2025

The Courier is a student-run, bi-weekly print and online newspaper serving Concordia University Irvine. Learn more about us.

Veteran Student Nicholas Piazza

Concordia student veteran journeys to 2025 SVA Leadership Institute

Posted on 11/11/2025 by Gabriel Lucero

 Concordia student veteran, Nicholas Piazza, was selected to attend the 2025 Student Veterans of America (SVA) Leadership Institute. Piazza, a VA work-study employee and an active member of the Veterans Resource Center, was invited to Washington, D.C. October 15 to 19 to participate in this SVA program designed to cultivate the next generation of changemakers and advocates for student veterans.

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Tags: Veterans

Sports

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Concordia reinstates women’s tennis and swim & dive

Posted on 11/11/2025 by Staff Report

On Fri., Oct. 24 federal judge Fred W. Slaughter issued a ruling directing Concordia to immediately reinstate women’s swim & dive and tennis programs.

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Tags: sports, women's athletics, Men's Athletics

Local/Global News

Dodger fans cheer in a file photo.

Concordia students take a swing at Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Posted on 11/11/2025 by Lauryn Scoon

Fri., Oct. 25, marked the start of the 2025 World Series, and students at Concordia were buzzing about the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays showdown, as many students showed support for a Dodgers’ championship season. 

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Tags: baseball

Arts and Entertainment

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Faculty Handbells Enrich Lives and Community at Concordia

Posted on 11/11/2025 by Rebekah Michel

Amidst the busy season of grading assignments, assigning projects, and wrapping up the semester, Concordia faculty have come together to explore a new hobby: playing the handbells. Led by Erik Der, the Community Engagement Manager and the Director of Handbell Activities, the Concordia faculty handbell ensemble offers an enriching experience. When asked about the purpose of the Concordia faculty handbell ensemble, Erik Der responded as follows. 

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Tags: Handbells, music

Campus Life

Dr. Meier and a few of the researchers a part of the LPLS

Parkinson’s study delivers valuable research opportunities for Concordia students

Posted on 11/11/2025 by Kiara Azuma

 In summer 2023, the Lifestyle and Parkinson’s Longitudinal Study recruited approximately 75 participants for the first time at Concordia University. Two years later, the study has expanded to serve more than 100 participants diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease from Orange County, providing opportunities for Concordia’s undergraduate students to work as research assistants. 

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Tags: STEM, community, Orange County, Research

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