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Sign-ups are open for Basecamp trip to San Diego

1/23/2026 - 2 minute read

Basecamp is headed to San Diego, and sign-ups are now open in CU Rec! The trip will take place over spring break, from Feb. 23 to 27. The five-day trip costs $150 to attend, and spots are limited. Registration closes, and payment is due by Feb. 23, the first day of the trip.

Come out for Suitcase Bingo Feb 6, compete and win big!

1/23/2026 - 1 minute read

Suitcase Bingo is an annual Concordia event that brings together the fun competition of a classic game of bingo with high-stakes prizes to up the energy and competition in the room. Although at first glance this event might seem unexciting compared to the many other student activities on campus, such as the ever-popular Concordia Christmas or Fall Family Festival, the shorter time frame and high energy make it easy to fit into your schedule and a blast to attend.

Student leadership applications are open until Feb. 2

1/23/2026 - 2 minute read

Applications for student leadership positions for the 2026-2027 school year are now open on Handshake, Concordia’s job finder platform, until Feb. Positions are available in a variety of roles and many are paid positions.

Concordia’s Career Center delivers a guiding leap from classroom to career

1/23/2026 - 3 minute read

The final years of college often come with an unspoken pressure: figuring out life after graduation. At Concordia, the Career Center helps ease the uncertainty by helping students prepare early, explore their options, and develop the skills necessary to succeed beyond college.

Senior fellow Katie Crowder, who is one of the tutors with The Wooden Floor.

Concordia students serve the community with College Corps

1/23/2026 - 3 minute read

The College Corps program is a partnership with schools that allows students to serve as “fellows” who will serve in the community while earning money towards their tuition. Concordia has many students enrolled in the program, who will serve a total of 450 hours during the school year.

Christ College professors and Lead Pastor reflect on the Advent season, student preparation

12/5/2025 - 4 minute read

Sunday, Nov. 30, marked the first day of the Advent season. Advent is a four-week season of waiting, reflection and preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth on Dec. 25. Professors from Christ College and Lead Pastor Quinton Anderson shared what the season of Advent means to them, as well as provided students with advice on how they can reflect and prepare during the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Julia Foote Najera presents her summer research at the 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society conference

Concordia partners with UCI to advance training, research ops for engineering students

12/5/2025 - 3 minute read

Ties between the Concordia and UCI engineering departments trace back to the start of the Concordia engineering program in 2021, propelling students into promising careers, including one engineering graduate, Tiffany Carrillo, who completed her master’s at UCI and now works for Boeing.

ASCUI's Concordia Christmas brings joy, snow, and Christmas fun to students, faculty, and the community

Tis’ the season for Concordia Christmas

12/5/2025 - 3 minute read

If you heard joy and jingle bells on campus, you weren’t imagining it. Concordia Christmas came to town on Thurs, Dec. 4, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Student Union patio and common lawns.

EPiCS Club president shares how his Concordia journey landed on engineering

12/5/2025 - 1 minute read

Here at Concordia, there is a wide variety of different clubs and extracurricular activities. One of these is called the EPiCS club. The EPiCS Club is a club centered around engineering, math and computer science, both here on campus and in the broader community. It’s a club that seeks to create a supportive community for undergraduate STEM students to explore and share keen interests in these subjects.

Concordia student veteran journeys to 2025 SVA Leadership Institute

11/11/2025 - 3 minute read

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.