Concordia University College of Alberta

For other similarly named institutions, see Concordia University (disambiguation)

Concordia University (disambiguation)

Concordia is the name of several universities, colleges and seminaries:-Australia:*Concordia College, Adelaide in South Australia*Concordia College, Toowoomba in Queensland-Canada:*Concordia University in Montréal, Québec...

Concordia University College of Alberta is an Canadian

Canada

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independent university in Edmonton, Alberta. The enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act.

History

Concordia was founded in 1921 by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

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...

to prepare young men for preaching and teaching Christian

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

ministries. It introduced co-education in 1939, offering general courses of study, and an accredited high school program. In 1967, Concordia began offering first-year university courses in affiliation with the University of Alberta

University of Alberta

The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...

. Concordia College is a denominational college previously affiliated with the public sector. The Province of Alberta allowed Concordia College to operate as a private degree-granting university in the 1987.

The affiliation with the University of Alberta

University of Alberta

officially ended in 1991 by mutual agreement. In order to better reflect what Concordia offers, in 1995 Concordia was renamed from Concordia College to Concordia University College of Alberta.

Throughout its history, Concordia has remained grounded in the belief that the Christian faith gives purpose to life and that success depends upon spiritual maturity. Concordia fosters a Christian lifestyle on campus and encourages a dual commitment to academic excellence and religious vitality.

Concordia's crest was designed in 1921 and was in constant use as a logo until 1991, when it was updated to remove the word "college" from the title. In 2010 the crest was retired as the visual identity of Concordia. It remains in use on legal documents as a seal, and on degree diplomas. A new logo was adopted as in 2010. This logo was designed by Michelle McBride of Edmonton, Alberta. It reflects Concordia's front entrance of the historical Schwermann Hall, built in 1926, which also mirrors the castle church door in Wittenberg, Germany, on which Dr. Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses, sparking the reformation. Further, the logo's curved lines represents the shore and waters of the North Saskatchewan River, which lies directly below Concordia, in the Highlands neighborhood of Edmonton.

Concordia is an independent institution. Anyone from the public may attend. It is funded primarily by the Government of Alberta, by tuition, and private donations.

Timeline:

1921 - Concordia College is founded by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to prepare young men for preaching and teaching ministries

1939- The college expands to include women and to offer general courses of study and an accredited high school program

1967- Concordia begins offering first-year university courses in affiliation with the University of Alberta

1975- Affiliation with the University of Alberta begins for second-year university courses

1987 - Concordia becomes a degree-granting institution

1991 - Formal affiliation with the University of Alberta ends by mutual agreement

1995 - Concordia College changes its renamed Concordia University College of Alberta to reflect its status as a degree-granting institution.

2007 - Concordia offers its first master's degree: "Master of Information Systems Security Management" (MISSM)

2009 - Concordia begins offering a Master of Arts (MA) degree

2011 - Concordia is approved to offer a third master's degree: Master of Information Systems Assurance Management (MISAM)

Today - Concordia University College of Alberta program offerings include undergraduate and graduate degree programs. In addition to its degree programs, Concordia continues to offer church work programs as well as diploma and certificate programs in Career Development and academic upgrading programs.

Programs

Undergraduate Programs:

Bachelor of Arts (3 or 4 year)

Bachelor of Management

Bachelor of Science (3 or 4 year)

Bachelor of Education (After Degree)

Bachelor of Environmental Health (After Degree)

Graduate Programs:

Master of Arts in Biblical and Christian Studies

Master of Information Systems Security Management

Master of Information Systems Assurance Management

Other Programs:

Diploma and certificate programs in Career Development and Church Work professions

Athletics

The Concordia Thunder compete in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (Provincial Level) and the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (National Level). Team sports include: badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

, 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...

, curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

, 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....

, hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

, soccer, cross country running

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...

, and volleyball. Each sport includes participation by both men and women on separate teams with the exception of Hockey which only has a men's team. Thunder alumni include: Andrew Parker, who is a well known basketball player who competes for the Edmonton Energy

Edmonton Energy

The Edmonton Energy is a professional basketball team in the International Basketball League, formerly known as the Edmonton Chill. The Chill name was revoked in August 2008 after allegations of misconduct were filed with the league regarding Troy Barns, the majority shareholder in the team.On 27...

of the International Basketball League

International Basketball League

The International Basketball League was a short lived professional basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.-History:...

. Another notable Concordia alumni, Daniel Veenstra, has recently taken the diving world by storm placing a spot on the 2012 Canadian Olympic team. Jennifer Clayton, currently in her fourth year with the women's volleyball team has made a name for herself finishing last year as the ACAL leader in digs and kills.

Championship History

2008-2009

ACAC Medalists

Men's Soccer-Gold, Women's Soccer-Silver, Men's Basketball-Silver, Badminton-Silver

CCAA Medalists

Men's Soccer-Bronze, Badminton Men's and Women's Doubles-Silver

2007-2008

ACAC Medalists

Men's Hockey-Bronze, Women's Soccer-Silver, Badminton-Gold, Women's Basketball-Gold

CCAA Medalists

Badminton Men's and Women's Doubles-Silver

2006-2007

ACAC Medalists

Mens Soccer-Bronze, Women's Soccer-Bronze, Badminton-Gold

CCAA Medalists

Badminton - Men's and Women's Doubles Silver Medalists

2005-2006

ACAC Medalists

Golf-Bronze, Men's Basketball-Bronze, Men's Soccer-Silver, Women's Soccer-Silver, Women's Basketball-Silver, Badminton-Gold

CCAA Medalists

Badminton - Silver

2004-2005

ACAC Medalists

Swimming-Bronze, Men's Basketball-Bronze

Women's Soccer-Bronze, Men's Soccer-Silver, Badminton-Silver, Women's Basketball-Gold

CCAA Medalists

Women's Basketball-Gold

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Programs

Athletics

See also

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