CONTENTS Concordia Magazine CONCORDIA COLLEGE, MOORHEAD MINNESOTA, USA
SPRING 2013
A Grand Day With Gates Page 2
COVER
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Bill Gates spoke at Concordia April 27 as part of the dedication of Grant Center, home of the Offutt School Business. Photo: Dave Arntson
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Alumni Demonstrate Entrepreneurial Spirit Page 18
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A Grand Day With Gates A Day to Honor Offutt Building Connections Whole Self, Whole Life, Whole World Socially Conscious Siblings Creating a Firm Foundation A Smaller Way to Save Lives When Education Means Everything In the Mentoring Business Bricks, Turf and Asphalt Growing Faith While Pouring Concrete
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Concordia News
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Class Notes
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ONLINE Watch Bill Gates’ full presentation at Concordia. See more photos of the newly renovated Grant Center, home of the Offutt School of Business. Read President William Craft’s strategic plan for the college.
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