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Annual freshmen project inspires students to serve
Each
year, freshmen students embark on a service project designed to introduce them to Concordia’s missions and instill the value of service work. Last fall, students and staff cultivated a wildflower garden near the entrance to campus. This spring, everyone enjoyed the result - native grass areas transformed into native Texas wildflowers.
“I loved that we did this project upon arrival,” freshman Jazmine ‘Jazzy’ Schwolert said. “It instilled a service learning mindset early on.”
Fall 2013 freshmen can look forward to orientation this summer, known as Embark, and a project serving neighborhood churches and businesses along FM 620 with landscaping, clean up and beautification. Past service projects included cleaning up brushy areas of campus and the preserve and improving park areas around Austin.
Honors Banquet Award Recipients Concordia University Texas annually recognizes outstanding students in many areas of academic study. This year’s annual honor awards banquet took place on April 20. Outstanding Nursing Student • Sydney Washington
Communication Student of the Year • Alyssa McCormack
DCE Student of the Year • Olivia Jablinski
Outstanding Greek Student • Emma Walsh
EDICUT Pre-Service Educator of the Year • Stacy Manship
Outstanding Hebrew Student • Michael Hofmann
Kinesiology Student of the Year • Kaleigh Landry
Tornado Scholar Athletes of the Year • Kayla Burch • Andrew Burns
Outstanding Science Student • Natasha McCown Outstanding Mathematics Student • Stacy Manship Drama Student of the Year • Elizabeth Oerther Music Student of the Year • Hannah Baslee
Service Learning Leaders • Katherine Prince • Kayla Brock • Morgan Thorsen • Tanner Evans • Daniela Vazquez • Allison Dayton • Jolie Perez • Shannon Ross
Student Services Award for Christian Leadership
• Matt Doering • Stacy Manship
Alfred and Edith Leja Prize (English) • Erica Massey Dr. Keith Loomans Education Scholarship • Brooke Stade • Brianna Worthing • Elizabeth Pulliam • Morgan Thorsen Schjerven Leadership Scholarship-Education
• Emily Pohland • Sharon Whightsil
Schjerven Leadership Scholarship-Business • Ronald Orisma
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