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Be part of positive change in Ethiopia. This year CTX Service-Learning and Water to Thrive are asking CTX alumni, faculty & staff and current students to sponsor 3 clean water wells in Ethiopia.
High Adventure Outdoor Program launched for CTX community The Outdoor Recreation program was launched in early 2012 to provide the CTX community with high adventure outdoor experiences. Partnering with Ascend Outdoor Adventures, a Christian-based outdoor outfitter, students and staff can explore area parks, rivers and trails with skilled guides at an affordable cost. Excursions in 2012 included tours of Hamilton Pool and Reimer’s Ranch Park, backpacking in Lost Maples CTX students participate in the new Outdoor Recreation Program on a hike through Pedernales State Park.
A
s an institution of higher
don’t all take place in the classroom.
learning, Concordia provides
In fact, the experiential learning
opportunities for its community
component of the curriculum is what
to expand their learning, discover
draws many to Concordia. Here,
their calling, and impact their
classrooms are not bound by walls.
community, but those opportunities
State Park, canoeing the Colorado River and a week-long leadership course in Big Bend National Park. While such excursions can be costly, Ascend Outdoor Adventures supplies equipment and Concordia subsidizes the cost to participants. This allows the university to provide
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