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Annual One-Act Play Festival offers comedy and suspense
Concordia University, Nebraska students will direct and perform five one-act plays covering genres including comedy and suspense in the annual One-Act Play Festival.
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2015 Mar 27
24-hour IMPROVathon brings laughs all night at Concordia University, Nebraska
The Concordia IMPROVables, an improvisational theatre group, will bring 24 hours of laughs to campus this spring.
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2015 Mar 16
Cinderella play brings family-friendly fun to Concordia's campus
Concordia University, Nebraska students will present "Cinderella with the Commedia Players" by Lane Riosley.
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2015 Mar 13
"A Night on Broadway" to premiere Feb. 21 at Concordia
Concordia University, Nebraska students will perform around 20 Broadway songs in the student-run production of "A Night on Broadway" at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, in Weller Auditorium.
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2015 Feb 9
Coastal Carolina University announces Dean's List for Fall 2014
Approximately 2,125 students have made the Fall 2014 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University.
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2015 Feb 3
Fall semester Deans' List/Honor Roll named at UNL
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its Deans' List/Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2014-15 academic year.
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2015 Jan 28
Drama, suspense to entertain audience during Phantom of the Opera at Concordia
Concordia will present an evening of music, suspense and theatre in the production of the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" on Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 9 at 2 p.m., Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 2 p.m., all in Weller Hall auditorium.
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2014 Oct 28
Fall entering class at UNL's Raikes School announced
Thirty-three high-achieving 2014 high school graduates have been accepted into the highly competitive Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for fall 2014.
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2014 Jul 25
Christmas spirit fills the air during Christmas at Concordia weekend
Concordia University, Nebraska celebrated the Christmas season with its annual Christmas at Concordia concerts Dec. 5-7 at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward. Christmas at Concordia weekend also included the 20th annual Scholarship Parade of Homes and a community reception.
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2014 Dec 9
Spring semester Deans' List, Honor Roll named at UNL
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its Deans' List and Honor Roll for the spring semester of the 2013-14 academic year.
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2014 Jun 11
More than 2,900 receive UNL degrees in May 9-10 ceremonies
More than 2,900 students received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in ceremonies May 9-10.
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2014 May 12
Concordia University, Nebraska awards graduate and undergraduate degrees
Concordia University, Nebraska, awarded more than 240 degrees to May graduates during its 2014 commencement ceremony.
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2014 May 10
Music ensembles perform end-of-year concerts at Concordia
Music will fill the air this spring as four ensembles from Concordia University, Nebraska perform end-of-the-semester concerts: Male Chorus, Women's Chorale, University Concert Band and Brass Ensemble.
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2014 Apr 11
UNL students to be recognized at Honors Convocation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students will be honored in conjunction with UNL's All-University Honors Convocation April 13.
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2014 Apr 10
One-Act Play Festival entertains audiences at Concordia University, Nebraska
Six short plays are part of the annual One-Act Play Festival at Concordia University, Nebraska Thursday, April 10, through Saturday, April 12, in the Music Center's Studio Theater.
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2014 Apr 7
IMPROVables comedy troupe to host 24-hour IMPROV-a-thon
Audiences will enjoy 24 hours of laughs as Concordia University, Nebraska's IMPROVables comedy troupe takes the stage for its annual IMPROV-a-thon. The troupe recently released its cast list for the event, which will provide students and the community with 24 consecutive hours of improvisational comedy and serve as a clothing drive for the People's City Mission in Lincoln, Neb.
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2014 Mar 7
Premier musicians to perform in spring honor recital
The semiannual honor recital at Concordia University, Nebraska will showcase the vocal and instrumental talents of 10 student musicians. Musicians are chosen to perform based on auditions judged by music department faculty.
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2014 Mar 7
UNL announced its fall 2013 Deans' List/Honor Roll
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its fall semester 2014 Deans' List for its eight colleges and the Honor Roll for undeclared students in the Explore Center.
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2014 Feb 19
Music department to present works of Handel in composer's recital at Concordia University, Nebraska
Music students at Concordia University, Nebraska will collaborate for a recital inspired by George Frideric Handel beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Music Center Recital Hall. The recital is free, and the public is invited to attend.
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2014 Feb 5
Spring semester Deans' List/Honor Roll named at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the spring semester of the 2012-13 academic year. Students from this area who qualified included:
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2013 Jun 26
Concordia University, Nebraska's top musicians perform in honor recital
Eleven Concordia University, Nebraska musicians performed in the spring honor recital on Tuesday, April 9, in the Music Center's recital hall.
Top students in Concordia's music program are selected to perform based on auditions before a panel of Concordia's full-time music faculty. The recital is intended to showcase exceptional student talent and effort in preparation and performance.
"I feel very excited and honored to be a part of the recital," said performer Elyssia Finch. The musicians, including Finch, seek to master their performance repertoire through private vocal and instrumental lessons and hours of rehearsal each week.
Honored musicians include:
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2013 Apr 10
Area Students Named to CSC President's List
Students from the region are among the 239 names on Chadron State College's fall 2012 president's list.
In order to qualify for the list, students must earn all A's and be enrolled in at least 12 hours of coursework.
Students from the region:
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2013 Jan 5
Concordia Theatre Students Delve "into the Woods"
The theatre department at Concordia University, Nebraska presented "Into the Woods," a musical production depicting troubled fairy tale creatures, based on the works of the Brothers Grimm. The musical was performed Nov. 2-3 and Nov. 9-11 in the Weller Hall Auditorium.
"Into the Woods," written by James Lapine, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, follows the stories of several fairy tale creatures including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack from "Jack and the Beanstock" and Rapunzel. The stories weave with the tale of a baker and his wife on their quest to start a family as they discover they've been cursed by an evil witch.
The following Concordia University, Nebraska students were a part of the cast or crew:
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2012 Nov 20
University of Nebraska-Lincoln honors local students at All-University Honors Convocation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students will be honored in conjunction with UNL's All-University Honors Convocation April 22 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, including 26 seniors who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars, the university's highest undergraduate academic honor.
Students are recognized at Honors Convocation for their cumulative academic achievements (as opposed to Dean's List, which is for one semester). Honorees include:
az? Chancellor's Scholars, students who graduated in December or who will receive their degrees in May or August and have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at UNL and elsewhere;
az? Superior Scholars, seniors graduating in the 2011-12 academic year who have been recognized at Honors Convocation each year of their enrollment;
az? High Scholars, students other than Chancellor's Scholars and Superior Scholars who are in the top 10 percent of their class.
Students from this area who will be honored include:
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2012 Apr 19
Fall Deans' List/Honor Roll Announced at U. of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its Deans' List/Honor Roll for the fall 2011 semester. Local students included were:
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2012 Feb 22
UNL awards more than $13.7 million in scholarships to Nebraska freshmen
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln awarded more than 1,800 scholarships to 2011 Nebraska high school graduates who are enrolled at UNL this fall. The total potential value of the scholarships is more than $13.7 million.
The awards include 27 Chancellor's Scholarships, 361 Regents Scholarships (including 115 Nebraska Top Scholars), 101 Nebraska Achievement Scholarships, 77 David Distinguished Scholarships, 699 James H. Canfield Scholarships, 50 Chancellor's Leadership Class scholarships, 36 Pepsi Scholarships and 374 University Honors Program textbook scholarships.
Following is a list of area scholarship winners by hometown.
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2011 Dec 12