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A wrestler at Concordia who enjoyed Concordia a lot and liked how Concordia prepared him for post graduation life. He talked about how he still keeps in touch with his Concordia friends and the life lessons he learned while going to school. Also he…

In this interview, the donor elaborated on what life was like in the dorms and on campus during her time at Concordia.

Interview accounting personal life at Concordia during World War II and about student life

Part one of an interview with Concordia College graduate, Charleen Larson-Svingen. Biology class, on and off campus activities, the cuban missile crisis, the John F. Kennedy assassination, and dancing on campus is discussed.

An oral history with Bonnie (Jersvig) Vastag regarding working at Concordia, post-graduation life, events at Concordia, and social aspects of life at Concordia.

Interview accounting personal life at Concordia during World War II and about student life

He spoke of studying on campus during the Cuban Missile Crisis and how it affected student life, as well as the no dance policy that was in effect during the 1960s and his teaching career at Drake University in Iowa.

In this interview, the interviewee talked about his familial connection to the college with his grandfather Alfred Sattre being the first football coach on campus and how his mother Alfreda Sattre Torgerson started the journalism program in the…

The college at the time did not allow dancing so the Y held dances for Concordia students to attend. Jerry Bjelde also talked about the picture he brought of the first faculty/staff golf outing in 1965. It began a tradition that went on for over 30…

This oral history covers these various topics Concordia band trips, Concordia Christmas Concerts, cobber tradition, homecoming experiences, changes on campus, social spots (music building, Pool, sauna club, computer labs), marriage, and an orchestra…