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'Chronicle' Neglected Concordia University Texas
RECEIVED Wed., Aug. 29, 2012
Dear Editor,
As an avid reader of the Chronicle, I was excited to pick up and read the Back to School edition featuring Chronicle interns and their reports from the various campuses [“Au Revoir, Les Enterns,” Aug. 24]. Much to my surprise, there was no report from Concordia University Texas. Concordia has a current enrollment of more than 2,500 students throughout the state … it has grown in its traditional enrollment by more than 400 students since its move to West Austin … the baseball team went to the Division III national tournament this spring … and this summer saw its first MBA graduating class. While we may have moved from the I-35 corridor, we are still an important part of Austin, graduating more and more students who are serving this region. I fail to understand why the Chronicle would have forgotten about an institution of higher education that has been a part of the city since 1926. If people haven’t yet noticed Concordia University Texas, it’s only because they aren’t paying attention.
As an avid reader of the Chronicle, I was excited to pick up and read the Back to School edition featuring Chronicle interns and their reports from the various campuses [“Au Revoir, Les Enterns,” Aug. 24]. Much to my surprise, there was no report from Concordia University Texas. Concordia has a current enrollment of more than 2,500 students throughout the state … it has grown in its traditional enrollment by more than 400 students since its move to West Austin … the baseball team went to the Division III national tournament this spring … and this summer saw its first MBA graduating class. While we may have moved from the I-35 corridor, we are still an important part of Austin, graduating more and more students who are serving this region. I fail to understand why the Chronicle would have forgotten about an institution of higher education that has been a part of the city since 1926. If people haven’t yet noticed Concordia University Texas, it’s only because they aren’t paying attention.
Dr. Donald Christian
Dean, College of Business
Concordia University Texas
Dean, College of Business
Concordia University Texas
[Special Issues, Guides, and Interns Editor Kate X Messer replies: One thousand pardons! We are so sorry to have not included you. But now that you mention it, we've never had a Concordia intern. How is that possible? Hmmm, we'll have to rectify that this semester, now won't we?]
