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ConcCoonrdneication P O R T L A N D, O R E G O N • S U M M E R 2 0 1 2 EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES What would it take to change the lives of poor children in a way that is replicable nationwide? We must do whatever it takes. Geoffrey Canada President and Chief Executive Officer of The Harlem Children’s Zone

A Teachable Moment In the next few years the need for change, innovation, and renovation in public and private education will take center stage in the public eye. You may have heard of “Teach for America” and its founder Wendy Kopp. Students from all disciplines, including two recent Concordia graduates, are selected through a highly competitive process to participate in its teacher training program, followed by a two-year commitment to teach in one of the nation’s “at-risk” schools. Teach for America’s boot camp now attracts far more applicants than can be accepted: in 2010, 50,000 applied for only 4,500 openings. Kopp has touched on an important nerve in America, one very near and dear to my heart and to the heart of every faculty, staff, and board member at Concordia University. Concordia selects students based on their potential to become servant leaders. As a Christian institution it is our faith which motivates us to produce graduates who choose to serve all cultures, all people, and who will bring hope through their transforming leadership. Concordia students and graduates have invested in their own higher education with the hope of becoming professional educators and transformational leaders. I’m thrilled that over 1,000 Concordia undergraduate and graduate students each year choose Concordia to help them become the very best teachers possible. And I’m equally thrilled that our community and church partners believe and support this important calling. Concordia and its graduates are well positioned to play a central role in leading the charge to continue innovating and improving public and private education. Stay tuned!  » Dr. Charles E. Schlimpert, President

From the Editor: P O R T L A N D, O R E G O N • S U M M E R 2 0 1 2 The spark for this issue’s focus on “education Campus Life. Concordia Schoolperspectives” is twofold: the local and national attentionon education issues, and Concordia’s role in preparing our of Law opens in Boise; Concordia helpsnation’s teachers. Our University’s commitment to serving middle school students prepare foras a convener and leader on education issues took center academic success in high school;stage this past year with the inaugural Governor Victor Dr. Ceiridwen Terrill publishes novel,Atiyeh Leadership in Education Awards, Mayoral and City receiving national acclaim; HilkenCouncil debates hosted on campus, and more. Community Stadium opens; and more. Our gratitude goes out to our many communitypartners on these recent education events and to the 8 Education Perspectives.contributing writers featured in this issue, including ourown faculty, community leaders, and nonprofit leaders. Contributing writers provide insights forTheir advocacy on education issues is awe-inspiring, strengthening a nation and unlocking theand we hope that every reader finds their own calling as doors of opportunity through education.it relates to educational excellence – whether it is asa teacher, reading coach, classroom volunteer, mentor, Current Issues. The Harlem Children’sadministrator, public school advocate, or as a voter. We welcome your thoughts and comments on this Zone and Geoffrey Canada provide a model for 18issue of the Concordia Connection at www.cu-portland. education innovation.edu/vale. Please join in the discussion and take actionin your own respective communities to pursue education Alumni Notes.excellence and innovation. Read the latest about life after Concordia straight » Madeline Turnock, APR Advisor to the President 24 from alumni themselves; Learn about Erin McKee’s experience as a Teach for America teacher in the SUMMER 2012 nation's capitol. Concordia Connection is published twice 28 Navy & White. Behind the scenes onper year by Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. 37 Concordia’s Track & Field national championship; Please address all correspondence to: Sports highlights; Student-athletes nominated for Concordia Connection / Concordia University prestigious Rhodes Scholarship; New student-athlete 2811 NE Holman Street, Portland, Oregon 97211 leadership team takes shape. or email: [email protected] Nailed to the Door. Dr. Joe Mannion, Editor: Madeline Turnock, APR Dean of the College of Education, urges everyone to take their role in advocating for educational Art Direction/Graphic design/photography: excellence for all. Katrina Dinges, Christine Dodge EDITORIAL BOARD: Keylah Boyer Frazier ’97, Matt English, Brooke Krystosek, Kevin W. Matheny, Ron Miolla, Dr. Glenn Smith, Dr. Michael A. Thomas ’93, and Dr. Sonja Vegdahl, Gary Withers Summer 2012 1

Campus LifeRibbon Cutting Officially Opens ConcordiaLaw Building in Boise Concordia University School million gift with the naming of the area, provided a wide range ofof Law celebrated the completion George R. White Law Library. interior and exterior labor andof its downtown Boise building “Our gratitude overflows for materials for the $10.2 millionconstruction on Oct. 27, 2011 with the tremendous community renovation project, with Uniona ribbon cutting ceremony. The support Concordia Law received Corner Construction and Groupceremony was attended by Boise in developing this unique, urban, Mackenzie leading the charge.Mayor David Bieter, University academic environment that will Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch”officials, regional church leaders, and prepare future legal, business, and Otter commented, “Concordiamore than 200 guests. civic leaders with a passion for giving University School of Law is a great Boise philanthropist, business back to their communities,” said new asset to the community. I hope itleader, and University supporter Concordia Law Dean Cathy Silak. will help meet the growing demandGeorge R. White and his wife, Geri, More than 45 companies, most and inspire the next generation ofwere recognized at the ceremony and from the Boise and Treasure Valley leaders in the legal field and beyondhonored for their most recent $1 for years to come.” »MAY 28 JUNE 13 FORE the Students Golf Tournament, the largest fundraiser for Concordia Women’s Track & Field won the 2011 NAIA National the Concordia Athletic department, was sold out with just over Championship, with a total of 13 All-American performances. 140 participants. The event helps raise money to attract and Kayla Xavier gained the Cavs 20 of their 86 points, earning retain Champions of Character student-athletes. her Cascade Collegiate Conference Athlete of the Year.2 concordia connection

Campus Life“Our gratitude overflows for the tremendous Recognizing and responding to this critical community need,community support Concordia Law received Keylah Boyer Frazier ’97, Concordia associate professor and director ofin developing this unique, urban, academic undergraduate studies, sprung into action. For the past three years,environment that will prepare future legal, she coordinated the development of summer programmingbusiness, and civic leaders with a passion for and curriculum that are nowgiving back to their communities.” being replicated, spearheading partnerships with K-12 schools, including De La Salle North CatholicFor coverage of the Concordia University School of High School and Faubion School.Law ribbon cutting ceremony, as well as a video of “These partnerships furtherGeorge R. White, visit: www.concordialaw.com/news cradle to career goals, supporting student success,” said Boyer Frazier, Concordia “Partnerships, like the one with University Faubion, are opportunities to Partners with create replicable models for student academic achievement and also best prepare Concordia’s next generation of teachers graduating Local K-12 with important hands-on, classroom experience.” Schools Success over the past two summers with De La Salle’s Ninth Grade Counts program sparked this Concordia’s College of Education summer’s program with Faubion faculty and students are working School, helping its students prepare with local K-12 schools to ensure for middle and high school. that young people’s academic What’s next? Stay tuned as progress does not take a step back Concordia and Faubion continue Concordia University closed during the summertime. to expand their partnerships withon its purchase of the 501 Front Research shows that the summer the help of a new grant from UnitedStreet building and property in between eighth and ninth grade Way of the Columbia Willamette,May 2010. Construction began in is among the highest risk time for and a proposed Portland PublicJune 2010 on the 17,000-square- student academic success to slip, Schools capital construction bondfoot LEED certified building and a making it a critical transition period measure slated for the November33,000-square-foot expansion. from middle to high school. 2012 ballot. Concordia University Schoolof Law is actively recruiting for its Read The Oregonian’s story about Concordia’s involvement ininaugural class of students who will De La Salle’s summer program at www.cu-portland.edu/delasallebegin in fall 2012. »JUNE 18 « aUGUST 17The 2nd Annual Black Parent Initiative Partnering with Portland Summerfest, Concordia hosted Opera in fundraising event, “Breaking the the Park on the campus green. The performance of “Carmen” by Cycle, Releasing the Dream” raised Georges Bizet was presented in concert format with full orchestra money for programs that help parents and lively narration. encourage growth and success for their children. Summer 2012 3

Campus Life with a broader market, and we decided to take it global so that’s exactly what we’re doing.” Today the online M.Ed. program has more than 900 students in the U.S., Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and across the globe, says Wahlers. The number of students in the program doubled from 2010 to 2011, and he expects it to double again in 2012. Students work in small cohorts, and can complete the program in a year. One important characteristic, notes Wahlers, is that the online M.Ed. program includes a strong faith component, just as all Concordia programs do. “We tell everybody that every teacher who graduates from Concordia is a Lutheran teacher,Concordia University Portland whether they go on to teach in Lutheran schools or not,” he said.Enrollment Grows Both graduate and undergraduate students study religion and areby Paula Ross expected to do community service. Concordia University Portland led The recent online Master of “Most of our students can recitethe pack in 2011 enrollment growth Education degree program accounts our mission statement, at least theamong the Synod’s 10 colleges and for the majority of the growth. primary components of it: thatuniversities. Enrollment across the Although the program has been Concordia is a Christian universityConcordia University System (CUS) offered on campus in Portland, at preparing leaders to transformcontinues to climb, hitting an all-time satellite locations statewide, and also society.”high this year of 28,421 – an increase online for a decade, the school only “We include faith and missionof 967 graduate and undergraduate recently began promoting it more in every class, it’s in every syllabus,”students, or 3.5 percent. globally online. Wahlers said. “It’s something that This marks the 19th consecutive School districts “ask for our we’re trying to truly live out in theyear that CUS enrollment has grown, teachers, so they’re in high demand,” curriculum.”according to its staff. Concordia Provost Mark Wahlers said, so the Reprinted courtesy of the LCMSPortland gained 395 students, or 19 thought is that we can “share this Reporter Online: www.lcms.org/reporter. percent, for a total student body of really strong program of2,509. excellence »September 6 − 9 OCTOBER 9 Concordia hosted the Annual Shakespeare Authorship Studies Conference included a guest 12th Annual Fall Mission appearance by Hollywood Filmmaker Roland Emmerich and a debut Conference presented by screening of Emmerich’s new film, Anonymous. Concordia’s Rev. Dr. Paul Mueller.4 concordia connection

Campus LifeConcordia adopts a wolfdog–part husky, part GREETINGSProfessor gray wolf–named Inyo to be herDr. Terrill protector and fellow traveler, she is from Concordia’s new Executive DirectorReleases drawn to Inyo’s spark of wildness; of the Art & Carol WahlersNovel compelled by the great responsibility that accompanies the allure of Center for Applied Lutheran Leadership “Part Wild,” a novel by Concordia the wild; and transformed by theprofessor Dr. Ceiridwen Terrill, was extraordinary love she shares with New to the great Pacific Northwest and newreleased last October. Since then, Inyo, who teaches Terrill how to carve to my service as the Executive Director of theshe has enjoyed recognition by The out a place for herself in the world. recently formed Center for Applied LutheranNew York Times and National Public The book’s release coincides withRadio, and has conducted more the ongoing controversy between Leadership (CALL), my learning curve isthan 30 interviews and speaking Oregon wolf supporters and Oregon steep. But the challenge of developingengagements nationwide. Cattlemen’s Association about the Terrill is professor of environmental Imnaha Wolf Pack. this Center to prepare future leaders forjournalism and science writing. The “Part Wild” is published by God’s mission – seeking and saving lostnovel reflects on a woman’s journey Scribner and sold by Simon & Schuster, people – is exciting. My wife, Joy, and I havewith an animal caught between the $25, available at Powell’s Books, travelled the globe, served for 10+ yearsworlds of wolves and dogs. Amazon.com, and Barnes & Noble. as missionaries and Regional Directors for “I was driven to find the truths ISBN#9781451634815.  the Lutheran Church’s mission efforts inbehind my life with Inyo...I set out Africa, and continue to have a passion forto confront the reality of living with “I set out to confront developing a missional DNA in the heartsa measure of wildness. The result is the reality of living‘Part Wild,’ a blend of memoir and with a measure of and lives of people and organizations,science journalism,” said Terrill. wildness. The result Concordia University included. Hopefully Terrill tells of her experiences with is ‘Part Wild,’ a our paths will cross as we work togethera creature whose heart is divided blend of memoir andbetween its bond to a woman and science journalism.” to make Christ known. We would enjoyits need to roam free. When Terrill sharing our mission vision with you in your congregation. JOIN ME! In His missionary service together, Rev. Dr. Paul Mueller [email protected] NOVEMBER 2 « NOVEMBER 12 Residents of the Concordia Neighborhood and NE Portland communities attended the The inaugural games for the new athleticcommunity forum to discuss, tour, and complex took place as both the men’s and give input for the Athletic complex. women’s soccer team battled it out for the conference championship. Over 1,000 fans attended to watch both teams take the tiStlue.mmer 2012 5

Campus LifeA GRAND DAYGRAND OPENING HILKEN COMMUNITY STADIUMMore than 1,000 neighbors, friends, alumni, and City Commissioner Nick Fish; NIKE’s Tim Hershey and community leaders turned out for the Saturday, Kathy Webb; Portland Timbers COO Mike Golub; as wellMar. 3, 2012 grand opening ceremonies for Concordia as Concordia student-athletes, alumni, and communityUniversity’s new Hilken Community Stadium. partners. Chad Doing of radio station 750AM The Game “Thank you for making this dream of a community broadcast live from the stadium.stadium come true,” said Concordia University President The first 100 guests received a commemorative soccerCharles Schlimpert during the opening ceremony. scarf, and the day’s free, public activities for fans included The event marked the opening of a new shared a baseball doubleheader, a photo booth, complimentarycommunity space to play in Northeast Portland. At concessions, bouncy house, and more. Adding to theleast fifty percent of field time is dedicated for use by festive atmosphere were music performances by thecommunity groups. Concordia Concert Choir; Concordia Brass Ensemble; the ESPN’s Neil Everett emceed the ceremony that De La Salle North Catholic High School Choir singingopened the $7.5 million complex. The program included the National Anthem; drumming by Concordia alumnusappearances by project supporters, including Portland Thomas Brown; and a traditional seventh inning stretch “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” on a calliope.6 concordia connection

Campus LifeMARCH 3, 2012 Summer 2012 7 The honorary first pitch was thrown by former Concordia baseball coach and professor emeritus of history, Dr. Dwaine Brandt, along with University friend and benefactor, Dr. Robert Hilken. Dr. Robert and Mrs. Virginia Hilken contributed $1.5 million in support of the new stadium. The Concordia baseball team split the doubleheader against Patten University, dropping the first game 4-3 before winning the night cap 10-4. The following day, Concordia wrapped up a series win against Patten with a 1-0 victory. The Hilken Community Stadium, for baseball and soccer, spans four city blocks and provides a well-lit, year-round NIKE Grind turf made with infill from approximately six million recycled shoes. The stadium provides facilities for student-athletes, alumni, local clubs, and youth camps. It is also the new home field for Northeast United Soccer Club and Central Catholic baseball. Both baseball and soccer fields have press boxes and stadium seating for more than 1,800 spectators.  To see videos and photo galleries, read news, or to learn more, please visit www.BringTheTeamsHome.com

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Education unlocks the door to opportunity and much more. Now, with greater urgency than ever before, our city, state, and country must unlock that door and unleash our potential. Education is not simply an answer to the challenges facing our rapidly changing nation – it’s the cornerstone of our country’s economic strength and civic vitality. Education is America’s issue and opportunity, and we invite you to join the discussion!rspectivesSummer 2012 9

Feature StoryConcordia University has prepared teachers since Currently, preschoolits inception in 1905. Today, the University’s fine College of Education classrooms andprepares many of the Northwest’s best teachers; and while it’s among the childcare facilitieslargest teacher preparation programs in the state, it is truly distinguished exist in silos,by the relationships between faculty, students, and the community. You’ll disconnectedhear more about that in the articles that follow. from the larger education system. Leaders from across the community, including members of theConcordia University leadership team, have engaged the nation’s education  Swati Adarkar“issue and opportunity” with gusto, focusing on closing the achievementgap, promoting high school graduation, and advancing the power and Early Education is Key to Successimportance of early learning. From the work of the Portland Area Leader’sRoundtable to the new Cradle to Career Partnership initiative led by by: Swati AdarkarAll Hands Raised (formerly Portland Schools Foundation), along with Children begin learning from the momentthe Children’s Institute’s “action/advocacy” for early learning, and the they are born. As a consequence – and as researchinnovative Dreamer School program of the “I Have a Dream” Foundation, has shown us over and over – the achievementConcordia University is both at the table and in the community. gap for disadvantaged children in the United States starts early and is hard to reverse. A Today, Concordia University has many mature partnerships with a host recent study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation,of schools. From our Service Corps programs serving a myriad of schools for example, showed that children who boththroughout the Portland area, to our extensive multifaceted programs at live in poverty and read below grade levelFaubion School immediately adjacent to our Portland campus, Concordia by 3rd grade are three times as likely not tois listening, learning, and changing young lives. Short and long-term graduate from high school than students whostrategic planning, ongoing program collaboration, and shared facilities don’t have the same risk factors.between Concordia and Faubion are under development. Indeed, theFaubion partnership is the perfect crucible for creating a national modelof collaboration – one where both organizations can learn so muchfrom each other while helping many students, from both Faubion andConcordia, succeed in school and in life. The inaugural Governor Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Education Awardsheld on Feb. 9, 2012 was a call to action spotlighting how Concordia’scommitment to education resonates throughout our community.And it was only the beginning: Concordia’s role as a catalyst for actioncontinued on March 22 when the University and Northeast Coalition ofNeighborhoods hosted a forum, focused on education issues, with thePortland Mayoral and City Council candidates, in the George R. WhiteLibrary & Learning Center on Concordia's campus. In this issue you will hear many voices discussing education – some areConcordia’s community partners and others are Concordia faculty andadministrators. Whether you join us online or in person at an upcomingevent, we urge you: “please stay involved; education will drive America’sfuture!”– Gary Withers, JD is Concordia University’s Executive Vice Presidentfor External Affairs.

Feature Story In short, in order to truly reform public education we Next year, as one part of this project, we’re hoping toneed to reach children long before they start kindergarten. see a preschool classroom open its door right alongside a kindergarten and first grade class. The room will be But how do we create a system that does that? led by a teacher with specialized early education trainingCurrently, preschool classrooms and childcare facilities and drawn from the same staffing pool that supplies theexist in silos, disconnected from the larger education school’s other teachers. It will be funded with a variety ofsystem. As a result, childcare providers, caregivers, blended and braided funding streams, and planned withparents, and teachers are subject to a mishmash of an eye towards sustainability. It is our hope to learn fromregulations and funding streams, often without training the trials and challenges we endure, and to make thator competitive pay. Here in Oregon, for example, only 29 information available to policymakers and educators.percent of Head Start preschool teachers hold a bachelor’sdegree, and nationally that number is 38 percent. On The path to success in this project is not always clear,the whole, they are paid almost 40 percent less than but the moment feels right to execute. Policymakers andkindergarten teachers. business leaders across the country are more eager than ever before to see real reform in early education. It is our We need to build a system that allows for consistency and hope that the lessons learned from our project and otherscontinuity across the education spectrum. With that goal like it will give us the knowledge that we need to createin mind, we at the Children’s Institute have recently started real, permanent improvement in early education – and forwork on a demonstration project. Entitled “Early Works,” early educators.the initiative is set in a high-need school in SoutheastPortland and seeks to align and integrate a comprehensive – Swati Adarkar is president & CEO of the Children’searly childhood education with the larger K-5 system. Institute, dedicated to improving the odds for Oregon’s at-risk children by promoting investments in early childhood education. www.childinst.org Summer 2012 11

Feature StoryCrisis Calls for Better Teacher Preparation, Concordia’s College of Education is also engagingTechnology in the Classroom by: Shawn Daley the greater educational community more frequently, offering consistent opportunities for ongoing dialogue Two years ago, I wrote an article lamenting how the on school reform, as evidenced by our conversation withschool district I was working for at the time had lopped a Representative Ben Cannon, Oregon Governor Johnweek off their school calendar, bringing the total number Kitzhaber’s Education Policy Advisor in November; theof school days down to the minimum requirement. This new Governor Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Educationunnerved me because in the course of our Oregon K-12 Awards in February; the Mayoral Debate on educationcontinuum we are offering students almost a year less ofschooling than their peers in my home state of New York, in March; and moreand almost two full years less (in high school alone) than coming up.foreign competitors in nations like South Korea. This is a critical time for the health of our Not much has improved since then. My former schools and, as ancolleagues are on the verge of striking because their institution of higherclass sizes have mushroomed to over 40 students per education preparing educators, we recognize the pivotalclassroom, and the support they need to teach – from role we can and should play in revitalizing our schoolseducational assistants to textbooks and technology – through high quality teachers.have been significantly reduced. From a teaching – Shawn Daley is assistant professor of education in Concordia standpoint, the system is no longer viable. We are University’s College of Education and has a passion forwatching our children become less competitive in education history, school reform, civic engagement andthe global marketplace, which should be a critical technology integration. www.cu-portland.edu/coeconcern as the recession lingers and traditional areasof employment vanish. Concordia University works to alleviatethese crises, in part, through its preparationof high quality teachers. And, by leveragingtechnology, using best practice evaluationprotocols and engaging students in theongoing policy conversations, we canequip educators with the tools they needto push our kids, so that they make upsome of the ground lost. To that end, the College of Educationis training its students on how toincorporate Apple iPads into theireveryday instruction. We are also serving as one of four statewide pilotsites for the new Stanford University national teacherevaluation process, which promises to provide ourstudents with the most rigorous possible assessmentbefore they head into the job market.12 concordia connection

Feature StoryIn the course of our Oregon K-12 continuum we areoffering students almost a year less of schooling thantheir peers in...New York, and almost two full yearsless (in high school alone) than foreign competitors innations like South Korea.Development of Coordinated Education These are troubling trends, made all the moreBoard a First Step in the Right Direction challenging by increasing rates of poverty among households with children and persistent achievement gapsby: Todd Jones for children of color. But there are encouraging signs of progress throughout the state of Oregon. At every level Never has education been more important to the of education, leaders and teachers are pioneering newlives and fortunes of Oregonians and our communities. practices, enabling students to achieve their potential asYet we are moving in the wrong direction. Our current lifelong learners and contributors to our economic andgeneration of young adults – ages 25-34 – is less educated civic life. Our challenge is to broaden these “centers ofthan their parents’ generation, with fewer earning a excellence” to create a culture of excellence across thecertificate or degree beyond high school. And almost a education system.third of our students are failing to graduate after even fiveyears in high school. Governor Kitzhaber and the 2011 Legislature addressed this challenge head on, marshalling strong bipartisan majorities to enact Senate Bill 253, which established the most aggressive high school and college completion goals of any state in the country, and Senate Bill 909, which calls for the development of a coordinated, student-centered system of public education from preschool through graduate school to achieve the state’s education outcomes. Senate Bill 909 creates the Oregon Education Investment Board to direct this coordinated system. The Board’s work will center on three strategies:  Alignment – The Board will coordinate education services across the education continuum, with a focus on better integration of capacities and smarter use of resources to guide and support successful teaching from pre-kindergarten to graduate school. A new Early Learning Council will guide this effort for early childhood programs. Summer 2012 13

Feature Story  Investment – The CLASS Looks to Educators to Design Board will define core Systems to Improve Education by: Sue Hildick outcomes for our education system, and We all want our children to have every opportunity to give educators the flexibility and support succeed in life and a strong education is essential to that needed to deliver results. success. Right now, we know that every child is not getting A new longitudinal data an equal opportunity to succeed and we know that we can system will spotlight do better. We must act. program performance, and over time the State’s funding system will evolve The Chalkboard Project is striving to meet this from one based on student head-counts to one based challenge by empowering educators to examine teaching on outcome achievement. and learning at the classroom level and providing the resources and tools to implement change. Our project is Support – The State will embrace a support role, called Creative Leadership Achieves Student Success, or sharing best practices and connecting educators and “CLASS.” It is based on the premise that at the local level, educational entities in intentional collaboration. educators know best how to design systems that better support their professional practice.– Todd Jones, Policy Coordinator (and former West LinnCivics Teacher) for the Oregon Education Investment Board. Providing educators with time to collaborate, mentor, receive relevant feedback on their teaching, individualized professional development, as well as recognition for leadership and achievement are priorities for every CLASS district and should be priorities for every Oregon school district. It is the educator that has the most14 concordia connection

Feature Storysignificant impact on student learning in the classroom. Crossing the Finish Line – Aligning OurStrengthening our education system has to mean Community to Support Kids from Cradlesupporting our educators to do their best work. to Career by: Dan Ryan Increasing the time that teachers have to collaborate In Portland and Multnomah County nearly half of ourwith each other is one way to support excellent teaching, youth are failing to graduate from high school – a statisticbut increasing the collaboration between teachers and that becomes even more shocking when broken down byadministrators is just as important. Many districts have race, ethnicity, and income. Furthermore, many of thoseadopted a professional learning community (PLC) who do make it to graduation are ill prepared to face themodel. During PLC time, teachers meet together, often rigor of college or a career. This challenge is only one ofin grade-level groups or subject-specific groups, to the many indicators showing us that far too many of thediscuss their practices andevaluate student work. Without youth in our community,collaboration between teachers from birth through career,and administrators in designing are not achieving their fulland implementing a PLC potential.model however, the model canoften feel top-down, forced, As I ruminate on theor irrelevant to a teacher’s opportunities we areclassroom. The same is true addressing for our kids, Iwith other “reforms” that come reflect on how challengingfrom administrators with my own life would have beenno teacher buy-in. But when had I not finished school, anteachers are empowered to achievement made possiblebe instructional leaders and thanks to the support ofdevelop models that really meet individuals beyond myclassroom needs real change parents. Countless mentors,that benefits teachers and teachers, coaches, andstudents is possible. employers provided me with the functional adult structure Chalkboard is committed to I needed to achieve myseeing Oregon have one of the potential – a web of supportbest education systems in the that all kids need and deserve.country and we look forwardto collaborating with educators We are lucky in thisand helping educators community – we have schools,collaborate with each other to teachers, administrators,make that vision a reality. counselors, non-profits, social services, and many others– Sue Hildick is president of all delivering academic andthe Chalkboard Project and social supports to the childrenFoundations for a Better Oregon, and youth most in need. Tooseeking to make Oregon’s schools often, however, there is notamong the best in the nation. a bridge between all of thesewww.chalkboardproject.org supports to connect and entwine them in a way Summer 2012 15

Feature Storythat strengthens the sum of the parts and there is not an The early investment in the Cradle to Careeragreed upon set of data that aligns and grounds the work. Partnership by six urban superintendents, elected officials,That is what the Cradle to Career Partnership does – in businesses, nonprofits, education and community leaders,the simplest of terms it rallies the entire community including Concordia University’s President Schlimpert,around data rooted in the belief that all kids deserve and countless others provides hope. They have raisedacademic rigor and support inside and outside of school their hands to be committed for however long it takes toto become healthy, independent adults. complete the hard work ahead. This social change we are engaged in will be difficult and yet, every child reminds Regardless of demographics, the investment we us that it is worth the effort. Will you raise your hand andmake in every child today ensures a brighter future for more importantly, will you keep it raised? our entire region. Through the local Cradle to CareerPartnership, our community is taking bold action to – Dan Ryan has served asbreak down silos and create a system that supports all CEO of All Hands Raisedchildren and youth. Clearly, our current system is not since 2008. Founded inworking for nearly half of our kids. Today our community 1995, All Hands Raisedis uniting to be innovative, strategic, and driven by has a mission to championknowledge and data to create a better way. We are working education, equity, andto a build a new system that uses resources better and excellence from cradle tohas us working together in strategic alignment for every career. To learn more visitstudent in Portland and Multnomah County. www.allhandsraised.org.16 concordia connection

Feature Story Concordia HostsInaugural Governor Victor Atiyeh Leadership In Education Event Helping students from a Start Early, Stay the Course young age – and giving them ways to be creative Canada’s afternoon presentation at Faubion School – are key to their success, was sponsored by Concordia with support from said leading children’s Portland Public Schools, the Oregon Alliance of Black advocate Geoffrey Canada School Educators, and Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI). at Concordia’s inaugural Governor Victor Atiyeh Tony Hopson, SEI CEO introduced his friend, Canada, Leadership in Education who spoke frankly about the needs of children – Awards. especially those from low-income families. Canada, president and CEO of “Our kids need something different from middleThe Harlem Children’s Zone in New York City, delivered class kids,” Canada said. “That’s why we [The Harlemhis keynote address to a crowd of more than 400 Children’s Zone] start early and stay with kids throughpeople gathered at the Leftbank Annex in Portland, their entire childhood. We need to level the playing field.”Ore. Prior to the awards dinner, he also spoke to a fullhouse of Portland Public School parents, educators, In addition to his work at The Harlem Children’sand community service providers gathered at Faubion Zone, Canada, 60, is the author of two books: “Fist StickSchool (K-8), adjacent to Concordia’s campus. Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America,” and “Reaching Up for Manhood: Transforming the Lives The Governor Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Education of Boys in America.”event raised $400,000 to benefit Concordia studentscholarships and 10 students were selected as the first Canada’s experiences – both as the child of a singleGovernor Victor Atiyeh Scholars. Presenting sponsor mother growing up in the South Bronx and from hisUrban Development Partners, along with many other years working with children – have convinced him thatsponsors and a steering committee of community in order to succeed, students need “extras” like music,leaders, provided support for the inaugural event. art, and sports in addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic. Former Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh attendedthe event and accepted the inaugural award for his He noted a student who committed himself tolife-long passion for education. The award will be given earning good grades because he would be kicked offannually and is designed to honor one or more leaders the basketball team if he fell behind.whose professional, philanthropic, business, and civicleadership and advocacy has profoundly changed the “That’s OK with me,” Canada said. “You don’t knowodds for children to succeed in school and in life. what’s going to save some kids. So you do whatever it takes.”  17 Summer 2012

Current IssuesCentral Harlem Program CombinesLeradeebrshuip,iCldommaitmceontmto munity Geoffrey Canada with Harlem Children's Zone students. Block by block. Child by child. In Harlem, Mount Pleasant, or Hough.by: Sam Fulwood III, Bob Paynter, and Sandra Livingston The Children’s Zone started in the late 1990s with a few denselyReprinted courtesy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Reporters populated blocks. It has spread in several block increments underAteam of fifth-grade chess players Harlem, the long-troubled New York Canada’s determined hand to takes second place in a national City neighborhood where Geoffrey encompass much of Central Harlem.competition. Canada is tackling decades of decline Today, the Zone is a network of Videos produced by a group of and poverty with a no-nonsense, tightly connected initiatives designedhigh-school students get screened businesslike assault. to restore hope and healthy values toat the Tribeca Film Festival and win Canada’s brainchild – the Harlem the community so that every child inawards at several others. Children’s Zone Project – is built on Harlem has the chance to grow up in A bunch of teenagers brainstorm some simple but stark realities: a nurturing environment.together after school on how to make Distressed communities didn’t fall It includes a panoply of programsa pile of money in the stock market. apart overnight and won’t be repaired – from parenting and health classes, Scenes from a suburb somewhere? in a day. Saving the next generation medical services, and preschool, inFar from it. of poor, inner-city children requires school and after-school activities to These kids, and many others rebuilding the communities around college-preparatory counseling. Nonelike them, are doing their thing in them. Household by household. is unique in itself. What sets them apart is the unifying vision Canada has imposed – creating a single, womb-through- college cocoon for thousands of poor kids – and a fierce determination to achieve measurable outcomes. Canada grew up poor and brings to his work an unwavering belief that kids anywhere can succeed. But he also brings a CEO’s devotion to hard data and results. Clients in the Zone are “customers.” Outreach is “marketing.” In the Zone, good intentions aren’t good enough; quick fixes are pipe dreams. “If you’re not prepared to be doing this for 15 years,” Canada said bluntly, “then don’t do it.”18 concordia connection

Current Issues His vision – and the mounting At the time, according to a report On the worst blocks, he said, mostresults – are starting to turn heads a in the New York Times, the community people see only danger and anarchy.long way from Harlem. was awash in “crack cocaine, cheap But even in those places, a handful With poverty re-emerging as guns, and rampant homelessness.” of residents have been there longan issue in presidential politics Canada’s primary job as head of enough to remember how good thingsfor the first time in a generation, the nonprofit charity was to spend $3 were – and to know how good they[then] Illinois Sen. Barack Obama million a year to keep kids in school could become again.paid special tribute to the Zone in and out of trouble. He created after- You don’t even need a majority,summer, noting that it is “literally school and anti-violence programs, all Canada said. “Mostly we found thatsaving a generation of children in a of which helped a small number of kids. to change a block, you had to getneighborhood where they were never But the waiting list of kids kept between 10 and 20 percent of thesupposed to have a chance.”…There growing, all facing long odds indeed. people engaged.”is no reason, in Canada’s view, that a And Canada couldn’t stomach As those people came out, cleanedZonestyle program couldn’t be done that he was leaving so many to face up around their homes and watched…any place else in America. those odds alone. Fueled by that out for one another, everyone else As a nation, “we haven’t cared frustration, he and a new Rheedlen tended to follow along.enough about poor children to do board of directors took a different Hope is contagious, Canada said.it,” Canada said in a recent interview tack in 1996, setting out to try to As it started sprouting on blocks in thein his office overlooking the bustling change the odds – to save every single Zone, the drug dealers – who thriveHarlem streetscape. child in the neighborhood. on chaos – started moving elsewhere. “I doubt Cleveland is very different Starting small, Canada carved out “People don’t realize that 20 percentfrom New York,” he said. a 24-block zone of Central Harlem, is a lot,” he said. “You could absolutely pull this off, home to some of the highest poverty Two: Start early and never let up.if you got a group of folk who were rates and poorest test scores in the city Classes for new parents andserious enough.” and to some of its most entrenched caregivers, preventive health care, drug dealers. childhood immunizations, solidFinding a Way to Change the Odds Since then, his Children’s Zone preschool training, and programs that expanded first to 60 blocks, then to urge teens to aim high all have been Geoffrey Canada grew up on the almost 100, now covering virtually the shown to improve the lives of children.streets of the South Bronx. His father entire area known as Central Harlem. But such programs are mostlyabandoned the family when Geoffrey unavailable to poor children, Canadawas 4, leaving a determined single A Four-Pronged Attack to Save a said, until after they’ve already failedmother to raise four boys alone – with Community in school or found security in alow-paying work when she could find street gang.it, welfare when she couldn’t. Stripped to its fundamentals, “We think that best practice has Canada landed a scholarship Canada said, the Zone is built on to start at birth and has to continueto Bowdoin College in Maine and four pillars. until those children graduate fromearned a master’s degree from One: Rebuild the community by college. Our theory is you never letthe Harvard Graduate School of creating a critical mass of leaders. the kids get behind in the first place.”Education. He joined the Rheedlen The key, Canada said, is to identify Three: Think big.Centers for Children and Families and support caring individuals who To succeed, the initiative has toin Harlem in 1983, then became its already live in the neighborhood. embrace enough kids so that positivepresident and CEO in 1990. The Harlem Children’s Zone is literally saving a generation of children in a neighborhood where they were never supposed to have a chance. » Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Summer 2012 19

Current Issues We think that best practice has to start at birth and has to continue until those childrengraduate from college. Our theory is you never let the kids get behind in the first place. » Geoffrey Canada President and Chief Executive Officer, Harlem Children's Zoneinfluences in the neighborhood Programs Reach Scores of Kids, Nearly all the graduates of anotheroverwhelm the negative. Many kids, series had either brought theirfacing peer pressure to mimic a thug, Adults children’s immunizations up to datea gang banger, or dope dealer, assume or scheduled appointments to do so.that’s what’s expected of them, This year, the Harlem Children’s As a result of other programs, theCanada said. Zone’s budget will approach $60 Zone reports that: “If all the kids are drinking 40s million – most of it coming from  The number of kids missing[40-ounce beers] and you’ve got a 14- wealthy board members, private school or visiting the emergencyyear-old, it’s just natural and normal foundations and other nongovern- room because of asthma has declinedfor that kid to drink 40s,” Canada mental contributors. But it started dramatically.said. “And no matter what you say as much smaller – about $6 million a  The number of preschoolersa parent, that kid is going to believe year a decade ago – and has been able described as delayed or very delayedthat is normal.” to keep growing because of its was cut in half during one program’s But if kids grow up in a rigorous approach to goals and results. first year in operation.community “where all the 15-year- In its aggressive approach to  Two fifth-grade chess teams –olds are working, well, they just think, “marketing,” Zone recruiters go door- one all girls, the other co-ed – each‘I’m 15. Everybody’s working. I need to-door and stop passers-by on the won second place in national chessto work.’ And that’s what kids do.” streets, cajoling, and begging them to competitions in 2005. Four: Evaluate ruthlessly. take advantage of free offerings.  Students in grades sixthMeasure everything. Hold everyone In some cases, reluctant parents through eighth at the Zone’s Promiseaccountable, no exceptions. are offered sweeteners such as prizes, Academy charter school easily “You’ve got to be prepared that raffle tickets, gift cards, and free outperformed students from thewhen people give you the money that groceries – anything to get them to surrounding school district last yearyou’re going to deliver and not deliver participate and to enroll their children. in math. And the eighth-gradersexcuses,” Canada said. This year, the Zone has touched outperformed their counterparts So, somebody has to be in charge, more than 7,400 children and in English.he said. In the Zone, that somebody is nearly 4,300 adults through various  Teens in an arts and multimediaclearly Canada. programs, exceeding its annual goal technology program reported a much He runs it like a business, not a by 40 percent. lower incidence of “at risk” behaviorscharity. All programs operate from In October, the Zone’s Baby College than teenagers nationally. Of slightlya 10-year business plan, with goals, – a nine-week training program for more than 100 students surveyed,targets, and timetables. expectant parents – had 170 young about 17 percent said they had used All 1,300 full – and part-time mothers and fathers enrolled, more alcohol in the previous 30 days,employees are held accountable for than in any previous class. To date, compared with 43 percent nationally.predetermined results – and suffer if the program has trained more than And 3.8 percent had used marijuana,they fall short. “We fire probably 15 1,500 parents or caregivers. compared with 20 percent nationally.to 20 people a year,” Canada said. “In After a series of the sessions over Two months ago, in the fourth-the end, if you took a salary to deliver the past two years, 91 percent of floor conference room of a Harleman outcome and you didn’t deliver an graduates reported reading to their church, a group of teens – someoutcome, you can’t stay here in the youngest child at least five times wearing do-rags, baggy jeans, andorganization.” a week – up from a little over half tattoos – convened to plot strategy. before the training.20 concordia connection

Current Issues They may have looked like Activists in Mount Pleasant report The most difficult part of buildingstreet toughs, but they were really that despite many programs to help a zone, Canada said, is finding a leaderneophyte investors, studying the poor kids, there often is little collabora- whom the community and contribu-stock market, and figuring how tion or communication among tors are going to hold accountableto maximize their investment of groups and sometimes open hostility and giving that individual the$20,000 in donated money. and jealousy over limited funds. authority to hold others accountable. Last school year, the group – one If uncoordinated groups grapple And it’s not like the requisiteof several teams participating in the among themselves over grant money, characteristics are unique to him.Investment Camp, jointly sponsored “that’s going to set up, by design, The necessary skills are learnable,by the Zone and Lehman Brothers – some competition,” said Canada Canada said, taught every day inmanaged a 16 percent return on its admirer, Valerie Hicks, whose Mount management schools where peopleinvestment and split up the profits. Pleasant-based KidzHealth 2020 learn how to run a business.Members have vowed to do even openly borrowed some program ideas “The success of the programbetter this year. from the Harlem Children’s Zone. really has to do with whether you can The challenge in starting a similar hire quality people, train them, andThe Zone Plan can Work Anywhere zone in Mount Pleasant or elsewhere supervise them,” Canada said. in Cleveland is the same as it was “We manage by outcomes, and we Like Harlem, Cleveland has a long in Harlem, Canada said: Finding manage by data. And everybody knowslist of kids who desperately need help the right leadership, following the what it is they’re supposed to do.”– in Mount Pleasant and many other four principles, and marshalling the “It’s hard,” Canada said. “But it’sneighborhoods. commitment. not so hard that it shouldn’t be done And like the Harlem Canada “This won’t work with a collabora- any place in America.”describes before the Children’s Zone, tive of equal partners,” he said,“which “All that’s truly needed is the willthe anti-poverty forces here are split is what people want to do.” to make it happen.” into dozens of well-meaning butdisjointed, and sometimes competing,factions. It’s hard... But it’s not so hard that it shouldn’t be done any place in America. » Geoffrey Canada Summer 2012 21

io n 2 0 nreu2 0 1 2CornecuonridoianSeptember 29, 2012Mark your calendars now!You are invited back to campus for a special day created foralumni and friends. Cheer on the men's soccer team in the newHilken Community Stadium, enjoy a family-friendly picnic on theGreen, and reconnect with your classmates, faculty and staff.Visit www.cu-portland.edu/reunion2012for more information and to register today.

21ALL CLASS REUNION - Sept. 29Sept. 29 Registration – George R. White Library & Learning9:00 am Center (GRWLLC) Lobby Registration, soccer tickets, general information and10:00 am merchandise will be located in the library. Registration will11:00 am remain open until 7:00 pm. Complimentary breakfast will be11:45 am served until 11:00 am. Worship Service – St. Michaels Lutheran Church 2:00 pm 4:00 pm State of the School Address – GRWLLC, Room 1086:00 pm Picnic – Campus Green The beginning of a new tradition! Enjoy a festive respite of food, friends and fun. Reunion revelers and their guests will gather under the Big Tent located on the campus green for lunch. Plenty of amusements and activities await the younger set of Concordians, too! Faculty Presentation – GRWLLC, Room 108 Men’s Soccer vs. Warner Pac – Hilken Community Stadium Alumni Awards Reception – GRWLLC (Room TBD)Sept. 3010:00 am Worship Service – St. Michaels Lutheran Church 1:00 pm Alumni Baseball Game – Hilken Community Stadium5:00 pm Baseball Alumni Reception - Concordia Ale HouseADDITIONAL REUNIONS...Sept. 20 Education Reunion Dinner with Education Technology Presentation with Jane McGonigalNov. 1 Nursing Reunion DinnerNov. 2 MBA Reunion Dinnerwww.cu-portland.edu/reunion2012

Alumni NotesAluNmonteisWhat’s new in your life? 1994Stay in touch and keep us posted on all of your news... new baby, new job, new spouse, new house, great After receiving her Master’s degreevacation, milestone anniversaries, or recent retirement? at Concordia University, KatherineSend us an e-mail and give us the update on what’s Moon taught as an adjunct professor athappening in your life. Feel free to include photos, Concordia preparing secondary studentsespecially high-resolution (300 dpi) wedding and baby to teach visual arts in the classroom. She then taught in the Vancouver Schoolpictures: District for many years and is now teaching dance and art to elementary EMAIL: [email protected] students. Katherine was married this last November and has two teenage boys andOr send mail to Alumni Notes, 2811 NE Holman Street , Portland, OR 97211 three stepchildren.80’s1981 1988 1995 Julie (Schwarz) Bedard was recently Carolyn Bergren and her husband have Holly Hylton is in her 14th year of teaching at Atonement Lutheran Churchnamed the Southern District (LCMS) been married for 22 years and have four in Seattle, Wash. She has been married forEarly Childhood Teacher of the Year. She children. 12 years and has two children, ages tenis the EC Director and Pre-K Teacher at and three. Holly received her Masters at After teaching biology Leslie University in 2001.1992St. John Lutheran School in New Orleans.and chemistry for eight years, Natalie Ratz is 1999’sJulie and her husband, Kelly Bedard ’82 currently the Associate Principal at Evergreen Brenda Eads, her husband Lance, and90were both sectional presenters at the 2011School District in their six children traveled to Concordia Vancouver, Wash. She University in St. Paul, Minn. whereLEA Convocation in Cincinnati. Kelly is has one daughter who Brenda participated in commencementthe pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church exercises and received her MA inon historic Algiers Point in New Orleans Family Life Education at the end of Julyand is the spiritual advocate at Concordia 2011. She will begin an MS in SchoolLutheran School in Marrero, La. He also Counseling program with Concordia-does life-coaching at two bars on The Point. Wisconsin in September 2011. That will make three Concordia degrees!1984 is currently in 7th grade. Natalie and her husbandJanice Klundt-Rodenbeck has been are coming upteaching for 15 years. She is married and on their 18th weddinghas four children. Janice also has one anniversary.adopted Ethiopian child. 19931985 David Eaton is currently a happy grandfatherDonna Cole graduated from the to his grandson. His daughter, CourtneyHoneywell Space Academy for Educators (Eaton) Hulvey ’09 graduated fromin Huntsville, Ala. She was selected Concordia University and is married tofrom over 1,000 applicants from over another alumnus, Kirk Hulvey ’09.43 countries to attend. She continues toteach 6-8 grade science at Edison Schoolin Burlington, Wash.24 concordia connection

Alumni Notes son, Sam Cantrell ’12 announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for House District 41, State Representative. Kathleen continues her work as Reading Specialist at Alliance Charter Academy in Oregon City, Ore. Jon Muhly and his wife, Julie, were Robin Rhodes is teaching at a Nancy Uusitalo is teaching at blessed with two little baby girls on Hutterite colony just north of Harlem, Heritage High School in Vancouver, February 1, 2012. Hannah Julianne Mont. in a one room K-8 school. In Wash. She has also completed her Muhly was born at 12:43 pm weighing August, Robin finished her Masters of National Board Certification. 5 lbs., 9 oz. and she was 19.5 inches long. Education in Curriculum and Instruction Shortly thereafter came Rebecca Joanne with an emphasis in reading through Elizabeth Bier has been teaching Concordia’s online program. kindergarten in Vancouver, Wash. at00’sMuhly who weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz. and was Marrion Elementary School since 2002. 20 inches long. 2005 This year she reached National Board Certification. 2002 Heather Bennett completed her MA in Marriage and Family Therapy at Lewis Cody Lail and his wife, Anna Lail ’04, Leigh Ann (Stohl) Durham and her & Clark College and now works are pleased to announce the birth of their husband, Justin Durham ’03, welcomed with children as part of a crisis second child, Max Emerson, born on July their second child into this world on intervention team at Morrison 5, 2011. Reid Lail is a happy big brother to January 13, 2011. Marshall Winfield Charles Child and Family Services. Durham was 10 days early and weighed 8 baby Max. lbs., 4 oz. and was 21 inches long.Justin Krueger and Celeste (Frazier) Karlia (Lindeke) Rogers and 2007Krueger ’03 MBA ’08 are happy to her husband, Zac Rogers,announce the birth of their daughter welcomed their daughter, Tim Brown and SaraViolet Krueger. Violet was born on April Adara Rogers into the world Eustice-Brown ’079, 2011 and weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was on April 17, 2011. welcomed Brendan21 inches long. Liam Brown on Chris Canter has taken a November 20, 2011. new position as Assistant He was 8 lbs. 4 oz. Principal for Spalding Drive and 21 inches long. Charter Elementary School Their first son, Dylan, in Sandy Springs, Ga. is very excited to be a big brother! 2006 A year of exciting news from Kathleen Mixer-Cantrell. She and her husband, Rodger, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary; and their Summer 2012 25

Alumni NotesErin McKee: Teaching the Kids Who Need Her MostErin McKee, ’09, vividly remembers “She told me, ‘I just feel a need for this the emotions that ran through school, with fewer resources...to be there and to her head on her first day teaching on be of service’...That is the kind of person Erin is.”her own in Washington D.C. as partof Teach for America. A few months » Dr. Lynn Keyne-Michaels, Concordia Teacher Corps Coordinatorearlier she was wrapping up hereducation degree, with an emphasis native, McKee figured she would get from among thousands of candidates.in early childhood education, at her degree and stay in the Northwest According to Keyne-Michaels, theConcordia Portland, and now she to teach the community in which she Teacher Corps, which Concordiawas over 3,000 miles away in a D.C., grew. Teaching at Concordia opened started in 2006, was partially modeledsecond grade classroom with 22 her eyes and her heart to the needs after Teach for America.expectant faces staring up at her. of less privileged communities. “So it was exciting and thrilling “It’s one of those things you really Professor Lynn Keyne-Michaels, to me that she was able to take whatcan’t understand until you’re put in the coordinator of the Concordia she did here at Concordia, move intofront of a classroom and you realize Teacher Corps, remembers McKee’s Teach for America and then evenyou’re in charge of all these little emotional torment upon discovering beyond that move into a positionbodies,” she recalled. the disparity between the two schools where she’s serving kids right here in Fortunately for McKee, her she taught at during her undergraduate our own area,” she said.education prepared her with a wealth time. The two schools were in the After completing her two-year stint of resources and experiences that same district but one had plenty of in Teach for America, McKee returnedmost first-time teachers could only computers, parent volunteers, and home this past summer to teachimagine. Between her three years of financial resources while the other first grade at Mill Park Elementary inparticipation in Concordia’s Teacher had next to nothing. southeast Portland. Over 90 percentCorps, her student teaching and “She told me, ‘I just feel a need of the students at Mill Park receivepracticum, and other volunteer efforts, for this school, with fewer resources free or reduced cost lunch and theMcKee amassed hundreds of classroom whose students have higher needs, school is located in one of the mosthours that would prove invaluable over to be there and to be of service,’” poverty-stricken areas in Portland.the duration of her two years in D.C. at Keyne-Michaels said. “That is the Three years into her career, McKee Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary. kind of person Erin is.” still turns to the binder on classroom “It was really, really hard and really McKee said her experiences in the management from Concordia professor challenging, but it was a tremendous Teacher Corps inspired her to apply Keylah Boyer Frazier’s class, and shelearning experience and reinforced the to the prestigious Teach for America still calls and emails her Concordiavalue of my time at Concordia,” she said. program where she was selected professor for ideas.  It’s a safe bet that McKee neverwould have ended up in Teach forAmerica, or in D.C., if not for her timeat Concordia. A Vancouver, Wash.,26 concordia connection

Alumni Notes 2010 July 21 Hawai’i Student Send-Off Party Nicole Harrington is working in the Vancouver School District teaching August 11 kindergarten. SummerFest: Opera in the Park, CU’s Campus GreenMarielle Lopes was married to Loic Correction: Sarah Kenny recentlyFabricant on August 6, 2011 and started accepted a position as an assistant hall August 11medical school at Oregon Health & director at the University of Portland. She Alumni Men’s and Women’sSciences University on August 15, 2011. is currently pursuing a master of science Soccer Game, CU’s Hilken in management communication degree at Community Stadium 2008 University of Portland. August 18 Angela Robison 2011 Alumni Volleyball Game, CU’s Gym married Brian Jacob Guillory Charles Thomas is working as Dean of September 20 on July 22, Students at Imhotep Institute Charter An evening with author Dr. Jane 2011. They High School in Philadelphia, Penn. He McGonigal discussing the power of also welcomed and his wife have one child, a baby girl. gaming and education their son into the world on Katherine Regenhardt has been September 29-30 February 22, substitute teaching in the Evergreen All Class Reunion 2011. Odin School District, Vancouver, Wash. since graduation. September 30 Bishop Guillory Alumni Baseball Game was born at Scott Hagensen MAT is teaching 6th 11:37 pm grade at Tahoma Middle School, Wash. October 20weighing 7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 21 inches Scott credits the MAT program for Alumni Basketball game, CU’s Gymlong. preparing him for the classroom. October 25Laura Nestler recently received a Benjamin Miller landed “the job of a Concordia University School of Lawpromotion with Yelp.com. She has lifetime” and is currently teaching high Dedication, Boise, ID.relocated to Australia and is currently in school English in South Korea. Duringcontrol of the entire country’s marketing his time at Concordia, Benjamin was a October 26–27strategy and is responsible for building part of the wind ensemble directed by Dr. Nothing but Nets, Rev. Dr. Johnout a team of local brand marketers for William Kuhn. While in Korea, Benjamin Nunes lecture on MalariaYelp.com Down Under. recently met another man who had Dr. Kuhn as an instructor, but at Concordia October 31/Halloween2009 Nebraska. “The Concordia community Residence halls open to public for has great influence and reach!” trick-or-treatingMarie Whitney is teaching kindergartenat Burton Elementary School in In Memoriam December 6Vancouver, Wash. 3rd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Danielle Sue Heitz ’98 passed away onKim Tilton is currently working as a April 3, 2011 at the age of 35. Dani played December 7–9licensed real estate agent in Wash. softball for Concordia University before 62nd Annual Christmas Chorale finding her passion working with troubled kids that had been abused and neglected. She is survived by two sets of parents and two sisters. Stay in the loop and get details on above events & more at www.cu-portland.edu/alumni Summer 2012 27

Navy & White“Success Breeds Success.”Those are the words head coach Randy Dalzell chose to explain it.“It was all unreal.” opened the meet by nearly capturing amazing job on the second day and Those are the words thrower Kayla the individual title in the javelin were talking all the runners up toXavier chose to describe it. throw as her best effort of 150 feet, boost our confidence,” said senior Whatever can be said, the 2 inches fell a single inch shy of first Andria Scheese. “They were telling usundeniable fact remains that the place. Meanwhile, the Cavs were we could win the meet if we finishedConcordia women’s track & field a perfect 4-for-4 in preliminary above our rankings. They wrote notesteam won the 2011 NAIA Outdoor qualifying rounds which set up future and taped them on our doors. ItNational Championship, the school’s point earnings on the track. really pumped us up and brought usfirst-ever team title. Making the If the opening action was any all so much closer together.”title even more unreal to Xavier and indicator of potential, Friday’s The message was certainlyothers was that it came in only the competition was a defining moment received as the Cavs gained threeprogram’s sixth year of competition. for the Cavs. In addition to scoring a huge performances on the final day The Cavaliers scored in 12 meet-high 38 points, Concordia had of action with Scheese grabbing silverdifferent event areas with a whopping six more entries on the track moving in the 1,500-meter run, while Junia55 points earned from the four on to finals on the final day. Limage and Catherine Sims tookdifferent throwing disciplines: shot Several athletes outperformed third in the 800 and 400, respectively,put, discus, hammer, and javelin. their pre-meet rankings, especially with all three finishing above their “Very few teams are able to score Xavier who followed up an individual seeding.in a balanced way like that,” Dalzell national title in the shot put on the All told, 15 different athletessaid. “Most teams at the national second day with a surprising title in would score as individuals ormeet have really only one or two the discus on Saturday, an event in members of relays for Concordia,areas that they excel in, but we’ve which she came in ranked 15th. while the team set six new schoolgotten to the point where we have all From there the whispers of a records en route to earning 13 All-of our areas scoring.” potential team crown started to grow American performances. Not quite thinking about the into an all-out buzz. When asked where the suddenultimate goal just yet, Aria Nojima “The throwers had done an across the board improvementsgave a hint of what’s to come as she came from, both Dalzell and Xavier28 concordia connection

Navy & WhiteJunia Limage, Mid-Distance Runner pointed to Dalzell’s idea that “success After waiting for nearly two hours breeds success.” for a lightning storm to pass through “Everybody was clicking at the area, the Cavaliers, already nationals and you just knew great assured of the title, took the track things were happening,” said Xavier. for the 1,600-meter relay where the “Everybody just came together as a Concordia contingent lined the oval team and said ‘I did this today, but before the official coronation. let’s do something bigger tomorrow. Having already scored in multiple We’ll be there cheering for you. Now, individual events, the quartet we want to see you do well.’” comprised of Catherine Sims, Besides building performances off Junia Limage, Eunice Makinde, and one another within the meet itself, Stephanie Persaud nearly broke the though, Dalzell claims the program school record for the second straight and the athletes built off the successes day despite the difficult conditions they have had at both the conference and finished seventh overall for the and national levels in the past. squad’s final two points of the meet. “We felt very much at home That last tour around the trackAndria Scheese, Mid-Distance Runner “Everybody was clicking at nationals and you just knew great things were happening,” » Kayla Xavier, CU Track & Field Thrower Kayla Xavier, Thrower at nationals last season because might have signaled the end of theRandy Dalzell, Head Coach, Track & Field a lot of our athletes were making meet for Concordia, but it has only repeat appearances there and have enhanced the talk of repeating their developed confidence through their performances as the Cavaliers sit successes in the past,” said Dalzell. “As primed for future success in both coaches, we’ve also been able to keep the men’s and women’s track & field our athletes relaxed so they can enjoy programs. and anticipate performing well at the “The outdoor national meet, which is something you can’t championship has just fueled the expect in year one.” fire for us,” said Xavier. “As a team Having already surpassed the we’re really excited for next season highest point total in school history because we feel we have the chance with several events remaining, the to accomplish this again during the only thing halting Concordia from indoor season.” hoisting the national championship And if success really breeds success, trophy was a lengthy weather delay what could possibly be next?  prior to the final event of the meet. To learn more about CU’s track & field program, please visit: www.gocugo.com 29 Summer 2012

Navy & WhiteConcordia’s Sport Highlights TRACK & FIELD GOLF MEN: The Cavs won four MEN: Setting four meet records of the five conference tournaments on and capturing nine event titles, the the way to their fifth straight CCC title. Cavaliers won their seventh straight The Cavs won the title by 96 strokes over Cascade Collegiate Conference Corban University and placed Jesse Heinly (CCC) Championship, which was and Jed Dalton on the All-CCC team, held in Klamath Falls, Ore. After including Player of the Year honors by earning CCC Coach of the Year Heinly. Just the second men’s individual honors, Randy Dalzell led the men in Cavalier history to qualify, Heinly to a 4th-place finish at the NAIA went on to represent Concordia at the National Championships where NAIA National Championships held at Nate Moses (discus) and Eric Creekside Golf Course in Salem, Ore. and Whalen (shot put) captured national was named Second Team All-American. championships in their respective events. Additional All-American GOLF WOMEN: Like the men, the honors included: Jesse Staub (3rd, javelin); Jasen Brown (4th, 800), Concordia women won four of the five Whalen (4th, javelin); Branko CCC tournaments and wrapped up their Djuricic (5th, triple jump), Bo fifth straight CCC title. Sara MolyneuxJohnson (6th, hammer), Moses (7th, shot put), Ismael Osorio (7th, discus), earned Player of the year honors whileTim Wyland (7th, javelin), and Jordan Reeher (8th, 400 hurdles). Finally, teammates Sunny Powers and Holly Speerjoining Brown and Reeher on the men’s 1,600-meter relay team, Edgar were also named to the All-CCC team.Vazquez and Andre Washington also earned All-America status. The Cavs went on to win their first ever NAIA qualifying tournament and placedTRACK & FIELD WOMEN: After winning the NAIA Outdoor 12th at nationals which were held in Greeneville, Tenn.title last season (see article on page 28), the Concordia women nearlydefended their crown by placing second at nationals this year. Five Cavswon national titles over the three-daymeet held in Marion, Ind. SharayahKenady opened the meet with a winin the hammer and was followedby Kayla Xavier earning a repeatin the shot put. On the final day,Junia Limage (800), GabriellaDixson (discus) and Lauren Moran(steeplechase) added championshiphardware for Concordia. OtherAll-Americans for CU were: Dixson(2nd, shot put), Xavier (2nd, discus),NyEma Sims (3rd, 100; 5th, 200),Aria Nojima (5th, javelin) andEmily Painter (8th, 10,000) Prior tonationals, the Cavs won their sixthstraight CCC crown where Sims wasnamed the Female Track Athlete ofthe Meet.30 concordia connection

Navy & White BASEBALL The Cavaliers captured the final NAIA West postseason tournament spot in the final weekend and held their ground with a 2-2 mark in postseason play held at Hilken Community Stadium, including a convincing 7-1 win over No. 2-seeded British Columbia. Overall, CU finished 25-28 on the season and were led by All-NAIA West selection Ben Talbot at catcher. SOFTBALL Concordia SOCCER MEN: The swept No. 17-ranked Corban Concordia men won their first eight University in the final week of the matches of the season and finishedseason to earn the No. 2 seed in the CCC Tournament. Finishing with a 24-21 16-2-1 overall and 11-1-1 in theoverall record and a 15-9 record in conference play, the Cavs were rewardedwith All-CCC honors by catchers CCC on their way to CCC RegularKyndell Andrews and Kate Season and Tournament titles. TheSantos and second baseman Sam Cavs received the No. 11 seed inGenskay. In addition, Laura Luther the NAIA Tournament and hostedwas named honorable mention an NAIA Opening Round matchall-conference at first base. against Great Falls University, but lost 3-2. Individually, FacundoCROSS COUNTRY Dipascuale repeated as the CCC Player of the Year, while (continued)MEN: The Cavalier men’s crosscountry team never finished below CROSS COUNTRYsecond at any meet they ran untilthe NAIA Championships. At WOMEN: In a season replete withnationals, Concordia finished 19th accomplishments, the women’soverall. Andrew Landstrom led cross country team saved the bestthe Cavs at the meet with a 25th for last as they set a new schoolplace finish to become the fourth record with 232 team points at theAll-American in school history. NAIA National Championships. InLandstrom also earned All-CCC addition, Concordia qualified twohonors along with teammate Ben All-Americans in the same meetFoubert, while the team placed for the first time in school historysecond at the CCC meet. in Gina Paletta and Junia Limage. Paletta twice won individual titles and was named National Runner of the Week after her second win. Paletta also helped the Cavs finish second at the CCC meet and received All-CCC honors along with teammates Lauren Moran and Limage. Summer 2012 31

Navy & White sophomore Tanner French was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year, and Head Coach Dan Birkey was named Co-Coach of the Year. Besides Dipascuale and French, Septi Danciu also made the All-CCC First Team, while Matt Eronemo, Matt Caniglia, and Jared Brace made the Second Team and Evan Denmark received an honorable mention. After the season, James Gaynor was named an Academic All-American. VOLLEYBALL The Cavalier volleyball team weathered an unprecedented number of injuries to tie for fourth in the CCC at 10-8 and finish 15-10 overall. Unfortunately, Concordia lost the tiebreaker with Northwest University by the slimmest of margins and got edged out of the CCC Tournament. Individually, senior Clair Thiel broke the career blocks record at Concordia. In addition, Lindsay Mangan was twice named CCC Setter of the Week, while Aubrie Concannon was twice named CCC Libero of the Week.  SOCCER WOMEN: After winning CCC Regular Season and Tournament titles at 15-4-1 overall and 8-1-0 in the CCC, the Concordia women advanced to their 11th straight NAIA Tournament. Once there, the team went on a dream run all the way to the championship game. Along the way, Concordia beat Westminster, Spring Arbor, Lindsey Wilson, and Point Loma Nazarene by a combined score of 9-1. Unfortunately, the Cavs lost 3-0 in the final to Lee University. Still, the appearance marked the school’s third time in the title game. In addition, Brittany Orr repeated as CCC Defensive Player of the Year, while eight others received All-CCC honors. Orr also joined Jackie Hendrickson and Alex Thomas as Academic All-Americans, while eight members of the team were named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar- Athletes.32 concordia connection

Navy & WhiteConcordia University has set its sights on theprestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Through a collaboration of process. In the end, that would mean pursuing the Rhodes for deservingConcordia Provost Mark Wahlers, the a great deal of work for both the candidates in the future.Athletic Department, and the School students and the faculty involved with “We absolutely have deservingof Management, the University has not a lot of time to do it. students,” said Associate Athleticnominated four student-athletes Director, Pat Sweeney, who sent outfor the Rhodes Scholarship over the last two academic years. The Rhodes Scholarship “We absolutely have deserving students... annually selects 83 well-rounded The challenge with the Rhodes Scholarship isstudents from around the world that only 32 students in the entire United Statesto study at the world-renownedOxford University in Oxford, receive one of the scholarships each year.”England. The Rhodes Trust, whoselects the honorees each year, lists » Pat Sweeney, Associate Athletic Director“intellect, character, leadership,and commitment to service” as its The University first contacted the initial emails to the nominees.guiding principles. Dickman, Hendrickson, and “The challenge with the Rhodes With those principles in mind, the Vickaryous at the end of August with Scholarship is that only 32 students inUniversity began its push during the the deadline for the application set on the entire United States receive one of2010-11 school year with then-senior, October 5. In that time, the students the scholarships each year.”Danielle Clauson, as the school’s first had to gather eight recommendations, “However, the Rhodes Trustnomination. After Clauson graduated, four of which had to be professors at frequently awards a scholarship to aMike Dickman, Jackie Hendrickson, Concordia, and write a 1,000 word student from a school that has neverand Kayla Vickaryous became the personal statement. had a Rhodes Scholar before, so wenext set of nominees. “The whole application process felt hope that eventually that will be us.” “When I heard they wanted like another class on top of everything In addition, having gone throughto nominate me for the Rhodes else,” said Hendrickson, who was the process with four differentScholarship, I said ‘wait a second. also competing for the Concordia students now, the University knows aIs this the same thing I think it is?’” women’s soccer team throughout the lot more about what the Rhodes Trustsaid Dickman. “Then, once I found it application process. prioritizes in a candidate as well as thewas the actual Rhodes Scholarship in Both Dickman and Hendrickson process itself.Oxford, I quickly said yes.” agreed that the essay proved the “This is an application process you Hendrickson had a similar lengthiest part of the process. have to get way out in front of,” saidreaction to the nomination, but also “Each of us did maybe six to Sweeney. “Right now we’re working tofound honor in standing next to her ten revisions of our essays,” said try and begin the process for worthyfellow nominees. Dickman. “We had people outside of candidates earlier so they’ll have more “Knowing the type of student, the the school looking at them and then time to prepare their applications.”type of athlete, and the type of person we’d meet every week or two with a Consequently, when someone atDani [Clauson] was, I was honored to committee of professors and deans to the school eventually does receivefollow her,” said Hendrickson. “Then go over them again.” the Rhodes Scholarship, they’ll haveto be nominated next to Mike and Unfortunately, none of the four Clauson, Dickman, Hendrickson, andKayla really meant a lot.” nominees received the Rhodes Vickaryous to thank for paving the The initial honor aside, though, Scholarship, but everybody involved way for them. both the school and the batch at Concordia remains committed toof nominees had minimal to noexperience in the Rhodes application Summer 2012 33

Navy & WhiteNew Student-Athlete Leadership Team Takes Shape What was once an occasional scenarios resembling potential meeting to field athlete conflict among teammates and then questions or concerns is now a new discuss how they would handle it. leadership group. The Student- Mike Dickman, a member of the Athlete Leadership Team (SALT) class and a captain on the baseball underwent a dramatic face-lift this team, has already seen a difference in past fall. his own leadership skills. The group, made up of Dickman said that reading Tony representatives of every varsity sport Dungy’s book “Uncommon” in the at Concordia, now meets once a week class made him think about his as a for-credit class. leadership style and how he wants to The change comes primarily as the provide leadership on his team. athletic department aims to support “One thing I can do is help leadership development of its athletes transition coach’s ideas to the players because there’s often a bit of a on and off the field. separation between how the coach “A lot of coaches came leads and how the players respect his forward and said they were leadership,” said Dickman. struggling with captains, or Dickman also threw himself that their athletes didn’t have wholeheartedly into the service the skills needed to become aspect of the class. Required to do at leaders,” said SALT faculty least one hour of service each week, advisor and professor of the Dickman and other members of class, Carrie Kosderka-Farrell. SALT often did more. “In order to address those Most students met the requirement concerns, we came up with the through providing structured recess idea for the class.” for neighboring Faubion School. As part of the leadership Dickman volunteered three days each curriculum, Kosderka- week during fall and estimates that at Farrell will typically have her least one Concordia student-athlete students work in partners volunteered daily for recess. or small groups on issues In addition to developing their that might come up on their leadership skills, the class continues teams. to give student-athletes the chance For example, one class to voice questions, concerns, or session focused on conflict suggested improvements for any resolution, an important part of the athletic department leadership quality. Students operations. were asked to act out34 concordia connection

Navy & White Whereas before there was only between athletics andone meeting per semester to air campus,” said Kosderka-concerns and suggestions, now Farrell. “The class, though,Kosderka-Farrell opens up one class has given us the opportunityeach month for the student-athletes for our leadership to workto voice input and recommended with other campus leadershipimprovements. groups and get the athletes off “I think this class gives the athletes any perceived ‘island’.”the chance to express complaints in a Already, Dickman andhealthy forum with active dialogue,” the others have gone to asaid Kosderka-Farrell. “Before, when university-wide leadershipwe’d meet once a semester, they felt meeting, which includedlike they had to rant and rave about residence assistants, servicewhat’s going on for them to be heard, coordinators, and otherbut now we can sit down and really leaders across campus.discuss it.” The first class had 15 Finally, the SALT course also gives students, and with currentthe athletes the chance to be more of participants playing a rolea voice on campus. in recommending future “One of the problems in the past students, SALT plansis that some people felt a separation continued growth each semester.  “Reading Tony Dungy’s book “Uncommon” in the class has made me think about my leadership style and how I want to provide leadership on my team.” » Mike Dickman, Baseball Team CaptainBack row: Jimmy Sanchez, Mike Dickman, Gage Aker, Daniel Alevar, Nate Moses, Kevan West, Steven Gunn, Andrew Landstrom, Mariah Raudsepp, Jed Dalton. 35Front row: Lauryn Helmers, Sara Molyneux, Courtney May, Tanner French, Riely Byrd, Allison Gunter, Kelsey Jager, Brittany Orr, Coach Carrie Kosderka-Farrell. Not shown: Turner Bloom, Robin Gawlista, Jess Wingett, Kyndell Andrews. Summer 2012

I see a future in which games are explicitly designed to improve quality of life, to prevent suffering, and to create real,widespread happiness. Jane McGonigalJoin us for an evening with author Dr. Jane McGonigal discussing the Power of Gaming and Education Jane McGonigal, PhD is a world renowned designer of September 20, 2012 | 7:00 pm alternative reality games that are designed to solve real Concordia University Gymnasium problems and improve lives. She has created award- Cost: $15winning games for partners such as the American Heart Reserve your seat:Association, the International Olympics Committee, the www.cu-portland.edu/janeWorld Bank Institute, and the New York Public Library. 503.280.8505 She is the author of the New York Times bestsellingbook Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How they Can Change the World.FOR MORE INFO: www.cu-PORTLAND.EDU/JANE

Nailed PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF TERRY BLACKBURN, PORTLAND, OREGON to the DoorNailed to the Door provides Concordia staff, faculty, alumni, and students aforum for editorial comment. This issue’s guest writer is Joe Mannion, EdD,Dean of the College of Education.Concordia Prepares Teachers for Education Innovation On Jan. 6, 1816, Thomas Jefferson said, “If a nation Outcomes of such a program mean Concordiaexpects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it education students view teaching as an act of supremeexpects what never was and never will be.” service to children and families. They model integrity, Educated and free is our collective advantage as a openness, and fairness, and emerge reflective about theirnation this year and beyond. So, continuing to strengthen continuing growth as teachers of high quality. Eachour educational system – for every child – is a societal candidate ultimately understands what it means to beobligation that we all share. continually “in process” throughout their careers, and Each of us – parents, neighbors, educators, voters, realize how Christ’s message to first love and serve otherslegislators, business people – can contribute in our own plays itself out in the life of a teacher.way toward that goal of educational excellence. This year, Concordia celebrated this century-long Concordia University enrolls and graduates among the commitment to education by initiating the inaugurallargest number of teachers in Oregon, and is committed Governor Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Education Awards.to delivering the best teacher preparation programs in the The event gave the region new inspiration for educationPacific Northwest and beyond. innovation. The award itself was sparked by the former We accomplish this through a program that emphasizes Governor’s passion for education as well as our presentingthe importance of relationships and connections. As sponsor Urban Development Partners’ vision for healthymuch attention is given to the affective, physical, and communities in Portland’s urban core. At the inauguralspiritual development of teacher candidates as is given event, Oregonians heard one of this nations mostto the cognitive domain. Learning theory is turned into influential people speak about education, The Harlemclassroom reality through a best-practice curriculum, Children’s Zone president and CEO Geoffrey Canada.vibrant instruction, the infusion of technology, and Healthy communities and economic growth will resultaccountability through continual program assessment. from our collective efforts to provide an education that Our constructivist, child-centered philosophy provides looks to the future and prepares every child for success inteachers that are democratic, student-centered, and this new century.concerned with educating the whole child. Classroomexperience and service learning – early and often - Joe Mannion, EdDthroughout our teacher preparation programs – produce Dean, College of Educationcandidates that experiment with new and exciting waysto help children learn. And, our open, collegial classroomenvironment creates a forum where independence,inquisitiveness, and critical thinking are guided andencouraged through hands-on experiences, groupprocesses, teamwork, and project-based learning. Summer 2012 37

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