As many may know Concordia College - Moorhead was founded by a group of Norwegian-Americans. When one looks around campus there are many places that you can spot the colleges Scandinavian heritage. One of the larger examples is the statue of Ole and Lena or the statue of Hans Nilsen Hauge. Knowing that the College had strong ties with Scandinavia there are many triumphs and tragedies that go along with this. Through the history at Concordia there have been visits from Scandinavian Royalty, award winning authors, and music groups.
There were many opportunities that were offered to Concordia regarding Scandinavian Heritage and ways to interact with Scandinavian culture through music and talks on campus. In recent years there have been changes to the Scandinavian studies and Norwegian Departments and not for the better. As of fall 2017 both the Major and minors in Scandinavian studies and Norwegian were no longer available at Concordia College.
The following sources have information on both the triumphs side of the Scandinavian Studies and Norwegian Departments but they also have information on the tragedies side.
There were many opportunities that were offered to Concordia regarding Scandinavian Heritage and ways to interact with Scandinavian culture through music and talks on campus. In recent years there have been changes to the Scandinavian studies and Norwegian Departments and not for the better. As of fall 2017 both the Major and minors in Scandinavian studies and Norwegian were no longer available at Concordia College.
The following sources have information on both the triumphs side of the Scandinavian Studies and Norwegian Departments but they also have information on the tragedies side.
For More Information...
Primary Sources:
Primary Sources:
- Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies 1997-2014. Curriculum. Concordia College Archives.
- Folder 1
- The focus of this folder is on the enrollment of students in all of the Scandinavian classes and Norwegian classes from 1997 to 2014. The other focus is the beginning of the travel seminar course that Milda Ostrauskaite was creating for 2009.
- Folder 2
- The itinerary for the Green and Peace: the Nordic Way was the main focus of this folder.
- Folder 3
- There is an article in this file that is talking about the division between the languages and a letter from Milda Halvorson to Mary Rice stating the importance of both the German and Norwegian languages and the Scandinavian Studies department.
- Folder 5
- This folder has some booklets and pamphlets explaining what the department is and what is all apart of the majors and minors. There are multiple posters showing information about classes being offerred certain years as well as people coming to speak to the Scandinavian Studies and Norwegian Departments.
- Folder 6
- There are more informational posters in this group as well as more information on events that the Scandinavian club put together.
- Folder 7
- There is a letter from Milda Halvorson who was one of the professors in the department, about the changing of the Scandinavian Studies department.
- towards the end there is a faculty senate talk where on pages 13-17 they talk about changing the Scandinavian Studies and Norwegian departments even more.
- Folder 1
- "Markers of Norwegian Heritage"
- This article talks about two of the statues that can be found on campus that are monuments to Hans Nilsen Hauge and Ivar Aasen.
- Meeting the king of Norway
- This article talks about Concordia Colleges president meeting with the King of Norway in 2017.
- 125th Anniversary timeline
- The 125th Anniversary timeline was created by multiple students in Dr. Lintelman's Digital History Course. The timeline has multiple posts about Scandinavian and Norwegian history at the college.
- The 125th Anniversary timeline was created by multiple students in Dr. Lintelman's Digital History Course. The timeline has multiple posts about Scandinavian and Norwegian history at the college.