LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 312

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312 HIGHER EDUCATION

The Graduate Program: The graduate program, begun in
1966 and offered during summers only, is designed to provide
advanced education for elementary teachers and leads to the
master of education degree. The program allows for specializa-
tion in five areas: classroom teacher, teaching principal, ele-
mentary administration, director of Christian education, and
special teacher of reading.

Special Programs: Concordia since 1972 has operated a
Center for Indian Ministries and Studies. The program has
a three-pronged thrust: provide on-campus education for native
American Indians. provide experience in Indian ministry for
white and black students, and provide consultative services to
congregations working with native American Indian constitu-
encies. A substantial part of the funding to support this center
comes from three synodical Districts (Nebraska, Montana,
Wyoming), the Synod's Board of Missions (BIA), the Lutheran
Women's Missionary League, and the Aid Association for
Lutherans.

Concordia is also continuing to develop a field-oriented
workshop, institute, and postgraduate continuing education
program. One of the most successful ventures of recent years
has been the Summer In-Service Institute for parochial school
faculties, a project supported by the Aid Association for Lu-
therans. Each summer this institute brings to campus entire
faculties from different parts of the country and guides them
through an intensive evaluation and program-improvement
study. This program has received much positive reaction.

Plant and Property

The most urgent plant need at the present time is an addition
to our library (also known as a learning resources center).
Even though enrollments level off, library holdings grow, and
space for some of the new electronic teaching aids must be
supplied. We pray that means to supply this urgent need can
soon be found.

Other needs include a fine-arts center, additional physical-
education facilities, improved maintenance facilities. and hard
surfacing of parking lots.

Service to Synod

We are pleased to report that approximately 93 percent of
all students enrolled at Concordia are aspiring to enter the
full-time professional ministry of the church. Following are the
placement statistics for the past 2 years.

Type Men Women Total

1972—73 Elementary 114 225 339
Secondary _______ 32 21 53
DCE. sd“ 1 17
Worker/Priest _____ 2 3 5

1973-74 Elementary 88 185 273
Secondary ____ 40 18 58

DCE 8 3 11
Worker/Priest 2 0 2

Other

Our school and its Faculty provide many other services to
the Synod, including service on boards, papers, and essays
at conferences and conventions, consultatory services in edu-
cation, music, etc., to Districts, circuits, and congregations, and
the publication of three periodicals, the Broadcaster. the Alumni
Bulletin. and Issues in Christian Education.

Conclusion

We thank our gracious Lord and our beloved brothers and
sisters in the church for the opportunity and privilege to be
of service through the instrumentality of Christian education.
We prize our relationship to the Synod and appreciate its sig-
nificant and continuing support.

Board of Control

Frederick Niedner, Chairman
Louis Herring, Secretary

W. Th. Janzow, Executive Officer

6-09

Concordia Teachers College
River Forest, Il.

PURPOSE

“If ye continue in My Word, then are ye My disciples indeed:
and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”
(John 8:31-32) is one of the two identifying features reflecting the
purpose and goal of Concordia. The other is the name Ev. Lu-
theran Concordia College etched 60 years ago above the stately
pillared entrance of the administration building stressing her
Lutheran heritage. In a time of great difficulty for the Synod,
Concordia is pledged to the objective of preparing young men
and women for the teaching ministry of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod. Concordia also accepts the wider responsi-
bilities of service to those who plan to enter other ministries of
the church, as well as those who seek a Christian liberal arts
education.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Undergraduate Program

Concordia offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the com-
pletion of either the teacher education or the liberal arts pro-
grams. The undergraduate curriculum includes programs in
elementary education, secondary education, director of Chris-
tian education, and director of parish music. The experimental
curriculum instituted in the fall of 1972 was approved by the
Board for Higher Education at its November 1974 meeting.

Concordia Teachers College continues to offer on its campus
the first year of the program for nursing students from Lutheran
General and Deaconess Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill. A major in
special education through a cooperative program with the
University of Illinois, Circle Campus, is also now being offered
at Concordia. A program in early childhood education is in the
planning stages and will soon be operational. A training program
for students who plan to serve people in Spanish communities
is also under way.

Staff members of the Board for Higher Education visited the
college in October 1974. Their thorough analysis, commenda-
tions, and recommendations were very much appreciated.

Graduate Program

Counseling and guidance has been added to the curriculum
and instruction and the administration and supervision empha-
ses in Concordia’s Master of Arts in Education program. The
college also grants state certification in this new emphasis by
entitlement from the State Department of Public Instruction.
The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
conducted a periodic review of the M. A. in Education program
and granted full approval.

Other graduate programs include the Master of Church
Music and the Master of Arts in Religion. Admission and the
granting of the MAR degree are under the jurisdiction of
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

Since the college first awarded degrees in 1959, a total of
581 M. A. in Education degrees and 5 Master of Church Music
degrees have been awarded as of September 1974. In addition
to a substantial number of non-degree-seeking students, ap-
proximately 500 are currently enrolled in graduate degree
programs.

Summer School

The two basic 5-week terms are supplemental with mini-
courses, evening classes, and comprehensive 2-week work-
shops. Concordia’s summer program continues to grow in the
number of students enrolled in the graduate programs. Although
the program attracts a growing number of teachers from the
community, the majority of students are teachers in Lutheran
schools.

Black Consultants

A weekend workshop sensitizing faculty more to the black
experience led to a Black Consultant project at Concordia
during the 1974—75 school year. Four black professional
educators from the area are sharing their expertise as consul-
tants to Concordia with the expectation that more black students