Concordia University Portland was awarded a $20,000 Heritage Commission Grant from Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department for the inaugural Vanport Mosaic Festival.

The Vanport Mosaic Festival, taking place in May 2016, in partnership with Vanport Mosaic Collective, will commemorate the historic city of Vanport as one of the first racial integrated cities in North America.

Concordia University Portland received a $10,000 grant from the Juan Young Trust to support its reading coaching efforts through the Concordia Teacher Corps, an integral part of the university’s academic service learning curriculum.

Concordia University received a grant of $20,000 from Kaiser Permanente to advance STEAM education as part of the 3 to PhD® initiative, a collaboration between Concordia University, Portland Public Schools’ Faubion School and Trillium Family Services.  

Adding the “A” to STEM: the role of the arts in nurturing the innovation economy

John Maeda, a national advocate for the importance of the arts in education, spoke to a crowd of more than 600 people at the Feb. 2 Concordia University’s Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Education Awards, presented by HotChalk Inc.