Concordia University-Portland strengthens, adapts its academic portfolio
PORTLAND, OR. – February 8, 2019 – Concordia University-Portland announced it will strengthen and expand in the academic areas of education, health care, business and law, embedding arts and sciences curriculum within those colleges.
This evolution will help the university continue to advance its Vision 2024 and its commitment to providing students with relevant, high-impact programs that maximize student engagement and benefit regional employers.
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Founded in 1905, Concordia has become Oregon’s largest private, nonprofit university, with the mission to prepare leaders for the transformation of society. The new, streamlined academic environment allows more focus on the helping professions and enhances our ability to cultivate servant-leaders who are agents of positive change in their communities and around the world.
Beginning Fall 2019, the university will cease recruitment and new student enrollment in four undergraduate majors – chemistry, English, global studies, and history – and two masters’ level programs – TESOL and community psychology. The university will support all students currently enrolled in those programs through to graduation.
ABOUT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Concordia University-Portland is Oregon’s largest private, nonprofit university. Located in northeast Portland, Oregon, Concordia is a Christian university with a mission of preparing leaders for meaningful, caring vocations through which they will transform society. Founded in 1905, Concordia-Portland serves approximately 6,000 students on its campuses and online, through its College of Education, College of Health & Human Services, School of Management, and Concordia University School of Law in Boise, Idaho. For more about Concordia University, visit www.cu-portland.edu and law.cu-portland.edu .