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INVESTIGATE.INFORM.IGNITE.INVOLVE. Volume 15, Issue 7 Concordia University Irvine Friday, January 22, 2021 Concordia honors SHOUT! freshman Ryder Wade if you’re ready for unity Alexis Rios Editor-in-chief Are you interested in being involved with a faith-based community? Look no longer! SHOUT!, a student-led worship initiative, is still going strong -- with socially distant and mask modifications, of course. Located in the amphitheater, students gather every Thursday from 8 to 9 p.m. Although adaptations have been made, SHOUT!'s impact has not changed as students rave about the connections and uplifting atmosphere the community provides. PICTURED ABOVE: Ryder Wade. Photo courtesy of Anna Bloomfield Senior Morgan Schepker finds Alexis Rios and comfort in the unity of SHOUT!. "I Brooke Jackson think being surrounded by a faith- Editor-in-chief and life. A family of immense faith, Pastor Anderson explained major or mighty singular based community is comforting sports editor Martha prayed at the vigil that how one life can impact so events. But each interaction in the sense of growing in my The Concordia family Ryder’s life -- and his strong many. “Our lives are most leaves an imprint. relationship with Jesus alongside mourns the passing of love for Jesus -- would help often lived in the constant others. The prayer/reflection time freshman Garrett "Ryder" others to begin their faith daily ‘regular’ interactions with at SHOUT! allows us to get together Wade. On Fri., Jan. 15, the journey. others more so than through Continued on Page 3 and talk about the devotion given, student-athlete was in a At the vigil, Martha also and conversations can get really motorcycle accident after prayed for students, the doctors deep," said Schepker. leaving water polo practice and nurses who worked with Lead Pastor Quinton Anderson that morning. Wade graduated Ryder, and the family riding believes SHOUT! is an excellent last year from El Modena in the car which collided with place for students to reconnect in High School and entered his Ryder. She prayed that we may a way that allows them to "rest in freshman year at Concordia all find peace and Jesus as our our God and His Grace." Pastor majoring in Psychology. cornerstone in life. Anderson said, "We were not made Concordia President Additionally, at the vigil to be in isolation. We were created Michael Thomas said, “On students were given candles to to be in relationship with the behalf of the University, we light and hold, pen and paper Creator. In addition, we were made extend our deepest sympathy to write notes to Ryder, and the to be connected in community with to Ryder’s parents, family, and opportunity to sign a book for one another for mutual support, his sister Bailey who is also a the Wade family. Lead Pastor encouragement and shared life." student at Concordia.” Quinton Anderson spoke and Junior Kessler O'Brien, majoring There was a gathering worship music was sung. It in Theology to be a DCE, also held on Jan. 15 at 11 a.m. in was an emotional night filled involved in Abbey West, has attended the chapel and a vigil in the with unity and compassion SHOUT! since his freshman year. "I amphitheatre that evening at as students grieved the loss of first started attending SHOUT! my 7 p.m in which both Ryder’s one of their own. first week as a freshman as I heard mother, Martha Wade, and Both those who knew Ryder one of my upperclassman friends sister, Bailey Wade, talked personally and those who did was speaking at it and have missed about Ryder and his love for not grieved the immense loss. Pictured Above: Ryder and his dog Banzai very few since then," said O'Brien. Photos courtesy of Anna Bloomfield Continued on Page 6 2 ASCUI January 22, 2021 Student Leadership – Today is the deadline to Apply and Thrive! register for Gabi Beckman more? Check out the website students to participate in both ASCUI Secretary Academic https://www.cui.edu/studentlife/ on-campus and throughout Looking for ways to get student-leadership/index/ Orange County. Want to learn involved on campus and get id/20102. more about what goes into Showcase paid? Well look no further! If you are still interested in planning events for students? Second semester is back and working with freshmen, consider Log onto the Virtual LEAD better than ever with even more participants, including the First-Year Experience (FYE) Info Night on Wed., Jan. 27 Staff Report opportunities for students to recent winners, have used Program to be a Peer Advising at 4:30 p.m. to hear about the Fri., Jan. 22 is the final get plugged into campus life. their projects as a vehicle Leader (PAL)! Helping freshmen variety of positions LEAD has deadline for students to Throughout the month of to get accepted at top with orientation and adjusting to to offer. sign-up to participate in this January, applications are open graduate programs around life in college, PALs are crucial Still looking for the right year’s President’s Academic for all the student leadership the world. for making the transition onto position for you? Consider Showcase of Undergraduate groups here on campus and each Concordia as smooth as possible. ASCUI! As the Associated Research. There are two levels group is hosting info nights who of competition – one for Interested in being a PAL? Students of Concordia Students can apply work want to learn more about what freshmen/sophomores, Check out the FYE Instagram University Irvine, the ASCUI done this spring semester it means and looks like to be in and one for juniors/seniors. 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Recognizing about what it means to be you want to build connections excellent practice for scholarship application is the value of student involvement a leader, as well as being an with freshmen or in an LLC, graduate school or future open for participants that on campus and its impact Eagle. Still have questions, log being an RA means providing careers -- along with a need funds to conduct or on a student’s overall college onto the ASCUI Info Night at a living community for confidence booster -- present their research at a experience, the Leadership, 5 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 26! learning and fellowship, while students working on a conference. The deadline Education, and Development maintaining safety throughout new project can earn three to apply for the scholarship (LEAD) Program focuses on the community. Want to learn units of course credit for is the same as the sign-up providing opportunities for new projects, two units for deadline: January 22. projects already started, or On the fence about one unit for projects that participating? It doesn’t simply need analysis and hurt to ask and learn more! discussion. Email [email protected] Past participants list with any questions and to the ability to work one- get the details. on-one with a faculty mentor as their top benefit from participating in the showcase. And many
PICTURED ABOVE: Recruiting people for the RA Soiree Photo courtesy of Gabi Beckman