Services for Faculty
Instructional Resources
Are you looking for a unique way to engage students in research? Dig into Concordia's history and get your class involved with the Concordia College Archives. We offer assistance to your students whether they are working in the College Archives for class-wide assignment or on individual assignments. See our Research Topics page to get ideas on some of the possible topics that can be researched in our collections.
The Concordia College Archives houses a number of collections that are useful for course projects. We encourage faculty to contact the Archives to discuss materials that are relevant to and available for assignments. Please contact Allison Bundy to schedule a class visit at either 218.299.3241 or [email protected]. Below are some examples of how the Archives has been used for research projects and/or class visits:
Personal Research
The College Archives holds a number of collections that are useful for your own research:
Are you looking for a unique way to engage students in research? Dig into Concordia's history and get your class involved with the Concordia College Archives. We offer assistance to your students whether they are working in the College Archives for class-wide assignment or on individual assignments. See our Research Topics page to get ideas on some of the possible topics that can be researched in our collections.
The Concordia College Archives houses a number of collections that are useful for course projects. We encourage faculty to contact the Archives to discuss materials that are relevant to and available for assignments. Please contact Allison Bundy to schedule a class visit at either 218.299.3241 or [email protected]. Below are some examples of how the Archives has been used for research projects and/or class visits:
- Women’s Studies – investigating how women’s issues experienced at Concordia relate to the women’s movement on a national level
- Inquiry Written Communication – analyzing print and digital materials to distinguish the differences, similarities, benefits, and drawbacks of both material types
- Communication Studies: Applied Research Methods – studying college publications to discern how the idea of community was shared with perspective students, alumni, and donors
- Communication Studies: Interviewing – completing oral history interviews with Concordia faculty, staff, and alumni
- Inquiry Oral Communication – investigating social issues at Concordia to develop a public policy speech (e.g. recycling on campus)
- History: Research Seminar – researching various Concordia-related topics to write an in-depth historical analysis
- Education: Social Studies Methods – discussing various tools, practices, and methods of using archival resources in social studies curriculum
Personal Research
The College Archives holds a number of collections that are useful for your own research:
- Committee Minutes – Are you serving on a committee and need access to committee minutes? The College Archives has extensive holdings for college committees.
- Departmental Histories -- While the College Archives does not have formal written histories for all departments, collections do include materials that can be used to research curriculum offerings, faculty, majors/minors, and more.