Leading In Legacy Concordia St. Paul Alumni

Alumnus Kevin Olson, MA '09, served in the Minnesota Army National Guard. Because of 9/11, he had to put finishing his master's degree on hold and was deployed to Iraq multiple times. He was able to creatively complete his degree, but because of another deployment, accepted his degree virtually. After retiring from the Guard, Olson began teaching in the Master of Arts in Strategic Communication Management program at CSP and opened his own PR firm, SnowGlobe Public Relations.

CSP's outgoing Executive Vice President and Dean of Diversity Dr. Cheryl Chatman shares her story, what she loves about CSP, and what she hopes for the future as she steps into retirement.

In our final installment of our COVID-19 series, Dr. David Bell, member of Concordia's Board of Regents and physician at Mayo Clinic, shares his experience working at Mayo during the pandemic, some ways to keep yourself healthy, and what doctors and researchers are learning about this disease.

In the first segment, Associate Vice President for University Relations and Professor of Economics Dr. Bruce Corrie joins the podcast to talk about the economic effects of COVID-19 and the interventions that have been rolled out to address the effects. Check out his blog at https://covideconomics.org/

In the second segment, alumnus Bruce Nustad, BA '93, who serves as president of the Minnesota Retailers Association, shares what's happening specifically in the retail industry at this time and how consumers can support local retailers.

President Brian Friedrich and Provost/COO Dr. Eric LaMott join the podcast to share an update about CSP, including what's happening with classes during COVID, new programs and growth, next year's enrollment, the strategic plan, and more.

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Pastor Andy Jones, BA '06 and DCE Sarah Dibbern, BA '15 joined the podcast to talk about how their ministry has shifted during stay at home and what they're doing to connect with their congregations and members. Andy's interview starts at 1:22 and Sarah's begins at 38:28.