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Quote from: Weedon on Yesterday at 08:16:08 PMI had heard that Slubs had died. I was very blessed to spend a day with him a couple years ago. He was at the seminary for a class anniversary and so I picked him up and gave him a tour of the IC and we enjoyed a lovely lunch. He was one of my favorite professors. Give my greetings to Greg (best man at my wedding!) and to Doc and Dorothy.
Will do. One of the side effects of a college closing is the effect on the town/gown congregation connected to the college. In Bronxville's case, the church across the street is Village Lutheran. Their new neighbor is Iona College, which purchased the Concordia property. They seem to have survived, with their well-regarded day school continuing its outreach and mission function. Some of the Concordia professors shepherded small congregations in the surrounding communities. Tom Sluberski had charge of St. Matthew, Hasting-on-Hudson, for many years. St. Matthew closed several years ago, and will soon become the office headquarters of the Atlantic District.
Since I spent about a third of my life on the Concordia campus where the District office was located, I literally have not returned to Bronxville since the college closed - too painful a reminder of loss. Maybe the re-purposed offices at Hasting-on-Hudson will provide relief and hope.
Dave Benke
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1) Closing the Music major is a big blow. At Concordia Bronxville the music program offered through Concordia continues as an independent center in (I think) Stein Hall. So there can be music after the music major. Maybe they'll continue the summer program on campus. Or
2) Go to St. Olaf: https://wp.stolaf.edu/music/academics-in-music/. I've heard them at Carnegie Hall - they're superb! Maybe the summer institute could migrate to Northfield.
3) For Bronxville folks, a venerable professor passed away yesterday - Thomas Sluberski. Funeral service Saturday at Village Lutheran. Preaching will be Rev. Dr. Greg Walton. I would imagine Ralph and Dorothy Schulz as well as Viji and Janet George will be there, past Concordia Presidents.
4) As harsh as these changes are at Valpo, and Jim presents well the challenges, the recent situation at CUWAA is best described as a debacle, poorly conceived, poorly delivered, and walked back with a stout version of the Missouri Synod there in Michigan openly talking about de-coupling from the attempted overreach.
5) Charles' point is well taken. If and as there are vibrant campus ministries for Christian young people at secular college campuses, the various programs in the arts are most likely going to lead to better vocational choices at those colleges/universities and not at the expense of Christian growth. Queens College, right down the block from me and in the City of New York University system, has a really fine music program, and is - yes - affordable.
Dave Benke
2) Go to St. Olaf: https://wp.stolaf.edu/music/academics-in-music/. I've heard them at Carnegie Hall - they're superb! Maybe the summer institute could migrate to Northfield.
3) For Bronxville folks, a venerable professor passed away yesterday - Thomas Sluberski. Funeral service Saturday at Village Lutheran. Preaching will be Rev. Dr. Greg Walton. I would imagine Ralph and Dorothy Schulz as well as Viji and Janet George will be there, past Concordia Presidents.
4) As harsh as these changes are at Valpo, and Jim presents well the challenges, the recent situation at CUWAA is best described as a debacle, poorly conceived, poorly delivered, and walked back with a stout version of the Missouri Synod there in Michigan openly talking about de-coupling from the attempted overreach.
5) Charles' point is well taken. If and as there are vibrant campus ministries for Christian young people at secular college campuses, the various programs in the arts are most likely going to lead to better vocational choices at those colleges/universities and not at the expense of Christian growth. Queens College, right down the block from me and in the City of New York University system, has a really fine music program, and is - yes - affordable.
Dave Benke
