Founded	1864 as Concordia Teachers' College
School type	Lutheran
President	John Johnson
Location	River Forest, Illinois
Enrollment	1,200 undergrad, 700 grad
Campus surroundings	Suburban
Campus size	40 acres (162,000 m²)
Mascot	Cougars

Concordia University, River Forest (CURF) is a private, Lutheran liberal arts university located in the suburb of River Forest, Illinois, just west of Chicago. On its 40 acre (162,000 m²) campus, Concordia serves 1,200 undergraduates and 700 graduate students. Concordia is a member of the Concordia University System, a network of ten American colleges and universities affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. It was the only university in the 10-school system to achieve the rank of top tier on US News and World Reports Best Colleges 2003 list, although some other CUS institutions made the list in 2004. University symbol This work is copyrighted. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... River Forest is a wealthy suburban village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... A professor teaching in a university A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... River Forest is a wealthy suburban village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The Concordia University System is a organization of ten colleges and universities throughout the United States operated by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. ... Official cross symbol of the Missouri Synod The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. ...

Concordia was founded in 1864 in Addison, Illinois as Concordia Teachers' College, making it the oldest institution in the Concordia University System. In 1913 the college moved to its present campus in River Forest. In 1992, the institution expanded its education-based program to become a full liberal arts institution and changed its name to Concordia University. 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Addison is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education is still CURF's largest academic program. Others include Business, Nursing, Communications, Music, Theology, and many other undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Many students plan on becoming professional church workers. Half of Concordia's student population is affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Business refers to at least three closely related commercial topics. ... Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... The term communications is used in a number of disciplines: Communications, also known as communication studies is the academic discipline which studies communication. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Music City : a collaborative music database All Music Guide: includes a comprehensive and flexible Genre and Style system MusicWiki: A Collaborative Music-related encyclopedia Science... Theology is literally reasonable discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ...

The student body form a close community: 92% of recent alumni agreed with this statement in a 2000 survey. Roughly 50% of Concordia students come from outside Illinois.

Concordia's athletic teams are called the Cougars. CURF is classified as an NCAA Division III school. The school colors are maroon and gold. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...

Concordia University Mission Statement: "As a distinctive, comprehensive University of the Lutheran Church-Missourri Synod, centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ and based in the liberal arts, Concordia university equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity and compassion in a diverse, interconnected and increasingly urbanized church and world."

The Alma Mater: "Hail to thee our Alma Mater; Hail to thee maroon and gold! Here we stand thy sons and daughters, thinking back to days of old. Days of joy and happy meetings, days of friendship and of love. As we stand before thy pillars, hail Concordia hail!"

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• Concordia University, River Forest