The College of Business

All programs in CUC’s College of Business are grounded in the belief that each person is created in God’s image and called to use their gifts in service to the world. As they engage with a core of skilled and experienced professors, students receive not only a world class education, but also a chance to consider who they are and how God might use their gifts in service to their communities, the marketplace, and the world. Through an innovative curriculum, opportunities to engage in meaningful ways with local businesses, and the support and care of a skilled and experienced faculty, our graduates are empowered to make a meaningful impact in their workplaces and communities. In all its programs, the College of Business seeks to nurture both competence and character, developing professionals who lead with integrity, creativity, and a clear sense of vocation.

The College of Education

The College of Education at CUC is one of the oldest educator-preparation institutions in the nation. Founded in 1864 as the Addison Lutheran Teachers Seminary, we are inspired by our rich history and mission and provide excellence in state and national educator preparation, school leadership, and educational policy. In doing so, we prepare educators for a life of leadership and service to schools, the Church, and the community.

The College of Education goals are to:

• Serve as leaders with a long-established commitment to preparing educators who demonstrate successful teaching and learning outcomes in a variety of academic settings.  
• Initiate new educational programs serving the diverse needs of private and public schools.  
• Address the emerging demands of the educational marketplace.
• Continue relevant educational programs and services through innovative programs, faculty instruction informed by research and best practices, and strong leadership in the educational field.
• Encourage students to discover their vocation and nurture lifelong learning. 

The College is committed to student success in all programs we offer. The College houses three divisions of content programming.  Further information about each division can be found in other sections of this webpage. We invite you to learn more about the programs offered through the College of Education. The divisions are:

• Division of Curriculum, Technology, and Inclusive Education
• Division of Educational Leadership
• Division of Teaching and Learning and Center for Christian Education

The mission of the Center for Christian Education, also housed in the College of Education, is to serve as a catalyst for the exploration, cultivation, and expansion of educational initiatives imbued with faith-based principles founded in the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod. 

The College of Health, Science & Technology 

The College of Health, Science & Technology at Concordia University Chicago is committed to preparing students to meet the changing needs of society in health care, science, social science, and technology. Rooted in the Gospel of Christ and strengthened by a robust liberal arts foundation, the College equips graduates with the knowledge, skills, and ethical grounding essential to serve in a wide range of professional fields. The College continues to advance its mission of developing competent and compassionate leaders who make a meaningful impact in their communities and beyond.

The College of Theology, Arts & Humanities

The College of Theology, Arts & Humanities at Concordia University Chicago provides the spiritual, intellectual, and scholarly foundation for every discipline at CUC. With humility, integrity, and creativity, scholars engage the Christian faith, reason, and the arts in the pursuit of truth. By nourishing scholarship and inquiry, the College supports the whole university in pursuing the common good and shaping graduates to serve the Church, family, and society.  

The Campus Community

Concordia University Chicago was founded in Addison, Illinois, in 1864. In 1913, the campus was relocated to its current site in the tree-lined village of River Forest, Illinois, just minutes from Chicago’s Loop. This proximity to a world-class city provides a variety of opportunities for additional career, cultural, academic and social growth. Concordia-Chicago strives to provide a creative environment where horizons expand and where personal, social and spiritual growth can become reality. The availability of both the urban Chicago area and the surrounding suburbs increases students’ awareness and ability to respond as responsible citizens in our world.

The mission of Concordia University Chicago is ultimately achieved in the lives of students. With a student body representing nearly every state and over 50 foreign countries, CUC students come with an array of experiences and perspectives. In each college, quality faculty and staff work to challenge a student body of approximately 1,300 undergraduate students and more than 3,100 graduate students. The low student-teacher ratio allows for smaller class sizes, creating a genuine, caring atmosphere where strong student-faculty relationships, facilitating learning and leadership development are built.

Campus residence halls house approximately 500 students who come to our campus from large cities as well as small towns and farming communities across the world. The rest of our resident students commute from their homes in the surrounding community.

The Campus Facilities

Concordia-Chicago’s 40-acre campus holds 25 structures, architecturally blending old and newer facilities.

The Walter and Maxine Christopher Center for Learning and Leadership houses CUC’s Early Childhood Education Center and the College of Education. The first floor, designed to accommodate the specific needs of young children, serves as a daycare and preschool/kindergarten for the children of CUC students, faculty and staff as well as children of our community. More than a daycare or a school, this facility serves as a teaching laboratory for future teachers learning their craft at Concordia-Chicago. The second and third floors house faculty offices, conference rooms, testing rooms, methods classrooms, nursing labs and a lecture hall.

The Krentz Center, dedicated in the early 1990s, houses Bergmann Theatre, an intimate space used for workshops, theater labs and student-directed work, a television studio, radio station, photography laboratory, lecture hall, and various classrooms.

Koehneke Community Center is the location of the newly renovated cafeteria, Cougar Den, bookstore, post office, meeting rooms, student recreation areas and student government offices.

The Chapel of Our Lord/Clara and Spencer Werner Auditorium was designed as CUC’s center for worship services and theatrical performances. This space continues to be used for daily chapel and other regular and occasional Christian worship services. It also serves as rehearsal and performance space for musicians, ensembles and theater groups. When not in use, the chapel is a quiet location for individual meditation and prayer. Attached to the chapel is Kretzmann Hall, the home of the music, art and theology departments. This building also houses the Elizabeth Ferguson Art Gallery, music practice rooms, rehearsal rooms and a music technology laboratory.

Other academic buildings include Eifrig Hall, used primarily for the natural and physical sciences, and Addison Hall, which encompasses the administrative offices of the University as well as classrooms upstairs.

The Klinck Memorial Library building houses three floors containing thousands of resources and research spaces for individual and group work. The upper level includes: a group study lounge area, private study carrels, testing rooms, conference rooms, the Center for Church Music and CougarNet. The main level includes: the circulation desk, a new maker space, librarian reference support, the Trailblazer Library Center to support first-generation students, Mac and PC computer stations, and the Library Cafe. The lower level includes: the Cougar Cavern for student clubs, early childhood literature and curriculum items, the University Archives, private study carrels, and group study rooms.

Geiseman Gymnasium houses two gymnasiums, classrooms, athletic offices, the Fitness Center with cardiovascular and functional training equipment, two recently renovated weight rooms and a human performance laboratory. Outdoor athletic and recreational areas include a new all-weather track and football/soccer field, tennis courts and a field house/concession stand adjacent to softball and baseball fields.

The residence halls are located in Concordia, David Jonathan, Kohn, Krauss, Lindemann, Mary-Martha and Trusheim.