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RIVER FOREST, Ill. – Concordia University Chicago's Dean of Students Kathy Gebhardt is pleased to announce the Spring 2026 Dean's List, in recognition of the extraordinary academic achievement of nearly 400 undergraduate students. To qualify for the honor, baccalaureate degree-seeking students must have earned a semester GPA of 3.62 or better, be in good disciplinary standing, and have an academic workload of at least 12 semester hours.]]>Concordia Stadium Updated 2025Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 CST48277https://cucougars.com/news/2026/5/1/baseball-concordia-university-chicago-athletics-celebrates-student-athletes-in-spring-2026-commencement-ceremonies.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2026/5/1/baseball-concordia-university-chicago-athletics-celebrates-student-athletes-in-spring-2026-commencement-ceremonies.aspxBaseball, Cheer, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Reserve Baseball, Men's Volleyball, Reserve Women's Volleyball, STUNT, Dance, Esports, Esports Overwatch, Esports Valorant, Esports Smash

RIVER FOREST, ILL. — Concordia University Chicago (CUC) athletics is proud to announce the Class of 2026 graduating class. These athletes and staff members have put forth their time and energy toward their academics and dedication to their athletic programs. The graduation ceremony will be taking place today at 10:00 a.m. for master's commencement and 3 p.m. for bachelor's commencement in Geiseman Gymnasium. Livestreams can be found at cuchicago.edu.]]>Concordia Stadium Updated 2025Fri, 1 May 2026 12:00:00 CST18249https://cucougars.com/news/2026/1/28/general-fall-2025-deans-list-announced.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2026/1/28/general-fall-2025-deans-list-announced.aspxBaseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Men's Volleyball, Dance, Esports

RIVER FOREST, Ill. – Concordia University Chicago's Dean of Students Kathy Gebhardt is pleased to announce the Fall 2025 Dean's List, in recognition of the extraordinary academic achievement of nearly 400 undergraduate students. To qualify for the honor, baccalaureate degree-seeking students must have earned a semester GPA of 3.62 or better, be in good disciplinary standing, and have an academic workload of at least 12 semester hours.]]>Concordia Chicago CampusWed, 28 Jan 2026 15:36:00 CST48077https://cucougars.com/news/2026/1/6/football-four-cougars-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2026/1/6/football-four-cougars-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxFootball

RIVER FOREST, ILL. -- Four members of the Concordia University Chicago (CUC) football team have earned a spot on the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team. Ezekiel Pearson (Richville, Mich.) Dennis Vanderplow (Livonia, Mich.), Colton Bosch (Coopersville, Mich.), and Adam Lambaz (Elgin, Ill.) all excelled on the field and in the classroom this season. To make the CSC Academic All-District Team student-athletes must have a 3.5 GPA or above in order to be nominated.]]>FB Academic All-District 2026Tue, 6 Jan 2026 12:00:00 CST38051https://cucougars.com/news/2025/12/8/recap-2025-football-season.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2025/12/8/recap-2025-football-season.aspxFootball

RIVER FOREST, III.- The 2025 season is officially over for Concordia University Chicago (CUC) football. Returning from his first season as head coach, Coach Chase Hankins continues to build up the program, looking for a promising future and hard efforts throughout the season. The Cougars finished 4-6 overall and 2-6 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).]]>FB vs EurekaMon, 8 Dec 2025 13:52:00 CST38034https://cucougars.com/news/2025/11/20/football-eight-cougars-earn-nacc-all-conference-accolades.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2025/11/20/football-eight-cougars-earn-nacc-all-conference-accolades.aspxFootball

RIVER FOREST, ILL. -- The end of the 2025 football season means postseason honors and eight Cougars wrote their names on the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) All-Conference list. Wesley Jackson (Robinson, Ill.), Joron Brown (St. Joseph, Mich.), Kevon Lawson (Pompano Beach, Fla.), Adam Lambaz (Elgin, Ill.), Kadin Stroer (Warrenton, Mo.), Daniel Banks (Chicago, Ill.), Ezekiel Pearson (Richville, Mich.), Hagan Wascher (Frankenmuth, Mich.) all earned this distinction, with five athletes earning All-Conference accolades for the first time in their career.]]>2025 NACC FB Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:01:00 CST38016https://cucougars.com/news/2025/11/15/football-cuc-concludes-their-nacc-season-with-senior-night.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2025/11/15/football-cuc-concludes-their-nacc-season-with-senior-night.aspxFootball

RIVER FOREST, ILL.- The Concordia University (CUC) football team hosted at home against Aurora University (AU) for their final season game of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC). With the celebration of Senior Night, CUC couldn't pull off the win that resulted in the ending score of 59-26.]]>2025 SeniorsSat, 15 Nov 2025 19:37:00 CST38012https://cucougars.com/news/2025/11/8/football-cuc-struggles-on-the-road.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2025/11/8/football-cuc-struggles-on-the-road.aspxFootball

LISLE, ILL.- The Concordia Chicago University (CUC) football team traveled on the road against Benedictine University (BenU) for another weekend of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC). CUC ended up falling short 38-7 against BenU.]]>FB vs CUWSat, 8 Nov 2025 17:29:00 CST38002https://cucougars.com/news/2025/11/1/cuc-football-unable-to-answer-muskies.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2025/11/1/cuc-football-unable-to-answer-muskies.aspxFootball

PLYMOUTH, WIS.- In another weekend of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) football, the Concordia Chicago University (CUC) football team traveled on the road against Lakeland University. Lakeland dominated Concordia that resulted in a Cougar loss with an end score 47-9.]]>FB vs EurekaSat, 1 Nov 2025 17:34:00 CST37991https://cucougars.com/news/2025/10/25/football-cuw-takes-the-dub-over-cuc.aspxhttps://cucougars.com/news/2025/10/25/football-cuw-takes-the-dub-over-cuc.aspxFootball

CUW TAKES THE DUB OVER CUC]]>FB vs EurekaSat, 25 Oct 2025 20:25:00 CST37983