Albert Lea Resident Emma Dahl Speaks at Concordia University, St. Paul Commencement

ST. PAUL, MN (05/27/2011)(readMedia)-- Concordia University, St. Paul student Emma Dahl of Albert Lea, Minn., gave the welcome address to her fellow graduates during the university's commencement ceremony May 14, at 10 a.m., in the Gangelhoff Center on the Concordia campus. Dahl graduated from Concordia cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing.

Dahl encouraged her fellow graduates to persevere through the tough times as she described the struggles they experienced, and prevailed over, leading up to graduation. View her speech: http://youtu.be/Ykej1lHL3ow

During her time at Concordia, Dahl was involved in the Art Club, Business Club, Student Alumni Council, Jubilate Choir, the Honors Program and worked in Admissions as a Student Ambassador. In 2010, she began an internship in the marketing communications department at PeopleNet Communications in Minnetonka, Minn., where she began as a full-time marketing communications specialist upon graduation.

Concordia University, St. Paul is a comprehensive, private university operated under the auspices of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and one of 10 schools that comprise the Concordia University System. Established in 1893, Concordia offers more than 50 liberal arts majors, including business, education, science, fine arts and church professions. Concordia University is also a regional leader in educating adult students, offering accelerated undergraduate and graduate programs in business, health sciences, education, criminal justice, communications and Christian outreach. Concordia is the only private university in Minnesota to offer NCAA Division II athletics for men and women. Visit us on the web: www.csp.edu.