Concordia University, Nebraska welcomes Dr. Torri Lienemann as the new director of graduate studies in special education. As director, Lienemann will coordinate the graduate special education curriculum in addition to teaching and advising students. The special education graduate program can be added as an endorsement to an existing teaching certificate in 30 credit hours or added to earn a master’s degree for an additional 12 hours. All courses are eight weeks long and are conducted online.
Lienemann earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in special education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and taught special education at Culler Middle School and Roper Elementary School in Lincoln and Norris High School in Firth, NE. Lienemann also served as the Norris School District assistant special education director and district learning coordinator and continued her scholarly work at UNL by conducting and publishing research, recently publishing a textbook and submitting a manuscript on reading comprehension.
Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Neb. that currently serves over 2,200 students. Concordia offers more than 50 professional and liberal arts programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information about Concordia University, Nebraska, visit cune.edu.