Concordia University

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Concordia University
Université Concordia
Coat of arms of Concordia University
Motto Concordia salus
Motto in English Well-being through harmony[1]
Established 1974 by the merger of Loyola College (1896) and Sir George Williams University (1926).[2][N 1]
Type Public University
Endowment C$ 121.9 million[3]
Chancellor L. Jacques Ménard[4]
President Alan Shepard[5]
Provost Lisa Ostiguy (interim) [6]
Academic staff 1,958[7]
Students 45,954[8] (as of 2011-12)
Undergraduates 35,848[8]
Postgraduates 7,314[8]
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Campus

Sir George Williams Campus: Urban

Loyola College: Suburban, 40 acres (16 ha) Loyola Campus
Colours

Maroon, Gold, Black and White

                   
Nickname Stingers
Mascot Buzz
Affiliations AUCC, IAU, ACU, ATS, CARL, CIS, QSSF, CUSID, CBIE, CUP.
Website Concordia.ca
Logo of Concordia University

Concordia University (commonly referred to as Concordia) is a Canadian public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the two universities in Montreal where English is the primary language of instruction. As of the 2011-2012 academic year, there were 45,954 students enrolled at Concordia,[8] making the university among the largest in Canada by enrollment. The university has two campuses, set approximately seven km apart: Sir George Williams Campus in the downtown core of Montreal, in an area known as Quartier Concordia and Loyola Campus in the residential district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.[9] With four faculties, a school of graduate studies and numerous colleges, centres and institutes, Concordia offers over 300 undergraduate and 100 graduate programs and courses.[10]

Concordia was ranked 7th among Canadian universities in the International Professional Classification of Higher Education Institutions, a worldwide ranking compiled by the École des Mines de Paris taking into account the number of graduates occupying the rank of Chief Executive Officer at Fortune 500 companies.[11]The university was ranked 13th among Canada's comprehensive universities in the Maclean's 22nd annual rankings.[12] Internationally, Concordia was ranked 501-550th overall in the 2012 QS World University Rankings. Nationally, the 2012 Higher Education Strategy Associates' university rankings placed Concordia 9th in the field of social science and 20th in science and engineering.[13] The university's John Molson School of Business is consistently ranked within the top ten Canadian business schools, and within the top 100 worldwide.[14][15][16][17]

Concordia is a non-sectarian and coeducational institution, with more than 25,000 alumni living outside of Quebec.[18]The university is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the International Association of Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and the Canadian University Press. The university's varsity teams, known as the Stingers, compete in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

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History [edit]

Although the roots of its founding institutions go back more than 160 years, Concordia University was formed on August 24, 1974 through the merger of Loyola College (1896) and Sir George Williams University (1926). Since its inception, Concordia has changed its logo 4 times.[19]

Loyola College [edit]

Main article: Loyola College (Montreal)
Loyola College in 1937.

Loyola College was founded on Sherbrooke Street West in 1896 as an English-language program of the Jesuit Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal (since merged into Université du Québec à Montréal). It was originally located at the Sacred Heart Convent in downtown Montreal. The college moved into the present west-end campus in 1916. Although founded as a collège classique (the forerunners of Quebec's college system), Loyola began granting university degrees through Université Laval as early as 1906. By 1940, collège classique programs were gone and Loyola became a four-year university, although it never obtained its own charter, granting its degrees through Laval or, after 1920, the Université de Montréal.

Loyola Chapel [edit]

The Loyola College Chapel chapel is a place of Catholic denomination worship for students, personnel as well as their families. The chapel is a classic example of gothic revival architecture. Charles William Kelsey created a twelve light stained glass war memorial window (1933) in the Loyola chapel. The windows depict the torture of the priests by North American Indians. In the dedication panel is written: "To the Greater Glory of God and In Memory of the Officers and Men of the 55th Irish Canadian Rangers." The Loyola Chapel has been converted into a theatre named the F.C. Smith Auditorium.

Sir George Williams University [edit]

Sir George Williams University's Henry F. Hall Building in 1970.

In 1851, the first YMCA in North America was established[20] on Ste-Helene street in Old Montreal. Sixty years later, it relocated to its current location on Stanley Street in Downtown Montreal, in a district now known as Quartier Concordia. From its early years, the YMCA offered evening classes to allow working people in the English-speaking community to pursue their education while working during the day. In 1926, the education program was re-organized as Sir George Williams College, named after George Williams, founder of the YMCA. In 1934, Sir George Williams College offered the first undergraduate credit course in adult education in Canada.

The College became Sir George Williams University (SGWU) in 1948, when it received a university charter from the provincial government, though it remained the education arm of the Montreal YMCA. SGWU expanded into its first standalone building, the Norris Building, in 1956. It established a Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies in 1963. SGWU continued to hold classes in the YMCA building until the construction of the Hall Building in 1966. The university gained international attention in 1969, when a group of students occupied the Hall Building's 9th floor computer lab (see Sir George Williams Computer Riot).[21]

1974–present [edit]

The merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University was recommended in 1969 by the Parent Commission, as part of the secularization of Quebec's educational system (see Quiet Revolution). In August 1974, the two schools would follow the commission's recommendations and merge, thus creating Concordia University.[22] The name was taken from the motto of the city of Montreal, Concordia salus (meaning 'well-being through harmony').[23] In 1968, in the wake of the Parent Commission Report, the Quebec government asked Loyola and Sir George Williams to consider some form of union. Negotiations began in 1969 and continued on and off over the next four years.

While a number of possible models were considered, including that of a loose federation, the solution finally adopted was that of an integrated institution, Concordia University, operating under the existing Sir George Williams charter. The legal existence of Concordia dates from August 24, 1974.

Today, the school is one of three English-language universities in the province of Quebec. The other two institutions are Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, and McGill University, also in Montreal.

Concordia University is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the International Association of Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, the Quebec Student Sport Federation, the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate as well as the Canadian Bureau for International Education and the Canadian University Press.

Campuses [edit]

Concordia's Loyola Campus in the fall.
The Henry F. Hall Building (left) and the John Wilson McConnell Library Building (right) on the Sir George Williams campus.

The university has two campuses, set approximately seven km apart: Sir George Williams Campus in the downtown core of Montreal, in an area known as Quartier Concordia (at Guy-Concordia Metro station), and Loyola Campus in the residential west-end district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. They are connected by free shuttle-bus service for students, faculty and staff.

Sir George Williams Campus
Bldg. Address Functions
EV 1515 Saint Catherine Street West Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Complex
GM 1550 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West Guy Metro Building (University administration)
GN 1185 Saint Mathieu Street Grey Nuns Motherhouse (student residence)
H 1455 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West Henry F. Hall Building (social sciences, humanities and engineering)
LB 1400 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West John Wilson McConnell Library Building (professor offices and library)
MB 1450 Guy Street John Molson School of Business (commerce and administration)
Complete list of buildings • SGW Campus Map

Libraries [edit]

Main article: Concordia University Libraries

Concordia University has two library locations, Webster Library located in the McConnell Building of the Sir George Williams Campus and Vanier Library on the Loyola Campus. Concordia Libraries house several special and unique collections including the Azrieli Holocaust Collection and the Irving Layton Collection.[24] Most Special Collections are located in the Vanier Library. The Libraries also maintains the University's institutional repository, Spectrum.[25] The Concordia Libraries are members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries.[26]

New buildings [edit]

Completed in 2009, the MB Building houses the John Molson School of Business. In 2001, Concordia embarked on a mission to develop and expand the quality of the downtown campus, and to revive the west end in Montreal.

The university has also acquired the historic Grey Nuns motherhouse near its Sir George Williams Campus,[27] for $18 million. Built in 1871, it would alone double the size of the current downtown campus. From 2007 to 2022, the university will begin occupying the building in 4 separate phases. The large property will house the faculty of Fine Arts and possibly the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, and other departments. Currently the Grey Nuns building is only partially owned by Concordia (about 1/3 of the building on Saint-Mathieu Road), however full control of the building will be given to Concordia University in 2011. Concordia Residence Life currently houses nearly 250 students each year in the Grey Nuns building. The dorm-rooms are among the largest in the country, as many of the rooms have been transformed from when the section of the Grey Nuns building was occupied by the Grey Nuns. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2011.[28]

The Integrated Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Complex on the corner of Saint Catherine Street and Guy Street.

The Integrated Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Complex at Saint Catherine Street and Guy Street was opened in September 2005. The building is directly connected to the Guy-Concordia metro station and also houses Le Gym, a facility of Athletics and Recreation. Across the street, the 100-year-old TD Canada Trust building was donated to Concordia in 2005 by the Toronto-Dominion Bank. The university had planned to begin using this space in 2006.

Construction of the new John Molson School of Business Building that is located on the corner of Guy and de Maisonneuve streets began in February 2007. The Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, Jean-Marc Fournier, on October 30, 2006 announced an investment of $60 million towards the construction of the new building. The minister made the announcement during a ceremony at Concordia. The government's $60 million represents about half of the total construction costs. Construction started on January 22, 2006 and the building was completed and opened in September 2009. The fifteen story building now houses the JMSB's 6,000 full and part-time students under the same roof for the very first time. The dance and theatre departments at Concordia have also moved into the new JMSB building. It is connected to the EV building by a tunnel under Guy Street.

In April 2010, a 120-metre tunnel completed the underground connections of the Guy-Concordia metro station with the Hall Building and the McConnell Library building.[29]

Quartier Concordia [edit]

Quartier Concordia is a neighbourhood redevelopment project centred around Concordia University's Sir George Williams campus in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bordered by Sherbrooke Street, Saint-Mathieu Street, René Lévesque Boulevard and Bishop Street,[30] the district is designed to be a green urban campus that will improve the use and quality of public places and spaces, student life on campus and transportation.[31][32]

As part of the redesign, the small Norman Bethune Square has been redesigned and enlarged. Sidewalks in the area will also be widened, with additional trees.[33]

As of September 2010, an underground tunnel links the university's Hall and J.W. McConnell buildings with the Guy-Concordia metro station. The hallway was completed in Spring 2010.[34] However, a project to create a green space on Mackay Street has been put on hold.[35]

Academics [edit]

The location of Concordia's two campuses in Montreal.

Students enter the university in September, or, in some cases, in January or May. An undergraduate degree normally takes three or four years studying full-time to complete, a Master's takes from a year and a half to three years, and a Ph.D. is at least four years long. Certificates and diplomas usually take no longer than a year and a half to complete.

Concordia has more than 285 undergraduate programs, divided into four faculties.[8] The faculties are the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the John Molson School of Business Students are normally enrolled in one of these Faculties, but they may take courses from any of the others as part of their studies. Class sizes vary from 85-400 students.

The School of Graduate Studies offers about 70 programs leading to Master's and doctoral degrees, as well as graduate diplomas and certificates for professionals seeking to upgrade their knowledge and skills.[36]

The School of Extended Learning offers programs and services designed to make it easier for students to attend the university and be successful at their studies.[37]

The Institute for Co-operative Education administers more than 30 bachelor's and master's programs in an alternating co-op work study format. Concordia's co-op programs enable students to enrich their learning by participating in career-relevant 12-17 week paid work terms.Depending on their faculty and major, co-op students will usually graduate with a minimum of 12 months of academically relevant work experience. Concordia is a member of the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE).

Faculty of Arts and Science [edit]

Concordia University's Faculty of Arts and Science contains 21 departments in the humanities, sciences and social sciences at the undergraduate and graduate levels. There are over 293 programs,[8] offering more than 2,400 courses. There are 500 full-time and 400 part-time faculty members.[38] During the 2010-2011 academic year, there were 15,767 undergraduate and 2,103 graduate students enrolled in the faculty.[8]

In addition to regular academic programs, the Faculty of Arts and Science also includes three colleges, two schools and one institute. These are the Liberal Arts College, the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability, the School of Community and Public Affairs, the School of Canadian Irish Studies, the Science College and the Simone de Beauvoir Institute.[39]

The Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability (formerly Loyola International College) is an interdisciplinary college of Concordia University on the Loyola campus, the original site of Loyola College. It offers minor programs in "Diversity and the Contemporary World" and "Sustainability Studies".

At the undergraduate level, the Faculty of Arts and Science offers both Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) programs with majors ranging from economics, political science and sociology to actuarial mathematics, biology and ecology.[40]

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science [edit]

The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (ENCS) offers 86 undergraduate and graduate-level programs[8] in the following disciplines: Building Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems Security, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Systems Engineering, Software Engineering[41] The engineering programs are all accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CAEB).[42] During the 2010-2011 academic year, there were 3,501 undergraduate and 2,438 graduate students enrolled in the faculty.[8]

Faculty of Fine Arts [edit]

The Faculty of Fine Arts offers 76 programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It includes nine departments and three research institutes.[43] During the 2010-2011 academic year, there were 3,153 undergraduate and 555 graduate students enrolled in the faculty.[8] Among the departments is the The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.[44] It is informally identified as MHSoC, and accepts 200 students a year, for study in the fields of animation, film production and film studies. It is the largest, university-based centre for the study of film animation, film production and film studies in Canada.

John Molson School of Business [edit]

Main article: John Molson School of Business

The John Molson School of Business (JMSB) (formerly the Faculty of Commerce and Administration) offers 48 different programs[8] at the undergraduate and graduate levels from six different departments. The departments are Accountancy, Decision Sciences and MIS, Finance, International Business, Management and Marketing. During the 2010-2011 academic year, there were 7,508 undergraduate students and 1,470 graduate students enrolled as well as 37,788 alumni.[45] The JMSB is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).[46]

Reputation [edit]

University rankings
Concordia University
QS World[47] 501-550
ARWU World[48] 401-500
Canadian rankings
ARWU National[49] 19-23
HESA Science/Engineering[50] 20
HESA Social.Sci/Humanities[50] 9
Maclean's Comprehensive[51] 13

The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Concordia University 19-23 overall in Canada.[52] In addition, the Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities ranked Concordia 13th nationally out of comprehensive universities in its 2013 edition. On an international scale, QS World University Rankings ranked Concordia 501-550 overall. Within specific fields the QS World University Rankings, Concordia placed 101-150 in the world for the field of Accounting and Finance and 51-100 for Communication/Media Studies. Additionally, Concordia placed 151-200 in the world for the fields of Civil Engineering, Education, English Language/Literature and Sociology.[53] Also, Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Concordia's arts and humanities programs 79th worldwide. Concordia University was ranked 91st in Times Higher Education World University Rankings' 100 Under 50 ranking.[54] Concordia University's John Molson School of Business has fared well in academic rankings. In 2012, The Economist ranked JMSB's Master of Business Administration program 78th in the world.[55] The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Concordia University 101-150 worldwide in Economics and Business.[56] Concordia University has also gained a considerable level of prestige in social sciences and humanities. Higher Education Strategy Associates' rankings of Canadian universities in 2012 placed Concordia 9th nationally in social sciences and humanities. Concordia placed 20th in Canada in natural sciences and engineering according to HESA's rankings of Canadian universities. Finally, Concordia's computer science programs were ranked 151-200 worldwide by ARWU.[57]

Student life [edit]

The J.W. McConnell Library Building on De Maisonneuve Boulevard.

Campus media [edit]

Concordia University has student-run media outlets, including newspapers The Link, The Concordian and L'Organe;[58] radio (CJLO); and TV (CUTV) stations.

The university presses, The Concordian and L'Organe are members of CUP. The Link left the university press network in 2012.

The Link is the longest-running independent, non-profit, student-run newspaper. Its revenue comes from a student fee levy and advertising. It was founded in 1980 as a merger between The Georgian, representing Sir George Williams University, and The Loyola News, representing Loyola College, when they merged to form Concordia University. The Link was so called because it was meant to link both campuses.

The Concordian, founded in 1983, is an independent non-profit student newspaper published by and for the students of the university. Its funding is via a fee levy as well as advertising. The paper covers news, arts, sports, music, life and opinions at Concordia University and around Montreal.

Athletics [edit]

Main article: Concordia Stingers

Concordia University's athletic teams are called the Concordia Stingers. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically, in the Quebec Student Sports Federation and the Quebec University Football League. The university has ten varsity teams. In the fall, teams compete in Canadian football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's rugby union and sport wrestling. There are female and male wrestlers on the team from year to year, however they compete as one team. In the winter, teams compete in men's and women's ice hockey and men's and women's basketball.

Concordia won a national championship in 1999, when the women's hockey team beat the University of Alberta in the final game of the season. Recently, the Stingers beat Cape Breton University Capers 12-2 and won the 2009 National Baseball Crown.[59]

Bridge Building Competition [edit]

The Troitsky Bridge Building Competition brings together engineering students from across Canada and parts of the United States. Teams of students representing their universities must build a 1-metre-long bridge using only regular popsicle sticks, toothpicks, dental floss, and white glue. A panel of judges grades the bridges based on originality and presentation while a hydraulic loading device is used to determine the maximum load and performance.

Fraternities and sororities [edit]

Concordia University is home to local and international fraternities and sororities. These organizations exist under, and intercommunicate through the Interfraternal Council, known as the "IFC". In Greek alphabetical order, they are:

The Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority Beta Pi chapter was founded in 1994 at Concordia University, it is the only sorority at Concordia that is International, i.e., with chapters in both the United States and Canada. The continuously growing group of ladies, commonly referred to as Deephers, pride themselves for incorporating the Five S's into their daily lives that make the sisterhood unique and well-rounded: Sisterhood, Scholarship, Service, Social and Self.[60]

Mu Omicron Zeta fraternity, commonly referred to as MOZ (pronounced like "moes"), was founded in 1992. In addition to Concordia, MOZ fraternity has members from McGill University|McGill and the Université de Montréal.[61]

The Brotherhood of Omicron is another locally based fraternity at Concordia.[62] Their name is based on the Greek letter Omicron (Ο). They accept members from Montreal Universities.

The Zeta Tau Omega sorority (ZTΩ) is one of two sororities at Concordia. Based mainly in Concordia, the sorority was founded in 1968 by six women of Loyola College.[63] It now has a large network of sisters, commonly referred to as ZETs (pronounced as zaytes). As a local sorority, they govern themselves, with a Board of Control outside of their active chapter.[64]

Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity has its Kappa Chi (KX) Chapter[65] at Concordia. TKE has the most active chapters of any other fraternity in North America and is the only international fraternity at Concordia. Founded in 1965 at Loyola College,[66] TKE is the oldest fraternity at Concordia. The KX chapter is famous for its annual "Teke-in-a-Box"[67] and "Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction" charity fundraisers. TKE also has its own scholarship, for which all active Undergraduate members are eligible.[68]

Student Union [edit]

Main article: Concordia Student Union

The Concordia Student Union (usually referred to as the CSU) is the organization representing undergraduate students at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its membership totals more than 33,000 students.

The CSU was founded in 1979 from the merger of the Sir George Williams Day Students’ Association (DSA), the SGW Part-Time Students’ Association (PTSA), the Loyola Evening Students’ Association Inc. (LESA) and the Loyola Students’ Association Inc. (LSA). The impetus for the merger was the previous merger of Sir George William University with Loyola College, which had taken place at the initiative of the Quebec Government in 1974, that had resulted in the creation of Concordia University. The CSU was originally named the Concordia University Students’ Association (CUSA). It was incorporated in 1982 as the Concordia University Students’ Association Inc. The name was changed to Concordia Student Union Inc. in 1994 and the “Inc.” was dropped completely from the name in 2002.

Student activism [edit]

Concordia has made media headlines for issues involving politically active students. The first major incident was SGW Computer Riots in 1969, before the merger that created today's university. Concordia supports a vibrant student and community level civil society including well over 60 academic, environmentalist, socialist, international development, anarchist, feminist, religious, gay rights and hacktivist organizations, as well as cultural clubs and federal political parties. The level of politicization and activity of student groups is dependent on the group and its purpose, and varies according to changing membership from year to year.

In 1989, Concordia students voted in a referendum to directly fund their PIRG with a fee-levy. With the support of this social-justice organization, which now had stable funding and a staff of paid workers, student activism flourished in the 1990s. A number of organizations that are now based at the university have their origins as QPIRG Concordia Working Groups. These include The People's Potato, a vegan soup-kitchen; Le Frigo Vert, a non-profit natural food co-op; and Right To Move/La Voie Libre, a fully equipped, volunteer-run bicycle repair workshop. All of these organizations are open to the general public and have strong representations of non-student community members.[69]

Concordia students took an active role in the province-wide student strikes of 1996, which resulted in the renewal of a tuition freeze which was later revoked in 2007.

As the 1990s progressed, student activism became more militant, coming to a head in 1999 with the election of the first in a series of radical slates to the Concordia Student Union. Under the presidency of Rob Green, a referendum regarding of another strike garnered 2,284 votes of support. This was an unusually strong show of support, as student governments at Concordia are often elected on the basis of less than 1000 votes in their favor. The strike lasted from November 3 to 5th and targeted a range of issues, including student representation in the university senate, corporate presence and advertising on campus, and government cuts to education. There were several demonstrations in which both protesters and police were reported to be injured.[70][71]

Concordia students voted in favor of accreditation of their student union in a referendum in December 2000. As a result, the CSU is now legally accountable only to its student constituents.[72]

Many incidents over the last several years have had their roots in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The conflict has been largely represented as a one between two student groups: the pro-Palestinian Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights and pro-Israeli Hillel. In general most student activism is conducted at a lower profile level.

Netanyahu protest [edit]

Main article: 2002 Netanyahu protest at Concordia University

On September 9, 2002, a scheduled visit from the then former (and now current) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was cancelled after Montreal Police and pro-Palestinian protestors clashed inside the Henry F. Hall Building.[73] Five demonstrators were arrested,[74] and an additional 12 faced internal disciplinary hearings under the University's Code of Rights and Responsibilities[75]

The university instituted additional measures to avert future incidents, including the banning of any events related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as enabling the use of new student disciplinary rules in case of emergency.

Concordia University massacre [edit]

Main article: Concordia University massacre

On August 24, 1992, Valery Fabrikant, a Mechanical Engineering professor, shot five colleagues on the ninth floor of the Hall Building, accusing them of stealing credit for his research work.

Civil Engineering professor Matthew McCartney Douglass, Chemistry professor Michael Gorden Hogben, and Mechanical Engineering Professor Aaron Jaan Saber died that day, while Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair Phoivos Ziogas died a month later from his wounds. Elizabeth Horwood, secretary in the Mechanical Engineering department, recovered from her injuries.

Fabrikant was convicted of the murders and sentenced to life imprisonment. The university erected a memorial to the slain professors (four granite tables) in the Hall Building lobby.

Notable alumni and faculty [edit]

Main article: List of Concordia University alumni and faculty

Concordia's alumni and faculty have achieved fame for their accomplishments in many fields. Distinguished alumni include, a former governor general (Georges Vanier), a former prime minister of Dominica (Rosie Douglas), presidents and CEOs of major businesses (Dominic D'Alessandro, Mireille Gingras, Gerald T. McCaughey), authors (E. Annie Proulx, Mordecai Richler, Nino Ricci,Chandra Venugopal, James Cummins), political leaders and ministers, academics, scientists, actors, filmmakers (Will Arnett, René Balcer, Peter Lenkov, Alex Rice, Lynne Stopkewich, B. P. Paquette, Donald Tarlton, James Tupper, Steven Woloshen), and musicians (Emily Haines, Prita Chhabra, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Amy Millan).

See also [edit]

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Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Concordia University was established on August 24, 1974 following a merger of Loyola College, founded in 1896 and Sir George Williams University, founded in 1926.

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Further reading [edit]

  • Austin, Kevin. "[http://cec.concordia.ca/econtact/11_2/concordia_Austin.html [Institutions] Concordia University (Montréal)." eContact! 11.2 — Figures canadiennes (2) / Canadian Figures (2) (July 2009). Montréal: CEC.
  • Bissonette, L. A. "Loyola of Montreal: A Sociological Analysis of an Educational Institution in Transition between 1969 and 1974." M.A. Thesis, Concordia University, 1977.
  • Hall, Henry F. Georgian Spirit: The Story of George Williams University(Montréal) Peake 347.H.03.0

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