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Our EMBA Advantage Exceptional learning environment Unmatched transformational experience True executive perspective Fully integrated global perspective International study trip b 20 years of experience in Executive MBA education I World-class status For more information: Please call Lucille Hreha at (514) 848-2424 ext. 2995 or visit our website at johnmolson.concordia.ca/ernba John Molson ‘‘ I I School of Business Crncordia linvesty Concordia university magazine magazine. concordia. features december 2005 6 Installed volume 28 The spectacular installation of Concordia’sfifth President andVice-Chancellor, Claude Lajeunesse, in Octoberwas a chance for him to address the communityand present number 4 his vision forthe next five years; Dr. Lajeunesse delves deeper in a revealing interview by Howard Bokser 1 ( “Concrete Campus” No More .L’J The QuartierConcordia plan for Concordia and the surroundingstreets will alterthe face ofthe Sir George Williams Campus and downtown Montreal .. byDebbie Hum / Qv Cover: ClaudeLajeunesse, 1 £ A Fine State of Affairs Concordi&sfifthPresident _L.) After 30 years of producingoutstandingartists, andVice-Chancellor art historians and other art—related professionals, photo: Luigi D5Alstolfo Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts celebrates its past and looks forwardto a future in new premises; plus, ConcordiaUniversityMagazineispublished fourtimesayearforalumniandfriendsofthe meet new dean Catherine Wild University.Opiniorsexpressedhe’eindonor byDorota Kozinska necessarilyreflectthevieosofryealumni associationsnoroftheuniversity SUN0706-133U 20 Homecoming 2005 DepOtlegal:BibliothbqvenationalsdoQuébec. From Septemberthrough December, thousands 02005.PrintedinCanada. ofalumni enjoyed a range ofevents, reunions, Pleaseaddresseditorialcorrespondencetothe Editor,HowardBobser,OfficeofUniversity the Shuffle and, of course, football UdvancementKUiamrifelat,ons ConcordiaUn:versity 1455deMoisonnevueBivo M d e p a r t m e n t s Montreal,Quebecf351M8 TnlnChore.(S14)y4f-2424not.4f56 E-mail:Howurd.BFooIrs:se(t5@14c)on8c4a8r-d2i8a2.e6a 3 The Editor’s Voice Website magazine.conco,diaca Foradvertisinginformation, call(514)fff-2024sot.3819. 24 Association News EditotiolBooed fowordBabser,editorandchair. Mnrrbers KathyAssoyag,LindaKay, RichardKing,flIerLaughlin,JoeSansalone, Sandra—LynnSpiro,DonnaVarrica. 26 Class Acts GeophixDesign CancordiaMarbetiegCommunications P6318 ChristopherUllefne,ElanoTroger, ErrnGarb,CarolineSrainger. 34 Words 8. Music AoooooteRdstae Debbiefom CanadaPostCorporation publicationmailagreement 4006S74f 36 End Piece I 1 1ia44 011 ‘ Never far away Living in Vancouver means that I’m 4,800 km away from Concordia University, but my alma F.. mater is never far from my heart. When I attended Loyola College in the ‘60s, the school was small in size but big in spirit. tVS?.t. •ZWflW....)-; •.—‘ . . ‘j, - _-- ,Ø ,“.1t Boayuntdpstrbaoynvditdeinaincgghpihnrioggfhem-seqsouhraoslwistyutcoehdtuhascinaHkti,eonnLr,oyyfroHolmaabib, gave me an invaluable life-defining gift, which I cherish every day. —.‘. Im’maypbroeucdonthsiadteraaltbhloyulgahrgeCrotnhcaonrdthiaeULnoiyvoelrasiotfy my day, its calibre, philosophy and spirit remain. In April, Dr. Frederick Lowy present ed commemorative Concordia certificates to me and fellow graduates ofLoyola and Sir George Williams University, and that only strengthened my bond to the university. I’ve been fortunate to be able to show my sup port for Concordia in several ways. In recent years, I’ve been pleased to host two Concordia alumni gatherings at our law offices in Vancouver, This past year I was delighted to be able to contribute to the Frederick H. Lowy Fellowships, and I’m always glad to support Concordia’s Annual Campaign and Shuffle. You too can support the university in many ways and ensure that the Concordia spirit remains alive no matter how far or close you are from —Concordia’s campuses. FrankBorowjcz, QC, CA (Hon), L BA 69 Partner, Davis & Company Vancouver See how you can make a differencev Please call the Office ofUniversity Advancement & Alumni Relations at 1-888*777..3330 or (514) 848-2424 ext. 4856. Feelin’ Airight Iosi ‘JO&E$ B ackinmid-October,Ihadlunch o’1 withacoupleoffriendswho ON LiNf workincommunicationsat McGill. Ithappenedtobetheday S ,jD,I1’s aftertheiruniversityannouncedthe cancellationoftheRedmenfootballsea *uR AVVic. son, inresponsetotherevelationsand subsequentreportaboutthehazingofa freshmanplayerinAugust.Itwasalsoa fewweeksafterMcGillwaschosenoneof thetop 10partyschoolsinNorthAmer icabyPlayboymagazine likelynotthe — imagethatMcGfflwantstoportray.After I yearsofbadpublicityforConcordia,my ZLJ7 buddiessaidtheynowknowwhatit’s likefortheshoetobeontheotherfoot. (McGillhassincereceivedmuchgood newsandgoodpress,thanksmostlyto twohugedonations.) Paradoxically, Concordiahasbeen getting(almost) allgoodpresslately. InSeptember,ourVPofAdvancement &AlumniRelations,KathyAssayag.was featuredinaMontrealGazettefront-page InarecentstudybyResearchInfo groupshadoftenusedtheuniversityasa - stolypromotingthevirtuesofournewly sourceonsponsoredresearchincomeat podiumfortheirpoliticalviews,andhob launchedLeaveaLegacy-AdoptaStu Canada’stop50researchuniversities, bledConcordiaintheprocess. Inmyin dentprogram.WhenPresidentClaude Concordiashoweda77percentincrease terviewwithDr.Lajeunesse(page8),he Lajeunessewasofficiallyinstalledon forthefiscalyearoo4, secondinthe statesthatonewaytobringupthelevelof Octoberi (seepage6),hisvisage country.Theuniversityhascontinued theuniversity’spublicstandingisforsec appearedinallthelocalpapers,along tobefiscallyresponsible,consistently tariangroupstokeepinmindthegreater withfrankinterviewswhereheshared balancingitsbudgetinrecentyears goodoftheuniversity. — hisvisionforourfuture. somethingthatnotalloursisterQuebec Thatseemsmorelikelyaswell.Iwas ForthoseofusatConcordiawho universitiescanclaim.Aswe’veboasted fortunatetorecentlymeettheConcordia hadbecomeusedtobeingthemedia’s before,Concordiahashiredhundredsof StudentUnion’spresident,Mohamed whippingboy,thispublicapprobation newprofessorsinthepastdecade, and Shuriye.Astudentenrolledinthepresti 0 wouldhaveseemedimpossibleonlya hasopenedincrediblenewfacilities. giousLiberalArtsCollege, Shuriyehas shortwhileago. Butitcertainlywas We’veputouracademicplan,Moving impressedeveryonehe’smet including — invigorating—andoverdue. Ahead Concordia Canada’s Universtty me withhissophisticationandmature - — Concordiahasbeenheadinginthe forthevstCentury, downonpaperand manner.Asacolleaguetoldme,thebar rightdirectionforawhilenow. Inagreat inmotion.We’vecontinuedtoattract forstudentleadershiphasbeenraised. irony, duringthemostpainfuldaysof studentsfromallovertheworld atlast Ithinkthebarforalltheuniversityhas — ourpublicblackeyes,ourstudentenrol count, 157countriesarerepresentedhere. beenraised,too.We’veadvancedquitea mentincreasedatagreaterratethan Butperception,asweallknow,often bitin3o-plusyears,andnowwe’reready thoseofotherQuebecuniversitiesand lagsbehindreality.That’swhyoneofthe tomovetothenextlevel.Thepublicper tothehighestlevelsinourinstitution’s prioritiesofClaudeLajeunesseistolift ceptionwilleventuallycatchup, andthe history.Duringthattime,thedollars ourreputationuptothelevelofwherewe mediawillcontinuetotakenotice. raisedbyConcordiawentup. actuallyare. Intherecentpast,certain Hopefully,though,notPlayboy. concardia university magazine december 2005 issue Leave a legacy udent It’s the season for giving. Do something for yourself. You have the power to influence a student’s life. Think about it. The number one reason many bright and promising Concordia students do not complete their academic programs is due to financial need. We simply can’t afford that! Since its launch this September, 268 students have been “adopted.” We did it through the generous support of our alumni and friends. You can make a difference too. Sign up today. “You have played an incredible role in the motivation ofatudent in need. As you have helped me, you have aLso given me the need to give back to the community. Once I am up on myfeet and paid mytudent loan debt, Iwill I do the same and give otherstudenU the opportunity you have given me.” Concordia student — 111 To make a gift, contact the Office of UniversityAdvancement &Alumni Relations at (4) 848 2424 ext. 486 or 1-888-777-3330 — ‘goal: 1,000 Students adopted to date I 268 7PW 4—— CARRY THE CONCORDIA UN iY ALUMNI AS! 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MosaikL ,‘i Exclusively from: Theongoinginterestratewillapplyattheendofthe6-monthintroductoryinterestroteofferandwilldependon theInlerestTatePlanyouchoose. ® Registeredtrade-marknofBankofMontreal.Patentpending. ®Tt TBraandkemofarMksonotfreAaIlRisMaILEliSceInnsteedrnuastieornoafltThreadrineggisUteTr.eUdsetrdaduen-dmerarlkicaenndsedbeysigLnoyoalwtyneMdabnyagMemasetenrtCGarrdouIpntCerannaatdioanaInlc.I,nc. BMO Bank ofMontreal WestletandBankofMontreal. ê”- —iiiswfl fl2i:fs: ThechapeloftheGreyNunsMother Theinstallationceremonycapped “Universities: MovingAheadinthe Housewaspackedwithpolitical abusy24hoursforDr. Lajeunesse. 21stCentury,”featuringkeynotespeaker dignitaries,high-rankingrepre Theeveningbefore,morethan200 andaward-winninghistorianMargaret sentativesfromotherCanadianuniversities, attendedareceptionanddinner, McMillan,ProvostoftheUniversityof andmanyfromtheConcordiaconununity withguestspeakerDonaldJohnston, Toronto’sTrinityCollege. Itwasafestive asClaudeLajeunessewassworninasthe Secretary-GeneraloftheOrganization waytointroduceConcordia’sleaderof university’sfifthPresidentandVice-Chan forEconomicCo-operationandDevel thenextliveyears. celloronFriday,Octoberi.About900 opment(OECD),whospokeabout“The guestsfifiedthesplendidchapel,adorned ChallengesofBorderlessHigherEduca Above: ClaudeLajeunesseonstagewith withConcordiabanners,asDr.Lajeunesse tion.”Fridaymorning,Dr. Lajeunesse formerpresidentFrederickLowyandregistrar tooktheoathofofficeandsignedit,andwas metstudentleadersforabreakfast, LindaHealy; below: installationmoments, includingClaudeLajeunessewithgrandson investedwithhisrobeandachainofoffice. thensatinonanacademicconference, Lucas,andwithChairoftheBoardPeterKruyt andChancellorEricMolson. Cofl a Thefollowingisanexcerptofthespeech Concordia. 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S Myfundamentalmessagetoyoutodayis arenouvelé Buildingexcellencemeanssettinghigher S S thatinordertomakeConcordiaatop l’ouestde standards.Wewillcontinuetoraiseadmis S - S rankedinternationaluniversity,wewill lavifle.Ces sionstandardsandworktoimprovegrad S needtoweaveexcellenceintoourinstitu transforma uationandretentionrates.Butbuilding S S tionalDNAtonurtureitineachofus,and tionsnous excellencedoesnotmeanabandoningour S inevetythingwedo.Nothingless. permettent deephistoricalcommitmenttoaccessibil S S Byanymeasure,wearealreadyasuc d’offrir ity.lamcommittingtodaythatwewillopen S cessfoluniversity,positionedtoachieve beaucoupplusanotrecommunautéuni ourContinuingEducationprogramsto S S toprankingoverthenextdecade. versitaireetalasociétéquinousentoure. creditcourses,sothatacademicallydis S Butnotenoughpeopleknowaboutthese Concordiafaitpartiedutissumémede advantagedstudentscansuccessfully S S strengths.SooneofthegoalsIwantto lavilledeMontreal,desonhistoire,de integrateintoandbenefitfromourin S S reachistospeakupaboutourstrengths sacroissanceetdesajoiedevivre. creasinglydemandingacademicprograms. S andthepursuitofexcellenceatConcordia. Providingworld-classfacilitiesisessen Duringmymandate,wewillreachoutto S S Ourachievementsshouldbewidely tialtoourgoalofbecomingatop-ranked our120,000alumniaroundtheworldand S known,actingasapowerfolattractionfor internationaluniversity.Thisisparticu toourfriendsinthecorporate,business S . thebeststudents,facultyandstaffandfor larlyimportanttoourJohnMolsonSchool andartisticconununities.Wewillshare S communitysupport.Thiswillbeatthe ofBusiness.Iamthereforeconunittingto ourstrengths,butalsoourdreamsand S S heartofmymandateatConcordia. youtodaythatwithinmymandate,wewifi vision,forastrongerCanada.Weare S S Jeferaitoutenmonpouvoirpourm’as completetheJohnMolsonSchoolof confidentthattheywillsharethisvision S surerquelareputationdeConcordiasoit Businessbuilding. andpartnerwithusbylendingtheir S S alahauteurdesesforcesvives,guisont Weareheretodayinamagnificenther supporttowardsachievingexcellence. S nombreusesetréelles.Cesforcesvives, itagebuilding,lamaisonmeredesSoeurs LetusmakethenameConcordiares S - S j’aipulesconstaterpourmoi-méme Grises,whichhasbeenagraciousandvital onate,sothatitcomestostandforaccessi SS depuiscepremieraoftt.Jemesenstrés partofMontreal’shistorysince1871. It bility,diversity,limitlesspotentialand S al’aiseaveclesvaleursguianiment wasbuilttoexpandandcontinuethework depthofexcellence. S i&edde. • / Th next stage Shortly after his installation on October 21, Concordia President Claude Lajeunesse met with Concordia University Magazine to discuss his role as president, his view ofthe role ofalumni and what lies aheadfor the nextfewyears. by Howard Bokser nyourinstallationspeech,youstated Forindividualswhodidn’tdowellat aufondlesétudiantssinonlapossibilitéde thatoneofyourgoalsistoensurethat thesecondaryschoollevel,orwhodid côtoyerdegrandschercheurs?Celaneveut .1. thisuniversity’sreputationreflectsits wellbutdecidedtoworkforafewyears, pasdirequ’ilfaffleattrthuercinqchargesde manyreal,andconsiderable,strengths.” oreventhosewhodroppedoutbutnow coursaunchercheur. Maissilesétudiants Howcanthisbestbeachieved? wanttoreintegrateintotheuniversity saventqu’ilspourrontsuivrecheznousdes stream,theycandoitinamoreaccessi coursavecunPrixNobel PaulSamuelson — First,weattheuniversityeachhaveaper bleway. Ifweofferrigorouscredit enscienceéconomique,parexemple,et sonalresponsibilityforthis.Itcannotbe courses andthat’scritical—andif RichardFeynmanenphysiqueétaientde — thepresidentalone,oronlycommunica studentsprovethemselves,thenthey trésgrandsprofesseurs—ilsserontravis. tionspeople.Everyone, everyemployee, canrejointheregularstream.That’s Parailleurs, onsaitquecertainspro everystudent,everyalumnusoralumna, howyoucancombineaccessibilityto fesseurs,excellentsdureste,n’ontpas shouldalwaysthinkofthegoodoftheuni excellencewithaccessibilityingeneral. forcementuntreshonprofilderecherche versity.That’swhyIspoke etjepensequeIIOUS aboutweavingexcellence WHAT i’m SUGGCSTIIIG IS devonsaussireconnaitre intoourinstitutional leurvaleur.M’Margaret DNA:weshouldallbe aCCeSSIBILITY TO CXCCLLCIICC, McMfflan(<<provost>> programmedtoputthe duTrinityCollegea universityinthebestpos flOT CCSSIBILITYTO meDIocrITY. Toronto,quiétaitla siblelight. Idon’tmeanthat conférencièreprincipale weshouldn’tcriticize,whenit’sdeserved. Vousavezégalementsoulignél’importance acetteconferenceuniversitaire)afaitétat However,therearewaysthatthiscanbe deIarecherche,domaineoàl’Université dedeuxaxespourlesprofesseurs,l’unpour donethatreflectbetterontheinstitution. Concordiaafaiténormémentdeprogrèsau larechercheetl’autrepourl’enseignement. coursdesdernièresannées.Toutefois,lorsde Jen’yvoispasd’objection.Maisilfaudra YoutalkedaboutthevaluesofConcordia:di Iaconferenceuniversitairequis’esttenuele quel’enseignementSoitévaluéavecrigueur. versityandaccessibility.Youalsotalkedabout matindevotreinstallation(Toujoursplusloin: raisingadmissionstandardsandstandardsin lesuniversitésduXXsiècle), lesparticipants Youmadesomespecificpromisesforthenext general.Howdoyouseethisworkingtogether? ontétéunanimesadirequ’ilnefautpasfaire fiveyears, includingthecompletionofnew dePenseignementuneactivitédesecondplan buildingsfortheJohnMolsonSchoolof WhatI’msuggestingisaccessibilityto dansIcmilieuuniversitaire.Quellienfaites Business,studentresidencesandthestudent excellence, notaccessibilitytomedioc vousentrerechercheetenseignement? union,andupgradedsportsandrecreation rity.That’sthedifference.Ifyouwant facilities.Whatisrequiredforthesetohappen? tohavethebestfacultymembers,they Jediraitoutd’abordquelestitulairesde shoulddealwiththebeststudents. chairesderecherchedoiventenseigner. TheJMSBbuildingissomethingwe’re That’swhyIsaidthattocontinue Noussominesdansuneuniversitéetsivous waitingonthegovernmentfor;wecan’tdo meetingourmissionofinclusivenessand voulezétreungrandchercheuruniversi itwithoutgovernment.Butforthatproject accessibility,we’regoingtohavetoopen taire,ilvousfauttransmettrevotresavoirmx aswellasotherstocome,wewillalsoneeda creditcoursesincontinuingeducation. étudiantsetétudiantes. Qu’est-cequlattire stronginvolvementfromtheprivatesector. december 2005 issue concardia university magazine