Homecoming Keynote lecture

6 p.m.

Resolute Forest Products© presents the Homecoming Keynote lecture with Pulitzer Prize-winning alumna Barbara Davidson, BFA 90.

Davidson will provide a first-hand account of her award-winning work through powerful visual storytelling, tracing her career from The Link to the L.A. Times, two 2 Pulitzer Prizes and an Emmy.

Read more about Barbara Davidson.

Alumni Career Services

7:30 a.m.

Young alumni are invited to take part in breakfast round-table discussions with industry professionals.

Alumni who are industry experts are invited to contact yanick.dahan@concordia.ca.

Shuffle 28

Take part in an afternoon of exercise, food, entertainment and fabulous prizes at Concordia's annual walkathon in support of student awards. Join hundreds of Concordia faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends for a great cause!

Loyola 100th Anniversary: campus concert

6 p.m.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Loyola campus with a retrospective talk and musical performance of “The Beatles” in the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall.

Concordia professor, ethnomusicologist, and musician Craig Morrison PhD 00 will have you toe-tapping, hand-clapping, and singing-a-long for this retrospective of The Fab Four.

Loyola 100th Anniversary: chapel service, breakfast and tour

10 a.m.

Celebrate the Loyola Campus centennial at a service in the Loyola Chapel. Afterwards, enjoy breakfast in the Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre, followed by a historical journey across Loyola Campus with Heritage Montreal.

Alumni Zone at the Homecoming Football Game

1 p.m. Alumni Zone opens
2 p.m. Game kick-off

Don your maroon and gold, get out your Stingers swag and cheer on the home team as we square off against the McGill Redman at this year's Homecoming football game.

Alumni and friends can chill in the zone throughout the game; head coach Mickey Donovan, BA 06, will drop in to say hi. Stinger pride will be rewarded, so dress accordingly and create your own “Go Stingers!” banner.

Volunteers are requested for the Alumni Zone, contact melanie.gudgeon@concordia.ca to see how you can help. 

Engineering and Computer Science: Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series and Alumni reception

3 p.m. Distinguished Alumni Speaker
4 p.m. Alumni reception with the Dean

The graduating classes of 1977, 1982, 87, 92 and 97 are honoured this year.

Alumni wishing to be class reunion champions should contact samia.aladas@concordia.ca.

John Molson School of Business: Alumni Homecoming Celebration

4 p.m.

John Molson School of Business and Commerce alumni are invited to celebrate Homecoming in style with a featured guest speaker, great business card exchange and networking opportunities.

25th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre

Formerly the Native Student Centre and the Centre for Native Education, Concordia's Aboriginal Student Resorce Centre celebrates a 25th anniversary at Homecoming this year.

Celebrate this silver anniversary and learn more about Concordia's response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Innovating Change: 15 years of Sustainability at Concordia

Current and past members of Sustainable Concordia are invited to reconnect and see how things have evolved over the last 15 years.

You can expect to reconnect with friends and hear from industry trailblazers. All alumni and friends are invited to attend and find out about what Sustainable Concordia does.

President’s Homecoming Dinner

6 p.m.

How ever you started the day, finish it in style with Concordia President Alan Shepard at the President's Homecoming Dinner. Celebrate Homecoming with friends and family or your class or department reunion with your former classmates and professors.

Of special note this year is the Loyola Campus centennial. Loyola College and Sir George Williams University alumni who graduated in 1967 (Gold anniversary classes) and Concordia alumni who graduated in 1992 (Silver anniversary classes) will be honoured.

Sir George Williams alumni from the class of 1967 are invited to connect with former Class President Stephen Laing at Stephenj.laing@concordia.ca or 514-941-1883 to help with the reunion.

Concordia Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

10 a.m.

Celebrate the athletes and teams who have made outstanding contributions to sports at Concordia University, Sir George Williams University and Loyola College.

Builder

• Tom Smith, BA 81, Rugby

Athletes

• Mark Arnold, BA 68 - Track and Field, Sir George Williams
• Greg Miller, BA 86 - Football
• Sommer Christie, BSc 03 - Rugby

Teams

• Sir George Williams Men’s Basketball, 1961-62
• Concordia Women’s Rugby, 1998