Newsmakers is a web page that is updated daily and features the Newsmaker of the week — the Concordian who has had the greatest impact in the media during the current week, based on the media outlets his or her story appeared in and the size of the audience reached.
Newsmaker of the week
April 5, 2013
Concordia's three-day e.SCAPE conference created media buzz this week about e-learning and the role of technology in the classroom.
Expert commentators
The departed: Grey nuns vacate motherhouse
April 8, 2013
CBC News Montreal features a story about the Grey Nuns leaving the mother house and includes an interview with Hilary Kaell, professor in the Department of Religion, and Chris Mota, Director of Media Relations and university spokesperson. CBC National news also aired the segment on Saturday. The video’s accompanying article is reprised by Yahoo! Canada News.
Researchers
Does locally made make the grade?
April 10, 2013
Research conducted by Mrugank Thakor, professor in the Department of Marketing, is published by Noodls and World News. Thakor’s study investigated American consumers’ perceptions of products that were “made in the USA” with those made locally.
Alumni
Kristen McCrea
April 10, 2013
An article in The Globe and Mail interviews Kirsten McCrea, a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts, a Toronto-based artist who created Papirmasse, a subscription series using mail to deliver original works of art and literature.
Students
Graffiti as art
April 9, 2013
La Tribune features a stories about IMPAIR, a collective of young artists including students in the Faculty of Fine Arts, participated in “Samedi Graffiti” at the primary school Triolet in Sherbrooke.
