Morden appointed Associate Dean, Academic Facilities

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science Brian Lewis recently announced the appointment of Peter Morden as Associate Dean, Academic Facilities, effective February 1, 2012.

Morden received his PhD in Recreation and Leisure Studies from the University of Waterloo. He has been a full-time faculty member at Concordia since 2003, and was most recently serving as the acting chair of the Department of Applied Human Sciences.

Over the past two decades Morden interspersed academic training in leisure studies and employment within municipal, not-for-profit, and commercial leisure services. He had become interested in community efforts to serve the leisure needs of adolescents, ethnocultural communities, and impoverished populations as well as the psychological outcomes of leisure participation.

Morden has published in diverse areas including the psychological antecedents of leisure satisfaction, leisure behaviour and ethnocultural identity development, and leisure policy and practice in Quebec. He has presented at both national and international conferences and has received numerous awards for his scholarship and contributions to the scholarly community.

The office of the Associate Dean, Academic Facilities, coordinates all aspects of the facilities planning and management of the Faculty’s space. It assists with the coordination of space and building plans, departmental moves, and the implementation of space changes.

The Associate Dean oversees the operations of the Academic Technology unit (which provides administrative and teaching technology support), department website development, and assistance with publications, as well as coordination of the Arts and Science Learning Centre and the Science Technical Centre.

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