Dear [FIRST NAME],

I hope you are enjoying the start of summer and that you share our pride that Concordia is celebrating its 50th anniversary over the year ahead. We kicked off our milestone with a video in honour of our champions and we plan to reveal one Great Concordian weekly, until June 2025.

I hope you enjoy this special edition of our #CUPride newsletter, which showcases our latest Campaign for Concordia supporters and community members who have advanced our institution in recent months.

Best wishes for a joyful summer,

Paul Chesser, BA 94, GrDip 97
Vice-President, University Advancement

Fundraising successes

Corporate partners, foundations and individual donors helped make the first half of 2024 a success for the Campaign for Concordia.

Christine Lengvari, BSc 72, is donating $5 million in a bequest to the School of Health, supporting nutrition and wellness research. The gift was celebrated in June. 

A $4-million gift from Power Corporation of Canada was commemorated at a special event on campus in January. The funds will provide significant support to Volt-Age, a Canada First Research Excellence Fund program jointly led by Concordia.

A $250,000 gift from the Embark Student Foundation toward the Innovation Fund at the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science will enable student-led projects with significant potential for commercialization.

Special events

We celebrated our dedicated Concordia Golf Classic volunteer co-chairs and co-presidents — who have helped raise more than $7.6 million over 20 years — at our recognition dinner in February. View photos. 

The 2024 edition of the Concordia EPIC Used Book Fair — powered by students, faculty, staff and alumni volunteers — was the largest and most successful yet. Held on March 12 and 13, the volunteer-led effort welcomed thousands of supporters and raised a record $43,635 for the Campaign for Concordia: Next-Gen Now. The annual event has now raised more than $325,000 for the university. View photos.

The 2024 Alumni Recognition Awards celebrated 10 distinguished recipients in the company of family and friends on May 28. View photos.

More than 6,000 new graduates and nine honorary doctorate recipients were celebrated at convocation ceremonies held in June. Read well wishes from Concordia’s president and vice-chancellor, as well as our co-chancellors. View our convocation photo albums.

Pride and engagement

The 50 Great Concordians — an initiative that will unveil weekly throughout Concordia’s 50th anniversary year from June 2024 to June 2025 — was launched with a profile on distinguished academic and advocate Myrna Lashley, BA 84.

President Graham Carr announced the launch of the Canada Scholars Awards, an initiative that will ensure the Concordia experience remains accessible to talented students across Canada.

A special video produced for National Volunteer Week 2024 celebrated the selfless Concordians who give back on campus and beyond.

On the eve of Concordia’s 50th anniversary, the university was recognized as a top 100 young university worldwide and, for the first time, the best young university in North America.

Concordia was also named one of the world’s 80 best universities in three United Nations Sustainable Development Goals categories.

Milestones

History major Harley Martin is Concordia’s newest McCall MacBain Scholar.

Concordia Stingers women’s hockey champions are celebrated at the Quebec National Assembly.

Two Concordia researchers receive Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, valued at $140,000 over two years.

Alumna Clara Gutsche wins the $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award. 

Next-gen publications

Concordia University Magazine and our monthly newsletters celebrated our culture of philanthropy throughout the year.

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