September 20, 2013

Our alumni are featured in the media locally and around the world. Vist the Alumni News section to access an archive of stories or read the latest list of stories: 

• En Route interviews filmmaker Mariane Laporte, a graduate of the Department of Communication Studies, about winning the gold medal at the 2012 Communication Games, and about her work as a director. She is currently working on a documentary titled Beau comme dans les films.
  
  
• The Hamilton Spectator interviews former Concordia music student Jessy Lanza about her new album Pull My Hair Back.
  
  
• The Northern Life interviews Benjamin Paquette, who studied film at Concordia and helped establish Thorneloe University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in motion picture arts.
  
  
• Before it’s news discusses Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, an experimental music and performance collective, created by Kato Attwood and Alaska B, two graduates of the Faculty of Fine Arts.
  
  
• Daily Nation (Kenya, Africa) features an article about Nyambura Waruingi, a graduate of the Department of Communication Studies, about directing Steel Magnolias, a play that will be staged at Phownix Theatres in Kenya.
  
  
• Trey Joseph Wadsworth, a graduate of the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, has been named one of 21 Empire State Fellows, which was announced by Albany, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo. Empire Fellows work with senior administration officials and participate in the policy-making process: Pharmacy Choice.
  
  
• TVO has appointed Michael Carpentier, who holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, its new Vice President, Business Development, Innovation and Marketing: Mediacaster Magazine.

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