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February 10, 2014

Concordia in the news
Posted on December 9, 2013

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

Alumni in the news

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: 

  • Diane Morin, a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts, was awarded the Prix du Conseil des arts et des lettres (CALQ) – Oeuvre de l’année 2013 for the region of Montreal for her exhibition Imbrication (machine à reduire le temps): La Presse. Le Placoteux also announces that Morin was this year’s CALQ winner.

  • Michał Kaczmarzyk, a graduate of the John Molson School of Business, has been appointed the General Director of Polish Airports and Warsaw Chopin Airport: Air News Times, ATN and Transport Weekly.

  • The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery announced its new Director and Chief Curator is Vicky Chainey Gagnon, a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts: VOCM.

  • La Presse features a story about the television channel MAtv, a community station, which quotes Sabine Friesinger, a graduate of the Department of Journalism, who is a member of the comité de coordination de TVCI.

  • New Vision, a Ugandan newspaper, announces that William Tayebwa, a graduate of the Department of Communication Studies, will be the new head of the Makerere University’s Department of Jounalism and Communication.

  • The Montreal Gazette published an article about the Montreal Pond Hockey Tournament, which is organized by André Lefebvre who mentions that they are trying to start a women’s division and that they currently have alumni from Concordia and the Université de Montréal.