Support for Syrian students. Christopher Jackson funeral. Leadership development.
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 8, 2015
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- A Schools-Training.com news release announces that Concordia will waive tuition fees for two Syrian refugeesfor a full year of studies in the program of their choice, with a possibility of renewal of free tuition in the following year. President Alan Shepard is quoted in the release, which notes that the initiative is being taken in collaboration with the Syrian Kids Foundation.
- Le Devoir publishes a brief announcing funeral services for Christopher Jackson, artistic director of the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal (SMAM) and former dean of and professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts. The service will be held this Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the chapelle du Grand Séminaire de Montréal. The brief announces also that the SMAM will dedicate a concert to Jackson, Sunday, October 18 at 3 p.m., at Saint-Léon-de-Westmount Church. Finally, it notes that his family has asked that those wishing to make a gift in Jackson's memory may make a donation to the Christopher Jackson Fund of the Concordia Faculty of Fine Arts or to the SMAM. Jackson died last Friday at the age of 67.
- Engage! reports on a joint effort of the Community Health and Social Service Network and Concordia's PERFORM Centre to establish a leadership development framework for Quebec's English-speaking communities.