CODEX initiatives. Public leadership. Father O'Brien remembered.
Concordia in the news
Posted on November 13, 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:
- Concordia is listed among the partners in CODEX, a project led by Ubisoft Montreal that encompasses a dozen initiatives aimed at student retention and development of techno-creative talent. The CNW release announcing the five-year $8-million CODEX program is picked up by Shaw Connect, Le Lézard and AMEQ en ligne, with Le Devoir and Branchez vous reporting the partnership.
- The Montreal-based Jeanne Sauvé Foundation posts an article about a recent visit to Sauvé House by president Alan Shepard. The piece presents Shepard's views on the practice of public leadership and mentions Concordia's nine strategic directions.
- Ville Marie Online publishes a piece on the life and work of the late Father John O'Brien, founder of the Department of Communication Arts at Loyola College, now known at Concordia as the Department of Communication Studies. O'Brien, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, passed away on November 7, 2015 at the age of 91.