President gives presentation on student financial aid plan
At the Board of Governors meeting on February 12, President Alan Shepard provided an overview of the current state of financial aid available for undergraduate and graduate students at Concordia.
He underlined the need to make more entrance scholarships available to undergraduate students, and promised to double the current number of university funded entrance scholarships for the current recruitment cycle. There are 150 scholarships for roughly 7,000 new students each year; however, Shepard said more are needed to ensure the university is competitive in its admissions.
President’s report to the Board
Shepard began his report by congratulating Olympic gold medalist Alexandre Bilodeau, an accounting student in the John Molson School of Business.
Next, he informed the Board of the university’s positive response to the federal budget, which will deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in new research funding over a decade. Read more
He also welcomed Concordia’s new football coach, Mickey Donovan. A linebacker with the Stingers for three seasons, Donovan was a two-time Quebec all-star, a two-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) All-Canadian and won the Presidents’ Trophy as the top defensive player in Canadian university football in 2004. Read more
Board approves tuition fee increase for Executive MBA program
Following a presentation on the new curriculum for the Executive MBA (EMBA) program by Steve Harvey, dean of the John Molson School of Business, the Board approved a new fee structure to support the changes. Fees will increase from $68,000 to $75,000, effective for the 2014 fall term. The new program, approved by Senate in January 2014, is designed to train the complete executive through an innovative program that will go well beyond the mastery of traditional academic subjects. Read more