http://cjournal.concordia.ca en-us 2010-06-17T10:35:21-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/many_concordians_have_been_working_to_improve_the_lives_of_others.php Running for leukemia research Achiever David Cyr (Honours BSc Chemistry and Biochemistry 09, see Journal, June 4, 2009) is at it again: He just ran a 42-km marathon to raise money for leukemia research. Years ago his friend was diagnosed... 16985@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ General Entry 2010-06-17T10:35:21-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/in_memoriam_kailash_c_dhawan.php It is with deep sadness the Journal announces the passing of Kailash C. Dhawan, known to Concordians as K.C., on May 12 in Oakville, Ont. Born on Aug. 21, 1937, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, he earned his BA and MA from... 16983@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Departments 2010-06-17T10:29:59-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/recent_appointments.php Graham Carr, Dean of Graduate Studies, is pleased to announce the appointments of Cameron Skinner and Paula Wood-Adams as Associate Deans in the School of Graduate Studies. Cameron Skinner becomes Associate Dean in the newly created portfolio of Student Affairs,... 16982@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ General Entry 2010-06-17T10:29:07-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/handson_science_at_eureka.php Tens of thousands of future scientists descended on Montreal’s sun-drenched Old Port over the weekend to participate in the fourth annual Eureka! science festival. Always keen to give kids of all ages the chance to experience the wonders of... 16981@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ General Entry 2010-06-17T10:28:05-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/phd_finds_his_calling_jad_elnajjar.php As he gets ready to receive his PhD, Jad El-Najjar (Electrical and Computer Engineering) is interviewing at a number of Montreal telecommunications companies. “But it’s nice I have a Plan B,” he said. Plan B is an NSERC Industrial... 16980@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:26:28-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/putting_the_extra_in_extracurricular_evelyne_larcheveque.php To hear Evelyne L’Archevêque tell it, she had a lot to learn when she began in the Finance Co-op program. “I didn’t know a lot about finance,” she admits. But earning a Normand D. Hébert Scholarship on admission to... 16979@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:25:14-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/a_star_pupil_with_star_pupils_tara_nicholson.php No matter where in Canada MFA Studio Arts grad Tara Nicholson is, she captures her own unique view of this country. This accomplished photographer has crisscrossed east to west, north to south, documenting the constructions within the landscape. Focusing... 16978@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:22:50-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/the_ambassador_for_jmsb_matthew_parkerjones.php Matthew Parker-Jones has spent his Concordia career showcasing JMSB at case competitions around the world and growing the competition program at home. Parker-Jones, who is graduating in June with a BComm with Honours in Finance, was bitten by the case... 16977@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:19:16-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/imagination_over_knowledge_khoa_luu.php Khoa Luu’s web page begins with a quote from Einstein, “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” which is fitting given his current work. Luu is using computers to estimate peoples’ ages based on digital imaging and to extrapolate from... 16976@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:17:28-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/an_independent_voice_jen_reimer.php Making noise is what French horn player Jen Reimer does. Having just returned from a European tour with improvisational music outfit Gambletron armed with her Graduate Diploma in Advanced Music Performance Studies (DAMPS), she’s busy building the name she’s... 16975@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:16:03-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/all_work_and_no_play_rita_gillespie.php After completing three degrees in the last 15 years (BA honours philosophy, MA philosophy, and a certificate in pastoral ministry), Rita Gillespie has nothing but good things to say about Concordia. Now, she is ready to move on. Maybe.... 16974@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:11:33-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/beyond_words_ashley_benatar.php Ashley Benatar may be heading south but her prospects are looking up. This fall, she will be taking up a funding offer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for her PhD. She completed the health sciences program at Dawson... 16973@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:08:56-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/the_formula_for_success_percival_graham.php Percival Graham thinks he knows the secret. Over the course of his four years at Concordia, this baccalaureate in mechanical engineering has developed a system for success in both academics and athletics. “You put in your hours at the... 16972@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:06:39-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/art_was_the_obvious_choice_laura_endacott.php Graduation is just one chapter in several charting Laura Endacott’s relationship to Concordia. Back in the 80s, Endacott took an aptitude test and the results were incontrovertible. “They told me the only thing I could do was go into... 16971@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:05:06-05:00 http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20100617/making_it_happen_caroline_boileau.php In the next few weeks, Caroline Boileau might take a moment to catch her breath. Deeply involved in Congress 2010 as assistant to the Convenor, finishing her MFA in Studio Arts, buying her first home, while taking care of... 16970@http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/ Special 2010-06-17T10:03:10-05:00