In Brief
Concordia University Research Speaker Series
Vice-Provost Research Truong Vo-Van invites the Concordia community, particularly faculty and graduate students, to five monthly presentations of recent research by Concordia professors, in the presence of President Claude Lajeunesse as guest of honour.
The first will be on manufacturing and transportation systems.
Monday, Jan. 30, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. EV 2.184 (second floor).
The presenters:
Nadia Bhuiyan, Assistant Professor, MIE, Associate Director, Concordia Institute of Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI)
Narayanswamy Sivakuma, Assistant Professor, MIE, Canada Research Chair Tier II in Laser Metrology and Laser Micromachining
Subhash Rakheja, Professor, MIE, Concordia Research Chair in Vehicular Dynamics, Concordia Research Chair Tier I in Vehicular Ergodynamics
RSVP by Jan. 25 to Vanessa.Buzzelli@concordia.ca.
Seating is limited.
The UN's Unheralded Congo Successes
Carol McQueen, PhD, Oxford University, will discuss “The UN’s Unheralded Congo Successes: New Developments in Humanitarian Intervention” on Friday, Jan. 20, 4 p.m. at Concordia's Liberal Arts College, 2040 Mackay St.
After the lecture, McQueen will sign copies of her new Palgrave book, Humanitarian Interventions and Safety Zones: Iraq, Bosnia and Rwanda.
McQueen is a Rhodes Fellow and a graduate of Concordia’s Liberal Arts College and History Department. Following a stint as a political affairs officer with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, she is assuming duties with Foreign Affairs’ Conflict Prevention and Peace-building Group and its Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force.
This lecture is sponsored by the Liberal Arts College and the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies.
Financial Aid and Awards Office
Roger Côté, Executive Director, Enrolment and Student Services, announced on Dec. 8 that Laura Stanbra has been appointed Director of the Financial Aid and Awards Office.
The Office helps students find sources of financial assistance to allow them to pursue their university studies. As a member of the Enrolment and Student Services Directorate, Stanbra will be part of a team to enhance student success and help Concordia achieve its enrolment goals.
An experienced administrator, Stanbra has worked in Concordia’s academic sector and the University Advancement and Alumni Relations Office over the past 15 years. She officially assumed her new office Jan. 3.
Advancement & Alumni Relations
Nathalie Larose has been appointed Senior Officer, Community Relations, in the Office of the Vice-President of Advancement and Alumni Relations, effective Jan. 3.
Her role will be to support Vice-President Kathy Assayag by fostering and maintaining relations with Concordia’s internal and external constituencies.
A native of Quebec City, Larose has a bachelor’s degree (Honours) from York University in Toronto, and worked for a number of years at York’s bilingual Glendon campus.
Returning to Quebec in 1999, she worked in the private sector as a project manager and a marketing communications professional, including acting as York’s Quebec recruitment specialist. She recently obtained a graduate degree in Marketing Communications from HEC Montreal.