In Brief
Quartier Concordia has award-winning urban design
Quartier Concordia has won another award for its designers, Groupe Cardinal Hardy. The concept for the area surrounding Concordia’s downtown campus (see below) won the Institute of Design Montreal Award in the category of urban planning.
Vice-President Services Michael Di Grappa attended, and congratulated project manager Michèle Gamache, who was on hand to accept the award.
For the Journal, he added this tribute to the Concordia employees involved. “My sincerest congratulations go to Martine Lehoux, Peter Bolla and their team for their hard work and invaluable participation in this project. Thanks also to Clarence Epstein and Evelyne Abitbol for their tremendous input in moving this project forward.”
Concordia at Acfas
Danielle Morin (Vice-Provost, Academic Programs) and Elizabeth Sacca (Dean, Graduate Studies) were among the presenters at the 74th Congrès de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas ), held at McGill from May 15 to 19. They were part of the Colloque of the Consortium d’animation sur la persévérance et la réussite en enseignement supérieur. Arpi Hamalian (Educ-ation) chaired a session at the conference.
Great teachers recognized
Christopher Trueman, from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has won the Teaching Excellence Award in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, in the category of full-time faculty.
The winner in the part-time faculty category was Chris Taillefer, from the same department. The awards will be presented at the convocation ceremony on June 17.
The John Molson School of Business also announced its Distinguished Teaching Awards for 2005-06. They will go to Imants Paeglis, Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance, in the full-time category, and David Moscovitz, in the Department of Marketing, in the part-time category. The awards will be presented at convocation on June 13 at Place des Arts.
Adopt-A-Student program receives CASE silver medal
The Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations’ Adopt-A-Student program won a silver medal from CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) 2006 Circle of Excellence Awards Program in the Fundraising category.
The program allows donors to help full-time students. Since September 2005, the Leave a Legacy—Adopt-A-Student program has raised over $800,000 to benefit nearly 300 students with bursaries ranging from $500 to $2,500 per year for up to three years. The goal is to adopt 1,000 students by 2008. You can learn more about Adopt-A-Student at giving.concordia.ca
Green thumbs on hand
The Canadian Botanical Associ-ation will hold its 42nd annual meeting on the Sir George Williams Campus June 26 to 29.
According to Selvadurai Dayanandan, an associate professor of biology and vice-president of the Association, the members are more than just a group of green thumbs. The meeting brings together more than 100 professors, researchers and students from several academic and provincial institutions, including Concordia and Montreal’s Botanical Gardens, to share their latest findings in the rapidly expanding field of plant biology.
The keynote speaker is Kamal Bawa of the University of Massachusetts. He is the founder of ATREE, a conservation group in India.
“He will talk about capacity building, conservation and sustainable management of biological resources in the 21st century,” Dayanandan said. For more information about the meeting, please click here.