September 20, 1984
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Campagne de souscription Capital Gem · n de l'Un1versite Concordia Concordiam Un~· ~ Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec Volume 8 , Number 3 September 20, 1984 Fete launches 10th Anniversary by Barbara Verity oncordia Fete kicked off eight months of celebration last Thurs day to mark the 10th Anniversary of Concordia University . C Despite the clouds and rain . it was a day of fun for faculty. staff. students and the public at the two campuses. "The 10th Anniversary is an opportunity for each and everyone to reaf firm our commitment to the University -and to take pride in our achievements. We have cause to be proud as we look ahead to the future ." said Rector Patrick Kenniff to the large crowd gathered mid morning in the Hall Building. "And today we're going to have fun ." he added . Concordia Fete officially began as Chancellor W . Earle McLaughlin cut into the huge birthday cake decorated with Concordia's crest. Onlookers included University dignitaries and visitors such as Cl aude Freniere. representing Mayor Jean Drapeau. MNA Reed Scowen and MP Jacques Guilbault. Freniere addressed the gathering. congratulating the University and wishing it continued success. (The text of his speech is reprinted elsewhere on this page.) The first event of the day had over 100 marathon racers from the ranks of faculty. staff. students and the public head from the Ha ll Building to cover the 7 .5 km to the west end campus. First place winner was Michael Charbonneau. fr om the public. who c! ocked in at 22 min . 20 sec .. follow ed by Denis Santos. member of the Alumni. and Allan Ke hoe. Com merce Student. Among women . the first place position was taken by Jackie Dube. a n Exercise Science Studer.I . at 25 min . 40 sec .. fo ll owed by Maga Nowlan. Anthropology Student. and Carol Straub. Recreation and Leisure Student. The Master's Category (over 40-year-olds) was won by Ern~st Ha ifeli. Engineerin g Faculty staff. at 23 mi n. 23 sec.: then came Mahi Terho. Chaplain's Office downtown . and Tom Gray. Psychology staff . Meanwhile. non-runners were browsin g through the many displ ays at the downtown and west end campuses - both indoors and o ut. Several open houses were also underway: carnival rides and musical groups. (See "Concordia Fete" on Page 7) Installation of > <( 0 ~ Rector is planned ~ I ::, he ceremony to install Associa ti on. and Graham Martin . 0.."' Dr . Patrick Ke nniff as the Vice-Rector. Administra ti on and The release of hundreds of balloons marked the official opening of Concordia Fete at the west end campus. T new R ector of Concordia Finance . Kenniff will take the oath Looking on from left to right are Chancellor W. Earle McLaughlin. Assistant Director of Public Relations Ken University will be held at 2 p .m .. of office before D. McNaughton. Whittingham. Vice-Rector. Academic. Russell Breen. Co-President of the Concordia University Students' Sunday. Sept. 23 at Salle Maison- Chairman of the Board of Gover- Association Lynn Keays. and Vice -Rector. Administration and Finance. Graham Martin . At the downtown cam neuve. Place des Arts. Hundreds n o rs. and be in sta ll e d by pus. the day officially opened with the cutting of a huge cake decorated with the Concordia crest. of dignitaries. including university Chancellor W . Earle McLaughlin . presidents fr om acro>s Ca nada. Registrar K.D. Adams will invest civic and religious leaders. as well the Rector with the Robes of Of- as· educati on. governme nt and lice. Ke nniff will then address the business fi gures will attend . gathering. Montreal sends a message Kenniff will be led by an Escort Several congratulatory messages of Ho nour that will consist of David will be heard . including one from (The following is th e address Concordia . He has asked that I pre popula ti on estudiantin e mais Baird. Co-Preside nt. Concordia Claude Hamel. President of the give n by Claude Fr e n iere. convey to you his congratulations aussi a la coll ecti vite dont ell e fai l Uni versi ty Students' Association: C o nfe re nce of Rectors. a nd representing Ma yor Jean Dra peau. and those of the Admini stration of partie integrante . Russe ll Bree n . Vice -Rec to r . anoth er fr om W.A. MacKay. Presi- at th e ope ning cere m ony of Con'. th e .City of Montreal. As a fr ancophone Montrealer. I Academic. E. Kill ean. President. dent of the Associa ti on of Univer- cordia Fe te and the 10th anniver J e f~licit e cha le ure useme nt am especiall y proud of Concord ia's C Qncord ia G ra dua te Stude n t si ti es and Coll eges of Ca nada . sa ry celebrations) . \'administration. !es professeurs et immense achievements in bringing !es etu diants de l'universite Con the two major linguistic groups of ayor Drapea u regrets he cordia. Nee de la fusion de deux ii our city closer together. Equall y *** could not be here today lustres institu tions d'education imp o r tant. Concordia h a s Invitation from the Rector M to persona ll y join in the superi eure. l' universi te Concordi a facili tated the integration of Mon off icial openi ng ceremony of the a su apporter une contribution con t re a I e r s of dive r se e thn ic Next Sunday. the Concordia For thi s reason. I wish to extend a year-long festivities mark ing the siderabl e tout au long de cette backgrounds into the fabric of the Universi ty com munity wi ll offi cia ll y special invita ti on to you to join me 10th anniversary of the fo unding of decennie. non seulement a sa pro- community. celebrate the insta ll ation of its new in making this an occasion for the Te n years. of course. are but an Rector and Vice-C hancell or. This coll ective expression of beli ef in instant in the long history of ceremony occurs at a tim e when our fu tu re . mankind . but the past decade has Concordia is marking its 10th an Tickets for the Insta ll ation. which Today witnessed profound perm utations niversary and com mencing its se is being held at Sa ll e Maisonne uve ·in the way we li ve - changes cond decade of activity . a t 2 p .m . may be picked up at Highlights of Co ncordia Fete are Head of Security Leo Ca'rroll has which have oft en been diffi cult to I persona ll y view th is event as an Registrar's Servic es. N-107 or found in a photo spread on Pages retired after working 16 years at the comprend and to deal with . We ideal opportunity fo r th e entire CC-214. o n both campuses. For 4 and 5 . And for a summary of up west end ca'mp us where he's seen have seen the birth of general university com munity - fac ulty . anyone unable to obtain their coming events. which are part of everything fr om student si t-ins to awareness of the computer age. students and staff - to reaffirm our tickets earl ier. tickl? ls wi ll also be the 10th anniversary celebration. peace and quiet. Page 6 . We have seen bi otechnology take commitment to · the de velopment available in the lobby on Sun see Page 2 . (See "Message" on Page 7) and promotion of our institution . day between 1 a nd 1: 30 p .m . Page 2, THE THURSDAY REPORT September 20, 1984 CALENDAR OF EVENTS SEPTEMBER - MAY Installation of the Rector, Sept. 23 A special ceremony to mark the inauguration of Dr. Pa trick Kenniff as Rector and V ice-Chancellor of Concordia University. Shopping Centre Exhibits, October 1984 A travelling show visiting Rockland. Galeri es D'A njou. Carrefour Laval and Promenades St. Bruno during the four weekends in Oc tober. The exhibit will incl ude music. mime. computer and robotics displays. physical fitness tes ts and. an information booth. Teaching Awards Winners will be selected for the John W . O'Brien Distinguished Teaching A wards. Prizes will be awarded to 10 full-time and 10 part time faculty membe rs for their outstanding teaching contributions dur ing Concordia's first decade. Dr . O"Brien served as Concordia's first Rector and Vice-Chance llor from August 1974 to May 1984. Storytelling Members of the Concordia and M ontrea l communities can while away lunch hours and ea rl y evenings listening to famous story-tellers from across North A merica. Topics will be of interest to people of all ages and participants include well-known raconteurs such as W.O. Mitchell and G.S. Kirk . Alumni Activities A series of eight lectures by distinguished graduates of Concordia University and its two founding institutions. Topics cover a range of academic. business. personal and social issues. Speakers will include Sacvan Bercovitch of Harvard College and Eileen Hendry of the Canadian Council on the Status of Women . Numerous alumni reunions are also planned. bringing together graduates from across the continent to renew old friendships and learn more about Concordia·s contributions to the development of Quebec and Canada. · Cultural Activities Concordia University's Art Galleries will be holding exhibitions by prominent Canadian artists who graduated from Concordia or its two founding institutions. The Faculty of Fine Arts will als9 be exhibiting works by students and staff members.