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Sday _____ Port Vol 0 N C 0 R D I A,S SDAY _____ PORT VOL. 20 NOVEMBER 30, I995 N ° II Lowy installed as Rector He was delighted with the turnout Jeremy Searle, Convocation valedic­ BY BARBARA BLACK of Concordians at a "tea party'' held torian Timothy Gadosy, members of rederick Lowy was officially last Thursday afternoon in the atrium the Board of Governors, business Finstalled as fourth Rector and of the J.W. McConnell Building, and community leaders, and the rep­ Vice-Chancellor las t week in a and said so in a short inspirational resentatives of more than 20 Canadi­ uniquely Concordian combination of speech. The Senate Dinner, held an universities. Chancellor Eric pomp and informality. later that evening in the Loyola Fac­ Molson delivered the toast. The Installation ceremony, which ulty Lounge, brought the Rector Lowy's family attended the events took place at the University's Fall together with faculty members and on the big day. They included his wife, Convocation at Place des Arts on Fri­ students from across the University. Mary Kay, Mitzi Lowy and Eileen day, November 24, was the centre­ After the Installation ceremony on Weldon (their mothers), their grown piece of a number of events designed Friday morning, a luncheon was held children, Sarah, Eric, Adam, David to bring the new rector into contact at the Qyeen Elizabeth Hotel for and daughter-in-law Lindsey, Lowy's with all the elements of his con­ invited guests, including Lucienne sister, Benny Caswell, all the way stituency and the wider community. Robillard (former Qyebec Education from Scotland, and personal friends. In practical terms, Lowy took Minister, now federal Minister of Yesterday, Lowy was the host at office back in August, and has been Labour and MP for the Sir George a post-installation. luncheon in meeting as many students, faculty Williams Campus), Warren All­ the downtown Faculty and Staff and staff as possible in a variety of mand (MP, Notre-Dame-de­ Lounge for CEGEP directors-general venues, from the monthly proceed­ Grace), Russell Copeman (MNA, and representatives of religious and ings of the University Senate and NDG), Tom Brzustowski (president cultural groups. Faculty Council meetings to infor­ of NSERC), Henri-Frans:ois mal lunchtime discussions called Gau trin ( opposition education Concordia Chancellor Eric Molson Exchange for Change. critic), Loyola District city councillor (right) welcomes our new Rector. Getting into the spirit of giving (For more information, call Campus For $1, you can place a ribbon on Research Group (QPIRG) is doing its BY KATHY GIANGASPERO Ministry at -3588.) a 20-foot Christmas tree in Place bit through the promotion of socially \ ]{ fith the holiday season upon The staff of the Libraries will Concordia (the atrium of the down­ responsible products as gift ideas. V V us, Concordians are busy rais­ hold their sixth annual Christmas town library complex). The money A basket has been placed facing ing money for those in need. There auction on December 7 from noon raised helps to fund the Spirit of the Security office in the lobby of are plenty of ways to spread your to 2 o'clock in the R. Howard Web­ Christmas drive. the Henry F. Hall Building to raise generosity this season. ster Library staff lounge. The Qyebec Public Interest donations for needy families Campus Ministry will hold its through Sun Youth. Students, facul­ annual Spirit of Christmas drive to ty and staff are encouraged to supply needy students with emer­ donate non-perishable food, toys gency food vouchers. Chaplain and clothes. Peter Cote, who has headed Spirit Information Services and the of Christmas since 1986, said there Psychology Department are orga­ is a growing demand in the nizing an annual food drive to ben­ Concordia community. efit Chez Doris (women) and "We saw a substantial increase Benedict Labre House (men). over last year - about 250 students," Donations of non-perishables and he said. The money used to be for toiletries can be dropped off at the food baskets, but since the late Information Desk (Hall Building) 1980s, the money buys vouchers or the Psychology Department which can be redeemed for food. (Loyola - PY Building). This month, Campus Ministry The Centraide campaign to aid had to dip into their coffers in antici­ local charities of many kinds con­ pation of Spirit of Christmas dona­ tinues at Concordia, and Engi­ tions, just to provide emergency help. "Students turn to us when they neering and Computer Science run up against a wall," said Campus students organized a Loony Line Ministry's Bernie Glover. "They last week to raise money for Cen­ often go to food banks only to find traide (See photo, page 9). The that they won't help them, so we're a Commerce and Administration last resort." Students Association was also Last year's sale of Christmas and involved. CASA internal vice-pres­ Hanukkah cards at Concordia Book­ ident Nadia Decobellis said, "It's stores raised nearly $9,000 for the drive. all about students giving back to This year, newly designed Christmas the community and allowing others cards are available at $4 for five cards. to enjoy the holidays." New core program should attract, retain more students Commerc.e and Administration revises curriculum accounting, finance and marketing, BY CY NTHIA SHAN O N so that a student would become not he Faculty of Commerce and just a specialist, but a fully rounded TAdministration has concluded manager. the first phase of a revision of its The new integration courses are curriculum. A new core program Contemporary Business Thinking, was recently approved by Senate, Strategy and Competition (first and the department will now review year), Strategy and Competition all majors, minors and certificate (second year) and Entrepreneurship programs. (third year). The first-named course Today, the business community is promises to develop students' critical looking for people with skills, not thinking, crucial to success in the just fundamental knowledge, said rest of the program, not to mention Danielle Morin, the Faculty's Asso­ in their future careers. New external advisory board will guide Faculty ciate Dean of Academic and Student The Entrepreneurship course rec­ Affairs, who oversaw the mammoth ognizes that many students will go revision project. to work in family business, or start Business leaders lend full supp.ort to These skills include communica­ their own. A fourth course, called tion, critical thinking, team-work, Markets, focuses on the history, Engineering and Computer Science computer literacy, leadership, operations and relationships of the entrepreneurial skills, adaptibility product, labour and financial mar­ he Faculty of Engineering and The members of the executive University, a graduate of the Depart­ in a changing environment, and the kets in Canada and abroad. TComputer Science launched its committee are: ment, and the Chair of the Department. ability and inclination to be first External Advisory Board last Morrel Bachynski (President) Centre for Building Studies: Daniel informed. week. The 29-member Board hopes to Louise 011esnel (Vice-President) Gilbert, Mounir Batty, Lora The revised core is modern and forge stronger links between acade­ Leo Goldfarb (member, Concordia P_asqualetto, Sol Polachek and up-to-date, Morin said in an inter­ . mies, industry leaders and government. Board of Governors) Paul Fazio . view. It will develop skills through­ Growth in technologies related to Donat Taddeo (Dean, Faculty of Civil Engineering:Jacques McDon­ out the program to better prepare science and engineering demands Engineering and Computer ald, Robert Frederking, Vlad students for the constant change of that engineering education meet the Science) Gocevski, Normand Morin and the workplace. Daniel Gilbert (Chair, Centre for needs of the global community. Mamdouh El-Badry. Well-rounded graduates Building Studies Working "Success now means being one of the Computer Science: Rajiv Pancholy, "I think we are moving in the Group) best, not in your town or country, Frarn;:ois Gariepy, Anthony right direction," Morin said. "We Jacques McDonald (Chair, Civil but in the world," said board presi­ Gentilcore, Ann Logan and have many people with a Bachelor of Engineering Working Group) dent Morrel Bachynski. Clement Lam. Commerce degree. Now we will Rajiv Pancholy (Chair, Computer have well-rounded graduates - "There has never been a greater Science Working Group) Electrical & Computer Engineering: that's what the business community opportunity for science and tech­ Gilles Desharnais (Chair, Electrical Gilles Desharnais, Sven is looking for." nology to play a determining role and Computer Engineering Borgstrom, Stephen Mariano, In the past, the Faculty has not in events." Working Group) Marshall Moreyne and Charles attracted the top 10 per cent of The External Advisory Board Louis Chenevert (Chair, Mechanical Giguere. CEGEP graduates, and has suffered comprises an executive committee Mechanical Engineering: Louis Engineering Working Group) from high dropout rates. In addition, Computer literacy required and five departmental working Chenevert, Gerald Bush, Pierre enrolment figures started to slide five "It's a brand-new course," Morin groups, one affiliated with each of the Goulet, Paul Langdell and Each Departmental Working Group years ago. Morin said that all busi­ said. 'We don't think it exists any­ academic units within the Faculty. includes three members from outside the Suong Hoa. ness schools have seen students where." The business community is bypass their specialized programs to especially interested in it, she added. go into the social sciences. The new core curriculum includes She is confident, however, that ethics in at least three courses. Stu­ the new program will attract more den ts will have to take Business students. It's simply a matter of Communications in the first semes­ spreading the word, especially at ter, but only one statistics course, the CEGEP level. "It's much easi­ instead of two.
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