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By Jérôme Nadeau By James Gibbons 30 A CENTURY AT LOYOLA: THEN AND NOW THE HUMAN SIDE OF HUMAN RESOURCES Loyola Campus turns 100 — and is set for the future. Department of Management faculty tap into organizational psychology By Julie Gedeon 32 to help companies motivate and 38 support their people. TAKING A BITE OF THE BIG APPLE / By Wayne Larsen STAKING THEIR CLAIM IN THE GOLDEN STATE Meet five alumni who’ve made it in New York City; plus, learn about four 50 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: FACULTY OF FINE ARTS grads living the California dream. Concordia’s creative arts hub welcomes much good news. By Richard Burnett and Toula Drimonis 42 By Andy Murdoch spring 2017 volume 41 number 1 concordia.ca/magazine Cover credit: Thinkstock 3 EDITOR’S VOICE 5 CONCORDIA NEWS 15 FROM THE ARCHIVES 52 ALUMNI NEWS 57 FUNDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 58 CLASS ACTS 63 WORDS & MUSIC 64 ENOUGH SAID I’M A BIG BELIEVER IN PLANNED GIVING AS A “ WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK. IT’S A MEANS OF ALLOCATING FUNDS TO THE CAUSES YOU CARE ABOUT BEYOND YOUR LIFETIME. – Christine Lengvari, BSc 72, President and Chief Executive O cer, Lengvari Financial Inc. ” YOUR GIFT YOUR LEGACY YOUR PLAN A planned gift can help fulfi ll your fi nancial, philanthropic and estate-planning goals. Concordia’s Planned Giving sta can meet your unique fi nancial needs. CALL 54-848-2424, EXT. 8945, OR -888-777-3330, EXT. 8945. To learn more about Christine’s story, watch the video at: concordia.ca/plannedgiving c1 | spring 2013 concordia university magazine EDITOR'S VOICE I’M A BIG BELIEVER IN PLANNED GIVING AS A “ WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK. IT’S A MEANS OF ALLOCATING FUNDS TO THE CAUSES Back and forth YOU CARE ABOUT BEYOND HOWARD BOKSER, MBA 85 YOUR LIFETIME. he year 2017 is a big one for Canadian celebrations. Among other anniversaries, it’s 50 years – Christine Lengvari, BSc 72, President and Chief Tsince the historic Expo 67 and 100 years convocation at the Expo 67 site, which we means trying to align the quality of Executive O cer, Lengvari Financial Inc. after the First World War’s Battle of Vimy revisit in From the Archives on page 15. teaching and learning opportunities to ” Ridge. During this year of convergence Enough Said on page 64 also features larger trends and the grand challenges we can reflect on these milestones, re- some history. Former National Lampoon facing society,” explains Graham Carr, examine stories and think beyond the magazine editor Sean Kelly, BA 63, co- Concordia’s provost and vice-president fireworks and festivities. It’s a chance lourfully reminisces about the quirky yet of Academic Affairs. to look back and onward — for both talented novelist John Buell, BA 50, Maybe the attitude can be best Montreal and Canada. a long-time Loyola English professor. summed up by the words of 19th- The 2016-17 academic year also Yet as Shakespeare wrote, “What’s century Danish philosopher Søren denotes a significant landmark for past is prologue.” With that in mind, Kierkegaard: “Life can only be Concordia. It was 100 years ago that the this issue balances looking back with understood backwards; but it must Loyola Campus, once the grounds of a gazing ahead — as Concordia itself be lived forwards.” farm accessible only by a long buggy- does. “A century at Loyola” writer ride from the city’s core, welcomed Julie Gedeon not only recalls past its first students. They migrated from decades but paints a picture of today’s the downtown Montreal site of Loyola thriving campus. Loyola is now home to College, one of Concordia’s founding remarkable research in such progressive Concordia University Magazine welcomes institutions, into the three newly scientific fields as genomics, synthetic readers’ comments. Letters should include constructed buildings in Notre-Dame- biology and preventative healthcare, the writer’s full name, address, school(s), degree(s) and year(s) of graduation for de-Grâce. The Jesuit college expanded among others. alumni. Letters may be edited for length and and added more facilities in the In “Next generation — it’s an attitude clarity. No letter will be published without the full name of the correspondent. YOUR GIFT following years. of openness” on page 26, my colleague Concordia University Magazine is published Since those who cannot remember James Gibbons explains why President three times a year for alumni and friends of the past are condemned to repeat it, Alan Shepard calls Concordia “Canada’s Concordia University. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views YOUR LEGACY as we’re all aware, this issue harkens next-generation university.” of the alumni association or of the university. back to Loyola’s early days in “A century The institution has long taken an Please address editorial correspondence to: at Loyola: then and now” on page 32. enlightened view of education: for The Editor, Howard Bokser Concordia University Magazine YOUR PLAN Among the challenges the young college instance, Sir George Williams offered 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. faced was that many of its all-male part-time and evening university FB 520, Montreal, QC H3G 1M8 A planned gift can help fulfi ll your fi nancial, philanthropic Phone: 514-848-2424, ext. 3826 students headed off to Europe for the courses to those who may not have email: [email protected] and estate-planning goals. Concordia’s Planned Giving Great War, and an unfortunate number otherwise been able to access them, Editorial assistants: Louise Morgan, never returned. and Loyola provided its students James Gibbons sta can meet your unique fi nancial needs. Student interns: Jeremy Glass-Pilon, 2017 marks a celebratory anniversary leading-edge Jesuit teaching. Lucas Napier Macdonald for Concordia’s other original institu- That thinking has evolved into a For advertising information, call CALL 54-848-2424, EXT. 8945, OR -888-777-3330, EXT. 8945. tion, Sir George Williams University. A university-wide next-gen ethos that sees 514-848-2424, ext. 3876. half a century ago, Sir George Williams past traditional educational boundaries. Design: University Communications Services T17-38958 To learn more about Christine’s story, watch the video at: graduates participated in a memorable “When we say next generation, that concordia.ca/plannedgiving concordia university magazine spring 2017 | 3 c1 | spring 2013 concordia university magazine setting an example Tulsi Nowlakha Mirchandaney is managing director of Blue Dart Aviation in India. chievement is not an exercise in solitude, but an outcome cargo airline, were unique opportunities. My time at Concordia of experiences, choices and the contribution of people helped to hone my capability and widen my horizon to be and events that have touched our lives. able to undertake my current job of leading that airline. The A positive ambience, interactions with faculty and classmates, the An event that profoundly impacted my chosen path was my repository of knowledge and time in beautiful Montreal were scholarship towards Concordia’s International Aviation both productive and enriching.