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ANNUAL REPORT 1986-1987

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CHANCELLOR 'S M ESSAGE

could not begin any overview of' my first months in offi ce without paying special tribute to my predecessor, W. Earle McLaugh lin. Concordia's second Chancellor made an enormous contri bution to the development of' this niversity, and the example of his skill , his panache, and , most importantly, his sense of' duty, will serve me well in fulfilling my ow n responsibilities in the years ahead. As I look back over the six months since my appointment, I continue to be struck by the fact that Conco rdia niversity fulfill · a very special role - perhaps "mission" is not too strong a word - in the fi eld of higher learning. Concordia has been and remains a Montreal niversity, both consciou ·Iy and actively, and a · such it is constantly seeking better ways of serving th is communi ty. But since Montreal is also a great cosmopolitan centre, it is only natural that Concordia should have developed widespread in ternational connections. Because of its great di versity of interests, activities and approaches, Concordia ha · always been an innovator - both in terms of teaching and research. To some extent this has been a histori cal necessity, because of' th e need for selectivity and max imum use of' ava ilable resources. But more accurately, it has been oncordia's close ties to the community that encouraged this Universit~; to develop new educational services to meet community needs. It is an approach that has served Concordia well in the past, and I am sure that it will continue to serve it so in the fu ture. As important as our universities are, however, we must not forget that a university education is but the completion of a f'i rst, modest step in the process of :elf-learning and development. Although it may give people the tools LO educate themselves, it also co nf'ers a responsibili ty and an obligation to Lhe world communi ty of which the educated are but a tiny elite. That obligation is to give the best of ourselves to the betterment of the world, and, more particularly, of the human condition. Some may say that these are mere trnisms. Arter all , everyone agrees that learning i · a continuing process; that experience is the most effective, the most poignant teacher; and that life itself places upon each of us the responsibili ty of dedication and effort. \Vhy then, repeat them? The answer, quite simply, is that truths - particularly when they are taken fo r granted - need to be re-examined and rehearsed in order that we not forget why they are importa nt. We must, throughout our lives, renew our commi tment to ou1· work and to our commun ity in order that we do not deviate from our objectives. The extraordinary Leonardo da Vinci, whose drawings and inventions were displayed in Montreal th is year to celebrate the Ca nadian Engineering Centennial , taught us much about the nature of learning. He called himself "a disciple of experience" - a cryptic phrase that describes both his lif'e of :tudy and all of the scholarly tomes that his work has generated in the centuries since. But what experience of life did he value so highly? It was lh in tense exploration of the unkn ow n in everyday ex istence that gripped Leonardo's imagination and held his attention. His li te was the active pursuit of understanding. Wherever tradition bequeathed to him myths and in comprehension , he insisted that understanding was possible, indeed es ·enlial. Experience mea nt far more to Leonardo than the acceptance of' things as they seemed lo be. It meant th e constant, diffi cult, and often disappointing effort to pursue the trn th. As I have said on other occasion ·, we have come a distance beyond the simple tru ism that all li fe is learning to reach the proposition that learning is the ob ligation we all share to expand the un dersta nding of the world with a lifetime of dedication to challenge the unkn ow n and the accepted. It bids us not to be passive receptors of experience, nor simply to bui ld small , sa fe shelters for ourselves. but instead to go out and challenge ourselve · to be stronger and in some sense to risk omselves in the exploration of' the unknown world before us. The uni ve1·ity in ou1· world remains the central ·ymbol of' our pursui t of kn ow ledge, expertise, understanding, art, an d, at times, even wisdom. The challenge of safeguarding such a sacred trust is one that faces all of us. It is a commitment that each and every one of us should keep uppermost in ou1· minds. It is not an onerous ta ·k. Those of us who come to serve this great niversit~, from the outside, as it were, inev itably receive far more than we give, becau e the giving means participation in Concordia's development, its growth, and its activitie · - always in the continuing pursuit of excellence. I look forwa rd , therefore, to the next four years of active giving and receiving, encouraged by the support I know I will rece ive from each and every member of the Concordia community.

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A.B. Gold

RECTOR'S REPORT

1986-1987: BREAKING NEW GROUND

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he 1986- 1987 academic year wi ll be remembered for a series of important initiatives that once again demonstrated the strengths and the vitality of the Concordia communi ty. New academic programmes, precedent-setting international exchanges, in creased research activity and highly-successful fundraising efforts, among other achievements, illustrated Concordia's continued commitment to the maintenance and development of a trn ly dynamic

University. I am especially proud to report lhat Capital Campaign contributions from students, faculty, staff and community representatives on the Board of Governors surpa sec! the Sl million mark this past year - representing an enviable participation rate of more than 60%. Invigorated by this success, the University now has embarked upon the fin al phase of the external outreach for the Campaign for Concordia. As a result of generous communi ty support, Concordia's long-awaited S50 million building programme got underway as constrnction began on the aclclilion lo the Georges P. Vanier Library. When completed in 1988, this west-end facility will provide vastly improved space for a sizeable component of Concordia's students and faculty. Final planning for the S4 million Concert Hall on the west-end campus was comp leted, with a call for lenders being made in the spring of 1987. Work is expected to begin next year on this state-ol~lhe-art hall , intended bolh lo offer much-needed performance space for students in the Department of Music and an exciting opporlunily for the population of west-end Montreal to enjoy the performing arts. In October 1986, the new design for lhe downtown University Centre was unvei led on lhe occasion of the 20th anniversary of the official open ing of the Henry F'. Hall Bui lding. The Centre will house the Un iversity Library's dow ntown facili ties , as well as academ ic cleparlmenl offi ces, student services, the Art Gallery and a 250-seat cinema. Facilities used by the public are to be located on the ground floor, while the library will be housed on the three fl oors above ground level. Offices and other academic spaces wi ll occupy the top two floors. The new building also will feature a 24-foot wide interior street and community area wilh a striking six-storey galleria (Place Concordia), localed over lhe site of the present laneway running outh from de Maisonneuve Boulevard to the laneway connecting Bishop and Mackay treets. The first bay of the Royal George building will be in corporated in part into the new complex in order to conform to the Quebec government requirement that the fai;acle be preserved as heritage property. A tunnel under de Maisonneuve Boulevard will connect the new strncture with the Henry F. Hall Building. In research , too, this past year has been a period of considerable achievement. Concordia researchers in all four Faculties obtain ed approximately S10 million in funding, an increase of 11. 5 % over the previous year. Much of this growth was clue to the expansion of joint-venture activities with the private sector - a furth er sign of the community's commitment to and belief in our Un iversity and its people. Furthermore, Concordia has played, and continues to play a leadership role in the Montreal area in promoting dialogue and joint ventures with the private sector. On the international scene, Concordia became the first uni versity in the Western world to estab li ·h ajoinl doctoral programme with an institution of high er learning in the Peop le's Republi c of China (PRC). This unprecedented fi ve-year agreement with the 1 anjing Institute of Technology, one of the PRC's major national universities, will enab le Concordia professors lo travel to China lo teach intensive, short-term graduate engineering courses, thereby providing some of the country's most promising young scholars wilh an opportunity for contact with Canadian teaching and research methods, as well as the most recent development · in the fi eld of science and technology. Chinese graduate students are lo travel to Concordia for thesis research, bul the length of time spent in Canada would average around lwo years, significantly reducing the cost and difficul ties associated with studying abroad. Admission lo lhe programme as well as supervision and defense of theses will be the responsibility of join t committees made up of N. I.T. and Concordia professors. As part of its China initiative, Concordia niversity has signed, re-negotiated or started negolialing new agreements with seven academic institutions. These, encompassing a variety of disciplin es, will bring top Chine e scholars lo Concordia in the near future. As a resu lt of existing agreements with Chinese universities, the number of graduate students and visiting scholars from China continued to increase during the year. Based on the tenor of discussions initialed in the spring of 1987 between the Facu lty of Fine Arts and the Ministry of Culture of Poland , it appear · certain that Concordia will enter into a unique academic and cultural exchange programme with more than 20 Polish fin e arts institutions. In these difficult finan cial times for universities, such international agreements provide precious opportunities for growth and enrichment. In addition to attracting leading foreign academics, these accords will permit our students and facu lty to benefit from the genuin e sharing of knowledge, idea and perspectives. It now appears opportune to establish an administrative framework for coordinating, promoting and managing Concordia's rapidly expanding international academic activities. Furthermore, we must intensify our efforts to lower or to remove some of the barriers to welcoming international students to our country that have been put in place by governments in Canada in recent years.

It was fortunate indeed that in a year of dynamic expan ion, the niversity was able to complete its senior administrative team. Dr. Charl es Giguere, formerly As ociate Dean of the Facul ty of Engineering and Computer Science and first Director-General of the Centre de recherche informatique de Montreal (CRIM) , became ViceRector, Servi ces in June 1986 , and in November we welcomed back Dr. Maurice Cohen from Le conseil des universites as Vice-Rector, Institutional Relations and Finance. ln addition Dr. Cooper Langford was appointed Associate Vice-Rector, Academic (Research). The past year also witnessed the appointment and coming into offi ce of our new Chancellor, the Honourable Alan B. Gold, Chief Justice of the Superi or Court of Quebec. He brought to this prestigious po i tion years of experience and communi ty service which houlcl prove invaluable in assisting Concordi a to meet the many challenge · of the next fi ve years. Adopted last year, the much-awaited reform of the niversity Senate came in to effect during the year. Among the principal feature of the reform was the creation of an Academic Planning and Priori ties Committee, with responsibili ty for initiating a process of long-range academic planning for the University. The Commi ttee met frequently during the year and worked on establishing guidelines for the process of academic planning. For the first time as well , under procedures adopted by the Board of Governors with respect to approval of the annual operating budget, the Committee reported to Senate on the academic implications of the 1987-88 budget after it had been tabled at the Board and referred to Senate. The past year witne sect a number of signifi cant events wh ich may have a considerable impact on Concordia's fin ancial situation. In September and October 1986, the permanent Commission of the National Assembly on Education held hearings on the fundin g of universities . The ·e hearings had been promi eel repeatedly by the Minister of Higher Education and Science as a neccessary step in the process of identifying what measures needed to be taken to redress the fin ancial situation of Quebec universitie . While expressing sympathy for the histori cal inadequacy and inequity of funding for Concordi a, he asked the University to awa it the outcome of these hearin gs before promising to take any action. The niver ity abided by this request and made a comprehensive oral and written submission to the Commission which was well received by its members. The content of the written ·ubmission were prepared in con ultation with representatives of all of the constituent group in the Univer ·ity. Several of the e groups presented their own brief to the Commission in support of the niversity's position. This united approach to our dealings with the Quebec governm ent over the University's funding situation is a very positive new development and one we hope to continue throughout forth coming discussions and in our lobbying effort s with the government. In its April 1987 budget, the Quebec governm ent also annou nced new moves which may eventually bring some relief to Quebec's beleaguered university system. Over the next two financial years, no compressions will be made in the grants to Quebec universities and an annual amou nt of S40 million wi ll be aclclecl to the universi ties' operati ng and capital budgets. Fifteen mi llion of this amount will be a recurring improvement to the base funding of universities, while S8 million in the fi rst year and S7 mi llion in the seco nd year wi ll go toward beginning to assist universities to reduce their accumulated deficits. While these measures fall short of the " minimal " measures advocated by the Minister of Higher Education and Science in his proposals made to Cabinet in January 1987, th ey do represent some improvement over the compressions and anemic fundin g policies of the early 1980' . With the promise of action to follow upon the hearings of the ational Assembly Commission and the pro pect of longawaited corrections lo the inequities of Concordi a's fundin g position, the niversity took trong measures to improve its operating f"in ancial position. With the support and encouragement of the Finance Commi ttee of the Board of Govern ors, the projected defi ci t in the 1986-87 operating budget was reduced from S9.5 million in the 1985-86 fin ancial statements to less than $5 million. Thi · was achieved, however, at the price of a number of expenditure reductions which could not easily be repeated in fu ture year . If the niversity's fin ancial po ition i to continue to improve in the years ahead , it will only be as a re ·ul t of governm ent action to correct Concordia's disadvantaged fundin g position in the Quebec university system. Notwithstanding our difficult fin ancial problems, Concordia has continued to break new ground. That so many accomplishments are possible in an era of heightened au teri ty is clue entirely to the energy and creativity of Concordia's most vital resource - its people. Our students, faculty and staff have been called upon many times through the years to make significant sacrifices, yet their achievements continue to impress all of those who come into contact with Conc()rclia. Simply pu t, this is a true testimony to their resourcefuln ess, their effi ciency, and their dedication.

Accomplishments are due to the energy of Concordia's most vital resource its people.

Patrick Kenniff

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FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Establishment of several new programs Signing of agreements with Chin ese institutions

uring the academic year 1986-87, th e Faculty or Arts and Science offered 1,493 courses at the undergraduate level and 6:30 co urses at the graduate level. Total student enrolment was 7,~6:3 full -time and 7,909 part-time. As the figures demonstrate, the Arts and •'cience Faculty co ntinues to :erve a ro le that is vital fo r the enhancement of Conco rdi a's academic mission.

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At. the undergraduate level , th e Institute fo r Co-operative Education estab lished a new program in Exercise Science. Th e Institute also reC'eived a .'200,000 federal grant to assist. it in establishing new programs in Physics, Computer Science and Building Engineering. Th ese new programs extended the co-op formal beyond th Faculty or ArL~ and Science for th e fi1st time.

Th e Art1; and Science Faculty also co ntinued to contribute to the emichment of th e University's research profile, receiving three Canada Council Research Fellows: Diane Poulin -Dubois in Psychology, Carolyn Fick in History, and Bina Freiwald in English. The Faculty also added two University Research Fellowship (llRF) schola1s, Dr. Mariana Frank in Physics and Dr. Luc Gira ldeau in Biology.

Th e Faculty also submitted two new graduate program proposals to the Conseil des Unive1sites, one fo r an MA in Geography and anoth er for an MA in Child Studies. The Fi tness Evaluation Centre, run by th e Department of Exe rcise Science, was re-accredited as an eli te testing centre by the Canadian Association of Sport, Science and th e clinica l program in Psychology continues lo be accredited by the presti gious Ameri ca n Psychologica l Association.

In an effort lo strengthen th e Faculty's commitment to research, the Dean's Office made speci fi c co mmi tments for hiring to lhe Centre for Studies in Behavioural Neurob iology, th e Department of Biology, th e Departm ent or Geography and th e Department of Edu ·atio n. Th ese decisions are in keeping with our strategy of building on ex isting strengths. Art5 and Science facul ty members received a total or S1,8:38 ,642 in ex ternal research grants. Of this, S4fi8,5 17 was from FCA R team grant awards, BI , 11 7,703 was from NSERC grants and :252 ,442 from the SS HRC. In addition, the Depart ment of Politi ca l Science received S:30,000 from the .Jean H. Pi ca rd Foundation. Thi s money wi ll be used for scholaiships and to finan ce a special lecture seri es. Emphasis on graduate studies is a furth er indication or the Facul ty's co mmitment to research and graduate education. A major achievement in l 98li- l!l87 was the signing or expansion of numerous agreements relating to Arts and Science with insti tutions in th e People's Republic or China. Incl uded were ententes with Nanj ing Unive1sity in th e area of inorganic materi als, the Nanjing Institute or Technology in TE L, the Peopl e's niv 1sity in economics, and the Shanghai Intern ational Studies Univers ity in educati onal technology. An agreement with the Microbi ology Institute of th e Chinese Academy of S ·iences may also materialize as a resul t of a highly successful trip to China by a Conco rdi a delegation th at included Arts and Science Dean Charles Bertrand . During l 986- 1987, th e Faculty added two new graduate programs. The PhD in Communication tudi es, an interuniversity program linking Conco rdi a with QA 1 and th e L1niversite de Montreal , received government approva l in June and wi ll begin operation in September. Th e new Diploma in Journalism also received final approval this year and will begin operation thi July.

A numher of units in the Faculty hosted major intern ational co nferences in l!lS(i- 1987. Th e Simone de Beauroir Institute hosted the Intern ational Research and Trainin g Institute l'or lhe Adva ncement of Women (INSTRAW); the Centre for Broadcasting Studi es co-hosted th e Association fo r th e Study of Canadian Radi o and Television (ASCRT) an d In tern ational Federati on of Television Archives (FIAT) conference; and the Math ematics Department held two international meetings, one on LOGO and one on th e Psychology of Math Education. Th ere were numernus promotions in the Facul ty in 19861987. Th e highlight was th e awarding or the f'i1st " Professor Emeri tus" titl e at Con cordia to Dr. ,J.E . O'Bri en, S. J. , a lorm er member of the Departm ent of Communication Studies. In add itio n, co ngratu lations arc in order fo r Edward Maley (Biology), .Jon Baggaley (Education). Gary Gcclcles (English) , Frederi ck Bode (History) , Donald Gin ter (History) , Will iam Hubbard (History), Arthur Kroker (Poli tical Scie1H'e) and .J ack Lightstonc (Religion) who were promot d to th e rank or Professor; and to Daphn e Fairbairn· (Biology) , Muriel Herrington (Biology), Regimbald Storms (B iology) , Ann English (Chemistry), .John Sulliva n (Exercise Science) and Sheila Mullet (Phil osophy) who wPre promoted to th e ra nk or Associate Professor. Following the recomm endation of Senate, th e Faculty continu ed the process of establishing the prncedure fo r academic pl anning in Arts and Science. 1\vo major Facu lty Council debates were held on the planning process and , as a result, each departm ent was asked to submit a revised planning document for cli scu ·sion at the November 1987 meeting of Counci l.

FACULTY OF COMMERCE AND ADMINI STRATION

In crease of 30% in research grants obtained by faculty members Continued commitment to meet the needs of the Quebec and Canadian business commun ity

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he Faculty of Commerce and Admi nistration has a two-fold mi ·ion - to study the ongoing and evolvi ng nature of commerce and administration, both in the private and public sectors of the economy, and to Nlucatc and prepare people for manageri al positions in these sectors. In fulfilling its mission , the Faculty seeks to develop the cri tical thought process in students to allow them to succeed as entrepreneurs, managers, professionals and administrators. Through research, teaching activities and interaction with the business community, the Faculty seeks to ensure that i ts graduates are well prepared lo fu nction effectively and excel in the Quebec and Canadian environments. The Faculty has also increased its efforts to develop link · with institutions abroad, particularly in Europe and the People's Republic of China. This past year marked the last year of Phase One of the Facul ty's Montreal-China exchange program. As part of that endeavour three faculty members - from the Departments of Finance, Management and Marketing - taught graduate courses in China, while a fourth , also from Marketing, spent six weeks conducting research into small business in the PRC. Here in Montreal, five Chinese students were en rolled in the Master of Business Admin istration Program (th ree from People's University and two from Tianjin University); three of the four graduating this year have been accepted into Concordi a's PhD program in Adm inistration. As part of Phase 'l\vo of the program, C'Ot)COrdia has joined forces with the Univcrsite de Montreal 's Ecole des Hautes Eludes Commerciales (HEC) and the Chicoutimi campus of the Ll niversite du Quebec to establish direct linkages with China's Tianj in niversity. A delegation from Concordia and HEC visited China in March to discu ·s the scope of future activiti es. Concordia graduate students arc also studying in France as part of th e Faculty's Centre d'enseigncment ct de recherche applique au management (CERAM) Prngram, and discussions arc co ntinuing towards the establishment of exchange programs with universities in West Grrmany, Sweden and Great Britain. In January the Faculty of Commerce and Administration sponsored the sixth annual MBA Case Competi ti on, th e largest in Canada. Each year Concordi a students pit their bu ·ines skills (both written and oral) against teams from more than a dozen Canadian universities. Judges for the three-day competition were recruited from a pool of senior executives from Montreal and other Canadian corporations.

The Faculty served the commun ity in many other ways in 1986- 1987. Conco rdia remains the only university in Quebec and one of only two in Canada to offer an Executive Master of Business Ad ministration (EMBA) program fo r middle- and upper-management personnel who require new or enhanced skills to further their careers. Th e third class will be launched this September. Th e Small Business-Entrepreneurial Centre is anoth er Faculty endeavour. In addition to providing fu ture business people with a grounding in the special problems facing smaller enterprises, the Centre's faculty an d students serve a consultants for firms in the Montreal area. It also sponsors seminars and co nferences whi ch are open to the co mmunity. Cognizant of Montreal's hi toric ro le as the headquarters of Canada's transportation industry, the Facul ty operates the Concord ia Transportation Management Centre, the only : uch centre in Quebec, providing training for tomorrow' · transportation managers. A new endeavour, the Treasury Management Centre, was c. tablished in the spring of 1986 . Its obj ecti ves incl ude promoting research in the area of treasury management; organizing academic sympo ia and lectures to dis ·eminate research results; developing continuing education courses; and organizing seminars on advanced topi cs in trcasmy management for exp rienced managers. As always, the Faculty continued to reward quali ty research, ex terna lly-funded research and applied research that is oriented particularly to the needs of the Quebec and Canadian milieu. App roximately S300 ,000 in research gran ts was secured by faculty members this past yea r. This represents a 30 % increase over the previous year. Some of the grant recipients were Suresh Goyal , Marti n Kusy, Giorgio Pederzoli , Themistocles Poli to f and Thomas J. 1bmberlin of the Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems. All five received gran ts from the Natural ciences and Engineering Re earch Counci l. Oth er extern al grant recipients were Lawrence Kryzanowski , Abdul Rahman and Lorn e Switzer from the Department of Finance, Ulrike de Brentani from the Department of Marketing and Vishwanath Baba and Muhammad Jamal from the Department of Management.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Establishment of joint doctoral program with Nanjing Insti tute of Technology Expansion of joint ini tiatives with industry and government

he past yea r was a pNiod of significant growth and development for th e Faculty of Enginee rin g and Compu ter Science. With th e establishment of new links with institutions on three continents, th e Faculty expanded iL5 in tern ati onal role. It further developed its interaction with industry through co ntract research and research grants. As well , it continuf'C I to orga nize research centres in cooperation with industry. The research effo rts of the Faculty atta ined new levels, supported by the hi ghe,t grants in our history. As a resul t. we recorded an increase in th e production of monographs. publi cations in refereed journals and co nferences, and joint projects wi th industry. The greater interaction with oth er co untries was highlighted this year by a histori c agreement signed in February between Co ncordi a L'niversity and Na njing Insti tute of Tec hn ology of the People's Republ ic or China to offer a joint doctoral program. During the month of May, senior academics from Na njing visited th e Faculty, toured our facilities and discussed research and acade mic cooperati on. Details of th e joint doctoral program were wo rked out, with the first students to be accepted for th e fa ll semester of Hl87. With appropriate support , up to 88 doctoral studenL~ from China will be trained durin g th e nex t fi ve yea rs. Anoth er agreement was signed with th e Shanghai .Jiaotong L' niversity fo r joint research in Mechani cal Engineerin g, and th e Centre fo r Building Studi es (CBS) concluded an agreement with th e China Academy of Building Research in Beijing tor joint research in th e area of building studi es. CBS also established a ·ooperati ve program with th e Universidad Catoliea del Peru to carry out research in seismic- restraint adobe housing. The Department of Civil Engineerin g signed an agreement for joint research with Kyoto Uni versity in .Japan while th e Department of Electri cal Engineering established a join t research program in optical telecommunieati ons with researchers at Universite des Sciences el Techniques du Languedoe in France. A Research Centre in a Faculty is a powerful means of organizing major research projects in cooperation with governm ent and industry. One new centre was established this year in th e Faculty, and two more are currently being set up with a view to expandi ng Co ncordia's cooperation with industry in key areas of Electrical Engineerin g, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. These are the Centre fo r Signal Processing and Communication (CONSIPCO) ; th e Centre fo r Pattern Recogni tion and Machine Intelligence (CO PARM! ); and the Centre quebecois pour l'informatisation de la production (CIMCE TRE) .

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Th e Conco rdia Computer Aided \'ehic-le Enginee rin g Research (C'O CA\'E) Centre, headed by Dr. Sheshadri Sankar, received two awards totalling S2-IO,OOO from government age ncies, and a contract for SI l 0,000 fro m Bombardier Inc. Societe d'informati que et de rec herclw pour l'industrie de la eo nstruction (SIRICON) , a corporati on created by th e Centre for Building Studi es to design software fo r the constru ction industry, ha~ signed s(•1·eral new contracts with ind ustry. CBS itself was awarded an "Actions Structu ra ntes'' grant of $792 ,000 for a five-year period, as we ll as a c-ont ract with EnPrgy Mines and Resources fo r S120,000. Last year th e Faculty was also vNy acti ve in research an d scholarship. Although it is diffi cult to equ ate excellence in research with the amount of fundin g rec(•ivcd for this ptu·pose, it is worthwhile noting th at both government and industry have seen fi t to invest substantial sums in support of our research actirities. This amounted to more th an Sfi million last year co mpared with SIfi:J ,000 in l!l!i8-Gll. Led by Dr. Paul Faz io, the Centre for Building Studies received two major FCA R annual grants of s:32, 000 and SI00 ,000. In Civil Enginel'ring, Dr. Zenon A. Zielinski rree il'ed a IDA grant to visit Braz il and till' Caribbean to research low-cost housing technologies. Dr. Krishnaih Thulas iraman was award NI a three-year FCA R '·Actions Spontanees" grant fo r his work in \'LSI and Networks. Members of th e Compu ter Sdenee Departm ent hare bre n notably successful in solici tin g strategic eq uipment and infrastru cture grants this year. Several ml'mlwrs of th e Computer Science and El rctri ral Engineering Departments are principal inl'estigators in four "Actions Strn ctu rantcs" gran L~ with th e Centre de reehcrche in form at ique de Montreal (C RmI), each of which is fund ed by more th an SI million for a fi ve-year prriod. Th e Departm ent of Mechani cal Engineering received more th an S2.2 million in fundin g fro m ex tern al so urces, placi ng it among th e lop 15 departm ents in No rth Ameriea. Our faculty me111bc11, have been very act ive in aeademi C' committees. They ha1·e also d ,

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1\vo of the main events sponso red by C SA are Orientation Week and Win ter Carnival. The 1986-1987 academic ori entation featured more than 2, 000 participants; thousands of others participated in social activities organized by C SA, the In ter-Fraternity Council , Commerce and Administration student , and Engineering and Computer Science students. During the past year C SA presented a wide range of guest lecturers, week ly movi es at the Campus Centre and Reggie' Pub, and numerous music and theatrical performan ces. It also sponsored a protest against government attitudes toward funding of higher education, which included a debate on govern ment underfunding at the Hen ry F. Hall Building. As well, GUSA joined other Concordi a representatives in presenting a brief to the Parliamentary ommission on Higher Education in September. The Engineering and Compu ter Science Students' Association hosted the annual Quebec Engineering Competition in March. Conco rdi a students were awarded the highest number of prizes by judges, including two first~. one second and two thirds. The oncorclia Council on Student Life (CC L), which is fund ed entirely through a tudent service fee of S3 .80 per credi t, oversees a number of gro ups such as the In ter-Fraterni ty Council (IFC) , the Internatio nal Ethnic Association Coun cil (!EA ) and a host of ad hoc groups. As i the case every year, the 16 member groups of the IEAC each organized a display on the mezza nine of the Hall Building showing th eir coun tri es of origin , culture, arts and crafts. One of the most innovative services to be offered in Montreal this past year was Safeway Chez-Vous, a non -profit organization that furni shes drivers to take in tox icated indi viduals home in th eir own cars. The service is free. but a small donation is requested. This unique service was tarted by three Concordia undergraduates based on the west-encl campus in space provided by the Dean of Students and Public Relations Offi ces. Th Department of Fitne ·s, Recreation, and Athletics offers a complete and diversified program to meet the vari ed in terest~ of students . The aim i · to provide an opportuni ty for all - not jut varsity-ca libre students - to participate. Approx imately :J ,000 student did o in t 9 6-19 7, the high est level recorded to elate, in more than 30 different activitie in the intramural program. In varsity sports, Co ncordi a was fort unate in having some exceptional athl etes competing at th e national and international levels. The men's wrestling tea m, for exa mple, hosted the Canad ian Championships, with Concordia taking the team titl e, and winning fi ve golds, one sil ver, and two bronze medal in the individual competition. It marked the fourth consecuti ve year that Concordia won the CIA wrestling champi onship. The women's varsity hockey team captured the Quebec Intercollegiate Women's Hockey League champioll'ship. The Lady Stingers went undefeated throughout league play and won the play-offs in the minimum number of games. The men's basketball team won the QUAA championship and ga ined a berth in the national championships. tudents who have an idea for a new club, a ·ervice or any other activity that others co uld enjoy may apply for space and some funding from C SA , CCSL or the Dean of tuclent Office. Recently, a Women's Centre was approved as a join t project of USA, CCSL, the Status of Women Office and the Simone de Beauvoir Institu te.

MALE/FEMALE STUDENTS RE GISTERED IN FALL 1986

Faculty Arts & Science Commerce & Administration Engineering & Computer Science Fine Arts Independent Total

(%)

Male 5,537

(44.6)

Female 6,863

(55 .4)

Total 12,400

3,017

(52.2)

2,763

(47.8)

5,780

2,037 924 1,529 13,044

(81.8) (38.2) (5 1.4) (50. 1)

45 1 1,500 1,444 13,02 1

(18.2) (6 1. 8) (48 .5) (49.9)

2,488 2,424 2,973

(%)

26 ,065

GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF STUDENTS FALL 1986

Montreal Other Regions in Quebec Other Provinces and 'D rritories Outside Canada Total

23,395 1,263 686 752

89.7 % 4.9 % 2.6 % 2.8%

26,096

100 %

LANGUAGE DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS FALL 1986

Faculty Art5 & Science Commerce & Adm inistration Engineering & Compu ter Science Fine Arts lndependent Total %

English French Other 8,564 1,995 1,841 3,878 75 1,027 1,267 33 883 1,269 988 167 2, 143 400 430 17, 121 4,596 4,34 65 % 18% 17%

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SEX DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS FALL 1986 •

Second Cycle

Male ArL~ 407 cience 83 Commerce & Adm inistration 466 Engineering 224 Comp uter Science 128 Fin e Arts 54 Total 1,362

Third Cycle

Female 668 51 292 17 62 158 1,248

Male 84 18 6 92 IO 6 216

Female 77 3 8 2 I 3 94

'f:.;t·ludiu,r1.!.96 illrlf'/Jl'lfdt'tlf sltull'nls.

22 DEGREES CONFERRED AND CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS AWARDED IN JUNE 1986-87

Facul ty Arts & Science: Bachelors Masters Doctorates Others• Commerce & Administration: Bachelors Masters Doctorates Others' Engineering & Co mpu ter Science: Bachelors Masters Doctorates Others' Fine Arts: Bachelors Masters Do torates Others' Total ' /11rl11rli11,11 Oivlwil/lS ttlld Ct>rl(fim lPS.

Number Co nferred 1,278

87 6

79 552 92 2

64 :3 18 27 4 12 247 19 I

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2,802

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Alan B. Gold Chancellor Chief Justice The Su11erior Court of Quebec

Donald W. McNaughton (Chairman) Chairman Schenley Canada Inc.

Me P. Andre Gervais, Q.C. (Vice-Ch.airman) Mackenzie Gervais Advocates

MEMBERS OF SENATE

Patrick Kenniff Rector and Vice-Chancellor Ex-ofn cio Lilyclaire Bellamy Graduate Student Representative Joti Bhatnaga r Department of Education Facu lty Representative Maurice J. Bourgault, C.M. President Palmar Industries Ltd . Commun ity Representative Sandra Capelli (replaced by Diane Dyson) Undergraduate Representative Faye Collins (replaced by Lorne Gray) Undergraduate Representative Charles Draimin Department of Accountanty Faculty Representative Marie.Josee Drouin Executive Director Hudson Institute of Canada Communi ty Representative John N. Economides Business Consultant.. Alumni Representative Leonard Ellen Chairman Leonard Ellen Ca nada Inc. Community llepresentative Terrill Fancott Department of Computer Science faculty llepresenlative J. Roy Firth Manager Investor llelations The Royal Bank of Canada Alumn i Represenlalive Gerry Gross Chairman Department of Theatre Facnlty Representative Henry Habib Chai rman ,

Department of Political 'tience Faculty Representative Thomas Hecht President and C. E.O. Continental Pharma Cl'Oysa n Inc. Community Representative

L. Ian MacDonald Ofnce of the Prime Minister R. K. Groome, O.C. (Vice-Chairma n) Chmrman and President Hil ton Canada Inc.

Government of Canada

Community llepresentative Paul E. Martin President and C'.E.O. The CSL Gl'Oup Inc. Communi ty Representative

Sh irley McLeod Student Affairs Advisor Faculty of Fine Arts Non-Academic Staff llepresentative A. H. Michell Vice-Chairman The !loyal Bank of Canada Community Representative John J. Pepper, Q.C. Campbell , Pepper and Laffoley Community Representative H. W. Proppe Chairman , Department of Mathematics Facul ty Representative Peter Shea Vice-President and Manager Testing Machines International Alumn i Representative James H. Smith President and C.E.O. Domtar Inc. Community llepresentative William W. Stinson President and C. E.O. Canadian Pacifi c Ltd . Community Representative Karen Takacs Co-President Concordia Unive1s ity Studems' Association Undergrncluate Represemative Claude I. 'l'aylor Chairman of the lloa11I Air Canada Community llepresentative Lise Watier Lise \Va tier Cosmetiques Inc. Community Hepresentative

G. Scott White Co-President Concordia University Students' Association Llndergmduat.e Re11resentative 0 -MEMBERS WITH SPEAK ING PRIVILEGES Maurice Cohen Vice-Rector, Institutional R lations and Finance J . Charles Giguere l'ice-llector, Sen•ices Francis R. Whyte \'ice-llector, Academic Aloys ius Graham , S.J. Secreta•)' of the Board of Governo,s

llEGULAR VOflNG MEMBERS Patrick Kenniff (Chait) Rector and Vice-Chancellor Francis R. Whyte (Vice-Chait) V1ce- llector, Academic Charles L. Bertrand Dean , Arts and Science Steven H. Appelbaum Dean , Commerce and Administration M.N.S. Swamy Dea n, Engineering and Computer Science Robert J . Parker Dean, Fine Arts Manfred E. Szabo Dean, Graduate Studies FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES Tom Bui Engineering and Computer Science Phil Cohen Fine ArL~ Dennis J . Dicks Arts and Science Matthew Douglass Engineering and Computer Science Malcolm Foster Arts and Science F. Douglas Hamblin Engineering and Computer Science Joseph Kelly Commerce and Administration William Knitter Arls and Science Martin Kusy Commerce and Admin istration Jack Lightstone Arts and Science Catherine MacKenzie Fine Arts Sandra Paikowsky Fine ArL~ John Ryan Arts and Science Peter Seraganian Arts and Science Harvey Shulman (replaced by Paul Widden) Art.sand Science Brian Slack Arts and Science Gail Valaska kis Arts and Science Rolland 0. Wills Commerce and Administration

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RECTOR ' S ADVISORY COMMITTEE

NDERGRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Luc Beauchemin Pine Ans Maureen Coulas Commerce and Administration

Gilles Desharnais Engineering and C'urnpu1 er Science

Hans Fotouhinia An.s and Science Pau l Gott ArLs and Science George Kalogcrakis Ans and .'cience Scott Robertson Arts and Science Grant Smith Commerce and Administmlion Karen Thkacs Arts and Science Karen Williston Commerce and Administration

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GRAD UATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Mark Medicoff Ruth Vale REGULAR NON-VOfING MEMBERS Maurice Cohen Vi ce-Rector, Institutional Relations and Finanf'e

J . Charles Giguere \'ice-Rector, Sen•it cs Scan McE\'enuc Associate \'ice-Rector, Academic Curriculu m and Planning

William E. Bradford Dt•pu1y Chairman Bank or ~lontreal Donald J . Cruickshank l'ite-Presiden1 , Coq>urate C'omrnun itation:,

Bell Canada Victor C. Goldbloom PresideIll Canadian Council or Christians and .Jews Gai l Grant Consultant Gail Grant and Assodates John Gratwick Director Canadian Marine 1hrnsportation Centi'('

Dalhousie Univer~il.y Gabor Jelli nek President .Joseph E. Seagmm & Sons Ltd. Roger D. Landry President and Puhl isher La Presse

William T. McConnell Panner Peal, Marwi ck & Panne,~ orman J . McDonald Chairman . Executive Committee Publi c & Industrial llelalions Lid . Joyce Borden-Reed Corporate Secretary

The S 'C Grnup Joseph Regan Senior Executive \'ice- President The Royal Bank of Ca nada I. Barry Scott

\'itt•-Presidenl . Ad111inist111lion & Publil' Affairs Canad ian Pacific· Limi1 ed

Cooper H. Langford Associate l'iee-llertor. Aeademic lleseareh

Elvie L. Smith Chairman and C'. E.O. Prall & ll'hirney Canada Inc.

PERMANENT OBSERVERS

Manon Vennat \'ice-President, Aclminislmtion AES Data Ltd . Berna rd Wood Execllli,·e Dire