Lilly Wilson. Carmelo Marsala and Kam Lal. Annie-Claude Banville. Bill McNeil. Mikael Charland.
Concordia in the news
Posted on June 15, 2017
Alumni in the news
Our alumni are featured in the media locally and around the world. Vist the Alumni News section to access an archive of stories or read the latest list of stories:
- Flare runs a story on how Canadian millennials are dealing with the housing crunch. Vancouver resident Lilly Wilson, among the ten millennials who are profiled, tells the publication that that she wants to make housing a human right and explains that she discovered a passion for urban issues while working on her BA at Concordia (14, urban planning). The article is reprised by MSN News and KISS925.com.
- Two Concordia alumni are featured in a Globe and Mail series about startup businesses: Carmelo Marsala (BA, finance), founder and president of home exterior painting company Spray-Net Inc.; Kam Lal, a District 3 alumnus who graduated from Concordia with a major in computer science and a minor in music and founded Notetracks Inc., whose mobile music-annotation software lets users share audio files.
- AMEQ en ligne posts a release announcing the appointment of Annie-Claude Banville (BFA) as academic dean of Vanier College.
- Le Soleil profiles long time Quebec rugby coach Bill McNeil (BA 79, philosophy).
- The Montreal Alouettes website announces that Concordia Stingers alumnus Mikael Charland will play his first professional football game this evening in a pre-season at-home matchup against the Ottawa Redblacks.