Capital effort in Ottawa
Alan Shepard outlines Concordia's achievements during his first meeting with regional alumni chapter executives
December 17, 2012
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From left: Ottawa Chapter President Christopher Wilcox, Concordia President Alan Shepard, and Vice-President of Advancement and Alumni Relations Marie Claire Morin. | Photo by Concordia University
Concordia President Alan Shepard lauded the university’s vigorous growth and burnished international profile over dinner with members of Parliament and senior figures in the university’s Ottawa alumni chapter.
The gathering, held at the Rideau Club on December 10, marked Shepard’s first ever meeting with alumni chapter executives.
Advancement and Alumni Relations (AAR) operates 24 geographic chapters: 14 in Canada and the United States and 10 internationally.
The Ottawa chapter — one of AAR’s strongest — has built up a $17,400 endowment to support two annual entrance bursaries for Concordia undergraduate students from the Ottawa region. It has a fundraising goal of $20,000.
The Ottawa area is home to 5,400 Concordia alumni.
Shepard said Concordia has undergone a renaissance and praised alumni for augmenting the university’s reputation outside of Quebec.
He also drew attention to a raft of initiatives that have transformed the university.
At the Ottawa alumni chapter dinner. | Photo by Concordia University
Shepard said $600 million worth of investment projects, bolstered research activity and pushes in such areas as genomics and illness-prevention have enabled Concordia to rethink higher education as a way to meet societal demands.
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