An evening to celebrate Concordia philanthropists
First Chancellor’s Builders Dinner celebrates private support
Concordia thanked its philanthropists for advancing teaching, research and student life at a special event on November 24, 2015.
The first Chancellor’s Builders Dinner, held at the Montréal Science Centre, celebrated how private support to public education has given Concordia momentum.
Singer, musician and lyricist Greg Halpin, BA 10, provided entertainment. The track heard on this video is his composition, “One Last Love Song.”
Produced by Department of Journalism graduate Keith Race, BA 13, this video features remarks by:
- Aphrodite Salas, MA 99, Emcee, CTV Montreal News reporter
- Jonathan Wener, BComm 71, Concordia Chancellor
- Norman Hébert Jr., BComm 77, Chairman, Concordia Board of Governors
- Bram Freedman, Vice-President, Concordia Advancement and External Relations
- Charles Gedeon, BComm 14 and Sami Sayegh of the Skywell Project, District 3 Innovation Centre
- Jennifer McGrath, PERFORM Chair in Childhood Preventive Health and Data Science
- Daniel Lavigueur, GrDip 13, BA 08, Director of the Concordia Volunteer Abroad Program
- Alan Shepard, Concordia President
Listen to a podcast of the speakers' remarks:
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