Important dates
Explore the timeline of key dates and events in student life history at Concordia and its two founding institutions, Loyola College and Sir George Williams University.
Chronology highlights
2012
Concordia University community mourns the passing of its first rector, John O'Brien, on December 19.
2009
Concordia Librairies launch new digital research repository (Spectrum) on October 22.
1990
358 students, faculty and staff, 8 dogs and 1 giant Homecoming Bee participate in a 6.5 km walk between SGW and Loyola in first Concordia Shuffle, raising $19,443.85 for student scholarships and fellowships.
Concordia becomes a legal entity with the publication in the Quebec Official Gazette of the Order in Council creating the University.
1959-60
Katherine Waters is the first female faculty member (part-time) at Loyola College, in the English Department. Coincidentally, she was also teaching part-time at SGW at that time.
1926
The Montreal YMCA School's "Educational Department" renamed Sir George Williams College after the founder of the YMCA. Sir George Williams College becomes co-educational.
2012
Alan Shepard named Concordia University President and Vice-Chancellor on May 4.
2005
Concordia engineering students unveil their first solar house on September 16.
1987
Day of Action
1969
Computer Centre Incident at SGW on the 9th floor of the Hall Building on February 11; 97 people arrested and $2 million damages in a conflict over student charges of racism.
1948
Incorporation of Sir George Williams College.
1916
Loyola College moves to West-end Campus into three buildings.
1896
Foundation of Loyola College, which grew out of the English program at Collège Ste-Marie on August 15.
2011
Opening of the PERFORM centre in September.
1999
The People's Potato is founded to fight student poverty.
1985
First annual bridge building contest organized by Civil Engineering Department, looking for the strongest bridge using popsicle sticks. Testing is done with a hydraulic press called the "Crusher".
1964
Radio Loyola officially begins operating and broadcasting on November 4.
1937
The first SGWC graduating class receive degrees in Arts, Science and Commerce. The class known as the Guinea Pigs includes the first two graduates from December 1936, and Rita Shane, the first woman graduate.
1900
Loyola Farm, sold by Arthur Decary to Corporation of Loyola College on January 5.
