Concordia University chronology – 2010s
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2012
Concordia University community mourns the passing of its first rector, John O'Brien, on December 19
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2012
Alan Shepard named Concordia University President and Vice-Chancellor on May 4
2011
Concordia University launches the Solar Simulator-Environmental Chamber and NSERC Smart Net-Zero Energy Buildings Strategic Network on December 15
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2012
Death of Rita Shane, the first woman to graduate from Sir George College in 1937, on July 6
2012
Loyola International College becomes Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability on March 28
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2011
Opening of the PERFORM centre in September
2012
Concordia and Fantasia Film Festival formalize partnership on June 13
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2012
Grey Nuns property in Montreal named historic site on April 17
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2010
Concordia University establishes the Norman Bethune Concordia Doctoral Fellowship on May 13