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With the merger in 1974 of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University (SGWU) to form Concordia University, the SGWU and Loyola Faculties of Engineering were combined to form the Concordia Faculty of Engineering. In December 1980, in order to describe more accurately the activity of the Faculty, its name was changed to Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. In the Fall of 2018, Concordia has renamed the faculty after Gina Cody (MEng 81, PhD 89) in recognition of her generosity to her alma mater and achievements in her field.

In 1974 Sir George Williams University (SGWU) and Loyola College merged to form Concordia University, and existing Fine Arts departments were consolidated into a newly established Faculty of Fine Arts in June 1975. By the time of the merger, both of Concordia University’s founding institutions had responded to the desire for more expansive and accessible education for the artist. Loyola College offered a number of film studies courses in the Department of Communication Arts and formal studies in music and drama in the new Department of Fine Arts established in fall 1973. SGWU’s profile with respect of Fine Arts was stronger, the Department of Fine Arts had been established as early as 1960 and there were already two master programs (Art Education and Studio/Art History). The establishment of the Concordia Faculty of Fine Arts was authorized by the Board of Governors on June 14, 1974. Its first Dean was Alfred Pinsky. The Faculty Performing Arts (Music and Theatre Arts) were grouped at Loyola Campus and the Visual Arts (Studio Arts/Art Education, Art History, Cinema) at SGW Campus. In 1981 the Faculty of Fine Arts was reorganized and existing Divisions of Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Graduate Programs were replaced with formally created departments of Art Education; Art History; Cinema and Photography; Design; Music; Painting and Drawing; Printmaking; Sculpture and Crafts; and Theatre. Later on, some of these departments were reorganized and renamed.

In 1977, after lengthy discussions Senate and Board of Governors approved the formation of Concordia’s Faculty of Arts and Science through the consolidation of Sir George Williams Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science, and Loyola Faculty of Arts and Science. The new structure had three divisions of academic departments (each division with a divisional dean) and a division for small units such as colleges (headed by a Provost); all were responsible to a separate Vice-Rector Academic (V-R Academic, Arts and Science) effective July 1, 1977. On January 17, 1985, the Board of Governors approved restructuring of the Faculty of Arts and Science with a single Dean and four Vice-Deans, eliminating existing divisions. The four divisions of the Faculty were united under a single Dean by July 1, 1985.

The Office of Alumni Affairs provided the principal link between Concordia and its network of graduates, to strengthen this bond and to engender in its alumni and students, as future alumni, loyalty and support for the University. The office had its origins in the hiring of Gary Richards on July 1, 1983, as Executive Director of the recently formed Concordia University Alumni Association, reporting to the Rector and to the Association’s Board of Directors. He soon became known as Director of Alumni Affairs. In 1985, the publishing of Concordia University Magazine changed responsibility from Public Relations Department to Alumni Affairs. Gary Richards left the University in April 1989, then Carolishca Locas became Acting Director until the arrival of Ann Vroom on September 18, who stayed Director of Alumni Affairs for the following 10 years, until October 1, 1999. In accordance to the final report of the Advancement and Alumni Task Force (October 12, 1999), the offices of Alumni Affairs and University Advancement were organizationally and geographically consolidated in 2000. Both units moved to the fifth floor of the Faubourg Building and became one unit: Advancement and Alumni Relations (AAR).

MIGS was founded in 1986 by Dr Frank Chalk and Dr Kurt Jonassohn and is based in the departments of History and Sociology/Anthropology at Concordia University. In recent years, Concordia faculty members and graduate students from Communications, English, Geography, and Political Science have joined in its work, as have colleagues from McGill and the University of Quebec in Montreal. MIGS is a research centre of the Faculty of Arts and Science of Concordia University. The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) is recognized internationally as Canada’s leading research and advocacy Institute for genocide and mass atrocity crimes prevention, the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) conducts in-depth scholarly research and proposes concrete policy recommendations to resolve conflicts before they degenerate into mass atrocity crimes. MIGS has achieved national and international recognition for its national interest approach to the prevention of genocide and mass atrocity crimes from policymakers, academics, leading research institutes, and the media. Today, MIGS is Canada’s leading voice and international partner on Responsibility to Protect issues.

The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema has its origins in the Sir George Williams University (SGWU) Moving Pictures program, which was located in the Department of Fine Arts. The development of this program first appeared following a draft proposal for a Cinema Major in 1972, commissioned by Professors Alfred Pinsky and Edwy Cooke. After the merger of SGWU and Loyola College to form Concordia University in 1974, the program became the Cinema Section of the Visual Arts Division of the new Faculty of Fine Arts. A Cinema proposal was submitted in 1974 to which the Quebec Conseil des universités answered with recommendations in 1978, leading to the creation of two specializations: Film Studies and Film Production, in 1980-1981. Later, another specialization in Film Animation will be added. In 1981, the Faculty of Fine Arts was reorganized and existing Divisions were replaced by formally created departments. The Cinema and the Photography programs were joined together to form the Department of Cinema and Photography. In June 1986, the department was renamed Department of Cinema when the two programs of Photography and Printmaking were established as one department. From 1988, the Department of Cinema offers a graduate program in Film Production joint with the Studio Arts program. The Digital Animation, Digital Image/Sound program was launched in June of 1997. In December 1997, the department again changed its name for the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 1998, the department offers a new graduate program in Film Studies.

Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability (formerly known as Loyola International College until 2012) opened in 2002. It was founded by an inter-disciplinary group of professors drawn from science, social science and humanities departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. From the outset the College’s main purpose was to provide a coherent program of interdisciplinary courses on the Loyola campus on a central issue of our time, specifically the challenges and opportunities of diversity.

• The Lonergan University College was named after Bernard Lonergan, an internationally respected philospher/theologian (a Companion of the Order of Canada, Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy and a Loyola College alumnus). The college aimed to attract teachers and students with an interest in the intersectionality of philosophy and religion.
• Sean McEvenue was named the first Principal of the Lonergan University College, in 1978.
• The college began admitting students in the Spring of 1979 and was fully operational in September of that same year.
• The first distinguished fellow of the Lonergan University College was Philip McShane. He was appointed for a one-year term taking effect in the Fall of 1979.
• The closing of the Lonergan University College was made official during the Board of Governors meeting of September 18, 2003, due to a decrease in student interest, retirement of full-time professors invested in the College and loss of space.

October 1977: The Liberal Arts College Working Committee is formed, representing both Loyola and Sir George Williams campuses and drawn from all Divisions of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to elaborate a dossier containing the core-curriculum of a Liberal Arts College.

March 9, 1978: Concordia University's Board of Governors approves the establishment of four units following a Senate recommendation: the Institute for Women's Studies, the Centre for Mature Students, the Liberal Arts College and the Lonergan College.

1979: The Liberal Arts College appears for the first time in the 1979-1980 Undergraduate Calendar.

1980: Stan Tucker offers a cheque of $3,000 to Principal Frederick Krantz to start the Rita Tucker Library in honour of his deceased wife. The Library collects the great works of Western civilization.

September 26, 1985: The Liberal Arts College is hosting the inaugural the George Rudé Inaugural Lecture featuring professor Eric Hobsbawm presenting on the theme of 'Bandits and Historians'.

The Coalition for the Integration of Lesbian Studies at Concordia was created in 1987. The name was changed to Lesbian Studies Coalition of Concordia (LSCC) in 1989.

The LSCC works toward integrating lesbian material and perspectives into all applicable disciplines, and eventually establishing a degree-granting program. The coalition acts as a support group for lesbians who need to discuss their experiences in a lesbophobic academic community and acts as a watchdog against heterosexism.

The Sir George Williams University Art Gallery officially opened in 1966 in the Henry F. Hall Building. In 1984, the space was renamed the Concordia Art Gallery. In 1992 the Gallery was renamed in honour Leonard and Bina Ellen.

The International and Ethnic Associations Council of Concordia is an umbrella organization representing (as of 2015) 9 international/ethnic associations at Concordia University. It was founded in 1981 and recognized by the Concordia Council on Student Life (CCSL) in October 1982. The IEAC has since established itself as the governing body of its member associations, representing them before the university’s administration, faculty, student population, other university bodies and student organizations, as well as the community at large.
The IEAC consists of one representative from each member association and an elected executive. As such, it oversees and coordinates the activities of its member associations, as it seeks to promote an alliance and improved relations between international/ethnic student associations and other student organizations. Its main objectives are to unite Concordia’s various ethnic communities, and provide a place for social and cultural integration for its member’s association.
Among the activities to promote cultural diversity, the IEAC has hosted over the years a Cultural Week event where each group gives the Concordia community the opportunity to experience firsthand foreign cultures with music, dance and food. Other cultural events include concerts, exhibits, workshops and lectures.

In March 1998, Computing Services Department and the Audio Visual Department formally merged into a single unit, named Instructional and Information Technological Services (IITS). The former director of Computing Services, John Woodrow, became the Executive Director of the new unit. At the time of his retirement from Concordia in 2001, he was replaced by Andre McAusland, former Director of Academic Technology of the Faculty of Arts and Science. Creative Media Services (CMS) was part of IITS for 9 years (2002-2009). Its mandate was to provide multimedia production services to the whole Concordia University community. CMS had its origins in Academic Technology of the Faculty of Arts and Science, joined IITS in June 2002, and adopted its name in September 2004. CMS was transferred to University Communications Services (UCS) on June 1, 2009.

1997: Establishment of Auxiliary Services Department under the direction of Bob MacIver. The establishment of Auxiliary Services brought together Conference Services, Food Services, Printing Services, and Mail Services.

2007: Auxiliary Services was renamed to Hospitality Concordia to reflect the consolidation of all hospitality services in one department. This new department consisted of eight interrelated services including: Reservation Centre, Conference Services, Food Services, Beverage Services, Locker Services, Parking Services, Automated Banking Machines, Commercial Campus Advertising.

The Graduate Students' Association (GSA) is the governing body that rules over much of graduate student activity at Concordia University. The GSA deals with academic issues, academic student associations, and services. The GSA council is elected annually by graduate students.

In the 1990s the Concordia Graduate History Students' Association organised annual conferences called History in the Making, to allow graduate students in history to present papers in their respective fields. The conferences were not restricted to Concordia students: invitations were extended to universities in Québec, Ontario, the Maritimes, and the northeastern United States.

The first Key society was formed in the United States in the 1920s. The movement eventually became international. Formed to welcome and assist visiting athletic teams, the Key societies developed into service bodies to act as general representatives of their respective universities. Their role is to provide a welcoming service for the university, to orientate students to university life, and to provide general assistance to the university.

The Garnet Key Society was begun at Sir George Williams College in 1956 by two fourth-year students, Vic Rogers and Dave Williams with assistance from the Faculty Council, as well as athletic director Mag Flynn and fourth-year student Stu McEvoy. The first official function was to assist in welcoming Hungarian refugee students en route to the University of British Columbia. Since then the Society has been increasingly active in all phases of university life. Membership is considered an honour, and members act as ambassadors, representing the student body at official university events.

• The Institute is launched on March 6, 2001.
• First Nations Artists in Canada by Joan Reid Acland was the first book published by the Institute in 2001.

September 21, 2006: The FOFA Gallery opens with the exhibition titled Body Notes featuring artists Marc Séguin, Caroline George, Sophie Jodoin, Theresa Sapergia and Marion Wagschal. The gallery offers a street-front location on St. Catherine street as well as a vitrine space along the York Corridor, in the new EV building.

Spring 2009: The gallery benefits for the first time of funding from the Canada Council for the Arts thanks to the efforts of jake moore, then interim director.

May 28 to June 4, 2010: During the 2010 Congress of the Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences hosted by Concordia, the FOFA Gallery plays a key role, becoming the ‘centre of stimulating, interdisciplinary exchange’.

Organized in the wake of the Loyola College and Sir George Williams University merger in September 1974, the Office of the Treasurer of Concordia University assumed the responsibilities for general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable (Student Accounts), payroll, insurance, and operating budget. However, for some years, controlling of the capital budget was the responsibility of the University physical resources management area.

The main premises of the Office of the Treasurer have been on the Sir George Williams (SGW) campus but there was also an office mainly for Student Accounts on the Loyola campus until 1992.

Between 1974 and 1995, the Office of the Treasurer was under the direction of the Assistant Vice-Rector and Treasurer who was part of the portfolio of the Vice-Rector Administration and Finance until 1985 and then under the Vice-Rector Institutional Relations and Finance. In November 1995, part of a reorganization of the senior administration, the position of Vice-Rector Institutional Relations and Finance was split in two, creating the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting directly to the Rector, in order that the CFO could be charged exclusively with the management of the University’s financial affairs. With this administrative reorganization, the Office of the Treasurer was renamed Financial Services. Payroll was also moved under Human Resources at the same period.

In 1974, the first Assistant Vice-Rector and Treasurer was William (Bill) M. Reay – who had been before the merger, the Treasurer of Sir George Williams University. He stayed in office at Concordia until the end of 1981. He was followed by Wilfred (Fred) G. McManus until August 1988. Jean-Paul Lauly was then the Concordia Treasurer until the arrival of the first University Chief Financial Officer, Larry English, in July 1996.

The Concordia University Faculty Association (CUFA), which represents faculty members, held a memorial service for its former president Morton Stelcner.

The Development Office was responsible for the University fundraising activities until 1986. After the merger of Sir George Williams University and Loyola College in 1974, Stirling Dorrance was the first to work on the organization of development plans for Concordia University. In January 1980, E. Howard Radford, the University Development Officer for the two previous years, was replaced by John E. Saunders, with the title of Director of Development, reporting to the Rector. Mr. Saunders had been director of the Sir George Williams Schools since 1964 for which he continued to assume the overall direction. In April 1986, during the University five-year Capital Campaign Building Together for a new library building, the Development Office was closed and the second phase of the campaign was put in the hands of a professional firm, Ketchum Inc.

June 1, 1975: Prof. Sean McEvenue assumes the duties of Chairman of the Department of Theological Studies.
May 26, 1978: The B.A. Specialization in Theological Studies Programme is approved by the University Senate.
May 26, 1989: The M.A. in Theological Studies is approved by the University Senate.
1992: Prof. Russell Moroziuk is invited to attend the University of Kiev for one year to develop the first curriculum in theological studies at the university.
September 15, 1995: The ministerial approval of the M.A. in Theological Studies is announced at the University Senate.
November 2005: Studia Theologica, the newsletter of the Theological Studies department, is launched.

1975-1976: Theatre Arts programme is under the Division of Performing Arts. At that time, the Drama (BA) is offered on Loyola Campus while the Theatre Arts (BFA) is on Sir George Williams Campus. They both appear in the first Concordia University Undergraduate Calendar.

September 1977: John O’Brien announces to the University Senate that the Certificate in Theatre Arts and Creative Drama has been approved by the Ministry of Education.

June 1, 1979: The Fine Arts Faculty Council states the creation of Theatre Arts as an academic department effective, as the program was already functioning as such.

May 19, 1983: The name of the Department of Theatre Arts is changed to Department of Theatre. D. Childs is the first Chairman.

Fall 1992: The department of Theatre leaves the Chameleon Theatre spaces for the newly renovated F. C. Smith Auditorium and the D. B. Clarke Theatre.

December 1995: Co-produced with Geordie Productions, the play ‘A Christmas Carol’ receives critical acclaim from Montreal Press.

Winter 2007: Edward Little goes to India with the Theatre and Development program to teach students how to use theatre as a social tool for change and activism. The three-weeks trip is taking them to poor rural areas as part of a project called ‘A Theatre for Human Rights’, with the collaboration of the Centre for Social Action in India and members of the Teesri Duniya Theatre.

May 2009: Prof. Robert Reid and a dozen of students are headed to Beijing. They are taking part in an educational exchange with China’s National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts.

Fall 2009: Along with the department of Contemporary Dance, the department of Theatre is moving to their new facilities in the GM building. The goal is to consolidate all of performing arts departments on the downtown campus (the department of Music would move the following year).

The Department of Studio Arts was created in Spring 1996 by the consolidation of the Department of Sculpture, Ceramics and Fibres, the Department of Painting and Drawing, the Department of Printmaking and Photography, as well as the Interdisciplinary Studies programme, the Studio Art programme, and the Women and the Fine Arts programme.