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January 1, 1978: At the University Senate meeting of December 16, 1977, Vice-Rector, Academic (Arts and Science) Russell Breen announced that as of January 1, 1978, there would be only one Chairman, C. Stephen Casey for the merged department of Classics. Since the signing of the merger of 1974 (and the first Concordia University Undergraduate Calendar published in 1975), the department had appeared with distinct Chairmen for Loyola and Sir George Williams campuses.

December 18, 1996: Merger of the Department of Classics and the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics and therefore the establishment of the Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics.

January 1, 1978: At the University Senate meeting of December 16, 1977, Vice-Rector, Academic (Arts and Science) Russell Breen announced that as of January 1, 1978, there would be only one Chairman, Roderick E. Townshend for the merged department of Chemistry. Since the signing of the merger of 1974 (and the first Concordia University Undergraduate Calendar published in 1975), the department had appeared with distinct Chairmen for Loyola and Sir George Williams campuses (Mark Doughty and Roderick E. Townshend, respectively).

January 1, 1978: At the University Senate meeting of December 16, 1977, Vice-Rector, Academic (Arts and Science) Russell Breen announced that as of January 1, 1978, there would be only one Chairman for the merged department of Political Science. Since the signing of the merger of 1974 (and the first Concordia University Undergraduate Calendar published in 1975), the department had appeared with distinct Chairmen for Loyola and Sir George Williams campuses (Ronald C. Coyte and Horst Hutter, respectively).

January 1, 1978: At the University Senate meeting of December 16, 1977, Vice-Rector, Academic (Arts and Science) Russell Breen announced that as of January 1, 1978, there would be only one Chairman, Robert M. Roy for the merged department of Biology. Since the signing of the merger of 1974 (and the first Concordia University Undergraduate Calendar published in 1975), the department had appeared with distinct Chairmen for Loyola and Sir George Williams campuses (Richard T. Cronin and Hildegard E. Enesco (Biological Sciences), respectively).

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'.

September 1998: Establishment of the Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies, thanks to a $1 million donation by Andrea and Charles Bronfman and the Seagram Company Ltd during the Campaign for a New Millennium. The institute is dedicated to the study of the Canadian Jewish experience through research, education, and community partnerships. CICJS supports a wide range of projects of local, national, and international interest, which contribute to this field of inquiry.

The Department of English of Concordia University has its origins in the respective departments of English of the University’s two founding institutions: Loyola College and Sir George Williams University (SGWU). A formal Department of English was established at the beginning of the 1960s in the two institutions. The administration and faculty of both departments were joined together in 1977 in the wake of the Loyola College and Sir George Williams University merger in 1974.

Between 1966 and 1972 members of the Sir George Williams University (SGWU) Department of English hosted a series of poetry readings that was conceived as an on-going encounter between local (Montreal) poets and some writers from the United States and the rest of Canada. Sponsored by The Poetry Committee of the SGWU Faculty of Arts and the Department of English, these readings involved more than sixty poets from across North America. The series was the creation of three SGWU professors: Howard Fink and Stanton Hoffman from the Department of English and Roy Kiyooka from the Department of Fine Arts.

articule is an artist-run centre dedicated to social engagement, experimentation and interdisciplinarity.
articule was founded in 1979 by a group of artists to create a place for multidisciplinary artistic presentations focused on research and experimentation. The centre’s founding members shared common values such as bilingualism, collaboration, and management of the gallery through its members’ participation, which remain central to the centre’s operations to this day. The first exhibition “Pile ou Face, mur-mur”, took place in a rented space on de la Montagne Street. articule was incorporated as a non-profit organization the 14th of July 1980.
Since the gallery’s beginnings in 1979, articule’s programming considers equally the work of internationally praised artists as well as that of emerging artists, offering many a first opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional environment.
Following the desire to take art outside of the gallery space, several exhibitions and events take place in locations such as apartment buildings, hospitals, theatres, or parks.
Since its foundings, articule contributed significantly to the development of performance art in Montreal. With thematic conferences, publications such as the newsletter Discussion (1981 to 1989), and workshops, articule became a centre for dialogue and knowledge sharing.

In 2012 the gallery held for the first time the conference Montreal Monochrome?, addressing the mis- and under-representation and systemic oppression of marginalized groups in Montreal’s contemporary art milieu. The several days lasting annual event soon became the gallery’s programming centrepiece.

articule moved several times since its beginnings in de la Montagne Street.
From 1983 to 1991, the gallery shared a building with several other arts-related organizations and galleries at 4060 St-Laurent. In 1991, the centre moved to 15, Mont-Royal West. From 1996 to 2006, it was located at 4001, Berri Street. Thereafter, it relocated to Fairmont Street in Montreal’s Mile End neighbourhood in 2006.
articule is presently located at 6282, St-Hubert Street, Montreal.
articule was a member of the Société du 5 avril, and is currently a member of the RCAAQ [Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec].

The Société du 5 avril was founded April 5, 1990 when seven artistic enterprises, all tenants of the building at 4060 St. Laurent Blvd., were threated with eviction by the building's owners who had decided to sell their spaces as part of a condominium development. The hastily formed group included Articule, DARE-dare, Dazibao, La Centrale, Main Film, Skol and Vox Populi and was incorporated on June 6, 1990 under the name Société du 5 avril. Its purpose was to develop a centre for non-profit groups. The Société's mandate was to purchase, adapt and manage a centre for self-managed organizations in the visual and media arts. It aimed to provide greater visibility for its members as well as adequate permanent spaces; the Société would also allow its members the benefits of purchasing their supplies in bulk.

The members were forced to vacate their premises at 4060 St. Laurent before May 1, 1991, and the Société quickly ordered an initial pre-feasibility study which recommended a temporary relocation. DARE-dare, Dazibao, La Centrale and Skol moved to rented quarters at 279 Sherbrooke St. West; the other three organizations moved elsewhere. Next, the Société undertook a feasibility study regarding acquisition and development of a permanent building. The first phase of the study, a presentation on the parameters of the project, was completed in October 1993. The second stage began with a study of the technical aspects of the project. Meanwhile, the Société du 5 avril chose the building which best suited the members' needs. It was a former foundry situated at 735-745 Ottawa Street in the up-and-coming Faubourg des Récollets adjacent to Montreal's Old Quarter. An architect's report on the building concluded the second phase of the feasibility study; the three-volume document was deposited in the spring of 1995.

However, the Ottawa Street project was not realized. After some reconsideration, several members of the Société moved to spaces in the building at 460 St. Catherine Street West. The Société du 5 avril officially wrapped up its operations on February 28, 1997.

2017: The Department of Religion becomes the Department of Religions and Cultures, according to the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Calendar.

The Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) is a Montreal-based organization established in 1992 that provides professional support to English-Speaking public organizations, families, and individuals within the city’s Black communities. The BCRC is a member of the Black Community Forum that aims to develop, plan, and support effective partnerships within the Black Community. Dr. Clarence Bayne holds the position of president of the BCRC, and Jamar Scott the position of Vice-president and chair of Finance Committee. The BCRC is located in 6767 chemin de la Côte des Neiges, and offers information and referral services, support to schools, workshops, and a documentation center. The Black Community Resource Centre has partnered with several organizations such as the Quebec Community Groups Network, the English Montreal School Board, Volunteer Bureau of Montreal, Centraide du Grand Montreal, and the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, among others, to facilitate workshops, training and programs on health, social services, education, anti-racism, self-esteem, community building, conflict resolution, socio-culture and community development for the integration and empowerment of Montreal minority groups including Black Youth. Dedicated to empowering the Black-Anglo community of Montreal, the centre has developed the Book Project, a historical account of the evolution of the English-speaking black community and Black in Quebec, an in-depth research study into the English-Speaking Black Community in Quebec that aims to provide Black Community Organizations with accurate information, data and sources on their communities.

May 21, 1981: The Board of Governors approves the creation of the Department of Art History (it was previously a Faculty of Fine Arts programme under the Visual Arts Division).

December 20, 2022: Darren Dumoulin steps into his new role as Director and Security becomes Campus Safety and Prevention Services.

November 3, 1970: The Fluid Control Centre is founded after the Faculty of Engineering of Sir George Williams University negotiated a $80,000 grant program with the National Research Council (N. R. C.) to aid in the planning and implementation of a broadly-based research program on fluidics and fluid control systems.

October 28, 1983: The change of name from Fluid Control Centre to Centre for Industrial Control is approved at the University Senate.

• 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.

• 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.

Television Sir George (TVSG) came into existence in October 1966, with the ratification by the Students’ Association of Sir George Williams University (later the Day Students’ Association) and made its home in the then newly erected Henry F. Hall Building. The first organization staff was composed of James Joyce as executive producer, Rob Joyce as creative director, and Barry Barnes as technical advisor. Membership was open to all undergraduate students. TV Sir George’s first show appeared on Channel 9 on November 21st 1966. TVSG became CUTV in January 1975.

Concordia University Television (CUTV) is a closed circuit television station under student management. TV Sir George became CUTV in January 1975, following the creation of Concordia University in August 1974. CUTV enjoyed a good working relationship with the Concordia Audio-Visual Department. The arrangement they had was mutually advantageous. CUTV had special borrowing privileges which represented a substantial saving. The AV Department, on the other hand, looked to CUTV for the skilled people it needed as part-time workers. CUTV was a club member of the Concordia University Student Association (CUSA) and then the Concordia Student Union (CSU) until 2003 when CUTV transferred its ownership to the Concordia Student Broadcasting Corporation, the parent company of CJLO radio.

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.

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 Contemporary Dance has its origins in the hiring of Professor Elizabeth Langley as a Lecturer to teach a dance course in the Division of Performing Arts of the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1978.

1979-1980: Dance appears for the first time in the Division of Performing Arts in the Undergraduate Calendar.

May 29, 1979: The University Senate approves a B.F.A. Major in Modern Dance programme for 1980-1981. This was the first Canadian university dance programme geared to training choreographers.

April 1981: The Fine Arts Faculty Council approves that more funds should be made towards the appearance of the Major in Modern Dance in media publications since ‘the Dance area had no visibility within the proposed Faculty structure’.

March 25, 1988: Due to the growth in popularity of the program, the University Senate establishes Contemporary Dance as an Academic department within the Faculty of Fine Arts.

September 2009: The Contemporary Dance as well as Theatre department are moved from the Loyola Campus to their new facilities in the GM and MB buildings.

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.

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’.

1965-1966: The Department of Finance is officially formalized at Sir George Williams University (SGWU), under the Faculty of Commerce, with G. Robert Curnew acting as the first departmental Chairman.

1974: As part of the merger between Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, the Department of Finance is integrated with Concordia University, under the Faculty of Commerce and Administration.

November 2000: the Department of Finance becomes part of the John Molson School of Business, previously known as the Concordia University Faculty of Commerce and Administration.

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.