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Morey, Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Morey’s first employment at Concordia was as Student Advisor in the Sir George Dean of Students Office from 1980-1984. In October, 1985 Morey was appointed Advisor to the Rector on the Status of Women by the Board of Governors with a mandate to conduct research and make recommendations on all matters affecting women on campus, including students, faculty, and staff. Subsequently, a 10-member (all female) Committee on the Status of Women was established and chaired by Morey and her term as Chair was extended to May 1, 1992.

From November 1, 1988 to 1994 Morey served as Coordinator of Special Projects in the Office of the Rector. In June, 1989 she was named Acting Director of the Council for International Cooperation, following Martin Singer (the position was filled in April 1991). Morey left Concordia for Marianopolis College in 1994, followed by a term at a university in the United Arab Emirates. In Fall, 2002 Morey returned to Concordia temporarily, as Communications and Special Projects Officer in the Faculty of Fine Arts. In 2008 she was named Dean of Students. She served as Dean for a three-year term and retired in May, 2011.

  • In 1983 Morey was named to the Board of the Canadian Bureau for International Education.
  • At Forum ‘85 in Kenya, Morey was selected by the Women’s Program in the Department of the Secretary of State to be a representative of the Canadian Bureau for International Education.
  • On March 4, 1987 Morey was a panelist for Do They Want Us There?, a discussion on employment equity at the School of Community and Public Affairs.
  • Morey was a member of the Consultative Committee on Employment Equity, established in early 1988 with a mandate to formulate goals and regulations for the future Employment Equity Program.
  • During International Women’s Week in March 1988, Morey participated in the panel discussion What’s Happening for Women at Concordia University?.
  • In 1991 Morey co-chaired with Corinne Jetté the Concordia Task Force on Multiculturalism with a mandate to prepare recommendations on classroom, workforce, and community cultural diversity.
  • Morey was Chair of the Native Research project, which submitted a December 1991 report addressing the experience of First Nations students within university economic, social, and political conditions and systems. The report led to an implementation plan supporting First Nations communities and the opening of the First Nations Student Centre in September 1992.
  • In 1994 Morey was chosen by Oxfam Canada as International Observer of South African elections.
  • In Spring 2009, Morey accepted the role of university representative on the Board of Directors of Dawson College, a three-year appointment from the Minister of Education.