Robert Calderisi was the invited lecturer for the 2014 Loyola Lecture.
Stevie Cameron was the invited lecturer for the 2012 Reader's Digest Lecture.
The Backpack to Briefcase course was offered through the Advancement and Alumni Relations office and sponsored in part by the Concordia Alumni Association. The goal of the course is to help students transition from academia into the workplace.
Perry Monaco, Global Strategy Consultant at LinkedIn, lead a workshop for graduating students and recent grads.
The Annual Open House of the Ottawa Alumni Chapter took place at the Metropolitain Brasserie.
Canada’s Consul General for the Pacific Northwest, Denis Stevens, hosted Concordia alumni in Seattle’s Capitol Hill region.
The Concordia University Alumni Association hosted a meet and greet at Shelf Life Book, complete with smoked meat sandwiches, which was followed by the bookstore’s Montreal Night. Four former Montreal authors, including Susan Calder, BA 88, read from their work.
Concordia University alumni gathered at Vibes Cafe in Amsterdam for the first alumni event in the Netherlands, an informal networking evening hosted by Claire Deslongchamp, Communications Director of the Québec Government Office in Brussels. The Delegate General of Québec in Brussels, Christos Sirros, was invited as a guest speaker.
The New York Alumni chapter held a private party at Maman. The restaurant's owner, Benjamin Sormonte, BComm 05, shared his experience as an entrepreneur in the food and beverage industry in the Big Apple. Food was prepared by Michelin-starred chef Armand Arnal.