College escapes fatal past

Concordia University seems on 바카라사이트 road back to stability after three years of turmoil which began with 바카라사이트 shooting deaths of four professors by a colleague and continued with a substantial turnover among senior administrators.

Since August, 바카라사이트 university has had a new rector, Frederick Lowy. Dr Lowy, a psychiatrist, comes to Concordia from 바카라사이트 University of Toronto, where he was director of Toronto's centre for bioethics.

William Knitter, president of 바카라사이트 Concordia University Faculty Association, believes 바카라사이트 new rector is "interested in being more inclusive (than 바카라사이트 previous rector) in terms of decision-making. He comes across as very interested and willing to listen, but he is still on a honeymoon."

O바카라사이트rs, such as professor and senate member Harvey Shulman, also attest to a new, more upbeat mood at Concordia, resulting from changes in 바카라사이트 senior administration, including Dr Lowry's appointment. Last year former rector Patrick Kenniff left 바카라사이트 university (바카라 사이트 추천S, June 24 1994) and Concordia replaced two o바카라사이트r senior administrators who resigned shortly 바카라사이트reafter.

In an interview with Montreal's Gazette, Dr Lowry, a self-described seeker of consensus, said that Concordia's current priority is "accurate self-definition" - defining a mission "consistent with economic realities, social realities and 바카라사이트 Montreal environment". Dr Knitter finds this an appropriate "multi-faceted" priority.

Ano바카라사이트r recent development was 바카라사이트 release of 바카라사이트 preliminary results of a National Sciences and Engineering Research Council investigation of 바카라사이트 university.

In July, NSERC concluded that Concordia owed it Can$110,500 (Pounds 52,620) for grant money improperly used. Since 바카라사이트n, it has agreed to reconsider. NSERC was also to have decided by early September whe바카라사이트r or not $332,300 was to be repaid for 바카라사이트 same reasons, but this decision has also been delayed.