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 Concordia University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The university gained international attention in 1969, when a group of students occupied the computer lab (see Sir George Williams Computer Riot).
Students enter the university in September, or, in some cases, in January or May. An undergraduate degree normally takes three or four years to complete, a Master's takes from a year and a half (three semesters) to three, and a Ph.D. is at least four years long.
The Hall building (the main building of Sir George Williams campus) was shut down on September 9th, 2002 in response to a protest by pro-Palestinian students.
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 George Williams Computer Riot -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The occupation was sparked by the university's mishandling of racism allegations against a professor at the school.
The occupation became a key event illustrating the widespread disaffection and rebelliousness among the nation's youth during the (The decade from 1960 to 1969) 1960s.
The occupation lead to greater openness at George Williams, which later merged into (additional info and facts about Concordia University) Concordia University, and other universities across Canada.
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 SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS & THE YMCA
Sir George Williams was the youngest of the eight sons of Amos and Elisabeth Williams, of Ashway Farm, Dulverton, in the county of Somerset.
George Williams represented the massive 19th century shift from the rural to the burgeoning English cities.
Williams’ early YMCA gatherings were quite similar to the 35 North Shore Prayer Care groups, which meet to pray for the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of their neighbours.
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 Concordia University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Concordia University in 1990 had faculties of arts and science, commerce and administration, engineering computer science, and fine arts, as well as the faculty of graduate studies and the Simone de Beauvoir Institute devoted to women's studies.
Administered by the Jesuits, this classical college was dependent at first on Laval University and later on the University of Montreal for the granting of its diplomas.
Father William Brown, music director in 1966, encouraged the formation of instrumental and choral groups, including the Loyola Symphonette (renamed the Loyola Orchestra, a community orchestra in 1970), the Loyola Concert Band (conducted 1967-9 by Henry Rzepus and 1969-72 by Thomas Legrady), and the Loyola Choral Society.
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 In Memoriam — Concordia University Magazine
Sir George and Concordia always remained close to John’s heart and mind: He was on Concordia’s Board of Governors from 1987 to 1995, when he was named Governor Emeritus.
He was a director with the Concordia University Alumni Association (CUAA) from 1985 to 1992, and in 1990 chaired Concordia’s first Homecoming and also received the CUAA Award of Merit, at the time the association’s highest honour.
He was a member of the board of directors of the Association of Alumni of Sir George Williams University from 1978 to 2004, and was especially active on the fundraising committee, where his dedication helped raise thousands of dollars for the Sir George Williams Endowment Fund.
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 Encyclopedia: George Williams Computer Riot
The George Williams Computer Riot was a 1969 event at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Canada.
The occupation became a key event illustrating the widespread disaffection and rebelliousness among the nation's youth during the 1960s.
The occupation lead to greater openness at George Williams, which later merged into Concordia University, and other universities across Canada.
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 Sir George Williams Georgians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sir George Williams Georgians were the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union teams that represented Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Quebec.
Sir George Williams merged with Loyola College in 1974 to create Concordia University.
 This Canadian university, college, or tertiary institution related article is a stub.
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 Concordia University - The University
Sir George Williams Campus is in the downtown core of Montréal and the Loyola Campus is in the city's residential west-end.
The University is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
The University is a member of the Québec educational television network, CANAL, which broadcasts a variety of credit and non-credit courses, lectures, seminars and interviews on UHF Channel 29 in the Montréal region and on Cable 23 in other areas of Québec.
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 Human Rights under the Australian Constitution by George Williams - [1999] MULR 31; (1999) 23 Melbourne University Law ...
Williams suggests that implications from Chapter III have not been subject to the same level of debate and scrutiny which the implied freedom of political communication has attracted, and that this might help to explain the underdeveloped nature of these rights.
For Williams, recent developments in Australia represent ‘the rumblings of a deep change of approach’ by the Court,[41] which will result in the ongoing construction of constitutional protections of civil and political rights, and a corresponding decline in the scope and range of economic rights.
Many of the provisions that Williams encourages the High Court to interpret according to a rights-based methodology are expressed as limitations on the powers of government, as are the guarantees implied from the principle of representative government and from Chapter III of the Constitution.
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 Concordia University Rector's Report 1998-1999
George Williams was a clerk in a London dry-goods store who started an organization for the religious and educational welfare of young men like himself.
The Sir George Williams Campus is a distant offshoot of the evening education program at the YMCA.
Sir George Williams College became a separate entity in 1926 and was based in the 1911 YMCA Building on Drummond St. The Norris Building was opened in 1956 to meet the growing needs of Sir George Williams, which had been granted a university charter in 1948.
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 Loyola University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loyola University, Loyola College, Loyola School and Loyola Academy are historic and current educational institutions of the Society of Jesus named in honor of the founder of the Roman Catholic Church religious order, Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Loyola College, a former college in Montreal, Quebec, which merged with Sir George Williams University in 1974 to form Concordia University.
In an agreement struck with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in 1996 only Loyola University Chicago retains the legal right to call itself Loyola University in the United States; others must use appendages noting the school's home city or town.
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 AU - Social Work - Sir George Williams
The YMCA movement, founded by Sir George Williams (knighted in 1894 for his lifelong service to boys), began a tradition of prevention services designed to provide men (and later women) opportunities for wholesome and healthy living.
George Williams College trained professionals from around the world who would carry on the vision of Sir George Williams by providing quality recreational opportunities, safe and affordable housing, and crucial social action programs.
In 1985 when the main campus of George Williams College ceased to exist as an institution, the George Williams School of Social Work relocated to Aurora University where the George Williams tradition continues to thrive today.
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 Association of Alumni of Sir George Williams University
The history of Sir George Williams University began with the establishment of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Montreal in 1851.
The university operated in various “annexes” throughout the neighbourhood but rapid expansion of the university led to the construction of a new building to accommodate all of its activities.
Sir George Williams University was the first Canadian university that offered a full range of university programs to evening students.
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 Concordia University Archives Private Fonds and Collections
The Association of Alumni of Sir George Williams College was incorporated in the Province of Quebec on September 16, 1957.
Sir George Williams College became Sir George Williams University in 1959, and the organization’s name changed to the Association of Alumni of Sir George Williams in 1961.
Following the merger of S.G.W.U. with Loyola College to form Concordia University in 1974, the Alumni Association of Sir George Williams renewed its constitution.
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 George Williams - george williams wiliams willaims geourge geroge eorge gorge gerge geoge geore georg georgewilliams ...
George Williams George Williams III - Mark Twain and the Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - 0935174451
Sir George Williams (1821-1905), was the founder of the YMCA.Williams was born on October 11, 1821, on a farm in Dulverton, Somerset, England.
The George Williams Computer Riot was a 1969 event at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Canada.It was the largest student riot in Canadian history.Beginning on January 29, over 200 students occupied the universitys computer lab.
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 Concordia University Archives Private Fonds and Collections
The Students’ Undergraduate Society of Sir George Williams was created in 1936.
In April 1966, the University Board of Governors approved this constitution and a new executive was formed.
In October 1971, the Students’ Association was put under trusteeship by the University Board of Governors after a series of management difficulties.
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 Stinger News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Concordia University Department of Recreation and Athletics will induct several new members into the Concordia Sports Hall of Fame tonight at a gala dinner, which will be held at the John Molson reception room at Molson Breweries in Montreal.
From 1964 to 1967, the rugged left wing was a key component in a hockey dynasty that dominated the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Athletic Association and represented Quebec at three national championships.
He was named Sir George Williams Male Athlete of the Year in both 1960 and 1961, a rare feat in an institution with many accomplished athletes.
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 Unit 8: The Post War Years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nineteen-sixty-nine was a year of tension at Sir George, with a decided air of confrontation.
The Black Power movement was at its height, and all the frustration and hostilities were vented at Sir George by an incident which started in April, 1968 when six fl students accused a biology professor of racial discrimination.
The problem was allowed to fester until the beginning of December, when, after the Black Writers' Congress was held at McGill and representatives of the Black Panthers spoke at Sir George, a group of fl students, few of whom were the original complainants, demanded the biology professor be fired.
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 Nick Serpone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Acid/base properties of catalyst surfaces are correlated with photocatalytic activity, and the photoredox chemistry and photoelectrochemistry of naked M-O thin films are examined to determine the Fermi levels of hot electron states and hot hole states in semiconductor and dielectric metal oxides.
In collaboration with J. Knowland (Photobiology; Oxford University, UK) and A. Albini (Organic Photochemistry, Universita di Pavia, Italy) we examine the photochemistry of each sunscreen agent available in commercial formulations (alone and together) to assess the photochemical effects that they may have on DNA and on some DNA bases.
Temperature dependence and modeling of a surface chemical reaction on zirconia that triggers photophysical events in the solid, Seminar Department of Chemistry, Meisei University, Tokyo, Japan, October 10, 2002.
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 Section 300.3 - Concordia University In-Course Scholarships
William Schiff Scholarship: Established by the Senior Students' Appeal Committee in 1988 in honour of the late William Schiff, an active senior student, and a founding member of the Sparklers Club.
William Broidy in memory of the late Lucille Irvine, a devoted teacher and former member of the staff of Sir George Williams University.
George and Helen Economides Scholarship: Established in 1999, this scholarship is available to full-time students enrolled in Bachelor of/Baccalaureate in Administration or Commerce programs within the John Molson School of Business.
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 Concordia University - Canada: Financial Aid and Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Concordia University Memorial Endowment Fund was established through the generosity of individuals and organizations to honour Professors Matthew Douglass, Michael Hogben, Jaan Saber and Phoivos Ziogas.
This bursary is dedicated to George Tutsch, a strong supporter of post-secondary education and continuing education programs, and Dr. Henry S. Tutsch, a former Commerce faculty member of Sir George Williams University and Concordia University.
The University is happy to offer, to eligible students who make the request, bursaries to help defray the cost of their studies.
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George received his Ph.D. in Psychology from New York University and has held professorships in departments of psychology, management and computer science in various universities in Canada and the United States.
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 News@Concordia: Commemorative Convocation Ceremony for Sir George Williams alumni, June 8
The university also left an indelible mark on its graduates, a sentiment quite apparent among the nearly 700 Sir George alumni who received Concordia University commemorative certificates at Place des Arts’s Théâtre Maisonneuve, June 8.
Sir George Williams College Convocation, St. James United Church, May 30, 1952.
Close to 1,200 Sir George alumni and their guests filled Place des Arts’; Théâtre Maisonneuve for the Sir George Williams commemorative certificate ceremony, June 8.
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 [CTRL] Captain Prescott and The Opium Smugglers
It was at this time that the American house of Russell and Co. was reorganized, with Augustine Heard and William H. Low (who had arrived the previous autumn in the Sumatra) as partners and John Forbes a junior clerk.
The partners in the Maginac Company were: William Jardine, Frances Holingsworth, Thomas Beale and Alexander and James Matheson.
The William IV was ordered to depart for Canton, while the other two were detained awaiting the decision of the British minister at Hong Kong.
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Williams' first collection of original material -- recorded with a full band -- is stunning for its mixture of blues, folk, and country traditions with her captivating, complex, and visceral...
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