MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The R. Howard Webster Foundation, a longstanding partner of Concordia, is making its largest gift to date to the university. The seven-figure gift will support a scientist in nutrition, lifestyle research and bio-imaging as well as a healthy living program for seniors at Concordia’s PERFORM Centre. The gift will also support Concordia student-athletes through financial awards, a healthy athlete program and a sports medicine initiative.
Media are invited to attend the gift announcement to learn more:
- When: Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.; speeches begin at noon.
- Where: PERFORM Centre — 7200 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal; media parking available in section P7 (view map here).
- Who: Speakers will include Concordia President Alan Shepard and Peter W. Webster, chair of the R. Howard Webster Foundation.
- What: Full story available as of noon at www.concordia.ca/alumni-friends/news.
About the Campaign for Concordia: Next-Gen. Now
The Campaign
for Concordia: Next-Gen. Now — the largest appeal in the institution’s
history — will raise $250 million to support the university’s ambition
to rethink higher-education teaching and research. Launched November 1,
2017, the Campaign for Concordia will support the university’s nine
strategic directions. According to rankings by the Times Higher
Education, Concordia is among the top two per cent of universities in
the world and number two in North America for universities under 50
years old. The Campaign for Concordia will support research and teaching
that benefit the university’s 48,000 students, 7,000 faculty and staff
and more than 200,000 alumni. Learn more at www.concordia.ca/campaign.
