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Dr. M. Catherine Bolton

M. Catherine Bolton

Welcome to Student Academic Services (SAS), the office that deals with admissions, advising, and all other administrative tasks concerning the undergraduate students in the Faculty, as well as graduate student recruitment and admissions.

The office has undergraduate counselors and a graduate admissions co-ordinator who are available to answer your questions and help you through your academic career. The office works closely with the departments to solve your academic issues.

 

SAS is a place where students can:

  • Speak to an academic counselor
  • Get advice about university regulations
  • Obtain the forms you need to make changes to your program or your courses
  • Be directed to the various counseling services, as appropriate
  • Discuss any academic problem
  • Be encouraged to reach your own academic success!

The office is also responsible for supervising the General Education requirement, course scheduling, course capacities and enrolment management, new course and/or section additions, SIMS account approval, and grade approval.

The office organizes the annual Scholar’s Event, which recognizes the Faculty’s top students, as well as the Faculty’s participation in the University Open House in the Spring of each year and the Orientation Sessions run under the auspices of the Counselling and Development office.

The Associate Dean is also responsible for all complaints filed under the Academic Code of Conduct relating to undergraduate students.

People

M. Catherine Bolton

Associate Dean, Student Academic Services
848-2424 ext. 5686
email: cbolton@alcor.concordia.ca

Cindy Parkinson

Administrator
ext. 3132
e-mail: parkins@alcor.concordia.ca

Cindy works to ensure the efficient operation of the SAS office, directs the human and financial resources, coordinates the activities of the SAS with its two Managers and acts as liaison with the Assistants to the Dean and the Associate Deans.

 

Mebs Kanji

Code Administrator
ext. 2599
e-mail: code.administrator@artsci.concordia.ca

Mebs is the faculty member responsible for interviewing undergraduate students under the Academic Code of Conduct, making the decisions pertaining to these interviews and attending the relevant Academic Hearing Panel cases.  He liaises with the Associate Dean, Student Academic Services on Code issues.

Isabelle Lacelle

Manager, Admission and Enrolment
ext. 2085
email: ilacelle@artsci.concordia.ca

Isabelle manages the Faculty’s undergraduate admissions and undergraduate course enrolments for twenty-seven academic departments and colleges in addition to supervising the eight counselors assigned to this area.

Nick Michailidis

Manager, Advising and Retention
ext. 2101
email: nick@alcor.concordia.ca

Nick manages the Faculty’s undergraduate student success strategies, including development and coordination of advising and retention activities for twenty-seven academic departments and colleges in addition to supervising the eight counselors assigned to this area.

Catherine Sarrazin

Secretary/Receptionist
ext. 2104
email: sas@artsci.concordia.ca
AD-202

Catherine is responsible for the smooth and efficient running of the SAS front desk.  She responds to all telephone and walk-in inquiries to the unit, fielding questions and providing information. Catherine also schedules student appointments with the eight SAS academic counselors and maintains the database for all re-admission applications as well as student requests for the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Cheryl Costello

Assistant
ext. 5823
email: Cheryl.Costello@concordia.ca

Cheryl provides general office support and assistance to the SAS unit on activities relating to admissions, advising, course scheduling, graduation, registration, retention, student recruitment, statistical reports and special events and projects. She also provides information to potential and current students, academic advisors, faculty and staff members and responds to general telephone inquiries.

Brigitte Brown

Service Assistant
ext. 2075
email: Brigitte.Brown@concordia.ca

The Service Assistant provides general office support and assistance to the SAS unit on activities relating to admissions, advising, undergraduate scholarships, letter production, retention, student recruitment, special events and projects. She/he also provides information to potential and current students, academic advisors, faculty and staff members and responds to general telephone inquiries.

Academic Counselors

The eight Academic Counselors in SAS are responsible for recruiting, counseling and guiding students from the time of their application to admission into a program in the Faculty of Arts and Science, until completion of the program.

  • Virginia Bowker responsible for: English, Liberal Arts College, Mathematics and Statistics
    ext. 2649 e-mail: Virginia.Bowker@concordia.ca
  • Christine Chan responsible for: School of Community and Public Affairs, Political Science
    ext. 2659 e-mail: Christine.Chan@concordia.ca
  • Roberto Chen-Rangel responsible for: Communication Studies, Journalism, Philosophy, Simone de Beauvoir
    ext. 5378 e-mail: Roberto.ChenRangel@concordia.ca
  • Shoshana Kalfon responsible for: Sociology and Anthropology, Biology, Education(including TESL programs)
    ext. 4016 e-mail: skalfon@artsci.concordia.ca
  • Graeme McGravie responsible for: Applied Human Sciences, Economics, Geography, and Planning and Environment
    ext. 2681 e-mail: Graeme.McGravie@concordia.ca
  • Maria Ponte responsible for: Études françaises, Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Physics, Religion, and Theological Studies
    ext. 2103 e-mail: Maria.Ponte@concordia.ca
  • Sandra Robinson responsible for: School of Canadian Irish Studies, Exercise Science, Certificate in Arts & Science, History ext. 2683 e-mail: srobinson@artsci.concordia.ca
  • Glen Thomas responsible for: Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola International College, Psychology, Science College
    ext. 2674 e-mail: Glen.Thomas@concordia.ca
  • Guity Nadjafie, Coordinator, Graduate Admissions
    Guity is responsible for providing graduate admissions-related information to the Faculty of Arts and Science community, contributes to the development of guidelines and policies and ensures that they are respected in addition to fostering and promoting the graduate programs of the Faculty.
    ext. 5788 e-mail: guityn@alcor.concordia.ca

 

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