Concordia University Concordia University French: Université Concordia Rank: 477 worldwide Concordia University, commonly referred to as Concordia, is a public comprehensive research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the three universities in Quebec where English is the primary language of instruction. In 1968, in the wake of the Parent Commission Report, which recommended the secularization of Quebec's educational system, the Government of Quebec asked Loyola College and Sir George Williams University to consider some form of union. The proposed merger was discussed by the Loyola-Sir George Williams Joint Steering Committee, a committee created to analyze all forms of possible mergers of the two institutions. In early 1973, the two institutions announced the merger would take place that fall. However, legal, and administrative procedures delayed the merger for another year. On August 24, 1974, the Government of Quebec recognized the merger, thus creating Concordia University. The name was taken from the motto of the city of Montreal, Concordia salus "well-being through harmony". The university has two campuses, set approximately 7 kilometers (4 miles) apart Sir George Williams Campus is the main campus, located in the Quartier Concordia neighborhood of Downtown Montreal in the borough of Ville Marie and Loyola Campus in the residential district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It has three main library locations. The R. Howard Webster Library is in the J.W. McConnell Building on the Sir George Williams Campus, Georges P. Vanier Library is located on the Loyola Campus and the newest library, Grey Nuns Reading Room, a silent study space for Concordia students located in the former Chapel of the Invention of the Holy Cross. Concordia University highlights when it comes to academic are Faculty of Arts and Science, the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, and the John Molson School of Business. This university also offers top ranked programs like Education, English Language Literature, Communication and Media Studies, Accounting and Finance, Linguistics, Psychology and Sociology. Concordia's alumni and faculty have achieved fame for their accomplishments in many fields. Distinguished alumni include, Former Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier, Mohan Munasinghe, Vice-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Presidents and chief executive officers of major businesses Dominic D'Alessandro, Mireille Gingras, Gerald T. McCaughey and the late L. Jacques Menard, Actors James Tupper, Adam Kelly, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Mylène Dinh-Robic and Annie Murphy. Concordia University's athletic teams are called the Concordia Stingers. The university has 10 varsity teams. In the fall, teams compete in Canadian football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's rugby union and sport wrestling. There are female and male wrestlers on the team from year to year, and they compete as one team. In the winter, teams compete in men's and women's ice hockey and men's and women's basketball.