‘Experiential learning will increasingly become a critical pedagogical component of the student’s experience here at UBishops.  Providing opportunities for students to work in their field of study is invaluable for them to get hands on experience and apply their learning.  Incorporating and devising experiential opportunities for students of all levels and in all fields is an exciting challenge.’ –Dr. Claire Grogan, Associate VP...

June 21st marks National Indigenous Peoples Day here in Canada. To commemorate the important day, we are featuring Shawna Chatterton-Jerome (’21), and Cassey Perley, both of whom have already had, and continue to have, a lasting impact on the Bishop’s community and future generations of Indigenous students. Shawna Chatterton-Jerome (’21) It was only once she...

By Katherine Hackett Maia Lugar Bishop’s University students always find various ways to positively represent the institution and its community. Every two years, 338 women from each Canadian federal riding represent their community at Daughter of the Vote, an initiative run by Equal Voices. It is a four-day intensive program compiled of workshops, speakers, panels, and networking with inspiring women from...

In this interview, Dr. Jessica Riddell (Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Bishop’s University) is in conversation with Sufia Langevin (Joan Stadelman Student Success Fellow at Bishop’s University). They discuss how working with students as partners helps transform not just students but faculty, staff, and institutions through messy, process-driven and co-designed experiences. April 2021...

As an historic institution, Bishop’s is rich in written and photographic records that offer a window into earlier years. But it’s in speaking to former students and faculty that the B.U. of yesteryear can really come alive. “There are changes, of course. There are new buildings and improvements, yes, but the feeling? The feeling is...