Alumni Magazine May 2021 Gemma Camara Bishop’s prides itself in creating research opportunities for its undergraduate students.  Gemma Camara is one of them.  A third-year Neuroscience student minoring in Environmental Studies, Gemma participated in the Neurodegenerative Diseases: Biology and Therapeutics meeting organized by the Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory (CSHL) in December 2020. During the meeting, Gemma presented...

Alumni Magazine May 2021 Jacqueline Entwistle ’93 – Muskoka, Ontario Jacqueline ”Jackie” Entwistle ’93 had a plan. She had done her research and knew her future career would require a university degree, so she elected to major in Geography, but with another purpose in mind. She would pursue a career in teaching if things didn’t...

Montreal-based musician Jean-Sébastien Baciu talks about his experiences at Bishop’s and about working in Québec’s music industry.   Originally from Montreal, Jean-Sébastien became very passionate about music at a young age. By the time he was 12 years old, he could play the bass and read music, which surprised his high school music teachers who expected him to play the flute. Although he played baseball and...

Alumni Magazine May 2021 Among Bishop’s core priorities is the creation of experiential learning possibilities through internships and co-op placements.  The University was therefore thrilled earlier this year when the Olney family siblings, formerly of the Eastern Townships, launched an innovative internship program pairing Bishop’s with Rocky Mountain Adaptive (RMA) in Canmore, Alberta.  The first...

Virginie B is a singer-songwriter originally from Sherbrooke who graduated from Bishop’s with a B.A. in psychology in 2018. We took a moment with her to reflect on her time at Bishop’s and see where she is now.  Although she is now an up-and-coming singer-songwriter, growing up, a career in music seemed unreachable. Virginie only started considering it as a vocation during her last years of university. She explains...