The B.E.S.T. Project Fund is the premiere experiential learning opportunity at Bishop’s. This unique fund is intended to assist students to determine their career paths and realize their ambitions. Every year, students are awarded the B.E.S.T. fund to pursue a project or internship that will help them gain perspective on their future careers. Read what...

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...

by Loch Baillie In early June 2019, I had the opportunity to attend Editors Canada’s 40th annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. By attending panels, workshops, and keynote lectures led by seasoned editors and authors, I was able to develop a greater understanding of what it means to work in the publishing industry over the...

‘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 Academic.   Veronica Mongiardo is a fourth-year student doing a double major in Secondary Education and English, Honours degree in Literature, and a minor in Sociology.   She grew up in Laval, right beside Montreal. “Over there when you go to study at university you really go study at McGill or Concordia, that’s kind of like a given,...

‘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...