Your University Magazine No. 39 Winter 2013 BISHOP’S Coming home: Will Mitchell ’68 and the two Bishop’s More than a bridge across the St. Francis River connects Bishop’s University and Bishop’s College School. YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE Scholarships & bursaries for deserving students like Katie Modern equipment in our labs and classrooms Books, journals and online resources in our Library Equipment, travel funding for student-athletes A vibrant student arts scene, from the studio to the stage “It’s inspiring that so many donors I’ve never met have made such a difference in my life. Thank you for the scholarships I’ve received over these four wonderful years. Thank you for my Bishop’s experience!” Katie LeClair S - 4th year Business student - Academic honour roll - Golden Key International Honour Society - VP Academic, Students’ Representative Council Give to the Annual Fund and you will make a di erence in the education of today’s students. ANNUAL FUND 1-866-822-5210 ubishops.ca/gift 6 7 8 9 12 Contents Regular Features 4 Serving Right Alumni President Cathy McRae McLean ’82 5 Principal’s Page Michael Goldbloom gives talks about service – the Association’s and yours. an update and touts the benefits of research activity. 6 Alumni Profiles From the hallowed halls: Steve Edelson ’99, 14 Campus Notes Student demographics, Lauren Cruikshank ’99, Chris Green ’84, Lois Shepherd ’69. David Simpson ’72 shares his international experience, the game’s the thing, Susan Cain 10 Cover story on introverts and more... Coming home: Will Mitchell ’68 and the two Bishop’s. 16 My Space Students attend class in beautiful, historic Bishop Williams Hall. 12 Laughing all the way to the bank Beginning as a small gift business in the Eastern Townships, the Hatley company 23 Alumni Events now embraces a global market. 24 Marriages 17 Will Abbott ’88 gives back 25 Births 26 In Memoriam & Tributes 19 Rhodes to Bishop’s Every semester students come to Bishop’s 27 as part of our International exchange program. Here’s what Through the Years two ‘Rhodents’ say. 30 Alumni Perspectives Sven Byl ’01 says health is wealth. 21 RBC Wall of Distinction The 1971 Gaiters football team and Bishop’s University Magazine is published three times John Pratt ’58 joined the Wall. a year by the University Advancement Office. 866-822-5210; [email protected] 35th reunion for Classes of 1975-79, 22 Fall Homecoming Edited and designed by Pam McPhail th 20 reunion of refugee student sponsorship and more... Contributors: Célie Cournoyer, Sarah Haddon ’01 Sarah Heath ’99, Liz Mazurek ’08, Matt McBrine ’96 Cover photo by Maxime Picard BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE WINTER 2013 3 Serving Right Alumni President Cathy (McRae) McLean ’82 talks about service – the Association’s and yours. hroughout the past year, your Congratulations to Stan Groves ’81, the 2012 recipient of the Alumni Association has made it a Esprit de Corps Award. Inspired by reference to the “little brown T priority to strengthen its presence jug” in the BU song, the award recognizes Stan’s contributions on campus with faculty and students. to Bishop’s and the Lennoxville communities. We believe the involvement of alumni in Are you interested in serving your fellow alumni? We currently enhancing student learning is an important seek applications for the position of President-elect. Individuals part of the Bishop’s experience. I offer our serve in this position for two years before transitioning to the appreciation to the many alumni who have given their time leadership of your Association. to participate in student networking events, the BUCS golf In July 2013, Chris Forsythe ’99 will assume the responsibilities tournament, the Biology Club wine and cheese, Bishop’s Boot of President, and a new President-elect will come on Board. Camp, the Jump mentoring program for recent grads, and as Volunteering your time is a great way to give back to Bishop’s guest participants in several classroom activities and Dragon’s and support alumni through a variety of events organized by Den. Your time, effort and enthusiasm make a difference to the local chapters. Please submit your application by March 31, 2013. quality of the students’ experience. We encourage you to recognize deserving candidates for As a continuing commitment to serve your needs, your Alumnus of the Year and the Esprit de Corps Awards as part Association entered into a partnership with CareerJoy, a career of our Alumni Recognition Program. You will nd additional counseling and coaching service that provides a variety of free information on volunteer positions and nominations at webinars on topics such as “Get the Right Career Right Now” www.ubishops.ca/alumni. and “Social Media and Your 3D Personal Brand.” Bishop’s grads On behalf of all alumni, please join me in thanking the dedicated are eligible for a discount of up to 15% on services such as resumé staff in the Advancement Of ce who work tirelessly behind the preparation, student career identi cation, career transition, scenes in creating innovative and satisfying opportunities for leadership assessment, and individualized career coaching. BU grads to stay connected. 4 BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE WINTER 2013 Research on the rise Principal’s Page Michael Goldbloom gives an update and touts the bene ts of research activity esearch is central to a university’s Multi-Scale Climate and Environmental Change: mission of advancing the boundaries Faculty from the Natural and Social Sciences R of knowledge. The Bishop’s community study climate change at the small, intermediate can take great pride in the rapid development and large scales and seek to identify ways of of our research culture over the last decade, preventing or adapting to climate change by particularly over the last two years. Bishop’s: understanding the multi-faceted biological, • now attracts more research dollars from geological and environmental mechanisms at external granting agencies than at any time work. in its history, Crossing Borders: The Humanities and Social • was awarded three prestigious Canada Sciences faculty who belong to this group study Research Chairs (CRCs), and socially constructed categories and boundaries • has made signi cant investments in research that mark differences among nationalities, infrastructure with support from the Canada ethno-linguistic communities, genders and Foundation for Innovation (CFI). social classes—particularly how they are Research excellence not only enhances our constructed, challenged and transcended, with Research highlights since 2010: reputation and funding but it also helps us relevance to our immediate community when • Bishop’s attracted over $3 attract and retain the best faculty, and provide possible. million in external research exceptional experiences for our students. Indeed, These research themes were launched in 2009 grants (doubling our annual the bene ts of active research reach directly into as priorities to support continued research intake since 2009-10); the classroom, making it possible for Bishop’s growth, and in 2011 the University was awarded students to increase their hands-on experience a total of $2 million for three CRCs and the • named three prominent scholars and be better prepared for both graduate school development of two state-of-the-art laboratories to prestigious Canada Research and the work place. by the CRC program and the CFI. Chairs; The growth in our research funding is When professors are active in cutting-edge • renovated many science labs remarkable when we consider that our Research research, their curiosity, insight and enthusiasm and acquired leading-edge Of ce was only established in 2001. Dr. Michael transfer to their students. Course material and analytical instrumentation Childs, VP Academic, Dr. Steve Harvey ’89, our teaching informed by research allow students in biology, biochemistry and rst Associate VP Research, and his successor, to enter into a dialogue around emerging issues chemistry – an investment of Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, played critical roles or discoveries in their eld. over $7 million; in this regard. The major factor in our successs In addition, professors who hold grants often was our strategic decision made in 2009 to focus hire students as research assistants, giving them • established three state-of- on four areas of research expertise. They are: the opportunity to participate in scholarly work the-art research laboratories, Cosmology and Astrophysics: Faculty from Physics and experiential learning at the undergraduate for climate and environmental and Mathematics undertake ground-breaking level, an experience that would be rare at a change research, health and well- research into the nature of gravitational elds larger institution with numerous graduate being, and computer science; as applied to cosmology and the behaviour of programs. • created four research clusters compact astronomical objects in a variety of To capitalize on the enhanced momentum and aimed at enhancing our research contexts, with a focus on topics relating to high- growth of our research pro le, we will continue profi le in areas of existing energy astrophysics. Members have a history to focus on the four research clusters and on strength and expertise; of international collaboration and publication attracting talented faculty and post-doctoral and maintain af liations with leading research candidates with excellent research pro les. • hosted important provincial and groups and institutions around the world. With research funding on the rise, securing national research conferences, Psychological Health and Well-Being: This group additional research chairs and developing small, such as the Société québécoise focuses on the means to ensure individuals well-targeted graduate programs can support pour la recherche en psychologie and the communities in which they live are and contribute to the growth and success of and the national L’Association healthy, sustainable and vibrant. They explore larger research programs tied directly to our francophone pour le savoir; and the psychological processes and antecedents research clusters.