Fall 2009 - Bishop's University

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Pedestrians gain right of way
It’s official. Sherbrooke will host
the Canada Games in 2013.
In April 2009 Sherbrooke was awarded
the 2013 Canada Games, becoming
the first city in the province to host the
Summer Games. Principal Goldbloom
was part of the delegation to receive
the news from Michelle Courchesne,
Minister of Education, Recreation and
Sports, and Larry Smith ’72, President, Board of Directors
of the Canada Games. Bishop’s will play a major role in the
Games: our campus will be the Athletes’ Village, housing
thousands of athletes, coaches and volunteers for the event. It
will also be considered as the competition site for basketball,
beach volleyball, soccer and tennis.
First held in 1967, the Games provide the stimulus for
Canadian youth to reach their athletic potential, pursue
personal excellence, and develop socially and culturally
within the context of ethical competition.
Long-serving faculty retire
Dr. James L. Bowey
Business 1988-2009
Dr. Anton F. de Man
Psychology 1979-2009
Dr. Céline Dudemaine
Modern Languages 1982-2009
Students win award in New York City
16 BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY NEWS FALL 2009
The region’s long-awaited extension of highway 410
will finally become a reality. The Quebec Ministry of
Transportation broke ground on May 25, 2009 and work
to lengthen 410 from University Boulevard to just outside of
Lennoxville should be complete by 2014.
“Our town’s been talking about this project for over 30
years,” said Doug MacAulay ’86, President of the Borough
of Lennoxville. “Re-directing traffic away from downtown
Lennoxville will be a huge relief for residents, local traffic and
the largely pedestrian population of Bishop’s University.”
Unique walk opens on campus
A labyrinth was created in front of
McGreer Hall thanks largely to
Carol Dignam, Counsellor,
Heather Thomson,
Chaplain, and Regine
Neumann, 3rd year
Fine Arts student.
“Walking a labyrinth
is more about the
journey than the
destination; it is
about being rather
than doing, integrating
body, mind and spirit into
Oneness.”
The Bishop’s delegation representing Belgium
in the 2009 National Model United Nations
simulation (NMUN) received a Distinguished
Delegation Award for their work in New York City,
placing Bishop’s among the top 40 delegations out
of the 177 involved in the simulation. The NMUN
attracts teams from all over the world with over
2300 students participating.
Since 1998, the Department of Political Studies
has sent eight teams to this event and achieved
a great deal of success (this year marks the third
time we’ve received the prestigious Distinguished
Delegation Award). This course is also central to
the new Major in International Studies.