Inglit Club
What is the BU English Literature Club?
We are an all-inclusive, student run organization working from the Bishop's English Department. We learn and breathe in close proximity to our profs and seek to maintain the tight-knit community established by our predecessors. We are also tied to many other literary scopes such as the BU Writing Club and The Mitre. Over the course of the school year, we host poetry nights, hold bake sales, fundraisers, as well as other student-specific events, often working in conjunction with other clubs and promoting a wide variety of inter-disciplinary fraternization.
On behalf of Inglit, I welcome and encourage you to contact us and learn more about this exciting opportunity as a Humanities (or other) student. Visit our Facebook page for more information, or drop us an e-mail to be on our mailing list.
Michael Berrigan
When I reflect on my years at Bishop's, they seem so idyllic. Perhaps I'm now overlooking some of those long nights spent in the basement of the library before final exams. However, there is no question in my mind that I chose the right university and program for my undergraduate degree. I felt the strong sense of community and tradition the moment I arrived. The faculty members are passionate and inspiring, and you can tell from day one that they are committed to your success. I enjoyed learning with and from an interesting mix of people, professors, and students from across the country, many who remain close friends. With the repertoire of skills I developed while studying English literature, I will pursue the study of law at Dalhousie University.
If you want a great education, in a great place, that will allow you to do great things with your life, then go to Bishop's University.
Tiffany Stoik (nee Godin)
I will always think back on my time at Bishop's as some of the best years of my life. This school's small size helps foster a sense of close-knit community, and the English department does this particularly well. I was encouraged from the very beginning by professors and other students alike to get involved, to speak up, and to push myself harder. Classes were challenging but entertaining, and professors always kept their doors open to anyone who needed help, or maybe just wanted to chat. The professors at Bishop's are like no others. They are engaging, funny, kind, and most of all, you can tell they really care about their students. They are invested in your development and will help you do the best work you can do. My professors believed in me and gave me every opportunity to prove myself, from an internship with the Morris House Reading Series, to helping organize QUEUC. It's because of this dedication and this engagement that I found myself in love with what I was studying, and plan to pursue graduate work. What can I say, I want to be like my professors when I grow up.
James Hatch
I feel very fortunate to have chosen Bishop's. My time here gave me the chance to study a wide variety of literatures while realizing my capabilities and specific interests. It is truly a remarkable experience. I was the co-chair of the Inglit Club, Bishop's English Literature Club. The club organizes regular events, including weekly study groups, social gatherings and poetry nights, all intended to perpetuate a passion for literature around the Bishop's community. I also had the unique opportunity to assist in the coordination of the Morris House Reading Series, which invites established and emerging writers from all over Canada to Bishop's to read from their body of work.
Patrick Madhère
Shawn Oh! Malley, or Shawn Oh! Smiley as we called him, Ken McLean and many other English professors have helped me build my life in many ways. Being born and raised in Haiti, a Creole- and French-speaking country, I didn't know anything about English when I moved to Lennoxville for my studies. Shawn Malley really made the courses interesting and forced me to think "out of the box" when writing essays. I quickly picked up on the language because the courses were fun and the people in the department were very approachable.
Right now I reside in Vancouver BC, working downtown at one of the most prestigious law firms in Vancouver known as Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP as an IT consultant. I'm very thankful for all of their help in building my English skills that allowed me to move as an immigrant to this beautiful country. Thank you, to all of my teachers that helped me.
Jessica Hamer
This is a love letter. A paean to the English department that taught me to recognize inglit, revealed dichotomies, made Ruskin relevant and Sartor Resartus intelligible (almost); to the camaraderie borne in a quaint house at the heart of BU’s campus, nurtured on the wine of annual springtime parties and solidified by film nights, pub nights and of course bonding over books.
Studying English in Quebec gave me an appreciation of the importance of language to culture, to being and knowing, and doing so in the convivial embrace of Bishop’s infused the entire process of learning with a spirit of fellowship and joie de vivre unique to the bubble.
Raise a toast.
Erin Somerville
My experience as an English Honours student at Bishop’s University was the most fun a girl could have in four years. I was challenged and nurtured in equal parts by my professors, who were always willing to respond to my many knocks on their office doors, and who took an authentic interest in my success and academic growth. I don’t know whether I learned more from my professors inside or outside of class, especially when I consider the English Department parties! The programme more than prepared me to successfully complete my Master’s Degree in English at UBC, and in my current position as a Communications Instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology I try everyday to live up to the teaching excellence that inspired me at Bishop’s. I am planning to continue my education with a PhD. in English, and know that the foundation I received at Bishop’s is the reason I want to keep learning. Thank you!
