Dr. Corinne Haigh appointed Dean of the School of Education
 

Dr. Corinne Haigh appointed Dean of the School of Education

Dear Bishop’s community,

I am very pleased to advise you that the Board of Governors has accepted my recommendation that Dr. Corinne Haigh be appointed Dean of the School of Education.

I received a unanimous recommendation from the Committee chaired by Dr. Miles Turnbull and composed of Dr. Anthony Di Mascio, Dr. Avril Aitken, Dr. Eva Bures, Dr. Trevor Gulliver, Dr. Lisa Taylor, Professor Mitchell McLarnon (contract faculty) and Mr. Will Mitchell (external community member).

Dr. Corinne HaighDr. Haigh completed her PhD in Educational Psychology at Western University in 2007. Dr. Haigh began as Assistant Professor at Bishop’s University on July 1, 2010. She is recognized by her students as an excellent teacher- inspiring, knowledgeable, organized and an exemplary role model. Her research in bilingualism has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec. In addition to being Chair of the School of Education, she has acted as Graduate Program Coordinator in the School of Education and conference co-chair for the 2018 annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), co-hosted by Bishop’s University and Université de Sherbrooke. Dr. Haigh has also chaired a special ad-hoc Committee, commissioned by the Joint Committee of the University and APBU, to examine the respective roles of the Departmental Chair, the Dean and the Director of Practice Teaching in the School of Education and was Chair of the Teaching and Learning Centre Initiative (2013-15).

Committee members were impressed with Dr. Haigh’s poise, diplomacy, clarity of expression, her collegial, transparent and collaborative leadership style, and they expressed support for her clear commitment to initial teacher education as well as for improving the graduate programs in the School of Education.

Please join me in welcoming and congratulating Dr. Haigh as the new Dean of the School of Education.

Michael Goldbloom, C.M.
Principal and Vice-Chancellor