Student and campus life

Dear members of the Class of 2021, We hope that you are healthy, safe and in good spirits. As you know, when we decided to postpone your June 2021 Convocation, we hoped to hold an on-campus event in August, and we committed to letting you know our plans by July 1st. Regrettably, it now appears … Continue reading Convocation Update →

We are pleased to announce the addition of two new members to Bishop’s Board of Governors: Suzie O’Bomsawin (External Governor) and Dr. Samia Mihoub (Internal Governor, Staff Council). Suzie O’Bomsawin is Director of the Ndakina Office of the Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki which represents and supports the Abenaki Councils of Odanak and Wôlinak. … Continue reading New members to Bishop’s Board of Governors →

Dr. Jason Rowe, Canada Research Chair in Exoplanetary Astrophysics at Bishop’s University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and, Dr. Stanimir Metchev, Canada Research Chair in Extrasolar Planets at Western University’s Institute for Earth and Space Exploration are the recipients of a $1.1 million (tax included) contract from the Canadian Space Agency to develop the prototype … Continue reading $1.1 million towards a new Canadian space telescope – Western University and Bishop’s University research team →

Bishop’s University is breaking ground on a new residence. The new building will include 93 rooms. The building will replace Mackinnon Hall which was built in 1959. For the first time since Paterson Hall student residence was built in 2003, a new building will appear on Bishop’s University’s campus. The $16 million residence building will … Continue reading Bishop’s breaks ground for new residence construction – $16M project for new building on campus by Fall 2022 →