2018 Recipients

Duncan Crabtree

Duncan is a second-year History student from Toronto, ON. From June till August, he will volunteer in the constituency office of the Member of Parliament Marco Mendicino. During this time, he will learn about the field of politics as he interacts with the office’s staff and the MP.

Read Duncan’s story: A Politician in the Making

Sam Beanland

Originally from New Zealand, Sam is a third-year student pursuing a BBA in Accounting. He will participate in a two-week course in International Business & Management hosted by CBL International and Magdalene College (University of Cambridge). The program focuses on the nature and scope of management within international economic enterprises.

Read Sam’s story: Bringing International Knowledge to the BU Community

Rachel McNamara

Rachel is a third-year student from Gatineau, QC pursuing a double-major in Drama and Arts Administration. Along with a group of Drama students, she will be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival.

Read Rachel’s story: A Thespian to Take Scottish Stage by Storm

Melissa Major

Melissa is a third-year Fine Arts and Psychology student from Sherbrooke, QC. She will attend a two-week Mental Health Training course at the Cape Cod Institute. Through these classes, she will learn techniques to more effectively help those in her community through therapeutic means.

Read Melissa’s story: Advocating Faith-Friendly Mental Health Practices

Jocelyn Grubb

Coming from Waterloo, ON, Jocelyn is finishing the first year of her Masters of Arts in Education. Over the summer, she will study the demographics of the Eastern Township’s low-literacy Anglophone population by creating a survey, collecting the data and analyzing the results. The conclusions of Jocelyn’s study will be given as an information package to the Literacy in Action group to bridge their 2014-2018 data gap.

Read Jocelyn’s story: Applying Academia to Real Life

Myriam Roy

Myriam is a second-year Applied Psychology student from Gatineau, QC. She will complete a two-month work experience with a clinical psychologist in Togo. She will shadow clinical work, organize awareness campaigns as well as incorporate a mental health services section to Caravan Compassion, a mobile medical clinic for rural communities in West Africa.

Read Myriam’s story: Becoming an Agent of Change

Christophe Turcotte-van De Rydt

Christophe is a second-year Biology student from Sherbrooke, QC. He will spend the summer volunteering at Long Point Bird Observatory on Lake Erie. He will be collecting information on bird species as part of the Breeding Bird Census.

Read Christophe’s story: Reaching for the Horizon

Kayley Wartman

Kayley is a fourth-year Music Education student from Dartmouth, NS. She will attend the Kodaly Institute’s Summer School in Hungary to learn the Kodaly music education method and further develop teaching and musicianship skills.

Read Kayley’s story: Teaching the Next Generation of Musicians