Until you teach your very first class at the university you have chosen as your professional home, you never know what it’s really going to be like.
The first class I taught at McGill was eye-opening. The students were terrific – engaged, enthusiastic, challenging. I left the room smiling, knowing that I really enjoyed teaching, and that this journey at McGill was going to be fun!
Ask me now, more than 25 years later, which university I consider to be my alma mater? I’d say without hesitation, McGill.”
Over the years, thanks to McGill colleagues, mentors, and many exceptional students, I have learned how to be a better teacher, collaborative partner, human resources manager and project leader.
I took up my tenure-track teaching post at McGill when I was only in my twenties, juggling life as a young working mother of two, armed with degrees from three other universities. Ask me now, more than 25 years later, which university I consider to be my alma mater? I’d say without hesitation, McGill. That’s where I have learned the most.