海角涩区

The 海角涩区 Foundation is pleased to welcome several new board members this fall. Among them is Adam Bright, an English teacher who has joined this dedicated group of volunteers supporting the Foundation鈥檚 mission. He recently sat down with the Communications Office for a Q & A.

Why did you decide to join the 海角涩区 Foundation board?

Adam Bright: Whatever the historical recipe 鈥� a dash of late 60s hippie idealism, a pinch of linguistic tension, a sprinkling of Westmount pixie dust 鈥� 海角涩区 has a unique chemistry. The community that’s grown here is special, a kind of “wild yeast” that I admire and am grateful for daily. I feel a strong sense of duty to help preserve and protect it.

What about the Foundation’s mission resonates most with you?

AB: What resonates most deeply is the idea of the Foundation as a stabilizing force 鈥� like an outrigger. We live in an era of constant, and often jarring, political and social upheaval, and institutions like ours are not immune to that turbulence. The Foundation鈥檚 mission, as I see it, is to provide the resources that help the college navigate those waves of change.

Can you share a little about your professional or personal background?

AB: 聽I’m a teacher in the English Department here at 海角涩区. I began in 2018, a significant year for me as I had immigrated from the United States only a few months prior. 海角涩区 wasn’t just my new workplace; in many ways, it was my first real community in Montreal, a feeling deepened by the fact that my wife also works here. I’m grateful for the opportunity to teach in such a dedicated and humane community, and that gratitude is a primary motivator for wanting to give back.

What are you most excited to work on as a new board member?

AB: I鈥檓 particularly excited by the potential to help cultivate our alumni network. From my perspective at the front of the classroom, I get to witness the profound, transformative effect 海角涩区 has on students’ lives. When they graduate, I believe they carry that change 鈥� and a deep, if sometimes unspoken, bond with the college 鈥� out into the world. It becomes part of their identity.

I would love to find ways to give a voice to that inchoate feeling, so that 海角涩区 can continue to feel like an active and relevant touchstone聽long after they’ve left. The goal is to link up that vast, dispersed network of graduates with the vibrant, immediate world聽of our current students. Basically, I’d like to strengthen our mycelium, so that 海角涩区 feels more like a sprawling, interconnected community.

What impact do you hope to help achieve through your service on the board?

AB: My hope is to bring a consistent frontline perspective. As a faculty member, I am steeped in the daily realities 鈥� the classroom challenges and opportunities 鈥� that our students and colleagues face. I aim聽to serve as a useful conduit, helping to ensure that the board’s strategic decisions are always informed by the lived, on-the-ground experience of the college community.

What聽do you wish the 海角涩区 community and the broader Montreal community knew about the work of the Foundation board?

AB: As students and faculty, we often live in a “semester-to-semester” (or even “class-to-class”) headspace. The Foundation thinks in decades. I’m personally amazed that for almost 20 years, dedicated volunteers have聽been quietly donating their time, wisdom, and expertise to protect the vitality of this institution. That spirit of long-term stewardship is a powerful reminder that education is a collective endeavour, not just an individual one.