Master of Opportunities

Melissa Phillips

Melissa Philips is currently in the MA History Program. While finishing up her major paper, Melissa has been awarded an internship at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in the Ottawa/Gatineau region. She will be there from September 2011 until April 2012 and is hoping that this will be a window of opportunity for her career. Her aspiration is to work in the museum field with a focus in the areas of research and collections.

Melissa has made clear that the University of Windsor Program has laid the foundation for a great career in a field she loves. "The MA program in history at the University of Windsor was a great experience.  The professors are approachable and assist graduate students in every way that they can.  The class sizes were small enough to have good historical debates and discussions on course material, and to receive academic support from the professor."

Melissa has since begun her internship and is currently enjoying this wonderful opportunity.

Meganne Cameron

Meganne Cameron is a 2009 graduate of the MA History program. Her major paper looked at 19th century women's writing and emigration, focusing on the writings and experiences of Susanna Moodie. Meganne's work spanned the disciplines of History, English and Women's Studies.

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of her research, Meganne was awarded the 2008/2009 Findlay Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Inquiry sponsored by the Humanities Research Group. The Fellowship is awarded annually to a full-time master's or doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Meganne began her Masters with the goal of earning a degree. However, she was surprised by all the opportunities she had while a student. “Because it's a small program you can really do a lot more. I had opportunities to work with professors on their research and even to travel.”

In the summer of 2008, Meganne spent time in Madrid, Spain doing research in the National Library for Dr. Guy Lazure as well as transcribing 19th century Cuban opthalmology records for Dr. Steven Palmer. She also worked with Dr. Christina Burr, translating Argentinian and Mexican media as well as creating a database of 19th century periodicals for Dr. Leslie Howsam.

Meganne feels that the department's faculty were interested in what she was doing too. “Other faculty as well as my own advisor would pass on relevant articles to my research and really seemed interested in me and what I was doing.”

Since the Fall of 2009 Meganne has been pursuing a degree in Law at  Osgoode Hall Law School- York University.