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Fiona Taylor, 0T7"Nobody does just one thing. Even though they're academically minded … they don't just study – they do so much more."
In June 2007, Taylor earned a BSc in biochemistry and human biology, with a minor in economics, and she now works with a pharmaceutical consulting firm. "It's an opportunity to really tie together my degree in science, but also in economics," she says, adding that she'd like to do an MBA or a Master of Public Health – or maybe both – in a few years. "I guess what I'll miss the most about Trinity are the enthusiastic people who are involved in such a huge range of activities," says Taylor, looking back over her four years at the College. "Nobody does just one thing. Even though they're academically minded and driven to succeed and they're studious people, they don't just study – they do so much more." Being a morning person, Taylor got roped into being on the St. Hilda's Smashers, the College's all-female flag football team that traditionally practises and plays at the crack of dawn. Although she first was recruited so that the team wouldn't forfeit a match for having too few players, Taylor kept coming back. "Over the next three years I came to understand how it worked, and I played, and I absolutely loved it." Taylor coached Trinity's Ultimate Frisbee team for the 2006-07 season, teaching her rookies the game that she had never played before joining the team in her first year. And just for good measure she got her yellow belt in the Trinity Tae Kwon Do club (the only college-level club of its kind at the university). But it's her work with the Trinity College Volunteer Society that stands out most for Taylor. The TCVS partners with the nearby Church of the Redeemer, and Trinity students volunteer at the church's soup kitchen. Taylor, who led the TCVS's Redeemer team, was responsible for organizing the students and scheduling their shifts. The Volunteer Society is one of the College's biggest student groups, making the job a crucial one. "It's a big group of enthusiastic students, and they've been really fun to work with," says Taylor.
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SEPTEMBER 2007 - Multi-tasking comes naturally to Fiona Taylor, who over her Trinity College career played on three sports teams, sat on half a dozen student committees, and helped run a local soup kitchen – all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.