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AI case competition comes to Queen’s

Written on January 18, 2022. Posted in News.

On Dec. 4, Fulcrum Technology Holdings hosted an alumni-sponsored case competition. The competition was part of the Frank Main Innovation Initiative, founded on behalf of Frank Main, Sci ’52, by his children Shane Maine, ArtSci ’92 and Elicia Maine, Sci ’93. The case competition focused on artificial...

Queen’s alum listed in ‘Forbes 30 under 30’

Written on January 14, 2022. Posted in News.

“Wine was not one of my interests,” David Kong, Comm ’14, said in an interview with The Journal. Kong got his start in entrepreneurship during his undergrad. This year, he’s being named one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in the food and drinks industry. Kong had just turned 19 when he first tried wine at...

Queen’s Alumni Association introduces new chapter

Written on November 26, 2021. Posted in News.

Queen’s Student Alumni Association (QSAA) is introducing Queen’s Queer Alumni (QQA), a chapter that aims to build strong connections between LGBTQ2S+ students, alumni, faculty, and staff. QQA was inspired by the creation of Queen’s Indigenous Alumni chapters and Queen’s Black Alumni chapter. Stacy...

$1 million endowment supports access to education

Written on October 29, 2021. Posted in News.

This article discusses the atrocities committed in Residential Schools and may be triggering for some readers. Those seeking support may contact the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation or Four Directions. For immediate assistance, the National Indian Residential School Crisis Hotline...

Former Vice-Chair of Board of Trustees establishes bursary for Indigenous business students

Written on September 17, 2021. Posted in News.

This year, a new scholarship will be made available for Indigenous students pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce or a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in economics or political studies at Queen’s. In a Board of Trustees meeting on May 7, the Daniel Tisch/Argyle Communications Bursary was announced. The...

Alumni fundraise for youth mental health in honour of Bethany Yan

Written on February 11, 2021. Posted in News.

Two Queen’s alumni are undertaking an initiative for youth mental health in honour of their best friend Bethany (Boat) Yan. Megen Reid, PheKin ’19, and Courtney MacNiven, ArtSci’19, are joining the Yan Clan to ride 100 kilometres in Jack Ride,...

Reducing the campus carbon footprint: new app will help students make sustainable food choices

Written on September 25, 2020. Posted in News, University.

In the Queen’s University Climate Action Plan, Queen’s committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2040. The app NetZero hopes to help the University and its students achieve this goal. NetZero is an app that will allow Queen’s students to track their carbon footprint by logging the food they purchase....

Queen’s alumna makes masks for Deaf people and hard of hearing

Written on July 11, 2020. Posted in News.

After masks were made mandatory in all Kingston indoor public spaces on June 26, the community began feeling the need for personal protective equipment that prioritizes accessibility. Smile Masks Project, founded by Taylor Bardell, ArtSci ’18, and Matt Urichek, has created a mask with that specific...

Over 10,000 alumni participate in Queen’s Community Connections Project

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in News, University.

As COVID-19 continues to upset routine interactions, Queen’s is addressing the health effects of social isolation on senior citizens. Organized by Queen’s alumnus and expert in elder law Laura Tamblyn Watts, ArtSci ’94, and the University’s Office of Advancement, the resulting initiative is the Queen’s...

Kathleen Ryan Hall: ‘the paths of which we have come’

Written on February 13, 2020. Posted in Features.

It was the opening ceremony of Kathleen Ryan Hall on May 14, 1982. Principal Ronald Watts stood onstage in the old Medical Quadrangle behind Summerhill while a string quartet performed. The speeches, music, and light wind of that afternoon are captured on one cassette tape, kept carefully in the building...

Queen’s students and alumni share what Homecoming means to them

Written on October 18, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Queen’s Homecoming is a time to celebrate togetherness and school spirit, but not everyone experiences it in the same way. In honour of this year’s festivities, The Journal asked staff, students, and alumni to share what Homecoming means to them. These submissions can remind us that Homecoming has...

Former First Nations University president to lead Indigenous Knowledge Initiative at Queen’s

Written on September 12, 2019. Posted in News.

After spending five years in Saskatchewan at Canada’s First Nations University, legal scholar Mark Dockstator is coming to Queen’s to lead the Indigenous Knowledge Initiative. Queen’s Trustees David Sharpe, Law ’95, and member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, donated $250,000 to Queen’s to fund...

Queen's alum represents Ontario at Tim Hortons Brier

Written on March 15, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Wesley Forget, ArtSci ’14 and current Residence Life permanent staff member, attended the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier tournament this year as part of curler Scott McDonald’s Ontario team. The Brier, an annual Canadian men’s curling championship, took place this past week from March 2 to 10....

Drew Feustel to touch down from space

Written on October 4, 2018. Posted in News.

On Oct. 4, NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold, and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, are to climb into a capsule, push off from the International Space Station (ISS), and blast back to earth. After preparing to disembark from the ISS for several hours, Feustel and his fellow astronauts should spend...

Queen’s alum cycle across Canada for charity

Written on September 14, 2018. Posted in News.

Queen’s alumni Vanessa Bourne and Andrew DuQuesnay have returned from a 7,340km cross-country cycling expedition, raising over $2,000 for World Bicycle Relief. This summer, the couple embarked on a cross-country cycling expedition, starting from Victoria, British Columbia and ending in Cape Spear,...

The Queen’s roots of Carly Heffernan’s comedy

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in Arts, Theatre.

Carly Heffernan didn’t realize how much she loved comedy until she saw Queen’s Players. Today, Heffernan is big in the Toronto comedy scene. An award-winning alumnus of Second City Toronto, she is the director of the Second City National touring company, the all-female Second City Chicago show She...

Queen’s alumnus captains Canada

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in Sports.

From Queen’s to the national stage, former Gaels men’s rugby player Lucas Rumball has taken his game to a new level since graduating in 2017. In June, Rumball was named captain of the Canadian men’s rugby team for the side’s second of three Summer Series fixtures against Russia. It marked the first...

Queen’s alum appointed Ambassador for Climate Change

Written on July 29, 2018. Posted in News.

On World Environment Day, Queen’s alum Patricia Fuller became Canada’s next Ambassador for Climate Change. Fuller, ArtSci ’86, is a veteran of the Foreign Service and entered the role on June 5 for a three-year term. She graduated Queen’s with a Bachelor’s in political studies and economics before...

Queen's alum sees Stanley Cup Final

Written on June 25, 2018. Posted in Sports.

When Doug Davidson signed with the Las Vegas Golden Knights last summer as the team’s first strength and conditioning coach, he had a number of expectations. But nowhere on the Queen’s alum’s list was seeing the team reach the Stanley Cup Finals, especially in his first gig at the NHL level. “If...

Advice from alumni can only benefit current students

Written on March 29, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

University marketing is always going to be focused on the goal of selling an education. If alumni and students were given the chance to talk to each other, it could open up a more honest and blunt conversation that could end up being both positive and constructive. During the most stressful points...

Guy Simser’s poetic homecoming

Written on February 9, 2018. Posted in Arts.

After a globetrotting career with stints in the military, journalism and diplomacy, it was time for Guy Simser to come home. His 2016 book, She Don’t Mean A Thing If She Ain’t Got That Swing, presents a memoir and poetry collection both dedicated to his wife and the wide-ranging life they spent together....

Queen’s alum recognized by United Nations

Written on November 30, 2017. Posted in News.

On Nov. 28, The Equality Effect CEO and Queen’s alum Fiona Sampson celebrated her organization’s historic United Nations (UN) recognition at a Toronto reception. The Equality Effect (E2) is a non-profit charity that uses international human rights law to achieve justice for women and girls around...

Queen’s alum Omar El Akkad brings American War to campus

Written on November 14, 2017. Posted in Arts.

It’s 2074: half of Louisiana is underwater, the President of the United States has been assassinated, fossil fuels are banned and a second civil war is erupting as southern states break off to secure the remains of the coal industry. Needless to say, Omar El Akkad’s American War isn’t a light read....

Student startups: Naughty Otter Beer

Written on March 24, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Next up in our student start-up series, we’re taking a look at a group of alumni who’ve left their mark in a very spirited way. Introducing Naughty Otter Beer. Using Queen’s as their business breeding grounds, COMM’13 graduates Cord McGee, Ryan Peterson, Donald Gawel, and ArtSci ’13 graduate Robbie...

Homecoming through QJ’s lens

Written on October 18, 2016. Posted in News.

Just before noon on Homecoming Saturday, a crowd of students and alumni began to convene at Grant Hall in the uncharacteristically warm October sun. Pictured below, a young child points to the bands playing outside of the Grant Hall building. Draped in blue, red and gold, the parade to Richardson...

Alumni, students need your donations too

Written on October 4, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

As hundreds of thousands of students leave university with mountains of debt and university institutions like Queen’s continuously solicit alumni donations, the question arises about which is a worthier cause — giving money to students, or to the institution. With Homecoming just around the corner,...

Letter to the Editors: September 23

Written on September 23, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Alumni parade is more than a lap around a track I can remember my first Homecoming like it was yesterday. October 2007. Crammed into the student side at Richardson Stadium. My tam? Firmly pulled down over my ears. As the clock ticks down to half time I notice the alumni side of the stadium starting...

Letters to the Editors: September 20

Written on September 20, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Re: TAPS services to be locked for HoCo Dear Editors, I was not surprised to hear allegations of hazing coming towards the TAPS management. Many of the steps taken by the AMS Board of Directors in this matter are reasonable. Cancelling socials and requiring...

Queen’s 90th Homecoming does away with famed half-time parade

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in News.

2016 will mark the 90th anniversary of Queen’s University Homecoming. Along with the newly completed Richardson Stadium, there will be more changes on the horizon for both current students and returning alumni. In an article published on July 29, Queen’s administration explains that the new seating...

Former Queen’s student featured in an episode of Game of Thrones

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in News.

In 60 seconds of fame, former Queen’s student and comedian, Steve Love, gets a finger in his backside, then beheaded, for the eighth episode of the most recent season of Game of Thrones. To him, it was the greatest day of his life. On June 12, Love, who started at Queen’s in 2011, was the subject...

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