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Queen’s now projects reduced deficit of $16.5 million

Written on April 2, 2021. Posted in News, University.

The University’s Operating Fund is now projecting a reduced deficit of $16.5 million, instead of the budgeted $24 million deficit, according to a report submitted to the Board of Trustees in March. The original projection was based on the operational conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, which contributed...

What it’s like being a ‘Castle Kid’

Written on February 11, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

Back in 2018, I went out on a limb and accepted an offer to do my first year of undergrad at the Queen’s Bader International Study Centre (BISC), located in East Sussex, England, where students go to school at Herstmonceux Castle. I took a plane to London in August, and that’s when it finally hit...

Despite unclear future of fall term, University maintains increase in BISC enrolment targets

Written on May 11, 2020. Posted in News.

Ahead of the June 1 acceptance deadline, COVID-19 is posing uncertainty for first-year enrolment at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC). In a statement to the BISC community, Principal Patrick Deane, who also serves as the Chair of the Board of the BISC and the Herstmonceaux Castle Enterprise...

Queen’s should let go of the castle

Written on March 10, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

The Bader International Study Centre (BISC) at Herstmonceux Castle in England costs Queen’s more than it’s worth to students’ experience. It’s time for the University to consider investing its money into better programming. This past year, the BISC has seen a significant reduction in the number...

Queen’s drops two places in national research rankings

Written on November 15, 2019. Posted in News.

According to data released last week, Queen’s dropped two places in the 2018 national ranking for research, scoring 13th out of 50 Canadian universities. Principal Patrick Deane addressed the move down the list at his open community meeting on Nov. 11, the second in a series of meetings he hopes will...

Dismissed BISC Employee files for disability discrimination, citing depression

Written on October 19, 2018. Posted in News, University.

Adrian Thomas, the former general manager of catering services at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC), claimed he was terminated because of his mental illness. Thomas is seeking remedy for personal injury, loss of benefits, and exemplary damages for a total of between £40,000 and £65,000. He...

News in Brief: Winter Week 11

Written on March 29, 2018. Posted in News.

The Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre (DDQIC) has announced it will expand its summer entrepreneurship program abroad to the Bader International Study Centre (BISC). The Queen’s Innovation Centre Summer Initiative (QICSI), which is held annually, will be held on the University’s main campus...

Bader International Study Center struggles with stagnant enrollment, financial problems

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in News.

For years, the Bader International Study Center (BISC) has been touted as the crown jewel of Queen’s international experience. Despite this feeling, annual reports reveal the BISC’s struggles with low enrolment and financial instability over the last half decade. The nearly 600 year old Herstmonceux...

Hugh Horton to take over as Executive Director of the Bader International Study Centre

Written on May 29, 2017. Posted in News.

After a three-year directorial vacancy, the Queen’s Bader International Study Centre (BISC) has new leadership. Former Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science Hugh Horton is preparing to take over as executive director and vice-provost of the BISC, located in England’s Herstmonceux Castle,...

Concurrent Education applicants directed to study at the BISC

Written on May 29, 2017. Posted in News.

“Because of the high quality of your application, you are eligible to receive an offer to our Concurrent Education (Arts) program, or to the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) program, at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) in East Sussex, UK. We no longer have space in Con-Ed (Arts) on our Kingston...

Senate meeting discusses US immigration order, internal grants and senate-board communications

Written on February 3, 2017. Posted in News.

On Tuesday, the University Senate’s first meeting of 2017 began quietly. Following an action-focused statement from Principal Daniel Woolf, released earlier this week in response to the American executive order on immigration and terror attack in Quebec City, Woolf requested that senators join him...

Board of Trustees addresses racism, strategic framework and student needs

Written on December 19, 2016. Posted in News.

On Friday, Dec. 2, the Board of Trustees commenced their quarterly meeting in Richardson Hall with an address from Principal Daniel Woolf on the issues of racism facing campus in recent weeks. Woolf directly addressed the off-campus party that took place on Nov. 22. Based on an investigation completed...

Former BISC students discuss incidents of sexual misconduct

Written on November 25, 2016. Posted in News.

Every year, over 5,000 km away from Queen’s main campus in Herstmonceux, England, more than a hundred first year students begin their studies at Queen’s Bader International Study Center (BISC) with the same excitement as any first year students. During the 2014-15 academic year, however, the first...

BISC100 is silencing immigrant voices overseas

Written on October 25, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

“You’re all immigrants now,” my first-year professor announced to an audience of mostly white, affluent first-years on exchange in Britain. That was the start of BISC100/101, a course supposedly designed to increase sensitivity to other cultures that alienated me based on my own. BISC100/101 was introduced...

Despite stumble, BISC math and science program stands strong

Written on October 6, 2016. Posted in News.

This Frosh Week, last year’s cohort of Bader International Study Centre students arrived in Kingston for their first year on main campus. For science majors, it’s a year of transition from the first-ever Queen’s science program in England. Last year, the program was off to a rocky start. Both science...

BISC sees program, personnel changes

Written on September 12, 2014. Posted in News.

Students attending the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) in Herstmonceux, England are the first to experience a new academic program that consolidates history and drama into a special module. 2014 brought a number of changes to the BISC: the cancellation of HIST 125 and DRAM 100, the introduction...

A castle to call one's home

Written on July 29, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

Have you ever asked yourself, “What would I do if I weren’t afraid?” This summer, I answered that question. In November, when I was accepted to attend the summer term at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC), affectionately known as “the castle,” flying across the Atlantic Ocean seemed like...

The "real" British experience: BISC vs. Warwick

Written on October 11, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

An experience to be had is inarguably on exchange, where the value of education forms from more than in-classroom teachings and scholarly readings. I recall the excitement I felt boarding the plane for the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) – my first trans-Atlantic flight – which left me giddy...

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Queen’s now projects reduced deficit of $16.5 million

What it’s like being a ‘Castle Kid’

Despite unclear future of fall term, University maintains increase in BISC enrolment targets

Queen’s should let go of the castle

Queen’s drops two places in national research rankings

Dismissed BISC Employee files for disability discrimination, citing depression

News in Brief: Winter Week 11

Bader International Study Center struggles with stagnant enrollment, financial problems

Hugh Horton to take over as Executive Director of the Bader International Study Centre

Concurrent Education applicants directed to study at the BISC

Senate meeting discusses US immigration order, internal grants and senate-board communications

Board of Trustees addresses racism, strategic framework and student needs

Former BISC students discuss incidents of sexual misconduct

BISC100 is silencing immigrant voices overseas

Despite stumble, BISC math and science program stands strong

BISC sees program, personnel changes

A castle to call one's home

The "real" British experience: BISC vs. Warwick

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