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Wanda Costen takes over Smith School of Business deanship

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

Queen’s has found its new Dean of the Smith School of Business: Wanda Costen. Costen will begin her five-year term on July 1. She has previously worked as a dean, senior administrator, researcher, and professor, and has had careers in both the private and public sectors. She is currently the dean...

Following months of student advocacy, Smith School of Business releases EDII Strategy and Action Plan

Written on March 26, 2021. Posted in News, University.

Smith School of Business released its EDII Strategy and Action Plan in March with an aim to take responsibility and hold itself accountable to principles and values of equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigeneity (EDII). “The work ahead of us is both challenging and vitally important,” Brenda Brouwer,...

Provost forms new search committee for Smith School of Business dean

Written on October 8, 2020. Posted in News, University.

In the months following a watershed of Commerce students’ accounts of racial discrimination and systemic oppression within the Smith School of Business, Mark Green, provost and vice-principal (academic), announced a search for the next dean of Smith on Aug. 5. This hiring process seeks to replace...

Commerce Society collects data from student body to lobby for Commerce curriculum changes

Written on October 2, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

As part of the University-wide move to implement equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDII) action plans, the Smith Commerce Society has opened a line of communication with Commerce students regarding course material, curriculum composition, and learning environments at the Smith School...

Commerce Society de-ratifies All Year Social

Written on September 29, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

This article was updated with a statement from the Commerce Society on Sept. 30. Amidst a reckoning of racial justice on campus, the Smith Commerce Society de-ratified a committee club embroiled in long-standing controversy. 2016 marked the year of the ‘Beerfest’ party that made national headlines...

Reform Smith launches equity proposal for Smith School of Business

Written on September 11, 2020. Posted in News.

Reform Smith launched its equity action proposal on Sept. 8 to make comprehensive recommendations for addressing the inequities within the Commerce program at the Smith School of Business. Reform Smith, the group of current students and alumni operating the ‘Stolen by Smith’ Instagram account, advocates...

Instagram removes ‘Smith White Business’ account which claimed to provide safe space for white Commerce students

Written on August 8, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

An anonymous Instagram account with the handle ‘Smith White Business’ faced major backlash from the Queen’s community before it was taken down on Saturday. According to the account, which launched Friday, Smith White Business aimed “to provide a safe space for white students in the Commerce program...

Smith Full-time MBA program returns to in-person setting

Written on July 27, 2020. Posted in News, University.

Following the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region’s move to Phase 3 on July 17, the Full-time MBA class at Smith School of Business returned to in-person classes last week at Goodes Hall. The University approved several activities as part of the phased return to campus...

At virtual town hall, executive director of Commerce says she has “no plans” to step down following calls for resignation

Written on July 18, 2020. Posted in News, University.

Lori Garnier, executive director of Commerce, said she’s not taking the experiences shared on the Stolen by Smith Instagram page lightly. On June 16, at a virtual town hall organized by members of the Smith School of Business administration, she acknowledged there’s work left to be done in Goodes...

‘Stolen by Smith’ Instagram account details systemic violence at Queen’s business school

Written on July 8, 2020. Posted in News.

QTBIPOC students are opening up about their experiences of systemic violence at Smith School of Business through a student-run Instagram account called Stolen by Smith. The initiative was launched by Kelly Zou, Comm ’21, on July 3 through Instagram. She declined The Journal’s request for comment. According...

Being a minority at the Smith School of Business

Written on March 21, 2019. Posted in Opinions.

Queen’s commerce’s roots as a traditionally white-dominated, expensive program has created many social pitfalls for its marginalized students. These stereotypes have encouraged an elitist culture within Goodes Hall. As a current commerce student, I’ve observed first-hand the ways in which being...

Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition hosts 60-second business pitch challenge

Written on October 21, 2016. Posted in News.

This Wednesday, 20 students each had 60 seconds to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges. At the stake was $250. Taking place in Goodes Hall, the Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition (QEC) held their taster event before a keynote speaker for participants and observers. The winner, Marnus...

Smith School of Business to open new Customer Analytics Centre in Goodes

Written on January 26, 2016. Posted in News.

The Smith School of Business is opening a new Customer Analytics Centre in Goodes Hall this February to provide new research opportunities for students and faculty. The centre, which was announced on Jan. 12 through the Queen’s Gazette, was created using a $2.2 million donation from Scotiabank. The...

Welsh billionaire visits campus

Written on October 16, 2015. Posted in News.

A rapt audience of over 120 faculty members and students gathered in Goodes Hall on Thursday afternoon to welcome international business magnate Sir Terry Matthews. As Wales’ first billionaire, Matthews is best known for his work in the high-tech communications field, having founded and funded over...

New horizons for the Smith School of Business

Written on October 2, 2015. Posted in News.

Queen’s has announced that the School of Business will be renamed the Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business in recognition of the unprecedented $50 million donated by Stephen Smith. Principal and Vice-Chancellor Daniel Woolf unveiled the name at a ceremony in Goodes Hall on Thursday. “I am a historian...

School of Business renamed following $50 million donation

Written on October 1, 2015. Posted in News.

Further delays for expansion project

Written on March 16, 2012. Posted in News.

Goodes Hall construction is now set to finish on July 27, marking two years of construction at the site. The $40-million addition to Goodes Hall broke ground in July 2010 and the additional space will be used for classes. Due to the delay, the current graduating class will not be able to take advantage...

Roxanne Joyal speaks at Goodes Hall

Written on March 8, 2012. Posted in News.

Consumers will purchase responsibly if they know their money helps to fight inequality, says Me to We co-founder and CEO Roxanne Joyal. Joyal spoke to a crowd of 35 at Goodes Hall on Tuesday as part of the Centre for Responsible Leadership’s speaker series. Me to We is partners with non-governmental...

Sport conference kicks off

Written on January 27, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Canadian Football League executives are hoping Queen’s Commerce students can find ways to fill the seats at Toronto Argonauts games next season. The CFL is sponsoring a competition at this weekend’s Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC). The case competition — which takes place this afternoon...

Tunnel trouble

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in News.

Updated Aug. 2, 2011 A deteriorating water pipe found at the Goodes Hall excavation site will delay the completion of a 60-foot tunnel underneath Union Street. A $40 million Goodes Hall expansion is under construction and will include an underground parking lot with room for 89 cars. In order to link...

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Wanda Costen takes over Smith School of Business deanship

Following months of student advocacy, Smith School of Business releases EDII Strategy and Action Plan

Provost forms new search committee for Smith School of Business dean

Commerce Society collects data from student body to lobby for Commerce curriculum changes

Commerce Society de-ratifies All Year Social

Reform Smith launches equity proposal for Smith School of Business

Instagram removes ‘Smith White Business’ account which claimed to provide safe space for white Commerce students

Smith Full-time MBA program returns to in-person setting

At virtual town hall, executive director of Commerce says she has “no plans” to step down following calls for resignation

‘Stolen by Smith’ Instagram account details systemic violence at Queen’s business school

Being a minority at the Smith School of Business

Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition hosts 60-second business pitch challenge

Smith School of Business to open new Customer Analytics Centre in Goodes

Welsh billionaire visits campus

New horizons for the Smith School of Business

School of Business renamed following $50 million donation

Further delays for expansion project

Roxanne Joyal speaks at Goodes Hall

Sport conference kicks off

Tunnel trouble

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