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Stop asking recent graduates about their futures

Written on February 5, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Graduates already face pressure from an uncertain job market; they don’t need you to ask them about their plans for the future. Graduating should be a celebration, but a diploma isn’t enough anymore—only a detailed life plan marks whether or not you’re going places. Some degrees have less defined...

Queen’s student concerned about virtual convocation, graduating alongside classmates

Written on April 9, 2020. Posted in News.

After COVID-19 brought public gatherings to a halt, the University is offering the class of 2020 the opportunity to celebrate their graduation virtually at online spring convocation ceremonies. In an April 6 email to students who had applied to graduate in June, Queen’s announced it was offering a...

2020 grads say goodbye to Queen’s

Written on March 20, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

In light of the spread of Coronavirus cutting this semester short, The Journal put out a call to students graduating in 2020, asking them to submit a final message to Queen’s. Though the end to this school year (and some people’s whole Queen’s experience) has been abrupt, we hope these notes help...

Graduating students share their most Queen’s moments

Written on March 29, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

Seeing everyone you know in the ARC, passing a horde of purple engineers on your walk to class or using the Romanian flag emoji as a tricolour stand-in, can only be described as “so Queen’s.” As the semester comes to a close and a year’s worth of Gaels start their next adventure, The Journal asked...

Queen’s Takes the Real World: An unexpected detour to med school

Written on February 1, 2019. Posted in Columns.

Every medical student has a story of what they were doing when they first got their university acceptance: how they celebrated, who they immediately shared the news with, and how they felt relieved and rewarded for their hard work. I wish I had that. Instead, acceptance to medical school came with...

Queen's takes the Real World: Trading Kingston for the concrete jungle

Written on November 29, 2018. Posted in Columns.

If you open any of my old diaries or yearbooks, one staple of my identity has always been the same: I’ve known exactly what I wanted to do with my life and where I wanted to be since I was seven years old. When I pictured myself as an adult, it was always as a career woman working at a newspaper...

Queen's Takes the Real World: The journey from Queen's to law school

Written on September 28, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

A Queen’s student prepares to enter the real world. Illustration by Amelia Rankine When I graduated from Queen’s this past June—my best friend by my side and in identical convocation robes, my mom wiping her tears as I strutted down the stage—I remember thinking this...

Life lessons from Queen's University

Written on March 29, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

Starting at Queen’s, everybody tells you that graduation will come sooner than you can imagine. But when you’re a nervous frosh juggling countless hours of new classes and commitments, the end seems like it couldn’t be further away. With less than two weeks of school left, leaving this place seems...

Queen’s grants degree to former engineering student 70 years later

Written on November 24, 2017. Posted in News.

Seventy years had passed since Bruce Jameson attended Queen’s when he returned to campus this fall. He arrived for his convocation ceremony, where he was officially granted his degree in engineering chemistry alongside the Class of 2017. In the summer of 1946, Jameson completed a research internship...

Undergrads need future guidance too

Written on February 14, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

We don’t have to wait until the last possible opportunity to cut down on students’ stress about the future. Queen’s Grad Maps is a joint initiative by the School of Graduate Studies and Career Services that provides customized career maps for graduate students, based on their programs. The maps help...

Make graduation hopeful again, not helpless

Written on September 20, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Graduation should be full of hopes and aspirations, but for many of us, the rugged and sometimes perilous landscape of the twenty-first century job market make graduation caps and gowns look a lot like uniforms of mourning. The Queen’s administration has recently made efforts in some areas to keep...

The graduation bucket list

Written on March 24, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

My undergrad is drawing to a close and I’m already feeling nostalgic. Before you part ways with Queen’s at the end of April, here are 11 things to try out in the next few weeks. 1. Trivia Night at Clark Hall Pub. Every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. students gather at Clark, get into teams and answer...

One year later

Written on April 2, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Michele Charlton, ArtSci ’14 When I was in first year, I was often told by upper-year students that, “Queen’s is more than just a university”. As I spent more time on campus, I slowly started to realize what this statement really meant. Queen’s is more then just an academic institution; it’s a community...

Don’t worry, be happy

Written on March 27, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

My roommate bought a dog last week. The decision was a long time in the making. But after applying to 15 different post-graduate programs last fall, and having since received feedback from only a third — all negative — it seems commitment is exactly what she needed. For many graduating students, the...

20 Things To Do Before You Graduate: Queen's Edition

Written on March 21, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

By Trilby Goouch Blogs Editor If this is your final year at Queen’s, nostalgia is likely setting in. Whether it be spending time with your housemates, indulging in campus food specialties or making the most of your weekends, it’s time to savour these last few weeks as a Queen’s student....

Graduates face job market realities

Written on September 27, 2011. Posted in Features.

The owner of a human resources consulting firm in Toronto says Queen’s students are still a favourite for hiring, despite national media attention for alcohol-related incidents in the past few years. “Obviously Queen’s has a reputation for Frosh Week antics but it’s still an A-school,” Consultant...

Tag: Graduation

Stop asking recent graduates about their futures

Queen’s student concerned about virtual convocation, graduating alongside classmates

2020 grads say goodbye to Queen’s

Graduating students share their most Queen’s moments

Queen’s Takes the Real World: An unexpected detour to med school

Queen's takes the Real World: Trading Kingston for the concrete jungle

Queen's Takes the Real World: The journey from Queen's to law school

Life lessons from Queen's University

Queen’s grants degree to former engineering student 70 years later

Undergrads need future guidance too

Make graduation hopeful again, not helpless

The graduation bucket list

One year later

Don’t worry, be happy

20 Things To Do Before You Graduate: Queen's Edition

Graduates face job market realities

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