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News in Brief: Queen’s Hospitality offers grocery delivery

Written on February 11, 2021. Posted in News, University.

Queen’s students can now order groceries through the University’s new grocery delivery program: Campus Market. The service, which offers deliveries to students living within a four-kilometre radius of campus, is designed to support community safety by reducing traffic to local grocery stores and promoting...

News in Brief: October 22

Written on October 22, 2020. Posted in News, University.

Queen’s opens Education Library and Special Collections Queen’s opened the Education Library on Oct. 19 and granted students access to Special Collections. The Education Library contains 19 seats which can be booked in four-hour time slots from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The...

News in Brief

Written on April 4, 2019. Posted in News.

Faculty of Law announces new dean On July 1, Mark Walters will begin his five-year term as Queen’s Faculty of Law dean. He was selected following a search process chaired by interim provost and vice-principal (academic) Tom Harris. Walters specializes in public law, constitutional law, legal history...

News in Brief

Written on November 23, 2018. Posted in News.

Some Saudi Arabian students to finish degrees in Canada Some Saudi Arabian undergraduate students in Canada will be allowed to remain in the country to complete their degrees, the Government of Canada confirmed on Nov. 19. Saudi international students in the final year of their degrees, graduate students...

News in Brief

Written on November 16, 2018. Posted in News.

Two honourary degrees awarded in Fall convocation At Fall convocation, Queen’s presented Sylvia Maracle (Skonaganleh:ra) and Reeta Roy with honourary degrees. Maracle is the executive director of the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres and has been involved with the group for more...

News in Brief: Mayor's Innovation Challenge

Written on November 9, 2018. Posted in News.

The Mayor’s Innovation Challenge (MIC), an annual contest hosted by the City of Kingston, is returning for its second year. The contest is open to any current or recently graduated post-secondary students from Queen’s, the Royal Military College, and St. Lawrence College. “We have so much talent in...

News in Brief

Written on November 2, 2018. Posted in News.

The Saturday Club celebrates 120 years For its 120th anniversary, the historically exclusive Saturday Club is aiming to draw more members to its meetings. The club first met in 1897 at the former home of Queen’s trustee, Andrew Drummond. Drummond hosted the club’s members every Saturday evening,...

News in Brief: week 5

Written on October 12, 2018. Posted in News.

University strikes two new search committees The University has struck two search committees, according to an Oct. 4 press release. The first new addition is the Headship Search Committee for the Department of Surgery. It will provide advice on the current and future status of the Department of Surgery,...

News in Brief: Winter week 9

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in News.

Nuisance party bylaw will not be in effect for St. Patrick’s Day This story was updated on Mar. 14 Kingston City Council passed a bylaw last month that will put partygoers at risk of facing hefty fines. The bylaw, however, won’t be enforceable until City Council completes a third and final reading. The...

P&CC Head Manager resigns

Written on September 29, 2017. Posted in News.

Samantha Lall, Head Manager of P&CC, tendered her resignation early Thursday morning, marking the second year in a row the P&CC Head Manager has resigned. This marks the fifth AMS resignation this year following Delyth Phan (Talent Acquisition Manager), Emmy Vassos (Director of Clubs), Brian...

News in Brief

Written on March 31, 2017. Posted in News.

Queen’s approves revisions to travel reimbursement and expense policy Effective March 20, Queen’s has revised its policy around university-related business travel. The existing Queen’s Travel and Expense Reimbursement Policy and Procedure underwent revisions, including the striking of a former requirement...

Learning Outcomes Framework to go to vote

Written on March 31, 2016. Posted in News.

Queen’s Senate will be voting on a new Learning Outcomes Framework for students in April. The framework, which will go to Senate for a vote on April 19, will guide faculties in program development and assist students in developing learning goals and explaining their achievements inside and outside...

Federal budget alters funding to post-secondary institutions

Written on March 24, 2016. Posted in News.

The new federal budget will bring significant changes for post-secondary students in the 2016-17 academic year. The 2016 budget dedicates a total of $2 billion to be invested in colleges and universities over the next three years through the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. Finance...

AMS representatives lobby federal government in Ottawa

Written on March 24, 2016. Posted in News.

AMS President Kanivanan Chinniah and AMS Vice President Sarah Letersky have been in Ottawa since Monday to lobby the federal government. The two Queen’s representatives joined a coalition of student governments across Canada, including student governments from the University of Saskatchewan, Western...

Program to improve access to Aboriginal self-identification

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in News.

New funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities aims to make self-identification more accessible and impactful for Aboriginal students at Queen’s. On March 11, Kingston and the Islands MPP Sophie Kiwala announced funding to back two programs: the Self-Identification Project at...

Masters of Science in Healthcare Quality tuition increased by 36 per cent

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in News.

The Board of Trustees passed a series of tuition increases on March 4 for domestic and international students for the 2016-17 school year. While tuition for most programs only increased by 2 to 5 per cent, the tuition rate international students will pay for the 2016-17 year for the Masters of Science...

Queen’s researchers lead study on young people’s health

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in News.

Queen’s researchers have found a correlation between the health of young Canadians and relationships with family, school, peers and community. Their findings were based on data from a national research study, the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey (HBSC), which gathered responses...

Suspicious persons reported around campus

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in News.

Campus Security and Emergency Services issued an alert on Wednesday following four suspicious person reports received on and near main campus in a 24-hour period. The first incident reported a student being followed home from campus by an unknown man early on Tuesday morning. After the student entered...

Queen’s student charged with voyeurism and theft

Written on March 11, 2016. Posted in News.

A 19-year-old Queen’s student has been charged with voyeurism and theft, according to a statement released by Kingston Police (KP) on Thursday. The accused’s housemates originally contacted Kingston Police in February concerning the alleged theft. One of the male housemates found some of his missing...

Next year’s AMS Head Managers hired

Written on March 1, 2016. Posted in News.

The incoming AMS executive team has announced the newly hired Head Managers for AMS services for the 2016-17 year. Of the 21 Head Manager applications they received, the AMS has hired the following seven Head Managers: Kodie Rollan, ArtSci ’16, for Common Ground Coffeehouse (CoGro) Kevin Lynch, ArtSci...

Panel discusses religion and reproductive rights in Ghana

Written on February 26, 2016. Posted in News.

Whether religion is compatible with sexual and reproductive rights in contemporary Ghana was the discussion Thursday night as part of a seminar series hosted by Studies in National and International Development (SNID). Coming from distinct professional backgrounds, panel members provided unique perspectives...

Ontario’s new budget to cover tuition for post-secondary students

Written on February 26, 2016. Posted in News.

Post-secondary students from lower income houses will soon be paying little to nothing to attend universities and colleges in Ontario. On Thursday, the Ontario government introduced an Ontario Student Grant to offset the financial burden of university and college students. The province will provide...

Queen’s student charged in hit and run

Written on February 26, 2016. Posted in News.

On Monday night, a 22-year-old Queen’s student was charged with five offences after a hit and run. The driver was identified as Steven G. Trojanovic, a defencemen for the Queen’s varsity hockey team. The student stuck a 19-year-old female pedestrian with his vehicle while traveling eastbound on Colborne...

2016-17 AMS executive team announced

Written on February 11, 2016. Posted in News.

On Feb. 9, the recently elected 2016-17 AMS executive — Tyler Lively, David Walker and Carolyn Thompson — announced the team of students that will join them as the AMS Executive Team for the following year. The process of hiring the Executive Team — previously called the AMS Council — included reviewing...

Queen’s professor and former vice principal (research) elected to US National Academy of Engineering

Written on February 11, 2016. Posted in News.

Queen’s professor Dr. Kerry Rowe has been elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE). NAE, a private non-profit organization in the United States, elects new members who are distinguished in their research achievements. Only 20 engineers of NAE’s 2,200 elected members are Canadian, and...

Parenting Room opens on campus

Written on February 2, 2016. Posted in News.

The Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) has opened a space for student parents on campus. At the Parenting Room’s official opening on Monday, SGPS Vice President (Campaigns and Community Affairs) Lorne Beswick answered questions from prospective users of the space and brought his...

IT items to be sold at the Campus Bookstore

Written on January 29, 2016. Posted in News.

With the closing of the Campus Computer Store at the end of April, the Campus Bookstore will be expanding their selection of personal IT items. The University made the announcement in October that they would be closing the store. The Gazette has now reported that personal IT items will be available...

Possible electric vehicle charging station on campus

Written on January 29, 2016. Posted in News.

When Queen’s alum Fraser Horn, Sci ’89, experienced difficulty charging his electric Tesla Model S in Kingston, he decided to propose a new initiative to add to campus. For the past two Homecomings, Horn has driven from Toronto to Kingston. However, he’s struggled to get back home as there’s no charging...

Feedback sought on drafted sexual assault policy

Written on January 29, 2016. Posted in News.

Following the release of the updated draft of Queen’s sexual assault policy, the University is seeking feedback on its planned course of action regarding sexual violence, prevention and response. An interim sexual assault response policy was first drafted in January 2015 following a front-page feature...

Queen’s announces new provost

Written on January 12, 2016. Posted in News.

Queen’s has appointed Concordia administrator Benoit-Antoine Bacon as the next provost and vice-principal (academic) at Queen’s. Principal Daniel Woolf made the announcement on Jan. 8 after a five-month search by an advisory selection committee chaired by Woolf. Bacon will be succeeding Alan Harrison,...

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