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PHEKSA presidential candidate profiles

Written on February 6, 2018. Posted in News.

While two candidates compete to be the President of the Physical Health Education and Kinesiology Student Association (PHEKSA), they have platforms that share similar themes. Each candidate wants to ensure the faculty stays tight-knit and the faculty’s voice is present in the Queen’s community. Candidates...

PhysEd program closure approved by Faculty Board

Written on February 3, 2017. Posted in News.

At a meeting on Friday, Jan. 27, a proposal was approved that will effectively close the Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (BPHE) program at Queen’s, starting in the 2017-18 academic year. In preparation for the closure, admissions were halted in March of 2016, before the closure proposal...

Permanent closure of PHE recommended

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

At this Tuesday’s Senate meeting, Arts and Science Interim Dean, Gordon Smith, announced that the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies (SKHS) has formally recommended the permanent closure of the Bachelor of Physical Health Education (BPHE) program. The recommendation comes after the faculty requested...

Know your Frosh Weeks

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in In Focus.

Of course you’re excited for your Orientation Week, but how much do you know about the others? Queen’s runs nine, unique Orientation Weeks that welcome new students each year, frosh or not. Each Orientation Week immerses students in both school and faculty tradition. Led by passionate student volunteers,...

Altitude research brings Queen’s student to Mount Everest

Written on June 6, 2016. Posted in News.

For most students, a birthday means throwing a party or going out to a favorite restaurant. For Queen’s PhD candidate Jeremy Walsh, his 30th birthday was spent watching the sun rise at the base of Mount Everest. Walsh has just returned from a research expedition, ongoing since April 30, that saw...

ASUS and PHEKSA talk merger

Written on March 24, 2016. Posted in News.

Shortly after an announcement that admissions to the Physical and Health Education program will be suspended, talks have begun concerning a potential merger between the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS) and the Physical & Health Education and Kinesiology Student Association (PHEKSA). Were...

Physical and Health Education program suspended

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in News.

Queen’s will be suspending admissions to the Physical and Health Education program starting September 2017. The decision was announced Friday afternoon at the Arts and Science Faculty Board, according to the Queen’s Gazette. Susan Mumm, the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, said the suspension...

Townhall meeting raises questions over future of Physical Health & Education program

Written on October 23, 2015. Posted in News.

The School of Kinesiology and Health Studies held a townhall meeting on Thursday evening in the hopes of answering questions about their proposal to suspend admissions into the Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (BPHE) program. Last month, The Journal reported that the School will be requesting...

Director of SKHS sends third email following confusion around potential suspension

Written on October 6, 2015. Posted in News.

The decision to temporarily suspend admissions into the Physical Health and Education (PHE) program is still uncertain, according to another mass email sent out to students and alumni by Dr. Jean Côté, director of the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies (SKHS). The Oct. 2 email came after two...

Future of Physical Health and Education program uncertain

Written on October 2, 2015. Posted in News.

Earlier this week, The Journal learned that the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies is requesting a suspension of admissions into the Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (BPHE) program beginning in September 2017. The School informed the Arts and Science Faculty Board of the proposal last...

Faculty requests that admissions be temporarily suspended for Physical and Health Education program

Written on September 29, 2015. Posted in News.

Last week, students in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies (SKHS) were notified via email that the faculty would be requesting a suspension of admissions into the Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (BPHE) program beginning in September 2017. “This decision is not one that we have taken...

Winter Adaptive Games take ARC by storm

Written on January 31, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Blair LaTour has competed in the annual Winter Adapted Games (WAG) for as long as his parents can remember. The 21-year-old was at the ARC on Saturday for the Queen’s School of Physical Education and Kinesiology’s (PheKin) 12th-annual WAG — a day of activities ranging from swimming to sleigh rides...

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PHEKSA presidential candidate profiles

PhysEd program closure approved by Faculty Board

Permanent closure of PHE recommended

Know your Frosh Weeks

Altitude research brings Queen’s student to Mount Everest

ASUS and PHEKSA talk merger

Physical and Health Education program suspended

Townhall meeting raises questions over future of Physical Health & Education program

Director of SKHS sends third email following confusion around potential suspension

Future of Physical Health and Education program uncertain

Faculty requests that admissions be temporarily suspended for Physical and Health Education program

Winter Adaptive Games take ARC by storm

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