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News in Brief

Written on April 5, 2018. Posted in News.

Woolf announces appointment of two new senior administrators On Apr. 2, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Woolf announced the appointment of the new Vice-Principal (Advancement) and Interim Vice-Principal (Research). Karen Bertrand, ArtSci ’94, has been selected to succeed Tom Harris in the position of Vice-Principal...

Principal Daniel Woolf drops two spots on 2018’s Sunshine List

Written on April 5, 2018. Posted in News.

On Mar. 23, the Ontario government released 2018’s Sunshine List, revealing Ontario’s public employees who made more than $100,000 in 2017. Of the 3,860 Queen’s employees who made over $100,000, Principal Daniel Woolf dropped to fourth place with his wage of $386,629.92. In 2016 — when he was the...

Search for new principal continues, consultation firm hired

Written on March 29, 2018. Posted in News.

In the months since Principal Daniel Woolf announced he wouldn’t be seeking a third term as principal, the search for his replacement has become active. The recruitment process, which officially began in January of this year, is now fully underway. According to a Mar. 20 release from The Queen’s Gazette,...

Official open letter about Jordan Peterson event released

Written on March 2, 2018. Posted in News.

A number of Queen’s professors have released an official written statement, entitled “An Open Letter in Response to Principal Daniel Woolf’s February 20, 2018 Statement, ‘Informed Respectful Debate is Central to Academia.’” The statement expresses their concerns regarding the lecture event featuring...

Nov. 28 Senate meeting recap

Written on November 30, 2017. Posted in News.

Following Principal Daniel Woolf’s announcement to withdraw from his campaign to be reappointed for a third term as Principal, the Nov. 28 Senate meeting saw updates from several working groups and task forces. Undergraduate Orientation Review Working Group consultation Deputy Provost (Academic Operations...

Principal Woolf updates Assembly on JDUC revitalization

Written on November 17, 2017. Posted in News.

AMS Assembly convened on Nov. 16, beginning with updates on the upcoming JDUC revitalization and student involvement in the process. JDUC Update Assembly hosted Principal Daniel Woolf to discuss JDUC updates on behalf of the administration. “We’ve decided to, in essence take over the management...

Queen’s sees significant rise in international students this academic year

Written on October 27, 2017. Posted in News.

In the first Board of Trustees meeting of this school year, Principal Daniel Woolf pointed to a substantial increase in the amount of international students studying at Queen’s. According to Woolf, Queen’s welcomed roughly 560 international students this year; a sharp rise since 2013-14, when only...

Senate Recap: October 3

Written on October 5, 2017. Posted in News.

This Wednesday marked the first Senate meeting of the 2017-18 academic year. At the meeting, senators discussed developments from the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Task Force, the Principal’s Implementation Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (PICRDI) and enrollment statistics. Principal’s Report Principal...

News in Brief

Written on September 15, 2017. Posted in News.

Undergraduate Orientation Review Working Group to examine orientation activities, submit recommendations. On Wednesday, August 30, Principal Daniel Woolf announced that Deputy Provost (Academic Operations and Inclusion) Teri Shearer will chair a working group that will review undergraduate orientation....

AMS and administration visit Queen’s Park

Written on September 14, 2017. Posted in News.

On Monday, several Queen’s students and administrators travelled to Queen’s Park in Toronto to speak with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). According to AMS Vice-President (University Affairs) Palmer Lockridge, the Queen’s at Queen’s Park day was organized by the Office of University Relations...

Less popular Fall Break option among students to be recommended by task force

Written on February 16, 2017. Posted in News.

On Feb. 15 members of AMS Assembly convened in Dunning Hall for a meeting with sparse discussion, beginning with the ratification of incoming commissioners and directors, later leading into a twist announcement regarding Fall Term Break. Ratification Incoming Commissioner of Social Issues, Ramna...

Queen’s debates response to torn or burnt degrees

Written on November 11, 2016. Posted in News.

In April of this year, alumnus Scott Vrooman tore up his Queen’s Commerce degree on camera, and brought the pieces back to Principal Daniel Woolf’s office in protest for the Board of Trustees decision not to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Months later, during the most recent meeting of Queen’s...

Dream courses in development

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in News.

Queen’s is now offering funding for creative professors interested in rebuilding their course of choice. Applications opened for the Principal’s Dream Course program in October, which provides offers up to $13,000 in one-time funding for professors interested in redesigning a course at Queen’s. Up...

Education principals

Written on February 28, 2014. Posted in Features.

Just like coffee and textbooks, uncertainty isn’t hard to find on Canadian university campuses. The National Post recently ran an article naming Canada as the number one country for university and college enrolment, but we’re also the top country for university graduates who live in poverty. It reported...

Second term sought

Written on January 22, 2013. Posted in News.

Principal Daniel Woolf doesn’t want his time at Queen’s to come to an end. With just over one year left in Woolf’s first five-year term as Principal and Vice-Chancellor, the members of a committee led by Chancellor David Dodge are soliciting feedback from the community as they consider his reappointment. Woolf’s...

Possible fall 2013 reunion in the works

Written on May 28, 2012. Posted in News.

Conversations about Homecoming’s future are in the works after University Council voted to recommend Principal Daniel Woolf reinstate the event next year. The motion called for Woolf to restore Homecoming for fall 2013, rather than in 2014 as initially planned. The motion passed at University Council...

Majority of Council vote in favour of 2013 fall Homecoming

Written on May 8, 2012. Posted in News.

Queen’s is one step closer to having a fall Homecoming after a motion recommending the event be restored passed at University Council on Saturday. Approximately 130 Council members voted in favour of the motion to re-establish the event in 2013. Three opposed and seven abstained. As a result of the...

Rector resignation planned since April

Written on September 13, 2011. Posted in News.

Though Nick Day resigned from his post as rector on Sept. 1, the decision to resign was made with administrators in April. A few weeks after he sent a controversial letter to Michael Ignatieff in March, Day said he received an email from University administrators. He said Principal Daniel Woolf emailed...

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News in Brief

Principal Daniel Woolf drops two spots on 2018’s Sunshine List

Search for new principal continues, consultation firm hired

Official open letter about Jordan Peterson event released

Nov. 28 Senate meeting recap

Principal Woolf updates Assembly on JDUC revitalization

Queen’s sees significant rise in international students this academic year

Senate Recap: October 3

News in Brief

AMS and administration visit Queen’s Park

Less popular Fall Break option among students to be recommended by task force

Queen’s debates response to torn or burnt degrees

Dream courses in development

Education principals

Second term sought

Possible fall 2013 reunion in the works

Majority of Council vote in favour of 2013 fall Homecoming

Rector resignation planned since April

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