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Senate considers alternatives for remote learning

Written on January 28, 2022. Posted in News.

On Jan. 25, the Senate convened to discuss questions surrounding academic programs at the Smith School of Business, graduate student supervision policy, and COVID-19 updates for the community. Senators also discussed the appointment of a new research chair in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Smith...

QFA to welcome RBC president

Written on November 2, 2021. Posted in News.

The Queen’s Financial Association (QFA) will host David McKay, president and CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in their “Road to CEO” event. On Nov. 5, McKay will speak at Grant Hall with Lucas Gordon, Comm ’23, moderating the event. Students can register to attend either online or in person....

Queen’s professors win Ideas Worth Teaching Award

Written on October 7, 2021. Posted in News.

Two Queen’s educators have won an Ideas Worth Teaching award for a business course that teaches students how to integrate traditional Indigenous ways of knowing with modern business practices in the workplace. Lindsay (Kawennenhá:wi) Brant, Educational Developer in Indigenous Pedagogies and Ways...

New Smith School of Business dean talks collaborations and the importance of having difficult conversations

Written on September 2, 2021. Posted in News.

“I view post-secondary education as the provider of talent.” Wanda Costen, the new dean for the Smith School of Business, sat down for an interview with The Journal in August. Costen will be serving a five-year term which began on Jul. 1. “One of the reasons why I came to the academy is to show the...

Executive Director of Commerce program steps down

Written on June 11, 2021. Posted in News.

The Smith School of Business will soon begin its search for a new executive director of the Commerce program. Current Executive Director of Commerce Lori Garnier is stepping down and pursuing a new leadership role. In an email to The Journal, Brenda Brouwer, interim Dean of Smith School of Business,...

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,...

November Senate: The search for the new dean of Smith School of Business continues

Written on November 6, 2020. Posted in News, University.

Queen’s Senate met over video-chat platform Zoom this past Tuesday. Provost’s Report Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Mark Green began by addressing the ongoing process of hiring a new dean for the Smith School of Business. Green said the search for the new dean is underway, with the University...

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...

Commerce Society releases updates on EDI action items

Written on September 3, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

Leading into the fall term, the Commerce Society (ComSoc) has updated students on the status of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan. The plan was released in July amidst continued efforts from whistleblower Instagram account ‘Stolen By Smith’ to uncover systemically oppressive practices...

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...

ComSoc releases Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Course of Action

Written on July 11, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

Aiming to be more transparent about its efforts to support marginalized students, the Commerce Society (ComSoc) released an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Course of Action for the 2020-21 year. Published on July 8, the EDI action plan includes several items the Society intends to pursue in...

Following criticism, AMS and Rector share support for Stolen by Smith account

Written on July 11, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

After Queen’s Coalition against Racial and Ethnic Discrimination (QCRED) shared a post to its Instagram on Friday questioning the silence on Stolen by Smith from leaders at Queen’s, the AMS and Rector Sam Hiemstra released statements in support of the Instagram page. “QCRED is disturbed by the silence...

‘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...

Tessa Virtue among 11 former Team Canada athletes starting at Smith School of Business

Written on May 19, 2020. Posted in News.

Queen’s is preparing to welcome a new wave of student-athletes after Smith School of Business and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced the Team Canada Class of 2020-22 on April 3. The program is facilitated by a COC initiative called Game Plan, which recruits and advises athletes who are...

Students consulting for local businesses hit by COVID-19

Written on May 5, 2020. Posted in News.

As COVID-19 continues to pose challenges to businesses across the country, Queen’s students have been stepping up to find solutions for local businesses in Kingston. Smith School of Business partnered with the City of Kingston and Kingston Economic Development last month to provide free student...

Queen’s names Brenda Brouwer interim dean of Smith School of Business

Written on November 15, 2019. Posted in News.

Effective Nov. 18, Brenda Brouwer will replace Teri Shearer as interim dean of the Smith School of Business. Brouwer will replace David Saunders, who was the business school’s dean for the past 16 years, while he’s on administrative leave. Prior to her appointment as Smith School’s interim dean,...

After sixteen years, Dean of Smith School of Business resigns

Written on October 18, 2019. Posted in News.

After almost two decades of running the Smith School of Business at Queen’s, David Saunders has resigned as dean. In a letter from Principal Patrick Deane circulated to Smith’s staff, faculty, and students on Oct. 15, the resignation was described as “a well-deserved administrative leave,” indicating...

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...

Smith School teams up with Catalyst Canada

Written on March 8, 2019. Posted in News, University.

The Smith School of Business has announced a strategic partnership with Catalyst Canada to explore diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Catalyst Canada is a global non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of women in the world of business. “Enhancing diversity and inclusion...

Smith MMAI program awarded scholarships in Artificial Intelligence

Written on January 18, 2019. Posted in News.

Five students from Smith School of Business have been awarded Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the honour’s first year. Levi Burns, Meghan Fotak, Tyler Hennick, Victoria Sopik, and Brian Yee were announced as recipients by the Smith School on Dec. 17. They’re all students in...

Queen’s confirms ‘unfortunate’ Chance Macdonald talk

Written on November 29, 2018. Posted in News.

Last spring, Chance Macdonald—a former Queen’s student who was convicted in August of 2017 for common assault of a 16-year-old—guest lecturered a Queen’s business class, the University confirmed Tuesday. The University said Macdonald appeared via Skype to guest lecture a class of Accelerated MBA students. Macdonald...

Artificial Intelligence comes to the Smith School of Business

Written on March 23, 2018. Posted in News.

On Feb. 28, the Queen’s Smith School of Business launched a new graduate program that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) into business studies — making it the first of its kind in North America. According to the program’s website, the Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence (MMAI) is...

Issues on race and cultural appropriation at Queen’s attracts national attention

Written on November 23, 2016. Posted in News.

Updated Nov. 25 at 2:37 a.m. with additional AMS comments. Early this week, photos from a ‘Beerfest’ party last Saturday at a house in the University District appeared on Facebook, subsequently gaining national attention. The photos show party-goers dressed up in costumes based on racial or cultural...

Investigation underway for potential academic integrity breaches

Written on November 11, 2016. Posted in News.

A class of second-year students all received 100 per cent on their midterm exams this October. The Smith School of Business is now investigating any potential breaches of academic integrity. According to Commerce Society President Bhavik Vyas, the professor reused an old midterm from three years...

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