Student Engagement Archives

QUCraft rebuilds Queen’s campus in Minecraft

Written on March 5, 2021. Posted in News.

QUCraft, a new Minecraft club, is giving students the ability to experience campus virtually. Founded in October 2020, the club aims to connect the Queen’s community through recreating campus on Minecraft. It has organized two Minecraft worlds: a campus world where players can work together to rebuild...

How the oil-thigh lost its shine: Queen’s fading football tradition

Written on February 11, 2021. Posted in Sports.

“Queen’s! Queen’s! Queen’s! Oil Thigh No Banrighinn Gu Brath! Cha gheill! Cha gheill! Cha gheill!” The thunderous Queen’s war cries which once flooded campus on football game days are no more, their echoes having faded into silence long ago. While many students may look at you sideways if you were...

Clubs taught me what my professors couldn’t

Written on January 29, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

January is almost over, and as Journal readers know, the annual search for new student government and club executives is underway. As much as this time is about new beginnings, reflecting on the past helps help shape our goals for the new year. Here’s why joining a campus organization should be one...

The downward trend in student engagement matters

Written on November 20, 2020. Posted in Opinions.

Student engagement has been trending downward for the last 10 years. This trend encompasses many things, from attending conferences to applying for positions, running in elections, and voting when applicable. While being aware of the opportunities on campus can be taxing, it’s an opportunity to put...

For third year in a row, AMS executive election uncontested

Written on January 17, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

For the third year in a row, the AMS executive election will be uncontested, leaving one team to vie for the confidence of a majority of voters on election day. AMS Secretary of Internal Affairs Lucas Borchenko told The Journal four potential teams signed in at the election information session on...

Engaging in federal politics is important more often than just once every four years

Written on November 22, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

This year’s federal election was unprecedented in terms of young voter turnout. Now that the election has passed, we have to keep that moment going, not check out of politics until the next time we have the opportunity to cast a ballot. While total election voter turnout was lower than 2015, it was...

AMS Summer in Review

Written on September 4, 2019. Posted in News.

During the first four months of their term, the AMS executive—President Auston Pierce, Vice-President (Operations) Jessica Dahanayake, and Vice-President (University Affairs) William Greene—have been working on a number of campaign promises they established during their January campaign. Following...

Queen’s offers students a chance to make their mark

Written on July 29, 2019. Posted in Opinions.

When you return home after your first semester at Queen’s, you might struggle to describe why it feels so special to be part of the Queen’s community. You might struggle to tell your family what it felt like to put your tam on for the first time. You might find it hard to explain to your friends...

At first assembly, incoming AMS executive presents vision

Written on April 12, 2019. Posted in News, Student Politics.

On Monday, the AMS held its annual incoming assembly, providing the new executive—Team AJW—with a chance to present their priorities to the body. Assembly began with the election of Calum Maule as AMS Speaker. The speaker chairs AMS Assembly and is responsible for mediating members’ discussion and...

Queen's launches 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement

Written on March 15, 2019. Posted in News.

Last month, Queen’s launched the 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) for first- and fourth-year students. The NSSE measures student behaviour and institutional practices, inside and outside the classroom, associated with positive learning outcomes. The survey is administered among...

AMS Symposium sees low turnout

Written on March 15, 2019. Posted in News.

The inaugural Student Advocacy Symposium saw a low attendance rate despite mandatory registration in advance. On Sunday, the AMS hosted its first-ever symposium in which students were invited to the all-day event to discuss and provide feedback on topics they felt warranted the Society’s attention. The...

First AMS ‘Student Advocacy Symposium’ taking place this weekend

Written on March 8, 2019. Posted in News, Student Politics.

On Sunday, the AMS will host its first-ever Student Advocacy Symposium. Aimed at facilitating dialogue between students and the Society, the event hopes to gather feedback on the AMS and how it can improve its policy-making in the future. “This will be the first year of what we hope becomes a...

Satisfaction survey needs the complexity of student perspectives

Written on January 15, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s spirit can be distilled: tricolour face paint, the Oil Thigh, purple engineers, red Queen’s Bands kilts, or the silhouette of Grant Hall. But for senior students looking back on their years at the University, Queen’s is more complicated than that. The most recent National Survey of Student...

It’s up to the AMS to increase student engagement

Written on March 9, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

As President Jennifer Li told those who attended this year’s AMS Annual General Meeting, “it’s no secret that engagement with the AMS hit an all-time low this year.” Now it’s time we start asking why. This year, the AMS was forced to appoint an Executive after the only team on the ballot dissolved...

Make our AMS yours

Written on December 3, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Queen’s is an exceptional school, filled with exceptional students. These are students who are involved in clubs, sports teams, faculty societies and community groups; they’ve made many meaningful contributions to the Queen’s experience. Queen’s ultimately thrives when students take initiative and...

No more excuses

Written on April 5, 2012. Posted in Editorials.

Around this time last year I walked into the JDUC’s McLaughlin Room in anticipation of attending my first town hall meeting — it was to solicit student input on the changes to the minimum tuition payment deadline. I was surprised to see three times as many pizza boxes as students. I shouldn’t have...

Trudeau stops by

Written on October 18, 2011. Posted in Features.

Justin Trudeau concluded his Ontario university tour with a visit to Kingston on Friday. Trudeau visited St. Lawrence College and Queen’s during his day-long tour with Kingston and the Islands’ Liberal Member of Parliament Ted Hsu. “It’s a great opportunity for students to get to know Canadian politics,”...

Tag: Student Engagement

QUCraft rebuilds Queen’s campus in Minecraft

How the oil-thigh lost its shine: Queen’s fading football tradition

Clubs taught me what my professors couldn’t

The downward trend in student engagement matters

For third year in a row, AMS executive election uncontested

Engaging in federal politics is important more often than just once every four years

AMS Summer in Review

Queen’s offers students a chance to make their mark

At first assembly, incoming AMS executive presents vision

Queen's launches 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement

AMS Symposium sees low turnout

First AMS ‘Student Advocacy Symposium’ taking place this weekend

Satisfaction survey needs the complexity of student perspectives

It’s up to the AMS to increase student engagement

Make our AMS yours

No more excuses

Trudeau stops by

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