On the same day the University confirmed a positive COVID-19 case in a Queen’s student, Principal Patrick Deane warned against disregarding public health directives. 

This year, some students are turning away from the Campus Bookstore to find their textbooks.

The Queen’s University Library announced in a release on Sept. 8 that 150 individual study seats will be made available for student use in Stauffer Library as of that day.

As Queen’s attempts to prioritize health and safety leading into the fall term, it’s asking students to track their own symptoms through SeQure.

Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Mark Green released a statement on Sept. 4 supporting members of the Queen’s community who chose to participate in the Scholar Strike initiative.

As the University undertakes move-in week from Sept. 1-5, Queen’s residences are once again housing students.

With the school year starting next week, the University is working closely with KFL&A Public Health to ensure all campus safety guidelines meet provincial standards. 

Whether or not students choose to return to campus in September, they’re still expected to pay their mandatory ancillary fees this fall. 

The Journal toured Victoria Hall and Leonard Dining Hall on Friday morning to see how COVID-19 will change traditional operations in the fall term.

Principal Patrick Deane released a declaration of commitment to address racism on campus Aug. 12.

Though more than 24,000 students are usually on campus each year, only 6,600 are expected to be present in the fall term.

The AMS will be demanding anti-racist action from the University’s senior administration in an online moderated discussion on Thursday.

The Faculty of Law has started seeking input from the community to determine whether Sir John A. Macdonald is still an appropriate name for its building.

Whether first-year students will experience an entirely remote academic year at Queen’s is a decision that rests with individual faculties and schools.

In a statement on Wednesday, Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre shared that the tipi in its backyard was damaged last week. 

Principal Patrick Deane said racism on campus is a crisis in a July 22 virtual town hall for staff and faculty. 

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.

When Phoebe Schneider, ArtSci ’24, applied for residence and paid her deposit in June, she wasn’t sure what to expect.

Ahead of the fall term, Dr. Jane Philpott, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), said she’s committed to advancing discovery, harmony, and equity at Queen’s.

As COVID-19 has made in-person work difficult to operate, Queen’s is encouraging its departments to create remote student jobs in the fall term.