In a statement released Feb. 7, the SGPS Judicial Committee announced the nullification of the Presidential election results. The committee said in the statement, “no other election or referenda questions are affected by this decision.”Continue...
On Feb. 12 and 13, students will have the opportunity to vote in a special referendum either for or against a student fee that would fund the JDUC revitalization project.Continue...
On Feb. 5, six students received the Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award — the highest tribute paid to a student for their valuable and distinguished leadership at the University.Continue...
On Feb. 6, city councillors moved forward with plans to propose ranked ballot voting in municipal elections in a referendum set for this fall. At Tuesday’s special meeting, councillors confirmed the wording of the question that will appear on the referendum ballot.Continue...
Following increased demand for intercultural training, the Queen’s University International Center offers an improved comprehensive Intercultural Awareness Certificate Training Program to all members of the community to promote inclusion and safety on campus.Continue...
Last week, the incoming AMS Executive was appointed at a seven-hour-long special meeting of Assembly. AMS President Jennifer Li called the meeting after the dissolution of Team ECN, as the appointment of a new executive team was required.Continue...
Over 500 students from across North America came together in Beamish-Munro Hall this past weekend to participate in the third annual QHacks 36-hour hackathon.Continue...
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.Continue...
In this week’s referendum, graduate and professional students voted against the renewal of the “Bus-It” student fee, which provides low-cost transit access for Queen’s students. The vote — if ratified — would mean graduate and professional students pay $912 per year for transit opposed to $90.Continue...
At Tuesday’s Senate meeting, Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) Donna Janiec presented an update on the current and planned capital projects undertaken by the University. According to her, this is the “first time in a number of years” Senate has received any such update.Continue...
The Engineering Outreach office’s Aboriginal Access to Engineering program has two main goals: to educate Indigenous youth and provide them with strong role models. On Jan. 18, these efforts were honoured through a national award.Continue...
For a group of Queen’s marketing students, a class project about cannabis awareness has become an educational campaign across classrooms in Kingston.Continue...
On Jan. 29, Muslim Societies Global Perspectives hosted a panel discussion to mark the one-year anniversary of the Quebec City mosque massacre. The room was full with approximately 50 members of the Queen’s and Kingston community.Continue...
Following an extensive presentation on the University’s ongoing and planned capital projects, the first Senate meeting of 2018 heard Principal Daniel Woolf’s priorities for his final 18 months in office and the approval of six new degree programs.Continue...
Ever since a previous collective agreement between Queen’s and Public Service Alliance Canada Local 901 (PSAC) expired in April, the two parties have spent the past few months negotiating a new deal. On Dec. 20, PSAC 901 reached a tentative agreement with the University.Continue...
