In the waning weeks of the fall semester, Queen’s is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, many of which are associated with recent off-campus house parties.
Queen’s has reported 27 cases of COVID-19 during the week of Dec. 7-13, all located off-campus, marking the highest weekly case count since the pandemic began. At least two of those cases are linked to house parties in the University District that happened Dec. 4 to 5.
At last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Donna Janiec, vice-principal (finance and administration), provided a report on Queen’s financial projections for the 2020-21 year.Continue...
Late this summer, international graduate students living abroad found, due to their location, they would be unable to hold TA or RA positions during the Fall 2020 term.Continue...
In its last meeting of the term, Queen’s Senate met over Zoom to discuss academic integrity, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDII), and Principal Patrick Deane’s Report on the Conversation.Continue...
The University has reported all cases of COVID-19 are resolved in the Queen’s community as of Wednesday afternoon. According to the University’s...Continue...
The University has partnered with a team of mental health providers from St. Lawrence College (SLC) and Addiction and Mental Health Services – Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington (AMHS - KFLA) to develop an eight-week Substance Use Wellness program.Continue...
As the fall semester draws to a close, The Journal sat down with the AMS executive team to review their progress and the status of the goals outlined in their platform.Continue...
After a full semester of online learning, the Computing Students Association (COMPSA) will be holding a Town Hall meeting this Friday at 5 p.m. over Zoom to reflect on the remote student learning experience.Continue...
Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill), associate vice-principal (Indigenous initiatives and reconciliation), told The Journal recent progress in Indigenous reconciliation at Queen’s gives her hope.Continue...
As the semester wraps up, many students are making plans to safely travel home for the holidays. For international students, staying in Kingston isn’t a decision that’s easily made.Continue...
Queens’ Black Studies Minor, expected to launch in fall 2021, has been awarded two positions through the Queen’s National Scholar (QNS) program.Continue...
