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  • 7 months 2 weeks ago

AMS Director of Human Resources position will remain vacant

Following the recent resignation of the Director of Human Resources (HR), the AMS executive said they will not be filling the vacancy. The AMS has hired two directors of HR since the beginning of the academic year.Continue...
  • 7 months 2 weeks ago

Sole rector candidate dropped out Sept. 30

On Oct. 4, the AMS office of the Secretariat announced Rector candidate, Maya Morcos , has succeeded her name from the ballot prior to voting days.Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

'The Journal' sits down with Principal Patrick Deane

“I want to bring the university back from COVID building on what new things we discovered and learned about ourselves, and I want to make the institution stronger than it was before.”Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

‘Save the Evidence’ campaign hopes to restore Mohawk Institute Residential School

Launched by Woodland Cultural Centre, the ‘Save the Evidence’ campaign aims to raise awareness and support for the restoration of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, ON.Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

Commerce club hosts case competition for local Indigenous business

On Sept. 26, the Queen’s Commerce Corporate Competition (Q3C) held a case competition in partnership with Tipi Moza .Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission & Me’: Centre for Teaching and Learning hosts webinar

In honour of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Queen’s Educators come together on Sept. 30 for the “Truth and Reconciliation Commission & Me” webinar. With over a hundred attendees, the webinar sought to educate Queen’s faculty on how they can respond to the TRC’s call to action.

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  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

PSC TALKS Week kicks off Oct. 18

TALKS Week, the Peer Support Centre (PSC)’s annual week-long campaign, is back again this year to show students the importance of strong support systems.Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

Rector candidate talks mending relationship with city at open forum

On Sept. 28, the 38 th rector open forum took place with uncontested candidate Maya Morcos, HealthSci ’24. Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

Senate votes to approve introduction of new Black Studies program

On Sept. 28, the first senate meeting of the academic year took place, kicking off with discussions on the approval of a new Black Studies program, Truth and Reconciliation, and the student-led Walkout .Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

ASUS talks health and safety on campus

On Sept. 28, ASUS hosted a virtual Q&A session with Samantha Buttemer, associate program director for the Public Health and Preventative Medicine (PHPM) program at Queen’s, to encourage conversation around health and safety concerning COVID-19 on campus.Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

Walkout saw thousands gathered at Summerhill

“Hey hey, ho ho, patriarchy has got to go!”Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

Climate rally takes place in City Park

Over two hundred people from Kingston demonstrated in a climate action rally held in City Park on Sept. 24. The rally was dubbed the “Fridays for the Future” event.Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

Sole rector candidate talks accessibility and communication

Following a successful nomination period at the first AMS Assembly on Sept. 21, Maya Morcos, Health Sci ’24, is the only candidate running for the 38 th Rector position.Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

Queen’s not recognizing National Day for Truth & Reconciliation as statutory holiday

This year marks the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, which will take place Sept. 30. The Government of Canada announced in June that it would recognize the day as a statutory federal holiday.Continue...
  • 7 months 3 weeks ago

PSAC 901 and SGPS host ‘Disorientation’

On Sept. 24, members of Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 901 (PSAC 901) and the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) met through Zoom to discuss “ anti-oppressive survival on campus .”Continue...
  • 7 months 4 weeks ago

AMS ratifies new Rector Candidate at first assembly of the year

The AMS held its first Assembly of the 2021-22 school year on Sept. 21. The agenda included discussing President Zaid Kasim’s upcoming speech to the Board of Trustees, ratifying a new candidate for Rector, approving budget items for the year, and exploring the possible introduction of policy papers to guide the AMS’s advocacy.Continue...
  • 7 months 4 weeks ago

The Tea Room is back in operation

“We sold out all our bagels on the first day.”Continue...
  • 7 months 4 weeks ago

Peer Health Educator continues Fresh Food Box initiative

Fresh Food Box was started by Queen’s students in September 2019. The initiative aims to increase access to nutritious and affordable meals for Queen’s students.Continue...
  • 7 months 4 weeks ago

Department of Political Studies panel discusses queer issues

On Sept. 20, the Department of Political Studies hosted an online panel to discuss contemporary political issues surrounding the queer community in the face of the 2021 federal election.Continue...
  • 7 months 4 weeks ago

AMS sees three resignations from senior management level

In light of three resignations from the AMS’s senior management level, Team RTZ said they’re supportive of everyone’s decisions to “choose their own priorities.”Continue...

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