Elections
  • 5 years 2 weeks ago

SGPS holding second presidential election Mar. 12 and 13

A second campaigning period for the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) presidential candidates is in full swing following a Feb. 8 decision to nullify the original election results.Continue...
  • 5 years 2 weeks ago

AMS Annual General Meeting grapples with low student engagement

At the AMS’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Monday in Wallace Hall, one topic dominated discussion. According to President Jennifer Li, student engagement within the AMS has hit an “all-time low.”Continue...
  • 5 years 3 weeks ago

Two of three ResSoc executives ratified at General Assembly

On Feb. 11, the Residence Society ratified their individual appointments to the positions of President and Vice-President (Judicial Affairs) for the 2018-19 term. This decision followed one team’s unsuccessful election earlier this semester.Continue...
  • 5 years 1 month ago

Update: SGPS Judicial Committee explains nullification of presidential elections in statement

On Feb. 8, SGPS President Adam Grotsky criticized the society’s Judicial Committee for their lack of transparency in a decision to nullify their presidential elections, which had taken place on Jan. 29 and 30. He called for the committee to release an explanation for their decision and on Feb. 9, they responded.

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  • 5 years 1 month ago

ResSoc team fails to secure vote of confidence in uncontested election

After they were disqualified and reinstated, Residence Society’s uncontested Team FAM was given a second election period. However, the team proved to be unsuccessful, as they failed to secure the necessary votes of confidence.Continue...
  • 5 years 1 month ago

SGPS presidential election results nullified by Judicial Committee

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...
  • 5 years 1 month ago

AMS Special Assembly ranked ballot vote results cause confusion

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...

PHEKSA Presidential candidates Quentin Tsang (left) and Colleen Bumstead (right).
  • 5 years 1 month ago

PHEKSA presidential candidate profiles

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...

CESA executive candidate Team CReaTe.
  • 5 years 1 month ago

CESA open forum highlights Team CReaTe’s platform and goals

At an open forum in Dunning Hall on Jan. 26, the ConEd Student Association (CESA)’s uncontested executive team revealed how their platform will address issues about the council’s budget and how they plan to increase student participation in the association.Continue...

ResSoc candidate Team FAM at Thursday's open forum.
  • 5 years 1 month ago

Team FAM discusses challenges facing the Residence Society at open forum

On Jan. 25, Residence Society (ResSoc) candidate Team FAM answered student-submitted questions at an open forum. Topics covered ranged from inclusivity for students living in residence to increasing student engagement at ResSoc events.Continue...

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