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Meena Waseem, Comm ’24, is simultaneously taking classes at Smith School of Business and running for a trustee position on the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB).  
Oct. 1 marked the start of Canada’s 16th Islamic History Month. 
As students were welcomed into the Queen’s community this September, some Nursing Orientation leaders faced challenges with accommodations for Orientation Week.  

News in Brief: Oct. 7

October 7, 2022
In an email to the Queen’s community on Oct. 4, Principal Patrick Deane released a statement on the unfolding situation in Iran in response to the Mahsa Amini protests. 
The first Board of Trustees meeting of the academic year took place on Sept. 30 at Richardson Hall—the first to take place in-person at since March 2020.
Doors Open was held on Sept. 15 to help students get acquainted with the variety of resources and service providers in the Queen’s community.
Over 200 Queen’s staff, students, and faculty attended the Ontario University Fair in Toronto to attract prospective students to Queen’s this past weekend.
170 higher education leaders from 45 different countries assembled at the University of Bologna in Italy for the g of the Magna Charta Universitatum (MCU), and a conference.
The Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) is initiating a consultative process to consider the temporary suspension of issions to the Bachelor of Fine Arts/Visual Arts (BFA/VA) program.
Queen’s is in the process of revising its policy on sexual violence, with a focus on formal reporting processes and procedures.
Principal Patrick Deane opened the first in-person Senate meeting in two years on Tuesday with a land acknowledgement, followed by moments of silence for Queen Elizabeth II and Dr. Isabel Bader.
The Faculty of Health Sciences (QHS) hosted a webinar on Sept. 27 in response to the current state of Canadian healthcare, entitled “The future of healthcare in Canada: Solutions to the current crisis.”
A group of over 100 students, community , and Kingston residents gathered outside Stauffer Library to rally in of Mahsa Amini on Friday.
Sustainability Professor in the Smith School of Business Steven Moore wants Queen’s to be a moral and sustainable leader through their actions and investments. Moore sat down with The Journal to discuss sustainability on campus.
The next time you’re near Richardson Stadium, you might notice a buzz of activity. 
Queen’s, in-line with post-secondary institutions across Canada, has established a national consent week during the third week of September, from Sept. 19 to Sept. 23.
Uncertainty surrounding the pronunciation of faculty ’ names is being eliminated by multiple departments at Queen’s.
Ten first-year students at Queen’s received the Schulich Scholarship award this year.
Canadian Defence Attaché to Ukraine Colonel Robert Foster presented his views on Russia’s war in Ukraine on Wednesday, as the conflict reaches its 7-month mark.