Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill), associate vice-principal (Indigenous initiatives and reconciliation), told The Journal recent progress in Indigenous reconciliation at Queen’s gives her hope.
Queen’s Aesculapian Society (AS) submitted a document detailing research, resources and demands to the School of Medicine issions Committee on July 1. Since then, the AS has looked to the School to provide public and acknowledgement of the report.
As part of the University’s THRIVE week, which focused on building positive mental health, Principal Patrick Deane recorded a virtual tour of his family’s hobby farm, New Leaf Farm.
Queen’s opens Education Library and Special Collections Queen’s opened the Education Library on Oct. 19 and granted students access to Special Collections.The Education Library contains 19 seats which can be booked in four-hour time slots from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.The Queen’s University Archive and the W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections are now available for individual access by appointment on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences (FEAS) appointed Dr. Heidi Ploeg as the inaugural Chair for Women in Engineering on Oct. 15. Ploeg will hold a five-year term in the position.
In light of campus-wide calls for social justice reform, Undergraduate Trustee Shoshannah Bennett-Dwara has engaged the Non-Academic Misconduct Subcommittee (NAMSC) in discussion about the inclusion of the definition of racism in the Queen’s Student Code of Conduct.
