W.J. Barnes Teaching Award
The W.J Barnes teaching excellence award of the Arts & Science Undergraduate Society is considered the highest tribute the Society can pay to an individual for teaching excellence. The award is presented to deserving members of the Faculty of Arts and Science who have made a significant contribution to teaching.
Peer-Assisted Learning Workshop
Peer-Assisted Learning Workshop with Dr. James Fraser, Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 1:30-3:00 pm
Location: Ellis Hall, Room 319
The Biggest, Deepest Questions
The questions don’t get any bigger than the ones probed by faculty and students in Stirling Hall:
A Classics take on the 175th
On this day (March 7) 174 years ago, classes began under Peter Colin Campbell, the first professor hired by Queen’s who taught classical literature, and Thomas Liddell, Queen’s founding principal and professor of divinity.
Psychology Alumna Is One Of Technology’s Most Influential Women
Erin Robinson Swink, Artsci’08, was a first-year psychology student in 2004 living in Adelaide Hall when she started designing video games as a way to avoid studying for exams.
Surprisingly that procrastination has evolved into a successful career as in independent video game designer.
A Boost for Online Learning
Queen’s University continues to gain momentum in online learning, thanks to a $1.5-million funding boost through the Government of Ontario’s shared online course funding program, formerly known as the Ontario Online Initiative.
Weigh-in on future of Arts and Science, next dean
The Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) announced today that a committee will be struck to advise Principal Daniel Woolf on the present state and future prospects of the Faculty of Arts and Science and on the selection of the next dean.
Aldo López-Gavilán Returns to the Isabel March 23, 2016
Havana-based pianist Aldo López-Gavilán almost defies categorization. His piano solos mesmerized audiences at a sold-out Isabel show in October 2014 when he accompanied Carlos Varela. Now he’s back for a solo show that will illustrate why piano great Chucho Valdés calls him "simply a genius, a star.” A portion of the proceeds from this co