Queen’s University has confirmed the 90-room John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC) Residence will open as scheduled in August to welcome students for the 2024 fall semester. The larger JDUC revitalization project has experienced schedule slippage that the contractor, Graham Construction, notes will require staged occupancy beginning in mid-September. The university is working with the contractor, consultants, and sub-contractors to determine if there is any possibility for earlier occupancy. The community will be notified of any schedule updates on Facilities’ JDUC Revitalization project website.

The university, in partnership with its student governments, undertook a significant redevelopment of the JDUC in May 2022, including the demolition and replacement of an entire wing of the structure in 2022. It was hoped the entire building would re-open in August 2024, but completion of the office and social spaces ran into some delays. A priority was placed to ensure the renovated residence spaces were ready for students in August.   

The JDUC is located on the corner of University Avenue and Union Street. It is a key hub for student life at Queen’s, and encompasses the offices of the Alma Mater Society, the Society of Graduate and Professional Students, the Office of the Rector, the Student Experience Office (SEO), as well as numerous student clubs, new student wellbeing space, a pub, and a media centre. Clubs and organizations will continue to operate from their current temporary locations on campus until the newly completed spaces in the JDUC are complete and approved for occupancy.

A hub for student life at Queen’s, the JDUC encompasses the offices of the Alma Mater Society, the Society of Graduate and Professional Students, the Office of the Rector, the Student Experience Office (SEO), as well as numerous student clubs, new student wellbeing space, a pub, and a media centre.