Scarborough Charter one year anniversary
Dear Students, Staff and Faculty,
Celebrating Chancellor Murray Sinclair’s installation
The Honourable Murray Sinclair was named Queen’s University’s 15th Chancellor in April 2021 but, due to the pandemic and illness, an official installation event was not held. That changed on Nov. 15, 2022, when Chancellor Sinclair was formally installed in a special hybrid ceremony broadcasted online from campus’ Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.
From the Principal: Admit them, admit them
This Spring saw Queen’s first in-person convocation since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. It was a gloriously festive event with two ceremonies every day for five days, during which graduands from 2022 as well as the two previous years were able to cross the stage, receive much-deserved congratulations, and savour their success.
Queen’s Employee Holiday Gathering
Date
Wednesday December 7, 202211:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location
ARC Main GymThe holiday gathering will be held on Wednesday, December 7th at the Athletics and Recreation Centre main gym from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hospitality Services will be providing our meal and a gingerbread building giveaway will take place.
Once more, as we have done in the past, the Office of the Principal would like to show its appreciation for Queen’s employees with a free hot beverage at one of the university’s participating food outlets* on December 7th. For those employees not located in Kingston, arrangements will be made to provide you with a hot beverage on this day.
To encourage everyone to attend, employees travelling to campus for the gathering should be aware that parking restrictions on surface lots will not be enforced during business hours on December 7.
*Participating food outlets
The Lazy Scholar – Victoria Hall
Location 21 – David C. Smith House
MC2 – Mackitosh-Corry Hall
Library Café – Stauffer Library
Goodes Café – Goodes Hall
Wally’s – Botterell Hall
Student Street Express – Duncan McArthur Hall
Jean Royce Dining Hall – Jean Royce
Message from the Principal - Homecoming This Weekend
Dear members of the Queen’s community,
Statement against antisemitism at Queen's
This past week has been a very difficult one for Jewish community members. South of the border, antisemitic hatred has been given a platform by public personalities, and that has had a chilling effect across the country and the world. Sadly, Queen's has also seen the emergence of this sentiment with swastika graffiti and messages of violence at various locations on campus and more recently reported through social media.
United Way at Queen’s Speaker Series #2
Date
Wednesday November 2, 202212:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Location
onlineUnited Way at Queen’s Speaker Series -- Sustainable Development Goals in focus
Learn how the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington and its partner agencies are addressing the needs of people right here in our community and how your support makes this happen. These events will be focused on how agencies are working to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is an enlightening and illuminating look at the Greater Kingston community and how United Way helps strengthen it.
Hosted by Principal Patrick Deane.
SGD 2 – No Hunger Wednesday, November 2, 2022 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
https://queensu.zoom.us/j/99044424795?pwd=V00vckJKTGVIbTcyTjlvQ3lrbjRWdz09
Learn how United Way-funded programs are helping eliminate hunger in the greater Kingston community.
Featured speakers include:
- Shawn Seargeant, Lionhearts
- Brenda Moore, the Food Sharing Project
If you have any questions about these events, please contact Mary Beth Gauthier at marybeth.gauthier@queensu.ca.
United Way at Queen’s Speaker Series #1
Date
Wednesday October 19, 202212:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Location
onlineUnited Way at Queen’s Speaker Series -- Sustainable Development Goals in focus
Learn how the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington and its partner agencies are addressing the needs of people right here in our community and how your support makes this happen. These events will be focused on how agencies are working to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is an enlightening and illuminating look at the Greater Kingston community and how United Way helps strengthen it.
Hosted by Principal Patrick Deane.
SDG 1 – No Poverty Wednesday, October 19, 2022 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
https://queensu.zoom.us/j/92794571659?pwd=Yk0rZUswME9acHV2U0gzSkkzMStMUT09
Learn how United Way-funded programs are helping people move from poverty to possibility.
Featured speakers include:
- Aiden Dorosz, One Roof Youth Hub
- Gilles Charette, Trellis HIV & Community Care
- Jane Bailey, Ryandale Transitional Housing
If you have any questions about these events, please contact Mary Beth Gauthier at marybeth.gauthier@queensu.ca.
Principal Deane hosts community leaders
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane hosted a gathering with local leaders at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts on Sept. 28 where he shared updates about Queen’s strategy and how the university is working to deepen relationships with community members through meaningful partnerships and a collaborative, shared vision for the future.
Statement about Protests in Iran
Dear Members of the Queen’s Community,
Like so many of you, I have watched with horror the events unfolding in Iran. The latest attacks by Iranian police on students protesting at Tehran’s Sharif University have brought this matter even closer to home. For several weeks, the world has watched as brave citizens have taken to the streets after the senseless death of a young woman at the hands of an oppressive regime. They have used their voices to challenge and criticize sexism, inequity, violence and abuse.