Annual General Meeting Dates
The University Council normally holds one annual general meeting (AGM) per year.
The 2024 University Council AGM format will be as follows:
- Formal governance items, such as Council Trustee and standing committee reports, will take place on a weeknight via Zoom in advance of the in-person Kingston sessions. Date TBD, early October.
- An in-person meeting in Kingston will take place on the afternoon of October 17, followed by the Distinguished Service Awards and a Council Social, and the morning of October 18. Councillors are reminded that Queen’s Homecoming will take place from October 18 to 20 and that they are welcome to participate in events hosted by various university units.
Annual Meeting Attendance
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Past AGM Themes
1971 – A Study on Admission to Queen's
1972 – Consideration of the Wright Commission Report on Post-Secondary Education in Ontario
1973 – Women in the University
1974 – Continuing Education
1975 – The University and Governments
1976 – The Symons Report on Canadian Studies
1977 – Freshman Admissions: Past, Present and Future
1978 – Queen’s Faces the 80’s – Learning to Live with Less
1979 – Education for Jobs or Education for Life?
1980 – Relating University Research to Society
1981 – Living and Learning Outside the Classroom
1982 – Wisdom and Learning in Unstable Times – A Quest for Strategies for Queen’s in the 1980’s
1983 – The University and the New Information Technology
1984 – Continuing Education: Priorities for the University
1985 – The University as Community
1986 – Excellence at Queen’s – Part I: Indicators of Excellence
1987 – Excellence at Queen’s – Part II: The Achievement of Excellence
1988 – The Purpose of a Queen’s Education: The Undergraduate Experience
1989 – Funding the Future
1990 – Meeting the Challenge of the 21st Century
1991 – Coping with Issues in Campus Life
1992 – Queen’s Students in Transition: Challenges and Opinions
1993 – Meeting the Challenges
1994 – University Accountability – Demonstrating Quality & Effectiveness to Our Outside Publics
1995 – Internationalization – Queen’s at the Crossroads
1996 – Superb Students – Tough Times: Student Awards and Assistance in Tomorrow’s Environment
1997 – Preparing for the Millennium: Priorities for Queen’s, Possibilities for Alumni
1998 – The New University Environment: What Does Accountability Mean
1999 – Making Incredible Things Happen
2000 – From the Ivory Tower to the Marketplace: Where is the University
2001 – Can They Come? Will They Come? Student Accessibility and Diversity at Queen’s
2002 – Why Canada Must Make Post-Secondary Education a Top Priority
2003 – Connecting with Queen’s
2004 – Queen’s 2004: Reflection on the Past – Imagining the Future
2005 – Championing Universities/Championing Queen’s
2006 – A Strategic Plan for "Engaging the World"
2007 – Engaging a Diverse World: The Student Experience at Queen’s
2008 – Sustainable Queen's
2009 – Queen's in 2020: Innovation and Change
2010 – Academic Planning
2011 – What Keep's the Principal Awake at Night? Medium and Long-Term Planning Issues for Queen's
2012 – University Council Reform
2015 – Our Queen's - Now and Tomorrow
2016 – Our Queen's - Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive
2017 – Our Queen's - The Student Experience
2018 – Our Queen's - Innovation: Our Path to the Future
2019 – Our Queen's - Future Forward
2020 - Setting the Stage – Queen’s and Council Moving Forward
2021 - Queen’s and Council: Together Towards Tomorrow
2022 - Transformation: Managing Change
2023 - Community Engagement & Student Learning: Students of the Future