Timed application process for Commerce, Health Sciences, and …
2024年9月13日 · The University introduced a new supplemental application process last application cycle, and the same format will apply for this year. Beginning with the 2023-24 admission cycle, prospective students are required to submit a supplementary application that includes both a written and video response when applying to specific programs. According to the University’s website, the programs ...
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This week, The Journal met up with the AMS executive candidates running in the upcoming election before they got ratified at Monday’s Assembly to get to know a little more about them, their goals for student government, and their favourite CoGro order!
Open letter to Queen’s School of Medicine calls for better access …
2024年10月25日 · Medical students and residents raise an alarm over “unwritten rules” denying essential healthcare to individuals.In a recent open letter addressed to Queen’s School of Medicine’s Senior Leadership team, a group of medical students and residents are bringing attention to what they describe as discriminatory practices surrounding access to gender-affirming surgeries and surgical ...
‘Queen’s could cease to exist if we don’t deal with this issue ...
2024年1月9日 · Thanks for covering this important news! An obvious solution is to retire all top management and adminstrators (say director level and above, without severance packages as suggested by Principal Evans); and transition the university to a democratically-run co-operative, managed by students, teaching faculty and the technical and operation support staff who actually do the work of keeping the ...
Graduate funding slashed, a blow on equity and financial necessity
2024年9月20日 · The future of graduate students remains in the dark. In a letter addressed to the University on Sept. 19, the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) expressed concern over the Senior Leadership Team’s (SLT) recent decision to cut the Queen’s Graduate Award (QGA) for incoming Master’s students starting next fall. While the cuts don’t affect all Masters funding as ...
Students lives may be getting easier with an upcoming SOLUS …
2024年11月1日 · With a new SOLUS interface in the works, students are hoping the course selection platform will allow for a more seamless selection.SOLUS, the primary platform for Queen’s students to manage crucial academic and personal services like course registration, tuition payments, and financial aid, is undergoing a design overhaul.Beginning with its first phase in 2021, the Digital Academic Calendar ...
Analysis: Queen’s University’s financial woes are a symptom of a …
2024年1月12日 · The University forecasted a $62.8 million operating deficit for the 2023-24 academic year last May, and later revised the projection to a $48 million deficit in December. To continue operating, Queen’s will dip into reserve funds, or surpluses it accumulated from previous years, according to a university FAQ page.
Unions across Queen’s University campus take steps to strike
2024年9月6日 · Unionized workers are fed up. Unions across campus, including United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2010 and Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) 901 units 1 and 2, ask their members to sign petitions urging the University administration to provide employees with fair wages and manageable workloads.. READ MORE: …
Professors call for action against antisemitism at Queen’s
2024年11月8日 · Professors stress the need for policy changes and stronger support for Jewish students on and off campus.A submission sent by Professors Oded Haklai and Michael Greenspan of the Queen’s Coalition Against AntiSemitism (QCAA) to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) in May details rising antisemitism and specific incidents experienced by Jewish students in ...
Community rallies for divestment and solidarity at campus event
2024年11月15日 · Faculty, staff, and students united in advocating for divestment and solidarity. Queen’s University Faculty and Staff for Palestine (QFS4P) hosted a “Case for Divestment” event on Nov. 7 at Mackintosh-Corry Hall, calling on staff, faculty, and students to present their submitted statements to the University’s divestment committee. The event aimed to educate the broader community about ...