Spring Reunion: Nicol Hall celebrates centennial
Completed in 1912, on the site of an old practice field, Nicol Hall was named after William Nicol, Queen's first professor of metallurgy and mining who donated the funds for the building's construction. During the First World War, the attic of Nicol Hall was used as an army barracks. An addition was made to the rear of Nicol Hall in 1930 and extensively renovated in 1961.
As part of 2012 Spring Reunion programming, join alumni, faculty and friends in celebrating Nicol Hall’s 100 years of metallurgy and materials education on Saturday, May 26 from 1-3 pm. Tours of Nicol Hall will be held on the hour. Everyone is welcome to visit, share memories, and enjoy refreshments.
MiniU Speaker Spotlight
Saturday, May 26
Samantha King: Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Is Breast Cancer Marketing Good for our Health?
Why are our shopping malls filled with pink ribbon products? How is it that we get to pay for these products with pink ribbon quarters? What prompted the illumination of Parliament Hill in pink lights? These are some of the questions you can explore with Samantha as she examines the contemporary culture of breast cancer marketing and fundraising, the history of shopping for the cure, and the effect of marketing on the breast cancer research agenda and how patients experience the disease.
In this MiniU session based on her best-selling 2006 book Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy, Samantha King will trace how breast cancer has been transformed from a stigmatized disease and individual tragedy to a market-driven industry of survivorship. Read more
Event Spotlight
Thursday, March 1
Global activist Amma Bonsu, Artsci'02, Artsci'03, will discuss her inspiring journey from Ghana to Social Issues Commissoner with the AMS and starting Operation Read at Queen's. She is currently co-running the Foundation for Growth, a not-for-profit that uses education to alleviate poverty. Learn more
Alumni News
-
Feb 16, 2012
CFRC celebrates 90th birthday -
Feb 15, 2012
Alumna named as 2012 3M National Teaching Fellow -
Feb 14, 2012
55 years to the day
Queen's News Centre
Copyright © Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada. K7L 3N6. 613.533.2000
For general inquiries about Office of Advancement events and programs, please call our Contact Centre at 1-800-267-7837 (toll free in Canada or the US), or 613-533-2060.
Join alumni on:
Join Queen's on:
Our latest tweets: