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The challenge to be great and “good”
[The Principal and Chancellor with the CartersPrincipal Daniel Woolf explains why a university -- to be truly great -- must go above and beyond in all aspects of its pursuit of excellence.
The return of a grand alumni tradition
[photo of QUAA President Jess Joss]Principal Woolf has announced that Homecoming Weekend celebrations will resume this fall on a trial basis
Cuing-up a bright idea
Somewhat to his chagrin, the “augmented reality pool” technology developed by a Queen’s researcher has become an unexpected media darling.

Alumni Spotlights

His beat is the world
[ABC news foreign correspondent Jeffrey Kofman]In his job as a foreign correspondent for the ABC television network, London-based Jeffrey Kofman, Artsci’81, is “living his dream on a daily basis.”
It's all about integrity
[Yolande James, Law'03]Eight years after she became the youngest person – and the first black woman – ever elected to the Quebec National Assembly, Yolande James is still breaking new ground.
Internet recruiting: a gift to fellow athletes
[Shomari Williams, Ed’11]Shomari Williams, Ed’11, has a career plan for life after professional football.

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Feb
19
 Alumni books out now: February 2013

A diverse range of new publications written by Queen's alumni

Feb
15
 A new kind of Homecoming in 2013

An open letter from Principal Daniel Woolf to the members of the Queen’s community.

Feb
14
 Challenge set for Queen's at 7th annual Alumni Awards Gala

Does Queen’s have the institutional knowledge, the creativity, and the support systems to create hundreds of 21st Century Humanitarians? This was the question Alumni Humanitarian Award winner Farouk Jiwa, Artsci’98, asked the audience at the 7th annual Alumni Awards Gala on October 13.

Feb
11
 Class of '82 celebrates its 30th in a meaningful way

Members of the Class of 1982 celebrated their 30th reunion on campus this past fall. Not only did they have an inclusive all-faculty reunion, they came together in support of one of their own, and a very important cause, the Jack Project at Queen's.

Jan
29
 Alumni books out now: January

A diverse range of new publications written by Queen's alumni

Jan
23
 Thanks for the Memories -- A salute to the Tricolour yearbook

The Tricolour is one of the last university yearbooks published in Canada. However, to generations of grads, their memory books are imbued with what Principal Robert Charles Wallace once called "a garment of romance."

 
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