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.”

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.

As a passionate “foodie” and enthusiastic entrepreneur, Kingston by Fork founder Julia Segal is able to have her cake – and eat it, too.

Ten years ago, five Queen’s students were involved in a car crash. Two were killed immediately, while two suffered relatively minor injuries. The fifth – Melissa Vassallo, Artsci’02 – was left hanging between life and death.

For an outdoorsman like Phil “The Forecaster” Chadwick, Artsci’76, a career in meteorology may seem like a logical path. What is less expected is an intriguing sideline in “artistic forensic meteorology” – the process of reconstructing weather events based on their portrayal in works of art.

Imagine training for a marathon in a dusty, armed compound in Afghanistan where the longest stretch of road is just 800 metres. Now imagine training in the same location for an ultramarathon.

Mauritania, Somalia, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Italy, Iraq, the Democratic ­Republic of Congo, and Liberia. Those are just some of the countries Smaro ­Skoulikidis, Artsci’80, has spent time in during the course of her ­career with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Shomari Williams, Ed’11, has a career plan for life after professional football.

If they handed out medals for successfully reinventing yourself, Jane Hawtin, Artsci’76, would have a stack of golds by now.

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.

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.