http://www.queensu.ca/provost Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) RSS Feed Fri, 24 May 2013 08:21:17 EDT news A Victory Medal awarded to a young WWI gunner and former Queen’s student will be finding a permanent home in the University Archives thanks to a gift from Dr. Kevin McCormick, a man who is passionate about preserving and commemorating Canadian military history. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/SoldiersWWIVictoryMedalcomeshome.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/SoldiersWWIVictoryMedalcomeshome.html Fri, 24 May 2013 08:18:19 EDT news Highlights from the May 10-11 meeting of the Board of Trustees http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/BoTinBrief.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/BoTinBrief.html Tue, 14 May 2013 08:42:10 EDT news Queen's planning partners working to update the Campus Master Plan (CMP) will be on-hand to hear your feedback during an open house scheduled for May 23. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/HaveYourSay.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/HaveYourSay.html Mon, 13 May 2013 03:53:36 EDT news Highlights from the April 30 meeting of Senate http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Senate.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Senate.html Mon, 13 May 2013 03:37:05 EDT news Queen's University's budget for 2013-14 was approved by the Board of Trustees at its May 10 meeting. The balanced, $457-million budget reflects advice to the Provost from the Provost's Advisory Committee on the Budget and broad consultation with the university community. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/BoTApprovesBudget.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/BoTApprovesBudget.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:18:37 EDT news A new Provost’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health (PACMH) has been established by Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Alan Harrison to coordinate the implementation of mental health initiatives across campus. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/MentalhealthAdvisoryCommittee.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/MentalhealthAdvisoryCommittee.html Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:18:34 EDT news Please click here to read highlights from the March 1-2 meeting of the Board of Trustees http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/boardoftrustees.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/boardoftrustees.html Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:15:07 EDT news Queen’s University and the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) share a belief in the importance of bringing global perspectives into their classrooms. So they are partnering on a new initiative to help attract top international students and enrich the diversity of Kingston schools. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/partnershipwithschoolboard.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/partnershipwithschoolboard.html Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:13:26 EDT news The terms of the current members of the Aboriginal Council of Queen’s University (ACQU) are coming to an end in April and a nominating committee has been struck to seek current members for renewal, as well as new members to participate. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/AboriginalCouncillookingfornewmembers.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/AboriginalCouncillookingfornewmembers.html Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:06:23 EDT news Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), hosted a reception honouring Queen’s 16 Loran scholars. The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation grants Loran Awards, one of the most prestigious scholarships in Canada, to students based on their character, service and leadership potential. Loran Awards include mentoring and a summer program in addition to financial support for tuition and living expenses. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/loranscholars.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/loranscholars.html Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:59:55 EDT news The Queen's Senate met on February 12, 2013 and reviewed and approved a number of policies and progress reports from various faculties, departments and committees across the entire university campus. Please click the link above for a complete report on Senate activities and discussion from the February 12, 2013 meeting. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Senatefebruary.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Senatefebruary.html Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:57:54 EDT news The Queen’s University Equity and Human Rights offices presented three awards this week to honour the outstanding achievements of students, faculty and staff who have helped make the university a more inclusive, accessible and equitable place. “These awards celebrate and recognize the extraordinary contributions of these individuals,” says Irène Bujara, Director, Human Rights and Equity offices. “Their work is truly extraordinary – they have gone above and beyond their daily duties and made enormous commitments to make this university a better place.” http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/facultystaffstudents.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/facultystaffstudents.html Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:43:13 EDT news Jerry Doiron has been appointed as the director of the new Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (IBCPA), effective June 17. Mr. Doiron comes to Queen’s from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s acclaimed Shaw Festival, where he serves as the planning director. Mr. Doiron will take the helm at the Bader Centre as it becomes the new home for the performing arts at Queen’s and as it begins to develop its own artistic programming. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/jerrydoiron.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/jerrydoiron.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:46:07 EDT news The university’s Strategic Enrolment Management Group (SEMG) is seeking feedback from the Queen’s community on a draft of its first report. The SEMG will also consult directly with Senate and the Senate Committee on Academic Development. “I encourage students, staff and faculty to send us their thoughts on our report,” says Alan Harrison Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) and Chair of SEMG. “We want to hear from the Queen’s community on such an important issue as enrolment.” http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/draftenrolmentreport.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/draftenrolmentreport.html Fri, 8 Feb 2013 08:39:01 EST news Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), announces the membership of the committee to advise Principal Daniel Woolf on the present state and future prospects of the Queen’s School of Business, and on the renewal of its dean, David Saunders. Dr. Saunders has indicated he would like to be considered for a five-year extension to his current term. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/advisorycommitteeqsb.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/advisorycommitteeqsb.html Fri, 8 Feb 2013 08:29:31 EST news Planning for multi-year enrolment at the university is no simple task; many factors come into play during the planning process. The essential services that support undergraduate and graduate students are among the many important considerations, and were front-and-centre at a recent meeting of the university’s Strategic Enrolment Management Group (SEMG). http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/studentservicessupportenrolmentplanning.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/studentservicessupportenrolmentplanning.html Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:58:29 EST news I am writing once again as Chair of the Advisory Committee charged with the task of advising the Principal on the selection of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, and on behalf of the committee, to provide a reminder of the fast approaching the deadline of January 22, 2013, for responses to my earlier invitation to provide comments for the committee’s consideration. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/communityupdatelaw.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/communityupdatelaw.html Tue, 8 Jan 2013 01:16:25 EST news I am writing as Chair of the Advisory Committee charged with the task of advising the Principal on the selection of the Dean of the Faculty of Law. What follows is written on behalf of the committee, and was prepared in consultation with, and endorsed by, the members of the committee. The purpose of the communication is to provide a report on the discussion at the committee’s first meeting, and to solicit comments from student, staff and faculty in the Faculty of Law. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/deanfacultyoflawsearch.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/deanfacultyoflawsearch.html Thu, 6 Dec 2012 02:57:53 EST news Dr. David Saunders’ term as Dean of the School of Business ends on June 30, 2013. Dr. Saunders has indicated that he would consider a further term as Dean should it be the wish of the University community. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/deanschoolofbusiness.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/deanschoolofbusiness.html Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:26:09 EST news Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) and Chair of the Provost’s Advisory Committee on the Budget (PACB), has posted an update on the university’s new activity-based budget model, and the budget process for 2013/14. The university decided to adopt a new budget model to help facilitate planning and provide a better tool to units in support of decision-making. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/provostnbmupdate.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/provostnbmupdate.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:58:52 EST news The university has established a Student Learning Experience (SLE) task force to examine the Queen’s learning experience. Student learning experience is one of the four pillars of the Academic Plan. Please click the link above for more information http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/studentlearningexperience.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/studentlearningexperience.html Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:33:14 EST news Organization Announcement regarding the appointment of a new deputy provost http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/news.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/news.html Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:24:22 EDT news Queen’s has submitted its proposed mandate statement, vision and priority objectives as requested by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU). http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/proposedmandatestatement.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/proposedmandatestatement.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:50:24 EDT news A new website has been launched that provides opportunities for the Queen’s community to learn about and comment on the university’s budget model and planning process as it moves forward. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/newbudgetmodelwebsite.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/newbudgetmodelwebsite.html Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:45:51 EDT news Dr. Alistair MacLean’s term as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science ends on June 30, 2013. Dr. MacLean has indicated that he does not wish to be considered for another term as Dean. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/deanartsandscience.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/deanartsandscience.html Fri, 7 Sep 2012 03:48:18 EDT news Mr. William Flanagan’s term as Dean of the Faculty of Law ends on June 30, 2013. Mr. Flanagan has indicated that he does not wish to be considered for another term as Dean. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/deanfacultyoflaw.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/deanfacultyoflaw.html Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:22:21 EDT news Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) is pleased to announce that Ms. Jan Allen has been appointed as Interim Director of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre (AEAC) effective... http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/JanAllenAnnoucement.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/JanAllenAnnoucement.html Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:38:58 EDT news The Ontario government recently released a discussion paper called Strengthening Ontario's Centres of Creativity, Innovation and Knowledge, which highlights the government’s vision and priorities for the post secondary education (PSE) sector, including putting students first; meeting the needs of the creative economy; and focusing on productivity, innovation and sustainability. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/feedback-on-gov-paper.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/feedback-on-gov-paper.html Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:34:11 EDT news After significant discussion with campus groups, Queen’s has decided not to sign a model licence agreed on by the Association of Universities and Colleges Canada (AUCC) and Access Copyright. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/accesscopyrightrejected-2.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/accesscopyrightrejected-2.html Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:58:50 EDT news The Provost, Alan Harrison, is pleased to announce that Dr. James K.W. Lee has accepted an appointment as Vice-Provost (International) for a two-year term effective July 1, 2012. Dr. Lee will succeed Dr. John Dixon who completes his term as Vice-Provost (International) at the end of June. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/AppoinmentofViceProvostInternational.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/AppoinmentofViceProvostInternational.html Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:55:39 EDT news Senate in brief: Highlights from the May 22, 2012 meeting of Senate. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/SenateinBrief.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/SenateinBrief.html Fri, 1 Jun 2012 08:44:53 EDT news Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), recently made a presentation on the university’s 2012-2013 budget to an open meeting of Queen’s community members. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/unibalancedbudget12.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/unibalancedbudget12.html Thu, 31 May 2012 12:57:37 EDT news Principal Daniel Woolf is pleased to announce that Kimberly Woodhouse has accepted reappointment as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science for a five year term effective July 1, 2012. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/deanwoodhouseRE.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/deanwoodhouseRE.html Thu, 31 May 2012 09:44:03 EDT news Highlights from the May 4 meeting of the Board of Trustees. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/BoTbrief.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/BoTbrief.html Mon, 28 May 2012 09:02:06 EDT news The Symposium on Learning Outcomes Assessment http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/symposiumQA.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/symposiumQA.html Tue, 22 May 2012 09:49:44 EDT news A revision to the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) has now been approved by both the Ontario Council of Academic Vice-Presidents (OCAV) and the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance (COU Quality Council). http://www.queensu.ca/provost/responsibilities/qualityassurance/QAFupdate.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/responsibilities/qualityassurance/QAFupdate.html Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:01 EDT news Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Alan Harrison recently held an open session on the introduction of a new activity-based budget model at Queen’s. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/newbudgetmodel.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/newbudgetmodel.html Tue, 15 May 2012 09:30:19 EDT news May 15, 2012: Queen’s will be signing a letter of intent to accept the model licence agreed on between the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and Access Copyright. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/accesscopyrightUpdate.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/accesscopyrightUpdate.html Thu, 5 Apr 2012 04:48:13 EDT news The Queen's Community is invited to an open discussion about Queen's University's New Budget Model http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/opensession.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/opensession.html Thu, 5 Apr 2012 03:53:31 EDT news Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), is hosting an open discussion for the Queen’s community about the university’s new budget model. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/opendiscussion.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/opendiscussion.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:12:19 EDT news The university is currently embarking on a process for updating the Campus Plan. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/newcampusplan.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/newcampusplan.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:14:30 EDT news An upcoming town hall is aimed at contributing to a collaborative community at Queen’s, where there will be an update on the progress of the framework. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/discussion.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/discussion.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:13:59 EDT news The financial update focuses on the fiscal year ending April 30, 2012 and the preliminary 2012-13 operating budget, and a brief introduction to the new budget model, to be implemented for 2013-2014 budget year. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/financialupdatemar12.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/financialupdatemar12.html Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:47:05 EDT news Psychology 100 has the highest enrolment of any course at Queen’s and it’s recently received a design makeover that is having a major impact on students and faculty. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/newcourseformat.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/newcourseformat.html Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:24:29 EDT news The university expects to welcome more prospective students during the upcoming March break open houses than in previous years. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/openhouses.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/openhouses.html Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:33:57 EST news Department heads and graduate coordinators recently attended workshops that focused on the new processes for reviewing and approving academic programs. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/queenscommunitylearnsmoreaboutQA.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/queenscommunitylearnsmoreaboutQA.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:06:30 EST news Provost Alan Harrison presented the inaugural Employment Equity Award to Wendy Powley and the Human Rights Initiative Award to Jessica Sinclair on January 27, 2012. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/EmploymentEquityHumanRightsAwards.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/EmploymentEquityHumanRightsAwards.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:01:15 EST news Significant investment by students to the Queen’s Centre, which opened its doors in December 2009, will total approximately $10.6 million. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/StudentContributiontoQC.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/StudentContributiontoQC.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:56:58 EST news The Writing Centre, a valuable academic resource for students, is increasing its focus on its core mandate. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/WritingCentre.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/WritingCentre.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:45:26 EST news A search committee is being established that will be chaired by University Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Alan Harrison. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/BaderCentreDirector.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/BaderCentreDirector.html Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:41:21 EST news Queen's new accessibility framework has been approved by the Vice-Principals’ Operations Committee. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/NewAccessibilityFramework.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/NewAccessibilityFramework.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:38:01 EST news Queen’s benchmark scores remain strong in the latest National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) conducted last spring. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/StudentEngagementSurvey.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/StudentEngagementSurvey.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:06:57 EST news Implementation of Queen’s new Quality Assurance Processes (QUQAPs) is well underway. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/NewQualityAssuranceProcesses.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/NewQualityAssuranceProcesses.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:12:34 EST news Senate approved the Queen’s University Academic Plan 2011, which consists of a 13-page academic plan summary and four pillars. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/AcademicPlan.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/AcademicPlan.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:03:35 EST news A motion from the Senate Academic Planning Task Force calls for Senate to approve the plan and its supporting four pillars. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/SenateAcademicPlan.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/SenateAcademicPlan.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:12:26 EST news Queen’s remains among top five Canadian universities in Maclean’s survey http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/MacLeansSurvey.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/MacLeansSurvey.html Wed, 2 Nov 2011 02:04:19 EDT news The Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts' construction is scheduled to begin soon and completed for Fall 2013, becoming a cultural hub for the region. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/PAConstruction.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/PAConstruction.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:10:45 EDT news Update on development of the university’s 2012-2013 budget, last year’s financial results, and progress being made on a number of major challenges. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/Vpfinancialupdate.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/Vpfinancialupdate.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:22:00 EDT news Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Alan Harrison is making changes in the structure of his office to support its significantly broadened role. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/IntegratedPlanning.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/IntegratedPlanning.html Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:30:13 EDT news With just a few days under my belt as the new Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) at Queen’s, I wanted to send a short message to faculty, students and staff to introduce myself. http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/welcomemessage.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/welcomemessage.html Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:38:08 EDT news A message from the Provost on the financial update http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/financialupdate.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/financialupdate.html Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:41:20 EDT news A working group from the Provost Office and the Office of Administration and Finance expects to have recommendations by the end of the summer for a renewed accessibility process, system and structure for Queen’s http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/accessibility.html http://www.queensu.ca/provost/news/Archives2011/accessibility.html