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Ottawa Philanthropist Expands Queen’s Arts Apprenticeship Program

Students graduating from the arts and humanities at Queen’s University are getting more opportunities for work experience, thanks to the growth of a Kingston apprenticeship program.

The Queen’s Career Apprenticeship Kingston program connects new arts and humanity graduates from Queen’s with a Kingston employer.

The program started as a pilot project in Kingston in May, and now the backer of this privately launched venture, Ottawa-based philanthropist Alan Rottenberg, is upping the ante.

Connecting Queen's Black Alumni

Queen’s Black Alumni Chapter (QBAC) is launching a kickoff event scheduled for Oct. 20 in Kingston during Homecoming.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud (ArtSci'11) Wins One to Watch Award

When Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Artsci’11, was a summer intern in Queen’s Marketing and Communications Department, he helped write a few speeches for Principal Daniel Woolf.

Life Sciences Grad is Canada's First Inuk Heart Surgeon

Life Sciences graduate and former president of the Queen's Native Student Association, Dr. Donna May Kimmaliardjuk (ArtSci'11), is Canada's first Inuk heart surgeon.

ArtSci Grad Eden Gelgoot Wins International Award

Recent Life Sciences Major / Art History Minor graduate Eden Gelgoot submitted an Art History & Theory paper, "The role of the UNESCO World Heritage List in the commemoration of World War II" to the international Undergraduate Awards Programme 2017 that went on to win the best submission in the Art History & Theory category.

Queen’s Truth and Reconciliation Task Force Report

The Queen’s task force formed in April 2016 to begin the work of responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s final report on the history and legacy of Canada’s residential school system for Aboriginal children. Composed of Indigenous and non-Indigenous faculty, staff, students, senior administrators, and community members, the task force considered how to meaningfully respond to the TRC’s calls to action.

Recognizing excellence in teaching: Jacqueline Davies

It probably shouldn’t surprise anyone to learn that Jacqueline Davies considers Socrates one ­of her heroes. She is, after all, a professor of philosophy. But Dr. Davies has another hero, who has influenced her in ways Socrates never could.

Ms. Frizzle, the eccentric, adventuresome ­third-grade teacher from the “Magic School Bus” cartoon series, keeps Dr. Davies inspired as she encourages her students to “take chances, make mistakes, get messy!”

Sixteen alumni on Canada's 100 most powerful women list

The head of one of Canada’s biggest chocolate retailers and the CEO of the United Way of Greater Toronto are among the 16 Queen’s alumni on this year’s list of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women.

The list, released annually by the Women’s Executive Network, includes the CEO of Purdy’s Chocolates Karen Flavelle, Com’79, and history graduate Susan McIsaac, Artsci’85, who leads the United Way of Greater Toronto.

“Queen’s educates amazing alumni and this list shows the powerful presence of the Queen’s degree in many boardrooms across Canada,” says Queen’s Principal Daniel Woolf.

The Great Crew Change Survey for Geology

Queen's University is developing a new Masters degree program focused on Earth and Energy Resources Leadership. This program is designed for working professionals to enhance the skill sets needed to make sound, effective project decisions while responsibly managing trade-offs due to the uncertainty and complexity inherent in natural resource development.

The Alfred Bader Lecture - Roald Hoffmann Nobel Prize Laureate

ONE CULTURE, or THE COMMONALITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ARTS AND THE SCIENCES

The claim of a rift between scientists and technologists on one hand, and humanists
on the other, is criticized on several grounds. Using examples from chemistry, poetry,
painting and ceramics a case is made for an underlying unity of science and the arts.
The common elements of these human activities are creation with craftsmanship,
concisely communicated, in a cross-cultural and altruistic way, with aesthetics figuring

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