October PA Day: Learning off the Land - A Walk Talk with Misty Underwood!

Looking for a meaningful way to connect with the land? Join us for a guided Walk Talk with Misty Underwood, a Muscogee and Choctaw descendent, as she shared teaching inspired by her Pokni (grandmother).

Date: Friday October 10th, 2025

Time: 11:00am-2:30pm

Location: Lemoine Point Conservation Area (bus & lunch included)

The event is open to women students at Queen's University and their children. Space is very limited, so please register as soon as possible - we will have a waitlist.

Register here --> https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/CyNjHgMBdF

*please note that Ban Righ Centre is unable to provide childcare and children cannot be left unattended by parents/guardians. Your child/children must remain with you for the duration of the activity.

Parenting/Care Work as a Mature Student

ONLINE EVENT: Join us for a virtual Sharing Stories discussion space. In this session, students are invited to share stories, strategies, and words of wisdom with their peers around balancing parenting/caring for loved ones while navigating academia.

Date: Wednesday October 1
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM (online)

To register, please email Taylor Cenac

Come to join the conversation or just to listen; all mature women students and recent graduates are invited to attend.

Casual Conversation

Finding Balance: Time Management and Competing Priorities

How do you make time for everything? From teaching and coursework to caregiving and research, grad life is a constant juggle. Come share your strategies, frustrations, and small victories in this supportive conversation about time, balance, and realistic goal setting.

Casual Conversation

Making it Work: Academic Success Strategies

Join us for a casual conversation about what academic success looks like—and how to get there. We’ll share stories about working with supervisors and handling feedback. We’ll discuss the academic process and the role that GenAI might play in your studies.

BRC and the University will be closed from December 24 to January 2.

BRC will reopen on Monday January 5 at 9am.

DROP-IN

Drop in for writing and learning support from an Academic Skills & Writing Specialist from SASS

Drop in for writing and learning support from an Academic Skills & Writing Specialist from SASS

Drop in for writing and learning support from an Academic Skills & Writing Specialist from SASS

BRC Art & Movie Fun Day

Looking for something fun for the kids this upcoming PA day? Join us at the Ban Righ Centre for a day filled with creativity, laughter, and a movie!

Date: Tuesday September 2nd, 2025

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

(Lunch is provided!)

Kids will enjoy some hands-on art activities, a screening of The Lorax, and a fun community atmosphere.

This event is for children of mature women students at Queen's University.

 Register here 

*for children of women students at Queen's

Join us for a virtual welcome gathering designed for mature women students to connect, share, and support one another as the new academic year begins. Whether you're new or returning, this is a great opportunity to (re)connect with peers, share your goals and strategies, and build a supportive community.

Date: Wednesday, August 27
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM (online)
Registration: Email Taylor Cenac

All mature women students are warmly invited to attend.