DEVS DSC 2024 Conference - Developing a Glocal Future

The DEVS Department Student Council is thrilled to announce that the 2024 conference will be held on Sunday March 10, 2024 and the theme is Developing a Glocal Future:  Bridging Global and Local Perspectives. 

This is an excellent opportunity to expand your knowledge, build valuable connections, and contributed to academic discourse in your field of interest.

We encourage you to mark your calendars and look forward to your participation in this exciting event!

Stay tuned for more updates!

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David McDonald speaks with Bill Welychka about his Living Lake Ontario course.

Queen’s is located on one of the greatest lakes in the world, but most students have little interaction with it during their time in Kingston. This interview with Professor David McDonald discusses why he developed this course: to introduce students to a range of historical and contemporary issues related to Lake Ontario, from the livelihoods of First Nations communities to fisheries, urban planning, sewage treatment and artistic engagement with the water.

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A truly 100-mile diet!

After learning about safe fish eating in Lake Ontario from Colin Lake of the Ministry of Natural Resources, and then learning about efforts to revitalize fisheries in Akwesasne First Nation from Abraham Francis, the students got a lesson in how to clean fish from Chef Cody Balfour from Hospitality Services at Queen’s, followed by a sampling of freshly caught pike, perch and crappies direct from the lake the day before from Bay Williams Fisheries. A truly 100-mile diet!

 

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Teaching Assistantship Vacancies 2023-2024

Teaching Assistantship Vacancies – Department of Global Development Studies

The Department of Global Development Studies has Teaching Assistantships available in the following courses for 2023-2024 academic year. TAships are filled according to Group Preferences set out in the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada

Applications are due no later than Thursday July 27, 2023.

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