Queen's Film and Media

Universities provide us with the opportunity of learning from the past to build a better future, including using education to combat stereotypes.

Inaugural event is an exciting multi-disciplinary blaze of Indigenous creativity.

Thursday, February 7, 2019

The university is open today. Classes, academic related activities and operations will run as scheduled. There may still be areas on campus that are slippery, so please use caution when travelling across campus.

 

Pilot survey reviews how students evaluate their instructors.

Planned only a few days earlier, the Jan. 30, 1969 rooftop concert by The Beatles was their last. It is fitting the show included Billy Preston who symbolized their global collaborative efforts.  

Friday, February 1, 2019

Queen's University business and marketing expert Ken Wong is available to comment on the passing of Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce. Joyce was named the first franchisee by Tim Horton, who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs at that time. Joyce borrowed $10,000 and built his empire from there.

Judith Brown has been advocating for the African and Caribbean communities on campus and in Kingston for decades.  

Monday, January 28, 2019

KINGSTON – The Government of Canada is investing in nearly 3,000 of Canada’s most talented scholars, including faculty, graduate, and post-doctoral students. More than 90 researchers at Queen’s University will receive a portion of that funding.

What/Who

IGnite: Research Stories to Inspire Generations will feature talks on oral history and climate change Jan. 31 at The Isabel.  

Scholarship recipients are selected based on a mix of academic achievement, extracurricular activity, and leadership potential.

The Democratic Party needs a revised image, grounded in a new reality, that will address basic issues of inequality, access, and fairness.  

New funding for faculty seeking to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into student learning.

Monday, January 21, 2019

KINGSTON – Journalists are invited to a media event with Queen’s University students, Mariel Matsuda (third year, Psychology) and Vivienne Langhorne (first year, Psychology). The two students will live, eat, and sleep in the Joseph S. Stauffer Library for seven consecutive days to raise funds and awareness for world literacy and gender equality in education.

What

Art centre introduces two new exhibitions – Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts and Rome, Capital of Painting.

An American coal company is suing the Canadian government over Alberta's plan to combat climate change.

Thursday, January 17, 2019

KINGSTON – Queen’s Female Leadership in Politics (QFLIP) is hosting its fourth annual conference, offering workshops, panels, and live and digital keynotes from speakers ranging from federal ministers and MPs to former senators, journalists, and businesspeople.

QFLIP is Canada’s only non-partisan political university conference geared toward women’s political and professional empowerment.

What

Professors Ram Murty, Greg Smith and Peter Taylor recognized in inaugural class of fellowship.

Professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology died Jan. 1 while on vacation in Mexico.

Online and in-person format brings world-class training in the management of data analytics to the global workforce.

Showcasing innovative Queen's technology projects that could change the way we live.