Five courses selected for Principal’s Impact Courses

Five courses have been selected as the Principal’s Impact Courses this year. The successful applicants will receive grants providing up to $10,000 in one-time funding to develop their proposed courses.

The Principal’s Impact Courses program is part of a long-term commitment to transform curricula and enhance already-existing undergraduate courses or develop new courses that support the Queen’s Strategy.

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Staff & Faculty Summer BBQ

Date

Tuesday July 11, 2023
11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Location

Agnes Benidickson Field (behind Grant Hall)

You are invited to attend a BBQ on Tuesday, July 11 at Agnes Benidickson Field (behind Grant Hall) from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. A large tent will be set up in case of rain and new this year, accessibility mats will be in use to provide a smooth and stable surface. Hospitality Services will be providing our meal. Members of the Senior Leadership Team will be on hand to help serve your lunch and to personally thank you for your service and commitment to Queen’s.

Queen’s Staff & Faculty Summer BBQ Lunch - MENU

Hamburgers with assorted condiments & toppings (Gluten-free options available) Eggplant Parmesan – vegetarian option (*also offered without breading and/or cheese) Coleslaw (Gluten-free) Pasta Salad Dessert: Lemon Raspberry cake with streusel topping

Queen’s places 3rd worldwide in 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

For the third straight year, Queen’s has ranked among the top 10 in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings – earning third place worldwide and first place in North America out of over 1,700 universities. Queen’s is the only Canadian university to achieve three top-10 placements since the rankings began in 2019.

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Getting ready for spring convocation

Queen’s is getting ready to celebrate the class of 2023 during spring convocation ceremonies. A highlight of the academic year, this spring’s festivities kick off May 26 with one ceremony in Grant Hall and continue with six ceremonies in the Leon’s Centre happening between June 20-23. Graduating students from six faculties and schools will be walking the stage.

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Celebrating the 2023 Special Olympics Ontario School Championships

Special Olympics Ontario, a non-profit organization that helps provide sports and training programs for youth and adults with intellectual disabilities, is holding the 2023 Ontario School Championships in Kingston from June 6 to 8, 2023. Several opportunities to volunteer on campus are still available.

The event, hosted by Kingston Police, will welcome over 1100 student-athletes, coaches, and their families to the City of Kingston and to Queen’s campus. During the 2022/23 academic year, over 7,000 high-school athletes competed across the province to qualify.

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Increasing focus on United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals at Queen’s

Across the Queen’s community, a great deal of research, teaching, learning, community engagement, and stewardship activities are directly related to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Increasing awareness of these relationships and coordinating and enhancing the work is a priority for the university. Like the Queen’s Strategy, UN SDGs call on us to harness our sense of social responsibility, address significant and urgent real-world challenges, and advance our social impact.  

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