This weekend, we have watched with grave concern the attack on Israel which has led to escalating conflict across the region. This has been particularly distressing for our Israeli and Palestinian community members – including students, faculty, and staff – who have family or direct ties to the region. We extend our greatest sympathies to all those affected by these terrible events.
With all academic activity suspended on Oct. 2 to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, nearly 400 ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s community members dressed in orange shirts gathered at the heart of campus to honor survivors and Indigenous communities persecuted and harmed by Canada’s residential school system.
The nomination period for the Principal's Teaching and Learning Awards is now open until Jan. 31, 2024. New this year is a partnership with the ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s University Alumni Association (QUAA) for an updated Alumni Award with a focus on lifelong learning.
With the newly-formed Principal’s Advisory Council on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) at ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s in place, work has begun to identify priorities and recommend strategic actions in support of integrating UN SDG-focused work into all aspects of the ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s community.
Date
Wednesday October 4, 2023Location
Join Dale Lackeyram, Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning for an hour-long webinar focused on this year’s nominations for the Principal’s Teaching and Learning Awards.
Learn what is new for 2023 and how best to nominate an individual or group. The webinar will be valuable to first-time nominators, as well as those who have submitted in the past. Plan to attend on October 4 to learn valuable skills for responding to the criteria and crafting an effective nomination.
Topics of discussion will include the required components of successful awards, the evaluation criteria and process, and strategies that enrich and strengthen a competitive nomination.
The webinar will include a Q&A period.
Please submit your questions in advance to principal.awards@queensu.ca.
The Principal's Teaching and Learning Awards celebrate teaching excellence and the diverse ways in which the student learning experience is enhanced by educators and educational supports at ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s.
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After a public event, the space is now ready to help bring Indigenous ways of knowing to ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s.
Members of the ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s, Kingston, and Canadian medical communities gathered to mark the unveiling of a new ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s Remembers plinth commemorating those impacted by a 1918 ban that prevented the admission of Black students to ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s medical school up until 1965. In 2019, the university moved to confront its past actions, issuing a formal apology for the racist policy in an officia
¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s University is introducing additional measures this fall to ensure that students, faculty, and staff both feel and are safe on campus.
Convening in person for the first time since the pandemic, the recent ¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s University Alumni Association (QUAA) Awards Gala celebrated the impact of our community in an extraordinarily wide range of fields and activities.
¹ú²ú91ÓÈÎ︣ÀûÔÚÏß¹Û¿´'s has launched an innovative project designed to help undergraduate students gain the necessary skills, knowledge, and networks to become future leaders in Canada's shift towards a net-zero economy.
