Two teams and six individual staff members are being celebrated for their excellent work and accomplishments at Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s.
The 2022 Special Recognition for Staff Awards recognize staff, nominated by colleagues, who have gone above and beyond their day-to-day activities to have a lasting positive impact.
Award recipients and their guests are invited to a private reception in late April.
91ÖÆƬ³§, in collaboration with its community partners on and off campus, is taking action to encourage students to focus on well-being, respect, and responsibility, while also preparing to enforce bylaws and the university 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s Student Code of Conduct to ensure students don’t put themselves or others at risk over the St. Patrick 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s Day weekend.
Post-secondary institutions across the country are coming together from March 6-10 to mark the first SDG Week Canada. This national collaboration is organized by the , , and , of which Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s is a member.
Germany 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s ambassador to Canada visited campus recently, joining 91ÖÆƬ³§ leaders, researchers, and students in wide-ranging discussions on international collaborations, research and funding, and knowledge sharing.
Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s is launching an online call for feedback on the draft Global Engagement Strategic Plan. Created to support the Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s Strategy, the plan outlines six objectives to deepen the university 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s global impact and ability to help shape a more just, equitable and sustainable society.
Recent strategic initiatives highlight impact of teaching and learning combined with research integration.
With the winter term underway, new teaching and learning initiatives are advancing goals emphasized in the Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s Strategy. By integrating research with student learning, and engaging the community in transformative educational experiences, teaching and learning for impact has become a vital part of Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s.
When Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s signed the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education and committed to more meaningful, concrete actions to address anti-Black racism and to promote Black inclusion, the university devoted itself to a comprehensive and ongoing plan for transformation.
Many longstanding and meaningful partnerships and collaborations exist between 91ÖÆƬ³§ and its community partners but as indicated in Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s Strategy, strengthening local, national, and global connections and establishing new ones is essential for addressing real-world challenges, achieving shared goals, and for enhancing student learning and impact.
Nine days have passed since a devastating earthquake and aftershocks brought suffering and destruction to parts of Türkiye and Syria. The magnitude of the disaster is very clear, but it remains difficult for many of us properly to absorb. Still more challenging is it to understand what action on our part is called for, what those of us remote from the immediate site can and should do to contribute to the relief effort.
I have written many times before that racism has no place on our campus, and while I fully believe that, it would be naïve to think it does not exist. Recent events have made that very clear.
