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FAS Department Updates, and Important Deadlines
For Undergraduate Chairs and Assistants
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March 20, 2018
In this Update:
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Important Dates and Deadlines
Friday March 23, 2018 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Faculty Board
Friday March 30, 2018
Good Friday (classes will not be held
Thursday April 12, 2018 to Friday April 27, 2018
Winter Term examinations
Tuesday April 17, 2018 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Undergraduate Chair Meeting
Wednesday April 18, 2018 from 10:30am to 12:00pm
Undergraduate Chair Meeting
Friday April 27, 2018 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Faculty Board
Tuesday May 1, 2018
Summer Term begins
Monday May 7, 2018
Final deadline to submit grades for Winter 2018 Undergraduate Courses (by 12 pm)
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 New paragraph on Re-weighting in the Academic Consideration Protocol
(Information for Instructors) to be updated shortly on the website
Re-weighting of marks
: Allocation/shifting of marks associated with missed work to another academic requirement that assesses similar learning outcomes. This type of academic consideration should be used mainly when a student has missed:
1. a small component of academic work and/or
2. a) when it is not possible to have the same assessment at a later time because the component has been compromised (i.e. answers posted or material covered in class) or
2. b) when it is not possible to set an alternative assessment (with the same learning outcomes).
It is possible to redistribute marks on a mid-term to a final exam when the final exam assesses the same learning outcomes as the mid-term. However, it is not recommended if it puts the student in a Pass/Fail situation.
It is not possible to retroactively redistribute marks from a missed final exam (or a comprehensive/end of term assignment) to a previous component of the course. If this final component of the course is missed, the preferred option will be to give the student an Incomplete (with a deferred exam or an extension of the assignment). The alternative option would require an appeal to the Associate Dean (Studies) for Aegrotat Standing, which is only possible when the student has completed at least 60% of the course.
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Timetable 2018-2019
Following up on the presentation that was done at the March Undergraduate Chairs meeting on the 2018-2019 class timetable, this table shows how the teaching days will be distributed before and after the Fall Term Break. Please note that the different activities (lectures, seminars, labs, tutorials, etc.) will follow the calendar days. For instance, a lab that is scheduled on a Thursday in Week One will also be scheduled on a Thursday after the Fall Term Break.
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Sept. 3
Labour
Day
Orientation
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Sept. 4
Orientation
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Sept.
5
Orientation
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Sept. 6
(Week
1)
Classes Start
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Sept. 7
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Sept.
10
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Sept.
11
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Sept.
12
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Sept.
13
(Week
2
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Sept.
14
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Sept.
17
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Sept.
18
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Sept. 19
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Sept. 20 (Week 3) |
Sept.
21
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Sept.
24
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Sept.
25
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Sept.
26
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Sept.
27
(Week
4)
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Sept.
28
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Oct.
1
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Oct.
2
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Oct.
3
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Oct.
4
(Week
5)
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Oct.
5
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Oct.
8
Thanksgiving
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Oct.
9
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Oct.
10
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Oct.
11
(Week 6)
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Oct.
12
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Oct.
15
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Oct.
16
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Oct.
17
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Oct.
1
8
(Week
7)
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Oct.
19
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Oct
22
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Oct.
23
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Oct.
24
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Oct. 25
Fall Break
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Oct. 26
Fall
Break
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Oct.
30
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Oct.
31
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Nov.
1
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Nov. 2
Drop Deadline
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Grades Memo (Winter 2018 Undergraduate Courses)
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Thank you - a GREAT March Break Open House
A thank you to you and your teams for helping to make this year's March Break Open House a huge success. Almost 4,000 prospective students and family members registered in advance for the day and campus was very busy from 8:00 am and throughout the day. We know that a great many faculty, staff and students were involved across the campus and we wanted especially to thank you for your support in making the day so special for all our guests.
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Prizes for Excellence in Research Panel Discussion
On Tuesday, April 3rd from 6:30-8:30, there will be a panel discussion with our 2017 Prizes for Excellence in Research recipients that will be moderated by Scott White, Editor of The Conversation Canada. This format represents a departure from how the event has been run in previous years (usually five mini lectures) and we hope that it will be more accessible and engaging for our audience. The event is open to the public and all are encourage to attend.
The PER recipients include researchers:
- Cathy Crudden (Chemistry)
- Sam McKegney (English)
- Pascale Champagne (Civil Eng)
- Denis O'Donnell (Medicine)
- Liying Cheng (Education)
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Distinguished Service Awards
2018 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Queen's faculty, staff, students, and retirees are invited to nominate candidates for a Queen's Distinguished Service Award. Inaugurated by the University Council in 1974, this award recognizes individuals who have made the University a better place through their extraordinary contributions.
Recipients will be recognized at the University Council Annual Dinner on Saturday, November 10th, 2018.
Please submit nominations to the University Council Executive Committee, care of the University Secretariat, by Friday, April 27th, 2018 at 4 p.m.
Please contact the University Secretariat at
[email protected]
or 613-533-6095 if you have questions about the Distinguished Service Awards or the nomination process.
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Please note the changes to the fund in the Terms of Reference, available at the above link. The number of categories has been reduced from three to two. Category 1 provides funds to host incoming international visitors from around the world, including from the Matariki Network of Universities (MNU). Category 2 will fund Queen's faculty members to visit MNU institutions, and applications in this category can now be submitted on a rolling basis. We have reallocated funds to increase the opportunities overall in both categories.
Note that in Category 1 competition, faculty members are invited to submit an application and budget to their respective Faculty Dean by April 23, 2018. I would request that you review and rank the applications received, and forward them to Csilla Volford ([email protected]) in the Office of the Associate Vice-Principal (International) by May 7, 2018. For Category 2, Department Head signature is required for all submissions.
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Safety in Field and/or Off-Campus Research Workshop 2018
You are invited, and encouraged to attend a workshop on "Safety in Field and/or Off-Campus Research" hosted by the Department of Environmental Health & Safety. Please register to attend by emailing [email protected]. The workshop is on Monday, April 16th from 1pm to 3pm, Robert Sutherland Hall room 202. It is designed for all researchers who are responsible for the safety of students and staff who work under their supervision and for all students who are, or will be, doing field and/or off-campus research.
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Tableau Training Sessions
Hands-on Introduction to Tableau
for Queen's Faculty and Staff, with access to Tableau files on Queen's Active Directory:
- Tuesday, March 29, 9-11am
- Wednesday, April 11th, 9-11am
- Thursday, May 10th, 9-11am
Drop-in Sessions for Tableau advanced (or curious!) users
for Queen's Faculty and Staff, with access to Tableau files on Queen's Active Directory:
- Tuesday, March 29, 11am-noon
- Wednesday, April 11th, 11am-noon
- Thursday, May 10th, 11-noon
All sessions are in Jeffery 156, with Tableau Reader Version 10.5, on each computer. Each session is scheduled for 2 hours, but usually last about 1.5 hrs. (You only need to attend one session!)
Email Lydia at [email protected] to register - or also if your Department would like your own session!
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The Undergraduate Awards 2018
now open for submissions and we would like to invite students from Utrecht University
to submit their works.
Utrecht University is affiliated with The Undergraduate Awards, which means that the University has signed up to receive support from for promoting the competition on campus. The Undergraduate Awards is the world's largest academic awards programme which recognises top undergraduate work. Students submit their work for free online and it is judged by a panel of international judges, compiled of industry leaders and academic experts.
Last year,16 students from MRU submitted to programme and we would love to receive more works from your students!
We find that students are more likely to submit when recommended to do so by a member of academic staff, so we urge you to encourage them to submit their best coursework to the programme.
Please pass on the following details of the competition to any final or penultimate students or 2017 graduates that would have works appropriate for submission.
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