Important messages, dates and news from the Faculty office.
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 
 
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)
 
gradememo Grades Memo (Winter 2018 Undergraduate Courses)

Final Deadline - Monday 7 May 2018 by 12:00 noon

Please review the full grades memo here.

 
Additional information about Grading is now available on the Staff and Faculty website:  
prizesPrizes 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)
serviceawards 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.
 
Guidelines, the updated nomination form, and additional information are available at http://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/university-council/distinguished-service-awards .
 
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 ucouncil@queensu.ca
or 613-533-6095 if you have questions about the Distinguished Service Awards or the nomination process. 
principalPrincipal's Development Fund

The call for applications to the Principal's Development Fund (PDF) 2018-19 has been posted to the Principal's website: http://www.queensu.ca/principal/funding-awards/principals-development-fund/international. I would appreciate if you would publicize this funding opportunity to Department Heads (as appropriate) and faculty members in your Faculty/School.
 
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 (csilla.volford@queensu.ca) in the Office of the Associate Vice-Principal (International) by May 7, 2018. For Category 2, Department Head signature is required for all submissions.
safetySafety 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 Sandra.jeffers@queensu.ca. 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.

tableauTableau 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 reportsartsci@queensu.ca to register - or also if your Department would like your own session!