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FAS Department Updates and Important Deadlines
All Staff and Faculty
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June 6, 2019
In this Update:
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Major Maps and Prospective Documents due
Monday June 17, 2019
Timetable available on SOLUS
National Indigenous Peoples Day
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It is that time of year again! Our plans for the Major Maps and Prospective Student Documents will be changing slightly this year as we start to develop and pilot a digitized version of a course calendar/Academic Calendar.
As you all know, we piloted a new version of the Major Maps and re-introduced Departmental Prospective Student Documents this past year. Although they were well received by faculty and students, the Major Maps were ultimately unable to fully capture the amount of specific information that current students need for their degrees. In an attempt to simplify the process this year, we will be continuing with the two separate documents, but the Major Maps will be getting a more simplified and generic back, and there will be just one 'map' per department.
Please review and make edits to the following by June 12, 2019:
Front and back page of the one-page prospective student document
Middle of your 'home' Major Map (ex. Biology would only edit Biology Major)
The Major Maps are being spearheaded by Career Services this year. This means that, instead of emailing your changes to the Faculty office, you will email all of your changes to Career Services at majormap@queensu.ca by June 12, 2019. Once Career Services has received your edits, they will work on creating the first draft of the Major Map for your approval, which will include the new back for you to see.
Career Services will send your edits to your Departmental Prospective Student Document to the Faculty Office, for us to incorporate and send back to you for review.
As a reminder, if you would like to suggest new or different content blocks for the front of either document, feel free to reach out to Sarah Chapman to discuss your options.
If
you do have any questions about this new change and/or process, please feel free to email Sarah Chapman, and she will be happy to address them.
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 Dean's Initiatives Awards - Conference Fund (Reminder)
The FAS Conference Fund provides support for regular faculty members and continuing adjuncts in the Faculty of Arts and Science who are organizing professional conferences, colloquia, symposia, or workshops in the Kingston area or at the Bader International Study Centre in Herstmonceaux. The maximum amount of the award is $1000. The funds may be increased to $3000 for use as in-kind matching funds for external funding obtained through successful applications to external programs such as SSHRC Connection Grants. If an application for external funds is successful, the applicant will still be eligible for $1000 in support.
Funding is awarded on a competitive basis and priority is given to events that (a) reach a broad audience, particularly at the national or international levels, (b) include student participation, particularly involving presentation of their research, (c) include partnering support from a department or departments and (d) how they incorporate attention to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity. The deadline for
applications is July 1, 2019.
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A separate fund to be administered by the Faculty Deans has been established to encourage academic visits by women, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and people with disabilities. This is not to be confused with the Principal's Development Fund - International Visitors Program (Categories 1, 2, and 3)
Guidelines for Recommendation can be found
here. The Principal's Office will establish an Advisory Committee to review all applications and make recommendations to the Dean on those proposals deemed worthy of funding. Decisions should be made by early September 2019.
Please forward your application(s) to
Diane Reid directly by
August 16, 2019.
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EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
The CTL is pleased to offer grants for educational research projects. These grants encourage and support rigorous, systematic, evidence-based studies of teaching and learning, and facilitate the dissemination of results of that work to others.
There are two types of educational research grants:
- Two (2) research grants for up to $1,000 available to graduate students interested in educational research projects. The funding is for projects apart from graduate thesis work in a program of study.
- Two (2) research grants available to all other Queen's educators for up to $5,000 based on selection criteria and budget requirements.
Find more details here.
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Smoke Free Campus
As of June 1st, 2019, Queen's University become a smoke and vape free campus. Attached is a copy of a poster we are requesting be posted on your departmental safety board(s). Also, feel free to disseminate this poster widely within your department. It is important this information and the change coming to campus is widely understood.
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ACU Gender Grants
Applications
for the ACU Gender grants are still open. G
rants of up to £1000 GBP are available for staff at ACU member universities, to help meet the costs of organizing projects that promote gender equity and equality on campus.
All you need to do is v
isit the website and
complete the application form, give us
an outline of the project along with an action plan (including details of what it involves and how it will address gender equity and equality at your institution), then make your applications by midnight (UTC+1) on Sunday 9 June 2019.
So if you're involved in supporting gender equity and equality in your institution, you're eligible for an ACU Gender grant
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make a difference at your university!
Full details are available online.
Find out more about the ACU Gender programme.
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Ban Righ Foundation: Celebrate the achievements of a female faculty member
Do you know an inspiring woman who should be recognized for her leadership or mentorship?
The Ban Righ Foundation will celebrate the achievements of a female faculty mentor (current or retired) at Queen's University and a female community leader in the Kingston community through the presentation of two awards.
Nominate your Inspiring Woman before the deadline on
June 28, 2019 at 3:00pm. Visit the Ban Righ Centre web site or contact the Ban Righ Centre at
banrighcentre@queensu.ca
or (613) 533-2976 for more information.
The Awards will be presented on Wednesday October 23, 2019, 7:30pm-10:00pm @ the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.
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Summer Mental Health Training Schedule
Student Wellness Services is pleased to share its on-campus Summer Mental Health Training schedule for students, staff and faculty. All registration & location information is online
here
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Please share and register.
Here is a list of what is happening in JUNE & early JULY 2019:
- 'safeTALK' suicide alertness training, 3hrs (June 12, 2019. 9am-12noon)
- This 3 hour session prepares participants to recognize people who are having thoughts of suicide by applying the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen, KeepSafe) and to connect them to a suicide first-aid intervention caregiver. Powerful videos illustrate the importance of suicide alertness, while discussion and practice stimulate learning. COST: $15 for students, $20 for staff/faculty, $30 for external to Queen's
- Mental Health First Aid, 2 days (June 20 and June 21, 2019. 9am-4pm)
- Mental Health First Aid Training is a certificate course to improve mental health literacy through greater depth and breadth of understanding of mental health issues. The purpose of MHFA is to teach participants how best to assist someone showing signs of a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Participants must attend both days. COST: $50 for students, $75 for staff/faculty, $150 for external to Queen's
- ASIST 'Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training', 2 days (June 25 and June 26, 2019. 8:30am-4:30pm)
- This two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Participants must attend both days from 8:30-4:30pm. COST: $50 for students, $75 for staff/faculty, $150 for external to Queen's
- How to Spot, Speak Out & Stand Up to Stigma, 1hr (July 3, 2019. 11am-12noon)
- This session gives an overview of what contributes to stigma and the various types that exist. It also gives an overview of how prevalent mental illness is among students on campus and discusses the impact stigma can have on people living with a mental illness. Using lived experience videos, interactive case studies and discussion, participants will learn how to spot stigma using the S.T.O.P approach and learn how to stand up and/or speak up against stigma using a bystander intervention model.
Cost: FREE
Please feel free to share them through your various communication channels. These sessions are open to any student, staff or faculty.
For a complete description of our workshops, please visit the Student Wellness Services website here. If you have any questions regarding any of our workshops, please email: mhp.sws@queensu.ca.
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