First-Year News
February 26, 2020
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February 27
Majors Night
February 28
Last day to drop winter and multi term classes
March 4
Skating with the Dean
March 7
Last day to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the April exam session
March 16
Dean's Changemaker Challenge
March 30
Last day to apply for admission to the Upper Year Program at the BISC
April 3
Winter term classes end
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Dean's Changemaker Challenge
Make some changes around here! Share your ideas with Dean Barbara Crow from 11:00 am -1:00 pm on March 16 in Mac-Corry Student Street. We challenge you to tell us what needs to change so that we can develop courses that will help you turn your ideas into reality. Learn more at
QUartsci/challenge
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Skating and Sipps with the Dean
Join Dean Barbara Crow on March 4, 2020 from 4:00-6:00 pm for skating and a warm beverage. Walk to market square from Dunning Hall main entrance at 4:00 pm and skate with the Dean for a wellness activity. Warm up with a Sipps beverage and some words about our Strategic Plan initiatives.
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How Matter Matters - Part of the Fireplace Series
March 13th 2020 at 9:45
Learn Something New
This chat brings together two scholars who spend much of their lives thinking about matter – what it is and what it does. Bronwyn Parry, Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Kings College London (and herself a strange amalgam of anthropologist, sociologist and human geographer) here engages in conversation with Associate Dean Nick Mosey of Queen’s University to discuss how matter comes to matter in chemistry, forensics and wider social and public life. In thinking through these questions they consider how we understand presence and absence, wear and tear, and the politics of track and trace. These scholars invite you to join them in unpacking the interplay between mechanical forces, chemical reactions and affective materialities. Learn more
here.
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Majors Night - Join us Tomorrow!
Still deciding about which Degree Plan you will choose in May? Have no idea what's even available? ASUS, Career Services, and the Faculty of Arts and Science will be hosting Majors Night on
Thursday, February 27
from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Biosciences Atrium. (Doors open at 3:30 for early birds). Every Degree Plan will be represented so stop in to talk to students, staff, faculty, and advisors. We can answer all the questions you have to help you make an informed decision.
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Thinking about a degree in biology?
Drop in for a coffee and let’s chat! 2:00 - 4:00pm on March 2 (Mon), March 5 (Thurs), March 9 (Mon) and March 10 (Tues) Rm. 3406 Bioscience Complex
IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THROUGHOUT YOUR PROGRAM!
Biological Foundations List Requirement
It is very important to keep this GPA requirement in mind throughout your program, starting with first year. To be admitted to 400 and 500 level Biology courses, you will need a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in any previously taken courses from Biological Foundations list. The Biological Foundations List is BIOL 102, 103, 200
(
201, 202
), 205, 206, 212, 300 (
302, 303
)
, 330, 334, 339, and 341.
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Subsidy to attend Cansbridge Fellowship Conference
The Faculty of Arts and Science and the Cansbridge Fellowship will be subsidizing 4 students to attend the annual Cansbridge Fellowship Conference in
San Francisco
from Friday May 8 - Sunday May 10. This includes complete access to the conference, 2 night’s hotel accommodations, partial meals, a ticket to the Gala evening and $400 towards flights. The application deadline is March 1st, 2020. The application deadline is March, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact
Rochelle Fainchtein
, Cansbridge Fellow 2016.
Learn more
about the program and visit their webiste to
apply
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YOU can help improve wellbeing at Queen’s.
Please review and comment on the Queen’s Draft Campus Wellbeing Framework.
The Draft Campus Wellbeing framework is the result of 6 months of campus-wide consultations. The draft framework represents the shared wellbeing vision of more than 1
,
800 Queen’s students, staff and faculty. Help advance a culture of wellbeing at Queen’s.
Download and review the draft framework
today.
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Need Help? Come see PASS
Have questions about your classes or concerns about how you are doing? Want to discuss your Degree Plan options? Come into Dunning Hall, Monday to Friday between 9-4 and see a PASS advisor.
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Do you have an idea to improve our spaces?
The Dean has launched a one-million dollar fund to provide financial assistance to initiate renovations to create accessible and inspiring facilities and infrastructure to catalyze learning, discovery, collaboration and community.
Funding is awarded on a competitive basis and priority is given to submissions demonstrating strong alignment with the Faculty’s strategic priorities of Strengthening our Research Prominence, Enriching the Student Experience, and Supporting our People.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2020
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Looking for a rewarding summer job on campus?
The Student Services Division of the Faculty of Arts and Science is looking for two students who are passionate about improving our services for students to join our team for the summer. One position, involves creating user-friendly guides to help students navigate the faculty’s regulations.The other, involves gaining human resource experience to help the Faculty office share knowledge effectively. Bring your creativity and drive to the Student Services Division this summer and gain valuable skills and experience. Deadline to apply is Friday, 28 February. Learn more
here
and check
out the job titles:
109984 Student Communications Coordinator, and
110010 Learning and Development Assistant
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2020 Undergraduate Student Summer Research Fellowship
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Therapy Assistance Online (TAO)
Student Wellness Services is expanding options for mental health support for all Queen’s students. TAO provides 24/7 secure access to online resources to help students manage stress and anxiety. Learn more
here.
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Wellness Groups Winter 2020
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Check out Good Times Diner
Good Times Diner, a student run soup kitchen
that has been catering to the Kingston community for the past 15 years has started a new initiative that offers a free dinner to students on the last Sunday of each month during the school year. All students are welcome!
Where: Chalmers United Church (Clergy Street entrance) - This is a non-denominational event.
When: March 1 and March 29 from 5-7pm
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