what to watch for

Thursday, April 14 to Saturday, April 30
Final assessments in Winter Term and multi-term classes

Saturday, April 30
Last date to apply to graduate in SOLUS for Spring 2022 graduation

Monday, May 9
Committee of Departments meeting

Tuesday, May 10
Graduate Council Meeting
what's happening in FAS
  • Academic consideration and deferred exam period
  • Update on masking requirements
  • New leadership appointments
  • Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) in the Faculty of Arts and Science
  • Global Challenge Campaign - Addressing water pollution and wastewater treatment
  • Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity
  • Professor Frank Pearce Prize
  • May Healthy Communities Keynote
  • #ICYMI
ACADEMIC CONSIDERATION AND DEFERRED EXAM PERIOD

If your student cannot write a scheduled exam due to illness or other extenuating circumstance, they should submit an academic consideration request as soon as they are able to through the Academic Consideration Request Portal.

Deferred exams are scheduled to take place May 12 to 15.

Note that all deferred exams are to be written in the format they were originally scheduled in. For example, if the original exam was scheduled to be in person, the student must write the deferred exam in person. If the original exam was scheduled to take place online, the student must write the deferred exam online.

We cannot accept requests to switch exam formats from in-person to online or vice versa. Students who cannot write in-person exams during the regular or deferred exam period due to extenuating circumstances can submit an academic consideration request through our online Academic Consideration Request Portal.

For more information regarding academic consideration please visit our Academic Consideration Webpage.
UPDATE ON MASKING REQUIREMENTS

The university has decided to extend the masking requirement until the end of May 2022 at which time it will review the continuation of the requirement. This action is being taken for our well-being and to help ensure the university can continue to deliver safely on its academic mission throughout the spring. Everyone taking part in activities on campus will be required to wear an ASTM F2100 Level 2 medical-grade mask while indoors. Queen’s also continues to strongly encourage everyone to receive vaccinations and boosters, as these remain the best way to protect yourself and the community against serious illness from COVID-19.
 
For more information, visit our Safe Return to campus website.
NEW LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

The Faculty of Arts and Science has announced Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky as the new Associate Dean (Research) and Dr. James Fraser as the new Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), with both positions starting Friday, July 1.

Dr. von Hlatky is currently the Director of the Centre for International and Defence Policy, the Canada Research Chair on Gender, Security and the Armed Forces, and an associate professor in the Department of Political Studies. Her research focuses on NATO, gender and the armed forces, military interventions, and defence policy.

Dr. Fraser serves as a Professor and the Graduate Chair in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy and is the Program Leader for the NSERC-funded graduate training program CREATE-Materials for Advanced Photonics and Sensing. His team’s laser research spans light-matter interaction on the nanoscale to advanced manufacturing. 

To read more about the new leadership appointments read the story: Two Professors named Associate Deans
ASSOCIATE DEAN (GRADUATE STUDIES) IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

There is a vacancy for the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) beginning Friday, July 1. Faculty members within FAS are invited to apply for this position to further collaborate with the senior leadership team to realize the academic and research missions of the Faculty as informed by the Faculty’s Strategic Plan and the Principal’s Strategic Priorities.
 
Graduate students are essential to the research and teaching priorities of FAS. There are 28 units in FAS with graduate programs ranging from professional degrees, course-based programs and research-intensive programs at the Masters and Doctoral level. Working closely with Departmental Graduate Chairs, Graduate Assistants and the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) supports graduate students, supervisors and Departments with the development of new graduate programs and curriculum, recruitment, supervision, financial support and professional development.
 
Experience with graduate student supervision is essential and experience as a Departmental Graduate Chair would be an asset. FAS is continually exploring opportunities to better support our graduate students, and the new Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) would be able to bring their own innovative ideas to improve the quality of graduate student training in the Faculty.
 
We are looking for someone who recognizes, respects and promotes the importance of graduate student research and education. We want to consider a diverse pool of candidates, and thus all interested faculty from newly tenured Associate Professor through to Full Professor are encouraged to apply. A demonstrated aptitude for leadership, as evidenced by administrative and leadership roles in graduate studies or other areas of the academy, will be a key consideration when selecting the new Associate Dean (Graduate Studies). Candidates from equity-deserving groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
 
The deadline for applications is Friday, May 6 with interviews sent to take place Tuesday, May 24.  A curriculum vitae and a covering letter outlining the applicant’s motivation and qualifications for the position should be sent to:
 
Dean Barbara Crow, PhD
GLOBAL CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN - ADRESSING WATER POLLUTION AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT

The next global challenge campaign on addressing water pollution and wastewater treatment will launch on Tuesday, May 3. The opening editorial outlines how we identified the industry demand for solutions, the scale of the challenge, and how we'll be leveraging our platforms and communities to drive innovation that addresses it.

The scope of research and technologies we’re seeking will be guided by our Global Challenge industry campaign partners - De Nora, Hach, and Evoqua Water Technologies,  who are all water industry leaders and engaged members of the IN-PART community. Research and Development leads at these companies will be sharing their priorities and partnering requirements from academia through interest documents and online industry partnering opportunity events.
 
ROBBINS-OLLIVIER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EQUITY

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) has recently launched the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity, which recognizes the contributions of many influential Canadian scholars, including FAS Professor Emerita Audrey Kobayashi, to advancing equity within the CRCP and Canada’s research ecosystem more broadly.
 
Three $100,000 awards are now conferred annually through a peer-review process led by the program’s Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy. Queen’s is invited to nominate one eligible faculty member — or a team of eligible faculty members and/or program leaders — who are leading bold and potentially game-changing projects that challenge the status quo, spark change, and take action to address persistent systemic barriers in the research ecosystem and academia. The award recognizes faculty members who contribute their time, expertise and lived experience to help address inequities in their institution, the research ecosystem and academia, and serves to provide opportunities for students and trainees to contribute to this important work. 
 
To learn more about the call for proposals, eligibility and Queen’s internal process visit the Robbins-Ollivier Excellent in Equity Award webpage. For more details on this opportunity and internal process, please contact Dr. Mona Rahman at rahmanm@queensu.ca or Dr. Aleksandra Bergier at a.bergier@queensu.ca.
THE PROFESSOR FRANK PEARCE PRIZE

The Professor Frank Pearce Prize ($1,500) was established in September 2016 by the Steve and Sally Stavro Family Foundation, in honour of Professor Emeritus Dr. Frank Pearce. The prize will be awarded to one Masters or PhD level student who submits the best essay (5,000 words) on the topic of radical critical theory and social justice.

Eligibility: The prize is available to funding-eligible Masters or PhD level students enrolled in one of the following departments; Sociology, Political Studies, Geography and Planning, Philosophy, and the Cultural Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. The recipient of the prize will be selected by a committee chaired by the Associate Deans or a delegate consisting of faculty members and a representative from the Arts and Science Advancement team.

Applicants should submit their 5000-word essay on the topic of radical critical theory and social justice along with contact information and area of study. Applications will be accepted until Saturday, April 30.

Please refer students to the Professor Frank Pearce Prize webpage for more information.
MAY HEALTHY COMMUNITIES KEYNOTE

With the first fiscal year of Healthy Communities programming now complete, we’re excited to kick off a new line-up of offerings beginning with a special, interactive keynote session featuring one of Queen’s Industrial Relations Centre’s sought-after facilitators, Linda Allen-Hardisty. Linda is the lead facilitator for the Queen’s IRC Building Trust in the Workplace program. The session is focused on building trust in hybrid workplaces for healthier, happier communities. The event runs Wednesday, May 18 from 11 am until noon.

To register, please visit: 

To book an Advising Appointment, call us at (613) 533-2470
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