After spending one year with Four Directions as the Indigenous Programs and Events Associate, Jenna Kring has joined the Faculty of Arts and Science as the Academic Advisor for Indigenous Students.
After officially being accepted as an Employee Resource Group in December of 2020, the Queen鈥檚 University Association for Queer Employees (QUAQE) has continued to grow and thrive while creating a more inclusive and supportive workplace for 2SLGTBQ+ employees at Queen鈥檚 University.
On June 21, people across the country will be marking National Indigenous Peoples Day. It鈥檚 an opportunity to honour the history, heritage, and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Just months after launching a chapter aimed at connecting the university鈥檚 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two spirit, and other identifying (LGBTQ2S+) students, alumni, faculty, and staff, Stacy Kelly, Artsci鈥93, says the group is answering an important need in the community.
The arrival of June marks the start of Pride Month, a time to honour and support members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, while also reflecting on the long, difficult history that has led to this month.
Queen鈥檚 University took part in the Moose Hide Campaign on Thursday, May 12, for the first time. The Moose Hide Campaign is a nationwide grassroots movement of Indigenous men and boys seeking to end violence against women and children.
Returning this year and related to Queen鈥檚 Global Summer, registration is now open for the Feminist Transformative Practices in Research: Decolonial, Indigenous, and Intersectional Approaches to Gender/Sex/uality In/Justice summer session.