Semester in Shanghai
The is announcing a study abroad program available to all ³ÉÈË´óƬ students in their third year who would like to spend fall semester 2014 at Fudan University in Shanghai.
Two ³ÉÈË´óƬ Geology alumni receive Johnson Award
Mike Rose (Artsci'79) and Susan Riddell Rose (Sc’86) were awarded the Queen’s University Alumni Association’s Johnson Award, the highest honour bestowed by the association’s Calgary Branch.
Symposium to honour ³ÉÈË´óƬ professor emeritus
Ofyn Veg: A Symposium on Canadian Jewish Studies in Honour of Gerald Tulchinsky will be held next month at the University of Toronto's Centre for Jewish Studies. Dr. Tulchinsky is a Queen's professor emeritus of history and a leading scholar in the area of Jewish studies in Canada.
Principal Woolf tours Ellis Hall renovations
Principal Daniel Woolf toured several classrooms in Ellis Hall that are being renovated and transformed into environments that facilitate active learning. Featuring mobile furniture and a wealth of technology, the classrooms will enable students to work in small, collaborative groups and easily communicate with the rest of the class.
Summer innovation pays off for students
By Meredith Dault, Senior Communications Officer
³ÉÈË´óƬ Reads
Queen's Reads is designed to provide incoming first-year students with a common intellectual experience to stimulate discussion, encourage critical thinking, and promote a sense of community among students, faculty, and staff.
Subject rankings place ³ÉÈË´óƬ among world's top schools
Results from a university rankings report that evaluates international institutions by subject area place Queen’s among the world’s elite universities in several academic disciplines.
Introducing the new Ellis Hall Active Learning Spaces
Effective January 2014, 3 new active learning classrooms will be in place in Ellis Hall. Construction is taking place this summer and fall. The classrooms are designed to encourage different types of learning and each has varying levels of technology.