It was an out-of-this-world experience for those of us at
#queensu
who witnessed the total
#solareclipse
today. Over six thousand students, staff, and faculty gathered on Tindall Field to experience this breathtaking celestial spectacle – one we won't forget!
#queensu
announces The Honourable Murray Sinclair as the 15th Chancellor of the university. Chancellor-Designate Sinclair led Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and has served on the Senate of Canada. He begins his new role July 1.
Learn more:
The first ceremony of Spring Convocation is in the books. Congratulations to all graduates as well as honorary degree recipients Elizabeth Eisenhauer and Natan Obed.
A beautiful day for a wonderful event.
#QGrad23
#ChaGheill
#queensu
Due to concerns with the rising cases of
#COVID19
within the student population, and in consultation with
@KFLAPH
,
#Queensu
is discontinuing in-person exams in Kingston effective immediately.
#queensu
is lowering its flags to half-mast in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, for those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed.
Meet Caitlin Miron, a
@queensu
student who identified a chemical compound that binds to DNA and keeps cancer cells from moving on to other parts of the body 🙌
#WomenOfTheYear
#WOTY
#queensu
condemns the misogynistic signs in the University District and reports of some individuals throwing projectiles at police which led to an officer being injured. These actions will be actively pursued under our Student Code of Conduct.
#queensu
will be maintaining our current mask requirement until at least the end of the current term to help minimize disruption as students, staff, and faculty complete their semester of study. Read more:
Starting September 2021, tuition fees for international PhD students at
#queensu
will be assessed at the same rate as those of domestic students, which will result in a substantially lower cost to pursue their education.
The
#queensu
Board of Trustees has approved the university's decision to remove the name "Sir John A. Macdonald" from the law school building. The action follows a public consultation in which over 3000 members of the campus community shared their feedback
Here’s a view from above of the
#QueensU
community coming together on Tindall Field to experience the incredibly rare and totally awe inspiring
#TotalSolarEclipse
!
📸
Due to inclement weather, classes on the Queen’s main & west campus are cancelled as of 3 pm. For questions on discipline-specific training (clinical, practicum, etc.) please contact your faculty or school. For other programs and events, check with the organizers. Travel safely.
Congratulations
@cathleencrudden
on winning the
@CIC_ChemInst
Alfred Bader award! 👏👏👏The prize recognizes her excellence in research in organic chemistry, including her game changing work in materials science. Learn more:
#QueensuResearch
In response to today's protests in Kingston and across Canada, Queen's has issued a message of support of the university's Non-binary, Trans, and 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Follow the link to read the full message:
Due to inclement weather in the forecast, classes and academic related activities (labs, workshops, exams, etc.) on the
#QueensU
Kingston campuses that begin at or after 12:30 PM today are cancelled.
A message from Queen's students, to Queen's students - University is an exciting time, but you have a responsibility to follow safety guidelines. It's our community, keep it safe.
#keepitsafe
#YGK
#queensu
Exams finished up last night. Congratulations everyone, you did it! ❤💛💙
Thanks to
@DroneKingston
for this capture of the class of 2021 on Tindall Field during Orientation Week last year. A special congrats to
#queensu2021
on completing their first year!
Welcome to your new home
#queensu2022
! Kingston is a beautiful city with lots to offer. Stay connected with Queen's and Kingston by using
#queensu
and
#YGK
. We can’t wait to welcome you to campus! ❤💛💙
Sending end-of-exams congrats to the 18,268
#queensu
students who wrote 63,301 over the last 15 days. Many thanks to the staff in the Exams Office for making it happen. And kudos to our faculty, instructors, and academic support teams for a fabulous term! Cha Gheill! ❤️🧡💙
Queen’s University mourns a distinguished alumnus and lifelong friend and benefactor, Dr. Alfred Bader, BSc’45, BA’46, MSc’47, LLD’86, who died on December 23 at the age of 94.
Queen’s announces award-winning broadcast journalist and
#queensu
alumna Shelagh Rogers as the 16th Chancellor of the university. Chancellor-Designate Rogers begins her new role July 1. (Photo by
@johnnycylam
)
Over 10K students declared their vaccine status so far, showing over 95% are fully vaccinated & another 3.6% partially vaccinated. Over 2,900 employees have declared so far, with over 98% fully vaccinated & 1.3% partially. Learn more & declare your status:
Congratulations to
#queensu
alumna Celine Song (ArtSci'10), right, on her
#Oscars2024
nominations in the categories of Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for her incredible film
#PastLives
. Queen’s wishes you best of luck at Sunday’s Academy Awards!
In a moving ceremony, hundreds of
#queensu
community members, including friends, family, and colleagues, gathered to remember student Amir Moradi and the other victims of the Jan. 8 plane crash in Iran.
#queensu
, we have an astronaut! 🚀
Drew Feustel, PhD'95, launches on a 6-month mission to the
@Space_Station
Mar 21. The next
#cdn
in space & a
@NASA
astronaut, he'll serve as Flight Engineer before taking over as Commander. Good luck,
@Astro_Feustel
!
#QueensU
professor and Canada Research Chair, Dr.
@CathleenCrudden
, is the recipient of the 2023
@NSERC_CRSNG
Polanyi Award! Discover how her innovative work in materials science and organic chemistry is revolutionizing industries from infrastructure to healthcare.…
In solidarity with our colleagues at the University of Waterloo, the
#queensu
community condemns gender-based violence and all other forms of hatred and bigotry. Our thoughts are with the students, faculty, and staff.
Read the full statement.
Queen's University has issued a statement after a Palestinian flag was raised atop Grant Hall. The university removed the flag and is investigating the incident.
At a special event, Queen’s unveiled a new plinth to honour those affected by a 1918 ban of Black medical students. It was an opportunity to acknowledge past wrongs and look toward a future of greater respect, representation, and justice.
Learn more:
#queensu
history professor Steven Maynard worked as a historical consultant on
@HistoricaCanada
's first-ever
#HeritageMinute
focusing on LGBTQ history in Canada and pioneering gay rights activist Jim Egan who spent years fighting homophobia
#queensu
Chancellor Murray Sinclair, former chair of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, shares his thoughts ahead of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
#NDTR
. Watch now:
Congratulations🙌 to
#queensu
researcher
@cathleencrudden
& her team of international collaborators on receiving $24M from
#NFRF
@ISED_CA
for high-risk, high-reward chemistry that could transform metal preservation & save billions worldwide!
Learn more ➡️
A busy day at
#queensu
with 4,600 students moving into the university’s 17 residence buildings.
A big thank you to all the volunteers and staff, partners from the city and Kingston community, and to the incoming students and their families, for making the day work.
Cha Gheill!
Cha Gheill! We’re very proud that Dr. Kieran Moore,
#queensu
professor in
@QueensUFamMed
&
@Qemerg
and Medical Officer of Health for
@KFLAPH
, has been appointed as the new Chief Medical officer of Health for Ontario. Thank you for all you do Dr. Moore.
Over 26K students have declared their vaccination status so far, with 93.7% fully vaccinated & 4.7% partially vaccinated. 5,600 employees have declared, with 96% fully vaccinated and 2.7% partially vaccinated:
Orientation is underway at Queen’s, and tricolour spirit is in the air. Sunday events started off with first-year undergraduates parading to Richardson Stadium for an official group welcome.
Welcome to
#QueensU
!
Flags on campus are lowered in honour of Alfred Bader, an accomplished student, dedicated alumnus, and one of the university’s most generous benefactors. Dr. Bader died on Dec. 23 at the age of 94.
Masking is one of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19. To continue delivering on our academic mission throughout the spring,
#queensu
will extend its on-campus mask requirement until the end of May 2022. Learn more:
Today is the last day of exams for 2017 - best of luck to everyone! You've got this 💙💛❤️
By the end of today at 5 pm approximately 18,407 students will have written 64,061 exams between Dec 7th and Dec 21st!
Thanks to Madison Robertson for the 📷
#queensu
campus has a new addition with an Indigenous gathering space being built beside Tindall Field. Inspired by traditional Anishinaabe wigwams the structure will become an important place of ceremony, learning, and reflection for the community.
#queensu2022
has an entry average of 89.3 per cent, with students representing every Canadian province, two territories, 27 U.S. states, and 43 different nationalities ❤💛💙
📷
@LarsHagberg
Happy Friday! For those of you still writing exams you're almost there. By this time next week over 62,000 individual seatings will have taken place 📕📙📘
Thanks to
@DroneKingston
for this terrific fall capture of University Avenue! 📷
Today is
#BellLetsTalk
day. For every tweet/retweet using the
#BellLetsTalk
hashtag, or for every view of the official Bell Let’s Talk Day video, Bell will donate 5¢ to Canadian mental health initiatives. Let's Talk
#queensu
!
Due to current and expected extended weather conditions, all evening classes are cancelled. For discipline-specific training (clinical, practicum, etc.), please contact your faculty/school. For info on other university events and activities, please check with the organizers.
All
#queensu
exams scheduled for Sun, 15 Apr are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Campus is open, but plse avoid travel to campus if possible. For other events, plse contact organizers.
Conditions will be monitored and updates to exam schedule will be posted.
Queen's has the highest graduation rate in the country and receives top marks for student satisfaction. At
#queensu
you get Canada's definitive university experience 💙💛❤
#queensu
researcher John Smol becomes only the third faculty member from Queen's elected to the
@royalsociety
.
The Royal Society is a fellowship of the world's leading scientists and the oldest scientific academy in existence
Due to deteriorating weather, exams scheduled for 7 pm, 14 Apr are canceled. Info on rescheduled exams will be posted to Fac/Dept webpage as soon as avail. For other events, plse contact organizers.
"I strongly condemn this act of hate and I want to reiterate my commitment to educating others and creating change at Queen’s and within the Queen’s community." - Associate VP (Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation) Kanonshysonne (Janice Hill)
With the changing of the leaves,
#queensu
campus is displaying some beautiful fall colours.
If you visit the university for a scenic outdoor walk please observe physical distancing requirements.