March 6, 2016 KINGSTON, ON – Hiring for the 2016-2017 Government and Assistant Managers for the Alma Mater Society (AMS) has concluded. After receiving 81 applications, the Executive-elect, Tyler Lively, Dave Walker, and Carolyn Thompson are pleased to announce the following hiring decisions: Secretariat:...

February 28, 2016 KINGSTON, ON – Hiring for the 2016-2017 Head Managers of all AMS services has concluded. After receiving 21 Head Manager applications, the Alma Mater Society (AMS) is pleased to announce the following hiring decisions: Common Ground Coffeehouse: Kodie Rollan, ArtSci ‘16 Publishing...

February 25, 2016 KINGSTON, ON – Today, Kanivanan Chinniah, Kyle Beaudry, and Sarah Letersky, the AMS Executive, alongside Tyler Lively, David Walker, and Carolyn Thompson, the AMS Executive-elect, issued the following joint statement: “The AMS welcomes the changes to Ontario’s student financial aid...

KINGSTON, ON – The Mental Health Awareness Committee (MHAC) of the Alma Mater Society (AMS) is hosting an event in conjunction with Queen’s For the Boys and the organization Art with Impact to promote mental wellness by creating a space for students to learn and connect through art and media. Art...

February 23, 2016 KINGSTON, ON – Accessibility Queen’s of the Alma Mater Society (AMS) is hosting their first Sexuality x Disability Summit. This event is centered on providing a platform to explore discussions relating to the intersection of sexuality and disability. Topics will range from creating...

KINGSTON, ON – The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is partnering with ArtStreet at the University of Dayton to bring an art installation entitled “GHETTO: A Retail Art Installation” to the Queen’s campus. The installation is a retail art experience that seeks to take the commercialized...

February 4, 2016 KINGSTON, ON – Today, Kanivanan Chinniah, President, Kyle Beaudry, Vice President (Operations), and Sarah Letersky, Vice President (University Affairs) released the following statement: “It is with regret that we found that the AMS Judicial Committee, which operates at arm’s length...

February 4, 2016 KINGSTON, ON – Today, George Collister, the Chair of the AMS Judicial Committee, released the following statement: “On Saturday, January 30th at 8:00 PM, I received a complaint from Colin Zarzour of Team CSG to appeal several decisions of the Elections Team that were made during the...

January 31, 2013 KINGSTON, ON – The Alma Mater Society (AMS) congratulates Tyler Lively, Dave Walker, and Carolyn Thompson (Team LWT) on their election as the 2016-2017 AMS Executive and Cam Yung on his election as University Rector. In the first round of the AMS Executive elections, Team LWT received...

KINGSTON, ON – On Wednesday, January 6, Student Wellness Services (SWS) announced the extension of the hours of urgent care walk-in clinic service on Thursdays to 7:30pm. This extension, made on a trial basis, is a result of AMS representatives lobbying the University for better hours of clinic...