"Tonight, AMS Assembly approved a motion to conduct an external investigation on the allegations regarding the AMS President in The Queen's Journal from November 9th. Please find below, the statement by the AMS President at Assembly prior to the motion being passed." -Communications Office November 26, 2018 After much reflection, I have decided to respond [...]
CAUTION: Exam Season Ahead But, don't fret! At last, the orientation week and homecoming craziness have settled. The holiday buzz is in the air, and classes are finally winding down. Our first term of the first year is almost done for us first years! But before we all go our separate ways, for the holidays [...]
November 23rd, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – The AMS has completed the hiring process to fill the position of Judicial Affairs Manager. The AMS is pleased to announce the new Judicial Affairs Manager – Susie Emerson (ArtSci 18’). “The hiring panel, consisting of two members from the Board of Directors and one AMS Permanent staff member, conducted a [...]
First year. There is incredible excitement, worry and anticipation leading up to the big day: the day your independent life is said to begin. Little did I know I shared many of the same feelings with my peers, who soon became friends. One worry still remained. Leading up to my departure to university I [...]
Calling all Queen's students! Do you have an innovative idea to reduce carbon emissions? How about a way to make Kingston smarter and more livable? Now, how would you like to get paid to implement your idea? This year marks the second year of the Mayor’s Innovation Challenge, a unique pitch competition, which calls for [...]
Below are the results of the 2018 Fall Referendum held among AMS members (undergraduate, Medicine, and MBA students at Queen’s). AMS voter turnout was 23.2% Triennial Review “Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s Health Outreach fee of $3.75 (subject to individual opt-out) for the next three years? This fee was originally [...]
The Municipal election will take place on next Monday, October 22nd. Municipal governments impact things such as student housing, noise by-laws, and job creation for students. Pursuant to the Municipal Elections Act, students are permitted to vote both in their home riding, and the riding in which they attend school. If you will be 18 [...]
From September 30th to October 4th Queen’s University Sustainability Office hosted Sustainability Week 2018 with efforts by the AMS Social Issues Commission. This week featured various events that engaged with students providing opportunities to learn about environmental issues impacting our campus, the Kingston community and rest of the world. Overarching themes involved exploring, acting, conserving, [...]
Welcome to the AMS Blog! Throughout the school year you’ll find a variety of blogs written by various AMS staff who are passionate about numerous issues and want to share their work with you! We hope that you have had a great first week of classes and that you enjoy this post which updates you [...]