March 22, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Hiring of the 2018-2019 Government and Corporate management teams for the Alma Mater Society (AMS) has concluded. The Executive-elect (Miguel Martinez, Liam Tharp, and Munro Watters) are happy to announce the following hiring decisions: Secretariat: Bronwyn Woolhouse, ArtSci '19 Judicial Affairs Manager: Brandon Tyrell, ArtSci '18 Brand Manager: James Morden, ArtSci [...]
March 19, 2018 KINGSTON ON – The Alma Mater Society (AMS) would like to congratulate the following students on their election to the AMS Board of Directors: Two-year term student director: Jordan Nensi, Comm ‘20 Leah Bourque, Sci ‘20 One-year term student director Evan Goldman, Comm ‘19 Julia Kruja, Comm ‘19 Please direct [...]
February 13, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Below are the results of the 2018 Special Referendum on JDUC Redevelopment held among AMS members (undergraduate, Medicine, and MBA students at Queen's). AMS voter turnout was 20.8% Establishing a JDUC Redevelopment Fee "Do you agree to the establishment of a mandatory, non-reviewable $89 fee to support the redevelopment of the [...]
February 12, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Miguel Martinez, Liam Tharp, and Munro Watters have completed their hiring for 2018-2019 AMS senior management. Over the weekend, Team MLM reviewed 34 applications with two rounds of interviews. The Executive-Elect is excited to announce the following decisions: Commissioner of Academic Affairs: Julia Gollner, Political Studies and History [...]
Executive Appointment Results February 2, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – The AMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Miguel Martinez (ArtSci ‘19), Liam Tharp (Sci ‘19), and Munro Watters (ArtSci ’19) to the positions of President, Vice President (Operations) and Vice-President (University Affairs), or Team MLM. Team MLM was elected on the fourth round of voting over Team [...]
January 31, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Today, the AMS Secretary made the following statement: “In accordance with the ruling of the AMS Judicial Committee, President Jennifer Li called for a Special Assembly to appoint a qualified team to serve as AMS Executive for the 2018-19 academic year. Teams who expressed interest and satisfied the eligibility requirements [...]
January 30, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – The Alma Mater Society (AMS) congratulates Alexandra da Silva on her election as Rector. Alexandra da Silva won on the third ballot with 63.6% (3503/5509) of the vote. Afsheen Chowdhury came in second with 36.4% (2006/5509) of the vote. There were 1209 abstentions. Quick Facts Polls were open from midnight [...]
January 30, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Below are the results of the 2018 Winter Referendum. Voter turnout was 30.1% Triennial Review Helen Tufts Child Outreach Program “Do you agree to the continuation of a $0.60 fee (subject to individual opt-out) to support the Helen Tufts Child Outreach Program? This fee was originally established in 2011 [...]
January 29, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Today, AMS President Jennifer Li made the following statement: "As announced on January 28 through the Elections Team, Natasha Kornak withdrew her candidacy for Vice-President (University Affairs). Per the AMS Constitution Section 2.2.2, the candidates for President and Vice-Presidents shall run as a team and with this withdrawal there was no [...]
January 28, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Today, AMS Chief Returning Officer Sarah Obonsawin made the following statement on behalf of the AMS Elections Team: “The Elections Team has been notified that Natasha Kornak has withdrawn her candidacy for Vice-President (University Affairs). Per the AMS Constitution Section 2.2.2, the candidates for President and Vice-Presidents shall run [...]