Bridging Campus and Community: Collaborating for Impact

Date

Wednesday October 1, 2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts - Lobby

This special event highlights Queen’s progress in advancing community-engaged work across research, teaching and learning, and partnerships. It celebrates collaborations between students, faculty, and organizations, while fostering dialogue around shared goals and challenges. We hope to spark future projects, strengthen trusting relationships, and lay the foundation for sustainable, reciprocal partnerships. 

Hosted by Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, and Michelle Searle, Special Advisor to the Principal on Community Engagement, the event also features the launch of the university’s new Community Engagement Framework, designed to guide and strengthen our community-engaged learning collaborations moving forward.  

Learn more about the framework

UC3 ³ÉÈË´óÆ¬ Event: Communicating Climate Research in an Uncertain Climate

Date

Wednesday October 29, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Online via Zoom

Date & Time: Oct 29, 2025 04:00 PM EST

Climate researchers face new and daunting challenges communicating their work to communities, students, media, and policymakers in uncertain times. Hear from three researchers in the US, Canada, and Mexico who will share insights about rising above common obstacles in climate research communication.

As a member of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3), Queen’s University is committed to advancing collaborative climate action and sustainability leadership. This commitment is reflected in our engagement with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), across departments, faculties and offices. Events like Communicating Climate Research in an Uncertain Climate exemplify our dedication to fostering global dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration in support of climate resilience and informed decision-making.

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Jumping into Lake Ontario

Despite the university's proximity to Lake Ontario, many students complete their studies at Queen’s with limited direct engagement with this central body of water. A Global Development Studies course designed and taught by Dr. David McDonald seeks to change that by immersing students in the history, science, policy, and contemporary challenges surrounding the lake, from local concerns to global issues.

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2025 Staff & Faculty Summer BBQ

Date

Wednesday June 11, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Location

Agnes Benidickson Field (behind Grant Hall)

Queen's staff and faculty are invited to a BBQ on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at Agnes Benidickson Field (behind Grant Hall) from 11:30 am – 1 pm. A large tent will be set up in case of rain and accessibility mats will be in use to provide a smooth and stable surface.

  • Hamburgers with assorted condiments & toppings (gluten-free options available)
  • Eggplant Parmesan – vegetarian option (*also offered without breading and/or cheese)
  • Coleslaw (gluten-free)
  • Pasta Salad
  • Dessert: Lemon raspberry cake with streusel topping

 NEW this year: an Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) showcase and membership drive! Look for the informational booth representing the 8 ERGs at Queen's

 Please mark your calendars and come out and enjoy this special event!

People sitting and standing on grass eating and talking

 

Respectful engagement at ³ÉÈË´óƬ

Dear members of the Queen’s community,

Over the past week, our institution has been faced with new challenges that have been felt across the Queen’s community, including an ongoing labour disruption.

This moment serves as a reminder of the fundamental role that universities must play in fostering a plurality of views, encouraging rigorous debate, and upholding the right to free expression. At Queen’s, we are steadfast in our commitment to these freedoms, recognizing the vital contributions made by dialogue, demonstration, and labour action within the bounds of the law.

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At the heart of it all

It is doubtful whether many members of the university community in Ontario – whether the alumni of its 23 publicly assisted institutions or the faculty members and staff working for the good of current students and the advancement of knowledge across the province – will look back on 2024 as a year of hope and promise. While the mission of higher education is itself always inspiring and heartening, the circumstances within which that mission had to be prosecuted over the last year have been unpromising to say the least.

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