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On June 21, people across the country will be marking National Indigenous Peoples Day. It’s an opportunity to honour the history, heritage, and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

In his role as Queen’s University Chancellor, the Honourable Murray Sinclair, shared his thoughts on the importance of sustaining the national push for reconciliation.    

The Queen’s University Task Force on Street Parties held its first meeting on June 6.

Struck by Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane, the task force builds on Queen’s existing partnerships with the City of Kingston and community partners and provides a forum to develop new and innovative approaches to address unsanctioned street parties.

Queen’s University’s UK campus has a new name – Bader College.

Following an extensive consultation process and review of the Canadian and international post-secondary landscape, Bader College was selected as the new name for the Bader International Study Centre (BISC).

This past November, Queen’s became a founding signatory of the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education. Signing this document commits the university to specific goals and targets to work towards eliminating anti-Black racism across the institution and to promote Black representation and flourishing. More than 50 universities and colleges across Canada have signed the Scarborough Charter.

The arrival of June marks the start of Pride Month, a time to honour and support members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, while also reflecting on the long, difficult history that has led to this month.

Throughout June, Queen’s University will highlight several resources available to our students, staff, and faculty and point to several  in Kingston this month.

We have so often found ourselves the ironic dupes of COVID-19 that I am reluctant to write anything that might invite a further humbling of the species. So, if I take this opportunity to reflect on the pandemic and its impact on the people of Queen’s University, virus stand down: I am in no way presuming that we are finished with COVID-19.

Queen’s continues to move forward on a path to ensure graduates are equipped with the ability to recognize, embrace, and contribute to a diverse world. This enduring commitment has now been applied to the institution’s Degree Level Expectations.

The Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor is initiating a search for the next Vice-Provost and Executive Director of the Bader International Study Centre (BISC). The term for Hugh Horton, who has served in the position since 2017, ends on July 1, 2022. Dr. Horton has indicated that he does not wish to be considered for another term.

Queen’s University took part in the Moose Hide Campaign on Thursday, May 12, for the first time. The Moose Hide Campaign is a nationwide grassroots movement of Indigenous men and boys seeking to end violence against women and children.

Organized by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, the Queen’s event brought together supporters who walked from Tindall Field along Union Street and University Avenue to Agnes Benidickson field, where Elders-in-Residence and senior university leaders shared remarks on this important cause.