Not a lot has changed since last week. The provincial funding situation remains the same. There is still no coherent plan for how the work of the Faculty of Arts and Science will get done as we lose staff, adjuncts, and regular faculty. The Nous project is still wasting staff time. Students, staff, and faculty … Continue reading Newsletter #10 (3/27/2024)
Motion for Transparency Passes at FAS Faculty Board
On Friday March 22nd, members of the Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Board voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion from the floor that called for greater transparency, meaningful consultation with staff, faculty, and students, and a longer timeline for the development and implementation of plans for restructuring. The motion also called for any … Continue reading Motion for Transparency Passes at FAS Faculty Board
Newsletter #9 (3/21/2024)
Here we are, moving into springtime, and we still do not know what the plan is to address the University’s projected deficit. Over the past three and a half months the deficit has been reduced from $62.8 million to $40.7 million. We continue to be told that the deficit is primarily the responsibility of the … Continue reading Newsletter #9 (3/21/2024)
FAS Town Halls
Monday, March 18, 11 a.m. (staff) & 3:30 p.m. (faculty) The Faculty of Arts and Science’s Budget Advisory Committee has been meeting for close to a year now but faculty, staff, and students are yet to learn any details about their proposal to restructure the faculty, much less be provided with opportunities for input. Two … Continue reading FAS Town Halls
Newsletter #8 (3/13/2024)
From the Queen’s Strategy: “All the possibility and potential here at Queen's resides in our people, whose intellectual curiosity, passion to achieve and commitment to collaboration are great cause for pride.” 1. Last week’s postponed Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Board meeting will be held this Friday, March 15th, at 3:30 pm, MacCorry B201 … Continue reading Newsletter #8 (3/13/2024)
Newsletter #4 (2/13/24)
This week’s round up of media coverage, university updates, and anti-austerity activities include: a list of action proposals from students, who met with the principal and provost, a report on the incredible solidarity at the Anti-Austerity Social, serious questions about the legitimacy of the data being collected by NousCubane, Bill 124 news, and a reminder that we are hosting a reading group at the Grad Club tonight - all are welcome!!
Newsletter #3 (2/6/24)
This week's round up of media coverage, university updates, and anti-austerity activities include: coverage, interviews, and call-ins on CBC Radio, the National Post, and the Queen's Journal; the launch of the Queen's Renew Project with a survey of employees, decisions to extend timelines for FAS, and a QCAA social and reading group!
Special Meeting of Faculty Board (Virtual) Feb 2nd, 3:30pm
Update: This meeting has been cancelled as the motion was withdrawn.
Faculty Board on Friday, January 26, 3:30 p.m., Mac-Corry B201
Concerned about the closure of Arts and Science Online? The cap on small classes sizes? The proposed new admission streams? The very future of the Faculty of Arts and Science? Come out to Faculty Board on Friday, January 26, 3:30 p.m. in Mac-Corry B201 and have your voice heard. If you’re unfamiliar with Faculty Board, … Continue reading Faculty Board on Friday, January 26, 3:30 p.m., Mac-Corry B201
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 