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Category Archives: Announcements
Should Queen’s Dissolve the Senate Committee on Creative Arts and Public Lectures? (16 May 2013)
By Mark Jones, posted 16 May 2013. A notice of motion buried in the 330-page April agenda for Queen’s Senate would have Senate dissolve the Committee on Creative Arts and Public Lectures (SCCAPL) at the end of May (see appendix to this … Continue reading
Access Copyright: Who has signed, who has not (31 May 2012)
First posted 31 May 2012. Updated 9 June 2012. As of 7 June, UBC, Athabasca, Windsor, Winnipeg, York, New Brunswick, and Waterloo have announced that they will not sign with Access Copyright. To follow this list see Ariel Katz’s blog … Continue reading
“Business Case” Released (22 May 2012)
Queen’s “Business Case to Grow Distance Enrolments in the Faculty of Arts and Science” (Aug. 2011) has been released in response to a FIPPA request and is now posted on the Arts and Science website. See “Commentary.”
Mark Jones, “Business Case” to be Released under FIPPA (23 April 2012)
On 18 April, Queen’s Access and Privacy Coordinator Diane Kelly responded to a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) for the “business case” regarding the expansion of Continuing and Distance Studies (CDS).
Laura Cameron, Queen’s Faculty Board: 100 years of collegial governance (18 April 2012)
Bob Lemieux pointed out that “The structure of Faculty Board was established by the Board of Trustees in 1913.” Next year – 2013 – will be the centenary of this valuable and remarkable structure. In line with Mark Jones’s call … Continue reading
Queen’s Posts “Queen’s University Academic Plan 2011″ (27 March 2012)
For this post, please see the Queen’s Senate Faculty Caucus blog.
Mark Jones, Senate Passes Motion to Get Legal Advice (29 February 2012)
As emailed to campus lists, 29 February 2012: Dear Colleagues: Senate passed a motion to get legal advice concerning its own authority on academic decisions by a vote of 28 – 20 at yesterday’s meeting, thanks to very strong student support both in … Continue reading
Two Student Resolutions Oppose Queen’s BFA Admissions Freeze (December 2011)
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) unanimously passed the following motion at its national general meeting in early December:
Arts and Science Faculty Board Passes Motion to Rescind BFA Admissions Freeze (9 December 2011)
For the sequel to this post, see here and here. Arts and Science Faculty Board passed the following motion in its meeting today:
Senate Approves APTF Draft of Academic Plan with an Amended Motion (22 November 2011)
At its meeting of 22 November 2011, Senate considered the following motion from the Academic Planning Task Force (APTF):
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Unanimously Endorses Senator Morelli’s Motion for the Academic Plan (22 November 2011)
As emailed to Senate on the morning of 22 November 2011 by Kinesiology’s Associate Director Samantha King: Dear Senators, I have been asked by members of my unit to bring the following to your attention: The students, staff, and faculty of … Continue reading
Globe & Mail: Queen’s University suspends its fine arts program, citing shortage of resources (10 November 2011)
By James Bradshaw. Globe and Mail Update, Published Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 11:13AM EST. When this story appeared in the Globe it had not been announced on campus by e-Queen’s Bulletin. Queen’s University is suspending enrolment to its Bachelor of … Continue reading
Queen’s Journal: Fine Art to suspend admissions (9 November 2011)
By Meaghan Wray and Katherine Fernandez-Blance, Queen’s Journal, 9 November 2011. For related stories, see: Testimonials for Queen’s Fine Arts (November 2011) James Bradshaw, “Queen’s University suspends its fine arts program, citing shortage of resources,” Globe & Mail, 10 November; “BFA … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Academic Planning Progress and Drafts (27 April 2011)
As emailed to QUFA, Queen’s Senate, and other campus lists on 27 April 2011. Update (1 October 2011): The first two links in the body of this posting originally led to pages of the APTF website that featured the “Four … Continue reading
APTF: Consultation with Engineering and Applied Science Faculty Board Scheduled for 16 March 2011
Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) Notice, posted on 9 March 2011: Senate Academic Planning Task Force Engineering and Applied Science Faculty Board March 16, 2011, ~3:30 to 5:00 p.m. 340 Richardson
APTF: Consultation with Arts and Science Faculty Board Scheduled for 11 March 2011
Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) Notice, posted on 9 March 2011: Senate Academic Planning Task Force Arts & Science Faculty Board March 11, 2011, ~4:15-4:45 p.m. Kingston Hall, room 201
APTF: Consultative Town-Hall Meeting with AMS Scheduled for 10 March 2011
Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) Notice, posted on 7 March 2011: Senate Academic Planning Task Force Consultative Town-Hall Meeting – Undergraduate Students Wallace Hall, March 10, 2011, 6:00-7:00 p.m. http://www.queensu.ca/saptf The Task Force has identified revitalization of the undergraduate academic … Continue reading
APTF: Consultative Town-Hall Meeting on Writing Scheduled for 7 March 2011
Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) Notice, emailed and posted on 3 March 2011: Senate Academic Planning Task Force Consultative Town-Hall Meeting on Writing Ellis Hall, March 7, 2011, 5:30-6:30 p.m. The Task Force has been considering recommendations that Queen’s Academic Plan … Continue reading
Queen’s News Centre: Senate task force to finalize academic plan (29 November 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 29 November 2010: Highlights from the November 25 meeting of Senate. Senate has struck a task force to develop an academic plan for Queen’s.
HEQCO: The Benefits of Greater Differentiation of Ontario’s University Sector: Final Report (26 October 2010)
From the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), 26 October 2010 (undated document): HEQCO, The Benefits of Greater Differentiation (pdf) See also critiques by OCUFA, 26 October and 27 October 2010, and Mark Jones, On Virtualization and Differentiation of … Continue reading
Queen’s News Centre: Academic Planning Process Update (22 October 2010)
Excerpt from “Principal Woolf invites further discussion of rankings at Senate,” a report on the Queen’s Senate Meeting of 20 October 2010. Queen’s News Centre, 22 October, 2010: Academic Planning Process Update Deputy Provost Susan Cole provided an update on … Continue reading
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Queen’s News Centre: “Imagining the Future” referred to SCAD (27 September 2010)
Excerpt from “Senate in Brief,” Queen’s News Centre, 27 September 2010 Principal’s Report In his report to Senate, Principal Daniel Woolf provided an update on academic planning. The Academic Writing Team’s report has been referred to the Senate Committee on … Continue reading
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Welcome back . . . to “Academic Planning” (9 September 2010)
QSERAP email to Queen’s students and employees, sent 9 September 2010: Dear colleagues: Over the summer, as you may know, there have been some developments in Queen’s “Academic Planning” exercise, including some advances in transparency.
Queen’s News Centre: Academic Planning process continues with community town halls (9 September 2010)
As posted on the Queen’s News Centre, 9 September 2009: Principal Daniel Woolf will host two town hall meetings next week to give the Queen’s community an opportunity to talk about the report of the Academic Writing Team,
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AWT Report Now Available (25 August 2010)
I am pleased that the AWT published its report and provided for public comment. This is a step towards transparency. Continue reading
Queen’s News Centre: Academic Writing Team tables goals and recommendations for Queen’s future (23 August 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 23 August 2010: After spending the summer reviewing responses to Principal Daniel Woolf’s “Where Next?” vision document, hosting two town hall meetings and listening and talking with the Queen’s community about future directions for … Continue reading
Report on the 2nd Consultation by the “Academic Writing Team” (19 August 2010)
Summary by Roberta Lamb Forty-three people, evenly divided among faculty and staff but including very few students, showed up in Wallace Hall on the 17th of August for the “Academic Writing Team”’s second consultative meeting of the summer.
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Report on the Consultative Meeting with Queen’s “Academic Writing Team” (12 July 2010)
By Mark Jones I attended the consultative meeting with the “Academic Writing Team” (Kim Nossal, John Smol, Jill Scott, Michael Adams, Yolande Chan, and Tim Bryant), 10 to 11:30 a.m. on July 12.
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Queen’s News Centre: Academic Plan process extended (5 July 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 5 July 2010: The timeline for developing and finalizing the university’s Academic Plan is being expanded by several months into 2011 to promote “wide discussion and consultation” over the upcoming fall and winter terms.
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Principal’s Update to Queen’s Faculty on Academic Planning (30 June 2010)
Sent by email from Principal Daniel Woolf to Queen’s Faculty, June 30, 2010: Dear Queen’s Community, On April 23rd, I sent a spring Update on Academic Planning to students, faculty and staff to explain the process leading to an Academic … Continue reading
QSERAP Members Discuss Planning with Principal Woolf (23 June 2010)
Dear Queen’s Community, As representatives of Queen’s Students and Employees for Real Academic Planning, we met with Principal Woolf on June 23 to discuss the academic planning exercise.
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Agenda for an “Academic Planning” Meeting with Principal Woolf (27 May 2010)
Representatives from Queen’s Students and Employees for Real Academic Planning will meet with Principal Woolf in June to discuss Academic Planning issues raised by the students’ and employees’ petitions to the Board of Trustees last April 30-May 1. At Principal … Continue reading
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Queen’s Gazette: Academic writing team “here to listen” (25 May 2010)
Queen’s Gazette, 25 May 2010 Six faculty members will be spending the summer listening to the views and ideas of faculty, students and staff, and identifying “themes that resonate” as part of the yearlong academic planning process.
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Petition Presented to Board of Trustees (1 May 2010)
Dear Colleagues: Two hundred and eleven of us signed the Petition from Queen’s Employees for Real Academic Planning in time for presentation to the Board of Trustees.
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Welcome
Real Academic Planning (RAP) is a public site dedicated to safeguarding academic quality at Queen’s University and by extension in all of Ontario’s post-secondary education. It belongs to Queen’s faculty and students and assumes the principle that academic ends are best … Continue reading
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TransparentU: A Repository of Responses to Principal Woolf’s Vision Statement (27 April 2010)
Update, 2 April 2012: Many of the unit responses are now accessible via “Restored Records.” Dear Queen’s Community Member, Principal Woolf’s recent vision statement Where Next? invites the Queen’s community “to engage in a discussion process that leads to a … Continue reading
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Queen’s News Centre: Academic Plan drafting committee in place (3 March 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 3 March 2010: Six Queen’s academics will draft the university’s Academic Plan this summer.
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