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If you would like to place any items on the agenda for the Spring General Meeting, please contact speaker@sgps.ca before TODAY (Tuesday, March 8) at 5:00 pm.

Fresh Food Box

In partnership with the Peer Health Educators and the AMS Foodbank we are excited to offer a Fresh Food Box and virtual healthy cooking session on March 24th. These Fresh Food Boxes will provide all ingredients for a Pangoa Buddha Bowl. These boxes will contain 4 servings which is perfect if you are looking to have leftovers or to share this meal with friends! Sign up using the link in our bio as registration is limited and spots will fill up quickly.

Registration for SGPS members will end on March 16th at noon. Advanced registration will be capped at 20 participants, after which interested participants can register with Queen's University BeWell.

An Opportunity from the Government's Career Ready Fund

The Career Ready Fund helps publicly-assisted colleges and universities, employers and other organizations create experiential learning opportunities for postsecondary students, recent grads and apprentices.

Are you interested in how technology can help build a better future for our community? They are looking for students who are ready to make change!

Take part in this challenge and develop solutions to a real-world problem of your choice within two categories – Climate Change and Sustainability or Societal Impact and Supporting Community. Any post-secondary student in Canada can join – they only encourage that 50% of your team identifies with the 2SLGBTQ+ community. You don’t need a background in tech, they want all walks of life to come to the table.

Register a team or join one today! Make sure you submit your ideas by March 13.

Upcoming Workshops from the
Centre for Teaching and Learning

Promoting Intercultural Engagement and Collaborations in the Classroom

Thursday, March 17, 2022; 10:30am– 12:00pm

Yunyi Chen, Centre for Teaching and Learning

Intercultural engagement has become a prominent challenge in teaching and learning due to the increasing numbers of internationally educated students coming to Queen’s. On the contrary to the assumption that students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds interact automatically in the classroom, educators need to intentionally plan and guide intercultural interactions to help students collaborate effectively. In this 90-minute interactive workshop, participants will work together to explore practical strategies, tools, and teaching tips that help promote intercultural engagement in their own practices.

Please Note:

Participants will work in small groups for most of the workshop. Therefore, full commitment to the workshop is critical for the success of each participant and is highly encouraged.

Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, a minimum number of 18 participants is required for this workshop to take place.

For registration, please click here: Registration Form

Identifying Challenges in Writing Across Borders Panel Q&A

Tuesday, March 22, 2022; 1:30 -2:30pm

Yunyi Chen, Centre for Teaching and Learning

In Fall 2021, the Centre for Teaching and Learning hosted the ‘Identifying Challenges in Writing Across Borders’ workshop series to explore the critical role culture plays in English academic writing. Many participants shared that they would like to further discuss this topic as well as identify educational strategies to employ in the classroom, so we have organized this panel to answer your questions.

This panel session will be facilitated by Yunyi Chen, Educational Developer at the Centre for Teaching & Learning with the below panelists:

• Johanna Amos, Academic Skills & Writing Specialist, Student Academic Success Services (SASS)

• Alyssa Foerstner, Academic Skills Support Coordinator (EAL), Student Academic Success Services (SASS)

• Matt Rahimian, Academic Integrity Coordinator, Office of the Provost, and Vice-Principal (Academic)

• Lydia Skulstad, Intercultural Academic Support Coordinator, Student Academic Success Services (SASS)

We look forward to continuing the conversation with you. For registration, please click here: Registration Form

QEval, running in a hybrid format from May 2-June 24, introduces learners to foundations and applications of community-engaged scholarship through program evaluation.

Learn transferable evaluation skills and contribute to solving a real-world issue. Receive course credit and networking opportunities. No prerequisite required.

Please email questions or expressions of interest to Dr. Michelle Searle searlem@queensu.ca.

Queen’s Distinguished Service Awards Nominations

Queen’s faculty, staff, students, and retirees are invited to nominate candidates for a Queen’s Distinguished Service Award. Inaugurated by the University Council in 1974, this award recognizes individuals who have made the University a better place through their extraordinary contributions.

Guidelines, the online nomination form, and additional information are available at https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/university-council/distinguished-service-awards.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 29, 2022 at 4 pm.

Please contact the University Secretariat at ucouncil@queensu.ca if you have questions about the Distinguished Service Awards or the nomination process.

HREO Learning Challenge

The Human Rights and Equity Office (HREO) invites you to take part in this year's HREO Learning Challenge between February and April 2022.

The HREO Learning Challenge is a set of virtual and self-paced learning opportunities designed to give you a foundational understanding of human rights, equity, anti-racism, accessibility and sexual violence prevention and response.

How it Works:

1. Register for the Learning Challenge beginning February 2022. Educational offerings have been customized for Faculty, Staff and Students

2. Complete five selected HREO trainings between February and April 2022.

3. Receive a certificate of completion if all five HREO trainings are completed by April 30, 2022.

Are Extenuating Circumstances Impacting Your Academics?

If something comes up unexpectedly outside your of control and it's impacting your academics, use the extenuating circumstance procedures in your faculty/school to request academic consideration. These procedures should also be used for COVID-19-related absences.

Don’t forget that the SGPS Peer Academic Advisors can help you navigate all layers of academic bureaucracy! Scroll down to learn more about how the Advisors can help.

Please note, a Strava account is required to join our Strava clubs.

Resources from the
Queen's University Food Collective

SGPS Resource Hub

Check out the SGPS Resource Hub for information about all sorts of on campus and off campus resources, including resources for Indigenous students and International students.