Compared with previous years, this past weekend saw a significant decrease in student celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day. Our hospital and emergency services reported a decrease in calls and visits related to celebrations. We are thankful that the impact on the community was lessened and that many students listened to our communication last week and chose not to participate.
Queen’s University suspends classes for week of March 16-20 in response to COVID-19.
Dear Queen’s Community,
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane urges students to reconsider plans to attend large gatherings due to coronavirus.
The COVID-19 situation is changing daily. There is an increasing concern about health risks posed by large events and gatherings. While the risk to our students and staff in Kingston still remains low, that can change at any time. Events that draw crowds from outside of Kingston increase the likelihood of transŃýĽ§Ö±˛Ą.
Dear Queen’s Community,
Dear Members of the BISC Community,
I am writing in the first instance to thank everyone at the Bader International Study Centre for rising so admirably to the challenge posed to the whole Castle community by the COVID-19 crisis. Although I have not been with you to experience first-hand the difficulties particular to your situation, I can understand very well the entirely reasonable anxieties you must all be feeling. It is ordinarily a challenge to be so remote from each other, but in these new circumstances there is an increased danger of feeling disconnected as well.
Dear Faculty and Staff,
The 2020 Distinguished University Professors are, clockwise from top left: David Bakhurst (Philosophy); Audrey Kobayashi (Geography), Julian Barling (Smith School of Business); Glenville Jones (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences); Kathleen Lahey (Law);John Smol (Biology).
In recent days, like many people, I have watched and read news coverage of anti-racism protests across the United States and in Canada, precipitated by the brutal and senseless killing of George Floyd by police. This appalling event, along with other racist acts experienced daily by Black people in our society, reminds us that we cannot be complacent and must continue to fight racism in all its forms.
