One year ago today, we lost a giant. Our Chancellor Emeritus, Murray Sinclair Mazina Gheezik-iban, began his journey to the spirit world in the early hours of November 4th, 2024. We are so grateful for his life, for his legacy of great change in the hearts and minds of Canadians, his passion for truth everywhere, including Queen’s.
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Tuesday November 11, 2025Location
Grant HallDate
Thursday October 30, 2025Location
Online via Google MeetQueen’s is taking part in Towards Zero Hunger: A Global Dialogue, a webinar series organized by the International Association of Universities (IAU) . The series highlights innovative practices that help end hunger, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture in alignment with UN SDG 2. The next session, PEACH Market – Providing Equal Access, Changing Hunger, takes place on October 30 and will be led by Theresa Couto, Registered Dietitian and Wellness and Sustainability Manager in Housing and Ancillary Services, Student Affairs.
PEACH is a ‘pay-what-you-can’ market program that launched on »ÆÉ«ÊÓƵ campus in September 2022. It aims to create an inclusive space for students that provides dignified and equitable access to nutritious food and removes the stigma around food insecurity. It is a shared initiative between Student Affairs and the Alma Mater Society, complementing other food access programs on campus to support students, staff, and faculty, such as the , Swipe it Forward, and Fresh Food Boxes. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Queen’s is a member of the . are from all parts of the world, working in collaboration to develop existing and new exciting initiatives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Wednesday October 1, 2025Location
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts - LobbyThis special event highlights Queen’s progress in advancing community-engaged work across research, teaching and learning, and partnerships. It celebrates collaborations between students, faculty, and organizations, while fostering dialogue around shared goals and challenges. We hope to spark future projects, strengthen trusting relationships, and lay the foundation for sustainable, reciprocal partnerships.
Hosted by Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, and Michelle Searle, Special Advisor to the Principal on Community Engagement, the event also features the launch of the university’s new Community Engagement Framework, designed to guide and strengthen our community-engaged learning collaborations moving forward.
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Wednesday October 29, 2025Location
Online via ZoomDate & Time: Oct 29, 2025 04:00 PM EST
Climate researchers face new and daunting challenges communicating their work to communities, students, media, and policymakers in uncertain times. Hear from three researchers in the US, Canada, and Mexico who will share insights about rising above common obstacles in climate research communication.
As a member of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3), Queen’s University is committed to advancing collaborative climate action and sustainability leadership. This commitment is reflected in our engagement with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), across departments, faculties and offices. Events like Communicating Climate Research in an Uncertain Climate exemplify our dedication to fostering global dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration in support of climate resilience and informed decision-making.
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Having focused in the last issue on current political challenges to universities and their mission, it is refreshing for me this time to be able to point to evidence that, at our university, the commitment to that mission is unabated and continuing to have a positive impact in the world at large.
Chancellor, distinguished colleagues, family and friends, graduands:
Presented at the Global Forum on Higher Education: Renewal of Democratic and Civic Mission hosted by Charles University and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic in Prague, June 3 – 4, 2025.
