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In order to participate in ASUS Orientation Week, you must first register – this includes both sending in some information and paying your Frosh Fee.  Follow these steps below, and you will officially be registered and able to participate in ASUS Orientation Week 2011! There are two options for how you can register over the [...]

Hi everyone! I hope that everyone has been having a great summer so far. It’s hard to believe that today is June 26, 2011 because this means that half of my summer term is now over, and I begin the remaining 8 weeks starting tomorrow! Can you believe that in two months the Gaels will [...]

Summer Updates – May 15, 2011

Posted: May 15, 2011 by QueensASUS in Communications, Exec, Exec News, Marketing, News

Hi guys! First of all, I hope that you are all having a great summer wherever it is that you currently are. I am beginning this post with the intention of continuing biweekly posts on summer updates so that as an elected official, I can hold myself accountable to those who elected us. Summer in [...]

ASUS is hosting “Academic Planning and You: A Series of Discussions for the Future of Queen’s Education“. This series consists of 4 separate meetings, each centered around the four disciplines of the Faculty of Arts and Science. It is our hope to bring together faculty and students to discuss common concerns amongst similar departments in [...]

Did you know that every year ASUS holds an Annual General Meeting (AGM) where every Arts and Science student gets a vote? Did you know that this year it’s happening this Wednesday, March 16th, at 7 pm in the McLaughlin Room of the JDUC? Well it is! Now that you know, be sure to bring [...]

A memorial service for student Robert Nason will be held on Tuesday March 29 in Wallace Hall in the JDUC at 7:00 p.m. “The service has been planned in consultation with Robert’s family and his friends here at Queen’s,” says University Chaplain Brian Yealland, who will officiate. “It will be an opportunity to celebrate his [...]

Queen’s is undergoing an institution-wide academic planning process that will have a profound impact on our academic future. The University Senate has established a task force in order to engage in community consultation toward the writing of a final plan. For more information on this entire process please visit our Academic Plan Information page. The [...]

With the implementation of the new QCARD, called SOLUS, the deadline for full tuition payment will be changed from September 30th to September 1st, with no minimum payment due on August 1st. ASUS wants to hear how this will affect YOU. If this will have negative impacts, what are they and what would help alleviate [...]

Congrats to New Council!

Posted: February 19, 2011 by QueensASUS in Exec, Exec News, Get Involved, News

Over the weekend of March 5-6 the new Executive, Rico Garcia and Duncan Peterson, spent countless hours in the ASUS Boardroom reading through in-depth proposals and conducting interviews. They completed the process with an interactive group interview and by the end of it they came out with a fabulous new council! Congratulations to (from left [...]

On the loss of Robert Nason

Posted: February 18, 2011 by QueensASUS in Academics News, DSC, Exec, Exec News, News

Dear fellow Arts and Science Students, It’s with profound sorrow that we inform you of the sudden passing of Robert Nason on Tuesday February 15, 2011. Rob was a Geography student and served on the DSC executive team as Treasurer. His passing is a great loss to the Queen’s and Geography community, the DSC, and [...]