News Updates


Joint Statement by the AMS and SGPS Regarding Approval of the JDUC Redevelopment Project

March 4, 2019

On March 1st, 2019, the Board of Trustees put forward a motion to approve the Redevelopment Project of the John Deutsch University Centre. Approval for the project is conditional upon […]

Statement on The Aesculapian Society’s Secession from the AMS

February 28, 2019

February 28th, 2019 On February 21st and 22nd, medical students in the Aesculapian Society voted to depart from the Alma Mater Society and become a member society of the Student […]

AMS Senior Management Hired!

February 27, 2019

February 26th, 2019 KINGSTON, ON – Auston Pierce, Jessica Dahanayake, and William Greene have completed their hiring for 2019-2020 AMS senior management. Over the weekend, Team AJW reviewed many applications with multiple rounds of interviews. The […]

Statement Regarding Re-Structuring of the AMS

February 11, 2019

Following the Government of Ontario’s recent announcement regarding the new Student Choice Initiative, the AMS Board of Directors has had to make difficult decisions regarding the services and opportunities that […]

Environmental Campus Group Updates

February 8, 2019

Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) What an exciting start to the New Year it has been! We hope that everyone’s transition back into work and the real life has been […]

Hiring Szn 2019

January 31, 2019

It is the most wonderful time of the year! Hiring season is among us and the AMS, as well as several Faculty Societies, all have so many opportunities awaiting for […]

2019 AMS Election Results

January 30, 2019

January 29th, 2019 – Kingston Ontario The AMS Elections team would like to thank all of those who participated and voted in the 2019 Winter Election season. As of 8:00pm […]

2019 AMS Winter Referendum Results

January 30, 2019

January 29th, 2019 – Kingston Ontario Below are the results of the 2019 Winter Referendum held among AMS members (undergraduate, Medicine, and MBA students at Queen’s). AMS voter turnout was […]

Statement Regarding Proposed Changes to Ontario’s Tuition Framework

January 24, 2019

On Thursday, January 17th, 2019, the provincial government announced proposed changes to Ontario’s tuition framework for universities, as well as changes to the student financial aid model. Below is a […]

Results of 2019 Special Referendum on JDUC Redevelopment

January 19, 2019

KINGSTON, ON – Below are the results of the 2019 Referendum on JDUC Redevelopment Project held among AMS members (undergraduate, Medicine, and MBA students at Queen’s). AMS voter turnout was […]

Response to the New Tuition Framework

January 18, 2019

Yesterday, on January 17th 2019 at 11:00am, the provincial government announced proposed changes related to the affordability of Post-Secondary Education in Ontario. The proposed changes are planned for the 2019/2020 […]

Statement by the AMS President

November 30, 2018

“Tonight, AMS Assembly approved a motion to conduct an external investigation on the allegations regarding the AMS President in The Queen’s Journal from November 9th. Please find below, the statement […]

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