November 4th, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – Hiring for the AMS Academic Affairs Commissioner has concluded. After reviewing three applications, the AMS Executive (Kanivanan Chinniah, Kyle Beaudry, and Sarah Letersky) are happy to announce that Tyler Lively, ArtSci ’16, will be taking on the position of Academic...

October 30, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – Today, Kanivanan Chinniah, President, Kyle Beaudry, Vice President (Operations), and Sarah Letersky, Vice President (University Affairs), issued the following statement: “Yesterday, we accepted the resignation of Miriam Bart, Commissioner of Internal Affairs, effective...

September 18, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – Today, Kanivanan Chinniah, Kyle Beaudry, and Sarah Letersky, the AMS Executive, issued the following statement in response to the University’s release of the Lewis Report and subsequent review of the student non-academic discipline systems: “Over the past century,...

September 16, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – Hiring for the AMS Human Resources Officer has concluded. After reviewing five applications, the AMS Executive (Kanivanan Chinniah, Kyle Beaudry, and Sarah Letersky) are happy to welcome Mackenzie Jackson, ArtSci ’17, to the position of HR Officer for the remainder...

August 26, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – Today, Kanivanan Chinniah, the President, and Kyle Beaudry, the Vice President (Operations), appointed Sarah Letersky, ArtSci ’16, as the Vice President (University Affairs) with immediate effect. The decision was taken in light of the pressing need to have a replacement...

Statement from Catherine Wright  KINGSTON, ON – Today, Catherine Wright, AMS Vice President (University Affairs), issued the following statement: “The past few months, I have been facing some personal challenges which have made transitioning into the role of Vice President (University Affairs) difficult....

June 19, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – Today, the Alma Mater Society (AMS) released “Collective Perspectives: A Policy Paper on Collective Bargaining between Queen’s University and the Queen’s University Faculty Association”, a student-centric analysis of the factors affecting the new Collective Agreement between...

April 23, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – The Alma Mater Society is excited to announce that the Earth Centre will be joining the AMS as a service under the Commission of the Environment and Sustainability (CES). This is a great opportunity for both parties who work to fulfill the same mandate of improving environmental...

April 22, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – The Alma Mater Society is excited to announce that as of May 1, 2015 the Grey House will become exclusively AMS clubs space. This space redistribution between the AMS and the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) was approved by the Student Life Centre...

March 23, 2015 KINGSTON, ON – The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is pleased to welcome Carolyn Dunk, ArtSci ’15, as the ReUnion Street Festival Coordinator 2015. This position is responsible for the overall planning of the event, including logistical and financial oversight. The ReUnion Street Festival...