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2021 AMS Election Results

Written by Jumphost on February 10, 2021. Posted in News.

February 10th, 2021 Kingston, ON – The AMS Elections team would like to thank all of those who participated and voted in the 2021 Winter Election season. As of 8:00pm February 10th, 2021, the polls for the AMS Executive Election and the Undergraduate Student Trustee election...

AMS Restructure and AMS Apply Changes

Written by Jumphost on February 5, 2021. Posted in News.

February 5, 2021  KINGSTON, ON – This past year, the AMS team has collectively worked on proposals to change internal operations of the organization. This release aims to highlight the approved restructure as well as changes that have been made to AMS apply effective for this...

Condemning Anti-Semitic Violence at Queen’s

Written by Jumphost on February 3, 2021. Posted in My AMS, News.

February 3, 2021 KINGSTON, ON – Upon learning about the zoom hack that occurred yesterday, the AMS wishes to offer support to students who have been impacted. The AMS acknowledges that this event has affected many of our Jewish students on our campus. We condemn all...

Statement Regarding International at Queen’s Account & International Tuition

Written by Jumphost on January 29, 2021. Posted in News.

January 29th, 2021 KINGSTON, ON – The AMS has been made aware of the account @internationalatqueens and commends the students who have come forward to share their stories and experiences. We have also shared this account with University Administration. Although...

AMS Fall-In-Review

Written by Jumphost on November 30, 2020. Posted in News.

December 1, 2020 KINGSTON, ON – Today, the AMS is releasing an update of how our term is going. Linked below you will find a document explaining all the projects that our team has worked on until this point. The AMS welcomes all feedback about our updated platform. If you wish...

Winter Term Update

Written by Jumphost on September 22, 2020. Posted in News.

September 22nd, 2020 KINGSTON, ON – Today, Queen’s University sent an email detailing an updated about Winter Term. An excerpt is shown below: “With some exceptions, most courses will continue to be delivered remotely in the 2021 Winter Term. A small number of on-campus...

External Investigation Update

Written by Jumphost on September 11, 2020. Posted in News.

September 11th, 2020 In response to posts shared on social media, the Ad-Hoc Committee of the Board engaged an external investigator to investigate allegations relating to a current member of our Permanent Staff. The investigation was completed, and the results were immediately provided to the...

Re: Updates for the Community

Written by Jumphost on September 2, 2020. Posted in News.

September 2nd, 2020 Kingston, ON – The mandate of the Board of Directors is to provide strategic oversight, financial accountability, and human resources support to Alma Mater Society Inc. (AMS). Our goal is to protect the interests and advance the objectives of all AMS stakeholders,...

TAPS 2020-2021

Written by Jumphost on September 1, 2020. Posted in News.

September 1, 2020 Kingston, ON – The AMS is deeply saddened to inform the public about the current situation regarding The AMS Pub Service (TAPS) for the 2020-2021 school year. Due to circumstances related to COVID-19, public health regulations and...

Statement on AMS Exposed Account

Written by Jumphost on August 19, 2020. Posted in News.

August 19th, 2020    Kingston, ON – The AMS is continuing to read and reflect on each post released by @AMSxposed. The stories being shared are serious, upsetting and not in keeping with the culture at the AMS. We recognize that although most of these...

Bus Update – Fall Term

Written by Jumphost on August 12, 2020. Posted in News.

August 12th, 2020 Kingston, ON – Last night, Kingston Transit approved a temporary student bus pass option at Kingston City Council to allow for Queen’s Students to access public transit for the Fall Term at a reduced rate. The AMS is pleased to announce the...

AMS Commitments to our QTBIPOC Community

Written by Jumphost on July 24, 2020. Posted in News.

July 24th, 2020 Kingston, ON – The AMS has released our commitments to our QTBIPOC community through a report detailing Action Items. This report is a working document that will reconsidered, adjusted and added to many times throughout our term. We will reflect the most...

Faculty of Law Commitment to Consideration of Renaming Building

Written by Jumphost on June 29, 2020. Posted in News.

June 29th, 2020 Kingston, ON – Last week, Queen’s University Faculty of Law committed to reviewing the name of Sir John A. MacDonald Hall. The Alma Mater Society would like to acknowledge the importance of this commitment. The Society recognizes that we, as well as Queen’s University,...

COVID-19 Web Page

Written by Jumphost on June 18, 2020. Posted in News.

June 18th, 2020  Kingston, ON – The AMS has launched a COVID-19 specific page on our website, for students to best access resources and useful contacts. This website will be updated often to allow for timely news. We will be adding a section related to AMS services in the coming...

Update on Bus-It 2020-2021

Written by Jumphost on June 2, 2020. Posted in My AMS, News.

June 2nd, 2020 Kingston, ON – The Alma Mater Society, in consultation with the City of Kingston has opted to terminate the Bus-It Program for the 2020-2021 school year, in light of the impact of COVID-19. This decision resulted from discussions held over a period of several weeks. Kingston Transit...

Statement Against Anti-Black Racism

Written by Jumphost on June 1, 2020. Posted in My AMS, News.

June 1st,  2020  Kingston, ON –  The Alma Mater Society stands in solidarity with our Black students, staff, faculty, and extended communities who continue to face anti-Black racism and discrimination. It is our duty as student leaders to represent and serve the diversity of all students...

Fall 2020 Update

Written by Jumphost on May 15, 2020. Posted in My AMS, News.

May 15th, 2020 Kingston, ON – This Wednesday, the University issued a statement indicating a predominantly remote fall 2020 term at Queen’s due to COVID-19, and the safety of Queen’s students and the Kingston community. In light of the University’s decision, the AMS and Senior Management...

Update: Queen’s Univeristy commits to installing and stocking menstrual products in high circulation buildings

Written by Jumphost on April 30, 2020. Posted in News.

April 30th, 2020 Kingston, ON– Over the course of the year, the AMS Executive worked closely with the AMS club Queen’s Period to tackle menstrual accessibility and stigma on campus. In addition to improving accessibility and availability of products, the Executive wanted to create an empathetic...