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Update: Launch of Educational Campaign to Address Period Stigma at Queen’s

Written by Jumphost on February 27, 2020. Posted in News.

February 27th, 2020 KINGSTON, ON – Over the course of the Fall semester, 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...

AMS Senior Management for 2020-2021 hired!

Written by Jumphost on February 25, 2020. Posted in News.

February 25th, 2020 KINGSTON, ON – Jared den Otter, Alexia Henriques, and Alexandra Samoyloff have completed their hiring for 2020-2021 AMS Senior Management. Over the weekend, Team AJA reviewed many applications with multiple rounds of interviews. The Executive-Elect...

CFRC To Go Up for Referendum Again

Written by Jumphost on February 6, 2020. Posted in News.

February 6th, 2020 Kingston, ON – Following a 52.7% vote against the question “Do you agree to a change in CFRC’s fee of $8.22 from individual opt out to mandatory collection for the next three years?”, CFRC lodged an appeal due to the lack of clarity of the question. Many students believed that...

Undergraduate Trustee Resigns, Effective Immediately

Written by Jumphost on February 5, 2020. Posted in News.

February 5th, 2020 Kingston, ON – Today, following his attendance at a coronavirus themed event, Undergraduate Trustee Tyler McIntyre announced his resignation. The Coronavirus event directly went against the AMS’s values, and the values of our community, and we do not condone...

Campus Cafes lead the way in sustainability

Written by Jumphost on February 5, 2020. Posted in News.

February 5th, 2020 Kingston, ON – Today, Common Ground Coffeehouse, The Brew, and The Tea Room launch HuskeeSwap on campus! The program allows individuals who own a Huskee cup to simply swap it for a clean one at any coffee...

A Statement From the AMS

Written by Jumphost on February 3, 2020. Posted in News.

February 3rd, 2020 Kingston, ON – It is important to understand and remember that there are members of our Queen’s community who have been personally impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and spreading misinformation or...

Unveiling New AMS Website

Written by Jumphost on January 31, 2020. Posted in News.

January 31st, 2020 Kingston, ON – We are very excited to announce the unveiling of our new website after 9 months of hard work and dedication! The new website design is streamlined to make it much faster, more user friendly and navigable. It’s important to us that information regarding our...

2020 AMS Election results

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

January 29th, 2020 Kingston, ON – 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 January 29th, 2020, the polls for the AMS Executive Election and the Rector election have concluded. The results...

AMS 2020 Winter Referendum Results

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

Below are the results of the 2020 Winter Referendum held among AMS members (undergraduate and MBA students at Queen’s). AMS voter turnout was 28.3%. Do you agree to a change in CFRC’s fee of $8.22 from individual opt out to mandatory collection for the next three years? This fee was...

AMS Mourns Passing of Peer

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

January 29th, 2020 Kingston, ON – We are devastated to hear of the passing of one of our peers earlier this week. Bethany Qun Yi Yan was a talented cheerleader, a member of the Queen’s Varsity Cheerleading team, and a dedicated, enthusiastic teacher candidate who was passionate about...

Students lead charge to have Fall Term Reading Break attached to Thanksgiving.

Written by Jumphost on January 28, 2020. Posted in My AMS, News.

January 28th, 2020 Kingston, ON- In a meeting held earlier this evening, the Senate voted in favour of an amendment brought forward by AMS President Auston Pierce and Student Senate Caucus Chair David Niddam-Dent, to set the sessional dates for the 2021-2022 academic year. The main goal...

Undergraduate Trustee Resigns

Written by Jumphost on January 13, 2020. Posted in News.

January 13th, 2020 Kingston, ON- Tyler MacIntyre, the Undergraduate Trustee has resigned for the remainder of his 2-year term beginning June 1st, 2020 due to the completion of his undergraduate degree. He offered the following statement: “Serving as trustee has been far and away the most...

AMS Mourns Queen’s Student Lost in Plane Crash

Written by Jumphost on January 9, 2020. Posted in News.

January 9th 2020 Kingston, ON- The AMS mourns the loss of Amir Moradi, a Queen’s Undergraduate student, who was on board Ukraine International Flight PS752. Although words do little to capture the pain of any loss, our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to the friends, family, and all...

AMS Deeply Saddened By Tragic Plane Crash

Written by Jumphost on January 8, 2020. Posted in News.

January 8th, 2020 KINGSTON,ON- The AMS is deeply saddened to hear about the recent plane crash and would like to extend our support and hearts to all those who have been impacted. Our sincerest condolences to our peers, friends, and colleagues, particularly in the Canadian-Iranian community, who may...

Director of Communications hired

Written by Jumphost on December 12, 2019. Posted in News.

December 9th, 2019 KINGSTON, ON – Following the vacancy of the Director of Communications position, the AMS Executive has completed the hiring process to fill the position. The Executive is pleased to announce the new Director of Communications – Ananya Chakraborty (4th Year Life Sciences). “Despite...

Student Choice Initiative Nullified

Written by Jumphost on November 25, 2019. Posted in My AMS, News.

November 25th, 2019 – Kingston Ontario On November 21st, 2019, the AMS learned that the Student Choice Initiative was struck down by the Divisional Court of Ontario on the basis that the provincial government did not have the statutory authority to infringe upon the autonomy of student associations. The...

2019 AMS Fall Referendum Results

Written by Jumphost on October 23, 2019. Posted in News.

October 23rd, 2019 – Kingston Ontario Below are the results of the 2019 Fall Referendum held among AMS members (undergraduate and MBA students at Queen’s). AMS voter turnout was 14.1%. Triennial Review: “Do you agree to the continuation of the NeuGeneration fee of $0.35 (Subject to individual...

AMS Director of Communications Resigns

Written by Jumphost on October 23, 2019. Posted in News.

Effective October 23rd, 2019 at 5pm AMS Director of Communications Brendan Robson has resigned from his position. He offered the following statement. “My decision to resign is not one I came to easily. I’ve very much enjoyed my time at the AMS, but I can unfortunately no longer continue...

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