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A Statement on St. Patrick’s Day

Written by Jumphost on March 12, 2021. Posted in My AMS, News.

March 13th, 2020   KINGSTON, ON – The AMS wishes to inform students about precautionary measures regarding the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day. Kingston has handled the pandemic tremendously, and it is important to ensure the community remains safe. To reduce the risk of overwhelming...

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...

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...

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...

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...

AMS Statement on Racist Incident in Residence

Written by Jumphost on October 11, 2019. Posted in My AMS, News.

Yesterday, the Alma Mater Society was made aware of a note attached to the door of a residence common room. The note contained deplorable, racist, and homophobic language which targeted both Indigenous and Queer members of the Queen’s community. We would like to unequivocally denounce the sentiments...

Written by Jumphost on April 3, 2019. Posted in My AMS, News.

QC Indigenous Art Piece Contest

A Student’s Guide to Sustainable Living

Written by Jumphost on March 18, 2019. Posted in Blog Post, My AMS, News.

Written by: Emma Solecki, AMS First Year Intern It doesn’t take a degree to recognize that our environment is a messy place, both literally and figuratively. Deforestation and pollution are destroying natural ecosystems and their inhabitants all over the planet. Overpopulation threatens our natural...

AMS Senior Management Hired!

Written by Jumphost on February 26, 2019. Posted in My AMS, News.

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 Executive-Elect is excited to announce the following...

Statement Regarding Re-Structuring of the AMS

Written by Jumphost on February 11, 2019. Posted in My AMS, News.

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 we offer to students. This new change will likely introduce approximately a 40% budget...

Environmental Campus Group Updates

Written by Jumphost on February 8, 2019. Posted in My AMS, News.

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 as seamless and enjoyable as possible. SCB would like to formally remind everyone to take care of themselves during the cold winter...

Hiring Szn 2019

Written by Jumphost on January 31, 2019. Posted in My AMS, News.

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 all Queen’s students! Did you know the AMS is Canada’s oldest and most advanced student government, and it offers incredible experiences...

2019 AMS Winter Referendum Results

Written by Jumphost on January 29, 2019. Posted in My AMS, News.

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 30.1%. Triennial Review (Subject to Individual Opt-Out) Do you agree to the continuation of the Queen’s University...

Updates from Environmental Groups on Campus

Written by Jumphost on December 18, 2018. Posted in Blog Post, My AMS, News.

Queen’s Sustainability Conference (QSUS) Queen’s Sustainability Conference (QSUS) is coming up from January 10th to 12th on the Queen’s campus and aims to bring together students from all disciplines in collaboration with sustainability-minded businesses from the Kingston area and...

Exam Season for First Years!

Written by Jumphost on November 28, 2018. Posted in My AMS, News.

CAUTION: Exam Season Ahead But, don’t fret! At last, the orientation week and homecoming craziness have settled. The holiday buzz is in the air, and classes are finally winding down. Our first term of the first year is almost done for us first years! But before we all go our separate ways,...

Sexual Violence Awareness Week – A First Year Perspective

Written by Jumphost on November 14, 2018. Posted in My AMS, News.

First year. There is incredible excitement, worry and anticipation leading up to the big day: the day your independent life is said to begin. Little did I know I shared many of the same feelings with my peers, who soon became friends. One worry still remained. Leading up to my departure to...