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The AMS Goes Federal for the Week

Written by Jumphost on March 23, 2016. Posted in Academics, Student Life.

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10 More Reasons to Submit your Application Today

Written by Jumphost on February 4, 2016. Posted in Academics, Student Life, Tricolour Spirit.

Council (full-time salaried positions) applications are due today at 4pm! If you’re still on the fence about applying, we wanted to give you a few more reasons to encourage you to submit your application for one (or more!) of these positions. Any one of these individuals would love to talk to...

7 Things you should know when applying for an AMS Salaried Job

Written by Jumphost on January 8, 2016. Posted in My AMS, News.

So you’re interested in working for the AMS? Check out the 7 tips below to submit the best application possible and get ready for the interview! 1. GO TO THE INFO SESSIONS— Monday January 18 and Thursday January 28. Learn more about the different positions available and meet current salaried...

Rethinking Teaching Incentives: An Opportunity to Say Thanks

Written by Jumphost on July 6, 2015. Posted in Academics.

I recently had the opportunity to present the Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching to two very deserving faculty members at Queen’s Convocation. This, coupled with recent talks happening on campus, sparked a critical reflection in my mind about how we celebrate teaching excellence at Queen’s....

The Origin of the Queen’s Student Constables

Written by Jumphost on March 27, 2015. Posted in Community Issues, Kingston Living, My AMS, News, Student Life.

The Queen’s Student Constables is a peer to peer security service that embodies the unique idea of students being responsible for students. The Queen’s Student Constables are made up of Queen’s students, just like you, who wish to make a difference in the Queen’s Community. Queen’s has...

Tracking the history behind Tricolour Outlet

Written by Jumphost on March 25, 2015. Posted in My AMS, News, Student Life, Tricolour Spirit.

Some of you rely on this service for its affordable and convenient transportation to and from campus, others for schools supplies and gael swag, but do you know how Tricolour Outlet came to be? Keep reading to find out more on the history of this student staple! Tricolour Express, the oldest aspect...

The Publishing & Copy Centre: From 1988 to Now

Written by Jumphost on March 20, 2015. Posted in Kingston Living, My AMS, News, Student Life.

The Publishing & Copy Centre (P&CC) is a 100% student-run service operated by the AMS and a staff composed of diverse, keen and hardworking undergraduate students; 35 Customer Service Representatives and 4 Managers. Students were seeking a low cost alternative to publishing, printing, binding...

Creating Common Ground

Written by Jumphost on March 20, 2015. Posted in Kingston Living, My AMS, News, Student Life.

Many of you are quite familiar with Common Ground, or CoGro as it’s better know, but do you know the history behind it? What’s become a staple for many of you in your daily lives actually started out as just an idea by a group of three students, who were hopeful in the idea of a Queen’s,...

The AMS Pub Services (TAPS) through the ages

Written by Jumphost on March 20, 2015. Posted in My AMS, News, Student Life, Tricolour Spirit.

With Student Appreciation Week upon us, this week’s blogs will center on our well-established traditions of student leadership. All of the AMS services are student owned and student run: the people you work with, you work for and who you report to are all students–they’re your housemates,...

AMS Annual General Meeting

Written by Jumphost on February 26, 2015. Posted in My AMS, News.

With the AMS Annual General Meeting set to take place on March 10, it is once again time to ensure that Queen’s students are informed of the significant powers each member wields at this fundamentally important meeting of the Alma Mater Society. While usually represented by elected officials from...

This one’s for the teachers

Written by Jumphost on January 28, 2015. Posted in My AMS, News.

This week we’re posting in honour of our great teachers. They engage us, they challenge us and they push us to extend our intellectual conclusions. We should feel inspired to take a minute and stop to really appreciate the academia that encapsulates our Queen’s experience. Check out below...

What is the Undergraduate Student Trustee?

Written by Jumphost on January 19, 2015. Posted in Community Issues, My AMS, News, Student Life.

Given the unique nature of this year’s AMS executive elections, there is an opportunity to focus on the other election going on right now – the one for your next Undergraduate Student Trustee. But what is this position? What do they do? Here are 11 things you may not know about the Undergraduate Student...

Shaping the future of the JDUC

Written by Jumphost on January 13, 2015. Posted in Kingston Living, My AMS, News, Student Life.

The John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC) has always been a communal space for students, offering a multitude of space to catch up with friends; study or read on the couches; attend club meetings or utilize one of the many student services housed in the building. You may have been hearing about a...

New SOLUS Calendar Subscription

Written by Jumphost on September 11, 2014. Posted in Academics.

The AMS and Queen’s ITS have been working together to bring you a SOLUS calendar subscription service. This application will let you get your SOLUS calendar on your mobile phone (that supports ActiveSync), outlook calendar, etc. AMS IT Office and the Academic Affairs Commission have worked with...

Incoming Executive: Our Team & Progress So Far

Written by Jumphost on March 5, 2013. Posted in Community Issues.

This Sunday, our Executive team for the coming year was made complete, with Nicola Plummer graciously accepting the nomination for Vice-President Operations. Nicola has been humbled by the responsibility and trust placed in her, and all three of us appreciate the outpouring of support from students....

AMS Executive Platform Review

Written by Jumphost on September 17, 2012. Posted in Student Life.

The AMS Executive – Doug Johnson, Mira Dineen and Tristan Lee – have been working since May to implement their platform points, to better serve students. Here is what they – along with AMS student staff – have done so far.

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