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COVID-19 Assessment Centre opens on Queen’s University Campus

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 testing, Dr. David Pichora, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Leon's Centre, mandatory mask mandate, Mark Green, Mitchell Hall, online learning, post-secondary institutions, post-secondary students, Queen's University, remote learning

A new satellite COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Queen’s University is opening this week as part of the University’s ongoing efforts

Queen’s responds: School is pushing public health guidance to students

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), COVID-19, Jeff Masuda, Kingston Police, Noise Bylaw, Nuisance Party By-law, post-secondary students, Public Health, Queen's Campus Security and Emergency Services, Queen's University, residence, students returning to Kingston

Queen’s University has released a statement saying their administration was deeply concerned by the student behaviour reported over the weekend.

Kingston Police confirm four tickets issued to weekend partiers

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), bylaw offences, City of Kingston, Const. Ash Gutheinz, Dr. Kieran Moore, Jeff Masuda, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston Police, Labour Day Weekend, Nuisance Party By-law, post-secondary students, Queen's University

Kingston Police have confirmed that four Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP) notices were issued for bylaw offenses over the Labour Day

Medical officer of health ‘not happy’ with number of young people gathering in Kingston

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 Jessica Foley 1 Comment COVID-19, Dr Kieran Moore, KFL&A Public Health, post-secondary institutions, post-secondary students, social circles, stay vigilant, young people gathering

Dr. Keiran Moore is asking young adults to stay vigilant and consider their behaviour in order to protect themselves and

Queen’s staggers arrival of 2000 students to residence this week

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Ann Tierney, COVID-19, first-year students, KFL&A Public Health, post secondary education, post-secondary schools, post-secondary students, Queen's University, residence, Richardson Stadium, travelling out of province

Activity in downtown Kingston typically ramps up in the first week of September as post-secondary students arrive for their fall

Campus Health News

Local COVID-19 stats will include out-of-town students

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Hugh Guan, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, post-secondary students, Queen's University

The Kingstonist has confirmed that post-secondary students studying in Kingston who test positive for COVID-19 will be included in local

Campus Education News

Queen’s addresses tuition costs during remote course delivery

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cleaning, coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency bursaries, information technology costs, online classes, online learning, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, post-secondary students, Provost Mark Green, Public Health, Queen's University, remote classes, remote course delivery, remote learning, sanitization, teaching related expenses, tuition, tuition costs

For the past few months, thousands of students across Ontario have taken to social media, expressing confusion over why tuition

Kingston Transit offers opt-in semester passes for post-secondary students

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2020-2021 school year, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Jeremy DaCosta, Kingston City Council, Kingston Transit, Kingston Transit passes, mandatory student fees, opt-in student transit passes, post-secondary students, Queen's Alma Mater Society (AMS), Queen's University, St. Lawrence College, St. Lawrence College Student Association, student fees, student transportation passes

Post-secondary students have the option to purchase a Kingston Transit student pass for the fall semester, after the universal ridership

COVID-19 causing ‘very different kind of downturn’ in Ontario

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, Craig Desjardins, economic development, economic recovery, job loss, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), labour force, Ontario, pandemic, post-secondary students, Statistics Canada, unemployment rate

The City’s Director of the Office of Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships, Craig Desjardins, says the COVID-19 pandemic has presented the

Education Health News

Verbal victory: Prepping for your oral exams

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Megan Hamilton 0 Comments Alexander Technique, breath practice, breathing, controlled breathing, exams, how to prepare for exams, Kingston, Megan Hamilton, nervous system response, optimum pitch, oral exams, post-secondary students, public speaking, text mapping, ubu skills

Vibrant orange, red and yellow leaves have gently cascaded from the autumn trees, snow is beginning to blanket and brighten,