On February 16th the Queen’s Alma Mater Society held an academic symposium in collaboration with the Principal. The goal of the session was to engage students with the academic planning process. There was a panel discussion with a faculty member, a representative from the centre for teaching and learning, Principal Woolf, and OUSA’s very own Alexi White. Some of the topics included access, teaching quality, and potential differentiation as a result of lack of funding. After the panel discussion, we broke into groups to discuss some of the other issues facing post secondary education. Bringing research into the classroom was my personal favorite, but tuition and barriers to access was a close second. I applaud Principal Woolf for his continued efforts to engage the Queen’s community in the academic planning process, and especially for striving to include students. Hopefully the collegial nature of this project continues as Queen’s is forced to adapt to the lack of government funding. Many thanks go out to fellow OUSA steering committee member Susannah Gouinlock for organizing the symposium, it was a smashing success.
Adam Zabrodski
Vice-President (University Affairs)
Queen’s University Alma Mater Society
