10 students receive Tricolour Awards

10 students receive Tricolour Awards

Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Awards recognize students for their service, leadership, and character during their time at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s.

By Communications Staff

May 12, 2021

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10 students receive Tricolour Awards
The recipients of the 2021 and 2020 Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Awards are, clockwise from top left: Jodi Basch; Shoshannah Bennett-Dwara; Catherine Haba; Nicole Osayande; Michaela Patterson; Kelly Weiling Zou; Beatrice Hur; Jared den Otter; Chayce Perkins; and Liam Tharp.

The recipients of the 2020 and 2021 Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Awards have all stepped up during one of the most challenging periods for the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s community.

Students are selected for their distinguished service to the university in non-athletic, extra-curricular activities, with the three tenets being service, leadership, character.

The 2021 and 2020 are both being recognized as last year카지노 게임 컬렉션™s awards were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

카지노 게임 컬렉션œQueen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s is a better place because of the contributions and courage of each of the recipients. Their efforts, passion, and thoughtfulness have had a real, lasting impact on both the university and Kingston communities during a time when it was needed most,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Jared den Otter, President of the Alma Mater Society. 카지노 게임 컬렉션œThe Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award is particularly meaningful as recipients are selected by their peers for their contributions, their leadership, and their kindness.카지노 게임 컬렉션

2020 RECIPIENTS

Beatrice Hur, Artsci'20
Beatrice is an activist who devoted many hours advocating for human rights and equity issues on campus. She founded the Asian Heritage Club when some international students told her they felt left out of clubs and activities. She is also an advocate for science and research. She served as president of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s chapter of Canadian Association of Research in Regenerative Medicine (CARRM), a non-profit that raises money and awareness for stem cell research.

Jared den Otter, Artsci'20
Jared is a passionate student advocate who served for four years on the Physical Health Education and Kinesiology Student Association (including one year as president). He also worked with youth in the Kingston community with disabilities through programs such as Extra Awesome (an after-school program) and Bobbing Buddies (a swim program).

Chayce Perkins, Artsci'20
From facilitating advocacy campaigns on postsecondary issues to coordinating orientation week, Chayce is a driven student leader who contributed to the campus community in many roles. As president of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society she developed a wellness-focused position to improve the mental and physical health of ArtSci students, established the ASUS Student Professional Development Grant, and hosted the first ever Life After ArtSci networking event in Toronto.

Liam Tharp, Sc'19
Liam served students in many roles, including Vice President (Operations) with the Alma Mater Society, then as the chair of the AMS Board of Directors. He worked on important issues including the JDUC Revitalization Project and the Ontario government카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Student Choice Initiative. As the head manager of EngLinks (the Engineering Society tutoring service), he doubled the organization카지노 게임 컬렉션™s revenues and expanded services.

2021 RECIPIENTS

Jodi Basch, Con.Ed.카지노 게임 컬렉션™16, PhD카지노 게임 컬렉션™22
Jodi, a professional counsellor, recognized the importance of mental health and helping her follow students as many struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic. She created resources that could be accessed without any financial pressures or long waitlists by offering free psychotherapy treatment sessions and anxiety support groups. She also reached out to various Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s community groups on behalf of students to provide extra support.

Shoshannah Bennett-Dwara, Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션™21
Shoshannah has a long list of volunteer service focused on making the university more equitable, diverse, and inclusive. As co-founder of the Queen's 카지노게임사이트 Advocacy Coalition, she met with student leaders to consult, conduct policy reviews, and brainstorm ways to amplify vulnerable people카지노 게임 컬렉션™s voices. She also worked with various organizations such as Queen's Student Diversity Project and Queen's Black Premedical Association, and served as the Queen's 카지노게임사이트 Undergraduate Trustee.

Catherine Haba, Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션™21
Catherine has devoted herself to improving student experience at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s for people of colour by working with administrators to make the university more supportive for its most marginalized people. She has been actively involved in numerous organizations such as the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Black Academic Society and served on the Faculty of Arts and Science Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity Implementation Committee.

Nicole Osayande, Cmp카지노 게임 컬렉션™21
Nicole aimed to create an inclusive campus by founding the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Student Diversity Project and collaborating with the Division of Student Affairs to help members of the university community, local high schools across Canada, and youth groups educate themselves on EDI issues. She served as president for three years and built up a team of more than 30 students that encouraged BIPOC students to consider applying to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s. Nicole was also the first Black and female-identifying don for the Computer Science LLC floor in residence.

Michaela Patterson, NSc카지노 게임 컬렉션™21
Michaela is dedicated to supporting BIPOC students and creating a more inclusive community within the School of Nursing and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s. She is the co-founder of EDI @ SON (Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s School of Nursing) and is also the co-creator of Cultural Humility and Racial Microaggressions (CHARM), a simulation game for students focusing on microaggression management in the clinical setting. She has also served as the Vice President of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Black Academic Society.

Kelly Weiling Zou, Com카지노 게임 컬렉션™21
Kelly organizes programming for queer, racialized, disabled, and neurodiverse students to help them find a sense of belonging and community at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s. Aiming to mobilize systemic change, Kelly founded the Instagram page @StolenBySmith to give a platform to unheard experiences from marginalized students. The social media account resulted in numerous changes at the school, such as the creation of needs-based scholarships, and a commitment by administration to address systemic racism.