Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s students play an essential leadership role in providing support and promoting inclusivity on campus and in the Kingston community.

The Division of Student Affairs is celebrating student excellence with the presentation of the Peer Leadership Award, the Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Impact Award, and the Brian Yealland Community Leadership Award. Five individuals and one group who work and volunteer across campus and with local organizations were recognized by their peers, staff, faculty, and Kingston community members during a special celebration event on Monday, March 11.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�This year카지노 게임 컬렉션�s award recipients are undergraduate and graduate students who have strengthened our community in many ways,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Ann Tierney, Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Their contributions to their peer communities and to the Kingston community are vital to fostering student engagement, well-being and a sense of belonging for all. We are delighted to recognize their initiative and accomplishments, as part of our annual leadership program.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The Peer Leadership Award is presented to students who, through their commitment, skill, dedication, and interest in helping others, have exemplified excellence in peer-to-peer assistance and outreach. The 2018-19 award recipients are:

Meghann Grenier (Sc카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), president of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), has developed relationships with every member of her team, providing individualized support, motivation and encouragement to help them develop their professional and personal skills. She has helped expand WISE카지노 게임 컬렉션�s mentorship program, helped to launch the graduate-level program, and worked with the Faculty of Engineering and Applied as well as the Engineering Society to enhance the reach of WISE in the community, connecting with more schools and industry partners to raise awareness of, and interest in, science and engineering among girls and youth.

Taylor Bluhm (NSc카지노 게임 컬렉션�19) has taken on many leadership roles connected to the Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre throughout her time at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s. She has mentored students through the centre and through Student Affairs카지노 게임 컬렉션� first-year transition programs, Q Success and Bounce Back. In these positions, Taylor has shared her personal story, the challenges she has overcome, reflections about her identity, and about self-identification at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s. She is an empathetic listener, full of compassion, and effectively refers her peers to campus services.

Named in honour of Brian Yealland, Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s chaplain for 32 years, the Brian Yealland Community Leadership Award is presented to students who work with and encourage youth who are experiencing social, behavioral, economic or other challenges by helping them realize their worth as individuals and their potential to achieve. The 2018-19 award recipients are:

Lindey Felske (MA카지노 게임 컬렉션�20) is a regular volunteer with Loving Spoonful, helping low-income families with budgeting and healthy eating, and teaching elementary school-aged children cooking skills. She also volunteers at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Hotel Dieu site in the Children카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Outpatient Clinic, aiming to reduce stress among patients and their families waiting for appointments. She also assists in the recovery unit, working with patients and relatives. Lindey카지노 게임 컬렉션�s volunteerism includes tutoring new immigrants in English language skills, and community outreach programs that engage youth in learning about science and engineering.

Adrienne Fanjoy (JD카지노 게임 컬렉션�20) is involved in many student groups that advocate for and support marginalized youth and families. As co-president of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Law Litigation Society, she developed a culturally-based workshop to teach social justice and self-advocacy skills to racialized girls in Kingston and empower them to speak up in their social groups, school and community. Since 2013, as a member of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Students for Literacy, she has worked in local shelters helping children there with their literacy and numeracy skills. She also spent a year as a case worker at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Family Law Clinic, promoting the best interests of children.

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Impact Award, established in 2018, recognizes individuals or groups who have demonstrated involvement in, and a commitment to, social justice causes that impact the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s community on a broad or small scale; their contributions reflect efforts to furthering an understanding of the interplay and intersections among different identities on campus. The 2018-19 recipients are:

Rebecca Gordon (Ed카지노 게임 컬렉션�19) is the founder of Teacher Candidates of Colour, a group with a mandate to foster inclusivity by sponsoring events aimed at educating peers about diversity, Indigeneity, inclusivity and equity. The group has a diverse membership and is open to all students. Teacher Candidates of Colour has, to date, organized campus-wide events under Rebecca카지노 게임 컬렉션�s leadership, including an 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Ask Me Anything카지노 게임 컬렉션� roundtable with a follow up planned for April as part of the Faculty of Education카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Indigeneity, Inclusion and Equity Series. Teacher Candidates of Colour also worked with the Limestone District School Board on Black History Month activities, and is planning more community engagement projects.

The Executive of the African and Caribbean Students카지노 게임 컬렉션� Association (ACSA): Nirosha Balakumar (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), Dainelle Chase Barham (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), Bunisha Samuels (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), Abigail Yee Ken (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�22), Chenoa Hope-Tomlinson (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), Asantewa Nkuah (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), Hilary McCulloch (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), Mone Flower (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�20), Samantha Hollis (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), Rachel Miller (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�19), Chidera Ekeanyawu (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�21), Ampai Thammachack (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�20), Lois Vaah (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션�22), Evan Munroe (MSc카지노 게임 컬렉션�20) and Tosin Animashaun (MA카지노 게임 컬렉션�19). ACSA is a longstanding AMS club that strives to be home and family for students within the African-Caribbean diaspora during their time at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s. ACSA engages students from different backgrounds and lived experiences, and collaborates with other student groups and local organizations to build community and create inclusive networks. ACSA organizes regular events that include monthly community meals held at QUIC, an annual culture show, social activities, outreach to local schools and community groups, panel discussions, study hours, and dance workshops.

More information about these and other awards and funding programs is available on the Division of Student Affairs website.