Campus Beat

Welcome back to Campus Beat!  We’re launching Season Three today with an outstanding conversation with Dr. Mark Green, Queen’s University Provost & Vice Principal (Academic).  Mark shares much about himself, his research and his role as Provost at the University.  Further, he discusses exciting 2020-21 university initiatives and sheds much light on Queen’s University’s...

Beth Blackett of Health Promotion Special Projects at Student Wellness Services (Queen's University) joins us via telephone. She provides insights into the challenges to wellness students face during exam periods, and especially during the Coronavirus pandemic. She shares information with us on the resources for wellness students on and off campus can access in addition to other resources includin...

Queen's University Professors Courtney Szto (Kinesiology) and Sam McKegney (English) join us in this episode. They provide insights on the Policy Paper on Anti-Racism in Canadian Hockey they co-authored with Michael Auksi at McGill University and Bob Dawson of Boxscore World Sportswire. Listeners learn about barriers to inclusion in Canadian hockey and recommendations these researchers have put fo...

Susan Belyea, Director, Ban Righ Centre joins us in studio! She tells us all about the much beloved Queen's landmark, the Ban Righ Centre, the little brick house on Bader Lane many students over many decades have come to know and love. From Susan, we learn about the outstanding programming and services the Ban Righ Centre offers to support mature female students, self-identified women, and student...

Tracey Guptill and Liam Bidmead, two actors in the upcoming performance of Cellar Door Project and AnArc Theatre performance of Our House at The Grad Club between March 4th and 13th join us in studio. They chat about the work done to develop this live performance meditation on the cyclical nature of civic engagement in public spaces, a site-specific play at The Grad Club starring Mariah Horner, Tr...

Melinda Knox, Associate Director - Research Profile and Initiatives and Kayla Dettinger, Research Promotions Coordinator with University Relations at Queen's University join us in this episode. Together, they tell us all about the 2020 Art of Research Photo Contest now underway at Queen's. We learn about the contest's inspirations and the ways in which researchers use photography to communicate an...

Tricia Baldwin, Director at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen's University joins us again in our studios. She chats with us about the Human Rights Arts Festival currently underway at the Isabel until April 2020. From her, we learn much about the performances, the human rights and social justice issues the performances address, and the power of art and performance to activate...

Mona Rahman, Education Coordinator for the Islamic Society of Kingston joins us in this episode. She discusses the Vigils taking place at Queen's University and the Islamic Society of Kingston to remember the Quebec City mosque shooting on Jan. 29th 2017 that claimed the lives of six men, Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassan, Azzedine Soufiane, and Aboubaker Thab...

In this episode, Dr. Mark Richardson, Education and Outreach Officer and Professor Mark Chen, Department of Physics, Queen's University join us in studio. They discuss the exhibits, demonstrations, and the featured presentations that Professor Chen and Professor Cathy Crudden (Department of Chemistry) will present at the upcoming Ignite: Research Stores to Inspire Generations event at Kingston Pub...

Tom Hewitt, Chief Development Officer for Queen's University joins us in studio. He talks about the Queen's Career Apprenticeship Program: Kingston (QCAK) and the many career-launching opportunities in which graduating Arts and Science students at Queen's University can participate. Listeners can learn about the Program's funding and partnerships, what types of apprenticeships are available in 202...

Jan Allen, Director at Agnes Etherington Art Centre joins us in this episode. She discusses the Innovation in a Collections-Based Exhibition award granted to the Agnes by he Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) for the gallery's  The hold: movements in the contemporary collection (2018), the Lifetime Achievement Award given to her by the OAAG, and the Arts Champion Award she received at the...

Dr. Richard Birtwhistle, Emeritus professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Queen's University and Chair of the Task Force Thyroid Dysfunction working group joins us in studio. Dr. Birtwhistle talks about thyroid dysfunction, the work his task force has done developing new guidelines against thyroid dysfunction testing, the impacts of testing, and the importance in guideline devel...

Did you miss the Installation Ceremony of Queen's University's new Principal, Dr. Patrick Deane on November 12th 2019? CFRC 101.9 FM was on site to record the Installation featuring a moving speech by Principal Deane and the presentation of Honorary Degrees to Daniel Woolf and John Joseph Borrows. Tune in and catch up on this wonderful moment in Queen's University history!

Jean Pfleiderer, Associate Director-Human Rights Advisory Services at Queen's University joins us in studio in this episode. She talks about the Positive Space Program at Queen's, its motivations and evolution over the last two decades, and recent celebrations of the Program's 20th anniversary at Mitchell Hall. For more information about the Positive Space Program and to participate visit the webs...

Professor Tony Noble, Scientific Director and Mark Richardson, Education and Outreach Officer, McDonald Institute join us in studio. Professor Noble chats with us about the science of detecting dark matter and Richardson shares details about the upcoming Dark Matter Day events happening at Stirling Hall at Queen's University on November 9th.

Join us for a special Homecoming Week episode of Campus Beat with Rignam Wangkhang (ArtSci '13), Talent Development Lead with CBC. He was on campus on October 8th speaking at the Queen's Student Alumni Association (QSAA) Backpack to Briefcase: Telling Your Story event. He sheds light on the talk he did for student to teach them how to talk about their Queen's experience in an employable way.

Assistant Dean Corinna Fitzgerald, Student Life and Learning joins us in studio. She sheds much light on an exciting new Queen's University initiative, The Promise Scholars Program . Learn more about opportunities for first-generation students from the Kingston area at Queen's to take advantage of a fully-funded university experience!

Stewart Langley, 2019-20 Pathy Fellow and JP Dobson, Program Assistant join us to chat about Stewart's Pathy Fellowship work with Kingston's Ryandale Shelter to develop innovative solutions to chronic homelessness in addition to details from JP about the Fellowship program, the upcoming application deadline, and the amazing opportunities these fellowships offer graduating students to launch career...

September 25th 2019 - Linda Mussell, Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholar in Political Studies at Queen's University joins us in this episode. She talks about her research in justice and corrections policy and the recent article she published in The Conversation , an article that launched a massive conversation on the ethics of using prisons as sites of entertai...

Dr Jacquelyn N. Coutré, Bader Curator and Researcher of European Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen's University joins us in studio. She chats with us about the art of curation, her passion for Dutch and Flemish works, and her curated exhibition launching September 19th: Leiden circa 1630: Rembrandt Emerges .

Korey Pasch, PhD Candidate in Political Studies at Queen's University joins us in studio. At the time of recording, Hurricane Dorian was rolling along Florida but the fascinating things Korey tells us about the financialization of natural disasters and the apparent 'progressive' stance Big Insurance necessarily takes in the face of climate change translates well to understanding preparedness, cons...

Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University joins us in studio at the beginning of the new academic year! Principal Deane shares much with us about his teaching, research and leadership experience and passions while giving us insights on his transition from McMaster to Queen's and some of his goals to achieve during his term. He even shares a bit about himself, his hobby far...

Christy Scott, Socio-Cultural Chair for the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS) Orientation Committee joins us today! Christy gives us the lowdown on all of the fun activities ArtSci frosh can expect and for returning students to enjoy also! Cha Gheill! Music: Bon Iver, "Holyfields" Shotgun Jimmie, "401" YoungGuv, "Roll with Me"

Dr. Phidelia Doegah, Research Fellow with the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program at Queen's University this summer joins us to share insights about the research related to maternal health she and members of the QES team are conducting.

Susan Bazelely, PhD Candidate (Geography and Planning) and co-Coordinator of Kington's Lower Burial Ground Restoration Society joins us in studio. She sheds light on her research and the work students and community volunteers are doing in the dark recesses underneath St. Paul's Anglican Church in order to clean up and restore monuments and grave markers in Ontario's oldest Anglican cemetery.