Queen's University provides many services to our students including Academic Supports, Health & Wellness, and Student Life services. For more details about the types of support available at the Faculty of Education contact the Grad Office.
Graduate Student Support for EDID-related Issues
The Graduate Studies and Research Office provides support for students enrolled in the graduate studies programs in the Faculty of Education.
Services provided by our office:
- assisting applicants for admission to graduate programs throughout the admissions process
- all administrative aspects of graduate programs, including course registration, orientation, program planning, funding applications, colloquia arrangements, oral examination arrangements, etc.
- assisting students with questions and/or concerns throughout their program
If you experience any equity issues in the classroom or within the faculty, know that we are here to support you.
If you believe you are experiencing harassment or discrimination in the classroom or within the Faculty:
Please see the Harassment and Discrimination Prevention and Response Policy for a definition of terms.
STEP 1: If possible, and you are comfortable, bring the issue to your professor or course instructor.
If Step 1 does not resolve the concern, then:
STEP 2: Contact the Graduate Coordinator for your program in the Graduate Studies and Research Office.
If Step 2 does not resolve the concern, then:
STEP 3: Reach out to the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Coordinator Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers.
If Step 3 does not resolve the concern, then:
STEP 4: Contact edudeans@queensu.ca to schedule a meeting with Associate Dean Peter Chin.
If Step 4 does not resolve the concern, then:
STEP 5: Reach out to the Queen’s University Human Rights Advisory Service at hrights@queensu.ca to book an appointment with an advisor.
Other places to go for support:
- EDID Committee co-chairs Pamela Serff or Jamie Kincaid by email.
- Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Services
- Student Wellness Services: book a same-day appointment directly through their website.
- Student groups within the Faculty: Genders and Sexualities Alliance and Teacher Candidates of Colour
Financial Resources
Managing your finances can be overwhelming. The resources and services outlined below can provide emotional and practical support to push through these difficulties and assist you in a variety of ways.
Students experiencing financial hardship can reach out to Queen’s Financial Aid and Awards to set up free financial advising appointments via an online booking system: Registrar and Financial Aid Services website.
Queen’s Bursaries
Information is available on the Student Awards site regarding the general bursary, scholarships and awards, work study, and other financial aid. If you find this a lot to navigate, as noted above, you can book a student financial advising appointment.
Graduate Student Resources
- School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Support has information about graduate student support on the SGS Funding webpage.
- The Society of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) has financial assistance available.
Indigenous Student Support
- Four Directions has an Emergency Bursary and needs-based assistance available.
- Bursaries, scholarships, and awards are available through Indspire for Indigenous students.
- Dreamcatchers provides some funding assistance for Indigenous students.
- First Nations offer employment and training support.
- The Ontario Indigenous Travel Grant can assist you with the cost of travelling between your remote First Nations community to the postsecondary school you are attending.
- Kagita Mikam has a Kingston office and helps the recruitment, training and employment for Indigenous people.
- The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association awards the Kathleen Blinkhorn Indigenous Student Scholarship which supports Aboriginal students living in non-profit.
AMS Student Experience Bursary
The purpose of the Student Experience Bursary is to enhance the financial accessibility of events run by AMS-ratified clubs or Faculty Societies for all AMS members. The bursary is designed to subsidize, partially or in full, fees required for events where a student would otherwise be unable to participate for reasons relating to financial hardship.
Food Access Resources
Student Affairs provides a comprehensive list of food access resources both on campus and in the Kingston community.
Faith and Spiritual Life Office
Faith and Spiritual Life offers multi-faith, non-judgemental support for religious, spiritual, personal, and financial problems, concerns, or crises.
The Ban Righ Centre
The Ban Righ Centre provides financial and advising services for mothers and other women returning to their studies, including undergraduate, graduate, professional, domestic, immigrant, and international women students. They also offer a free soup lunch to students who visit the Centre and can help access other food assistance on campus and in the community, including Swipe it Forward, the AMS Food Bank, the Queen’s Good Times Diner, and various community resources. Needs-based assistance is available to registered mature women students throughout the academic year.
Student Life
Ban Righ Centre
queensu.ca/ban-righ-centre/
32 Bader Lane
613-533-2976
The centre welcomes women of diverse backgrounds and all ages, especially those returning to university after a time away, and offers community, personal, practical and financial support.
Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre
queensu.ca/fourdirections/
146 Barrie Street
613-533-6970
A home away from home for Queen’s Indigenous community. The centre’s programs include 1:1 advising, personal support and counselling, cultural workshops, elder services, traditional teachings and ceremonies, a lounge, library, laundry, kitchen, feasts and a Supporting Indigenous Graduate Enhancement pod.
Yellow House
queensu.ca/yellow-house
140 Stuart Street
343-363-4484
Yellow House is a safe, comfortable and accountable space for queer, racialized, and marginalized students to create community, to feel empowered, to empower others, to celebrate and to honour their histories. Yellow House seeks to engage students in initiatives that actively dismantle oppressive, racist and colonial ideologies and practices.
Queen’s University International Centre (QUIC)
quic.queensu.ca
JDUC, Room 111, 87 Union St.
613-533-2604
The centre provides an informal gathering place for the international members of the Queen’s community to network and receive non-academic advice. Supports and programs are offered to students interested in internationalizing their education on campus or through study, work or travel abroad.
West Campus Information
Parking
The paved parking lots immediately behind McArthur Hall require a parking permit which must be purchased from Campus Parking.
There is a pay and display parking lot in front of McArthur Hall. You can choose to pay by coin. credit card, or by using the Honk smart phone app. The parking lot is regularly monitored and parking tickets are issued. Once you receive a ticket, the Faculty has no means of waving it and cannot pay the fine for you. Parking permits are not required after 5 pm or on weekends.
Eating
During the school year, Jean Royce Dining Hall is open - the building is attached to McArthur Hall. Within Duncan McArthur Hall, there are vending machines and microwaves available for student use.
Short walks from McArthur Hall:
- Bearance's Grocery (5 minute walk) - has various groceries along with a deli counter that sells freshly made sandwiches
- Juniper Cafe (15 minute walk) - has coffee, lunch options and baked goods
- Subway (10 minute walk)
- Tim Horton's (10 minute walk)
Quiet Space
A quiet space (A311) is available where students and staff can take time for reflection, meditation and prayer to empower them in their daily life.
Housing
Resources for housing:
- Queen's Community Housing - University-owned off-campus rental property information as well as a Queen's owned accommodation listing service.
- Student Community Relations Office - Provides guidance and advice about living in the Kingston community, including information about housing, leases, insurance, moving in and out and neighbour issues.
- Summer Term Main Campus Residence Rentals - you can rent rooms on main campus - about a 15 minute walk from west campus - during the summer term.
- Queen's University Off Campus Housing Facebook Group - a popular way to find roommates or subleases - particularly over the summer.
- Rentals.ca - a Canadian rental website.