Campus Beat

Claire Gummo (ArtSci '17) joins us via telephone from Oxford, UK. She shares insights about her undergraduate experience at Queen's University and the work she's undertaken through two Master's degrees as a Rhodes Scholar in sexual violence prevention and response, gender dynamics within security forces, transnational advocacy networks, the regulation of sex work, and harm reduction policies. She also has great advice and tips for scholars thinking of applying for the Rhodes Scholarship!

Kevin Collins, Coordinator, Student Development with the Student Experience Office joins us again on Campus Beat! He shares details about the amazing services available through the Student Experience Office and gives us lots of great insights into this year's Queen's Reads literary selection: Tima Kurdi's Boy on the Beach. Music: Hawksley Workman, "Song of Summer," 2019

Morgan Lehtinen, PhD Candidate in the Department of Chemistry joins us in studio today. She chats about her recent participation in and winning of the recent Young Person's Lecture Competition on May 30th at Queen's University. Hosted this year for the first time in Canada, the Competition was hosted by the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute. Learn more about the competition by visiting The McDonald Institute's website!

Tricia Baldwin, Director at The Isabel Centre for the Performing Arts joins us in studio. She sheds dazzling light on the many exciting performance opportunities for all to enjoy in the upcoming 2019-20 Season including the sparkling new Bader and Overton Virtuosi Festival, the Bader and Overton Canadian Cello Competion, the YGK Emerging Kingston Musician Competition, and the Isabel Human Rights Arts Festival. Tune in and learn more about these wonderful events and visit The Isabel's website for more information on performances, dates, and tickets!

Dr. J. Hugh Horton, Vice Provost and Executive Director of the Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceaux Castle joins us via telephone from Sussex, UK. He discusses the history of 'The Castle' as a centre of innovative and experiential learning for Queen's students and the many exciting things that are in store for Castle alumni, students, staff, and faculty this Canada Day weekend! Want to go back to BISC? Find details here!

Meredith Wilson-Smith (Editor-in-Chief) and Iain Sherriff-Scott (Managing Editor) of the Queen's Journal join us in studio. They discuss the value of this 147-year-old Queen's University campus institution and the potential impact of the Ontario Provincial Government's Student Choice Initiative on the news, outreach, and educational opportunities the newspaper provides students, alumni and community members.

Danuta Seirhuis, Digital Development Coordinator at The Agnes Etherington Art Centre joins us for this episode. She discusses the $50000 grant The Agnes recently received from the Canada Council for the Arts’s Digital Strategy Fund and what it will mean for digital strategizing. development and beneficial impacts for The Agnes and its patrons on site and online.

Queen's University PhD Candidates Claudia Hirtenfelder and Canan Sahin join us to discuss experiences and issues faced by international graduate students and the efforts the SGPS International Student Working Group (ISWG) are making to raise awareness among Queen's community members.

Queen's University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Daniel Woolf joins us to reflect upon his accomplishments during his administrative tenure in service to the University. He also shares a bit about what's coming up on his next adventures and offers some advice for young scholars. Don't forget, Daniel Woolf has also been a CFRC volunteer for eight years hosting his long running, perennial popular jazz program, Dark Glasses! You can tune in each Monday at 2 PM EST to CFRC 101.9 FM (or stream/download archives at cfrc.ca).

Amanda Brissenden, PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering and winner of this year's Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at Queen's University joins us today. Brissenden discusses her research inspirations, process, and achievements thus far and sheds light on her experience with and participation in the 3MT competition. Brissenden will be competing April 17th 2019 at the provincial 3MT competition hosted this year at McMaster University. Good luck Amanda!!! Photo courtesy of the Queen's Gazette featuring Amanda Brissenden (centre) with School of Graduate Studies Dean Fahim Qadir (left) and Principal Daniel Woolf (right) following her 3MT win at Queen's.

Dr. Ian Garner, Academic Skills Outreach Coordinator with Student Academic Success Services at Queen's University joins us for this episode. We chat about the services SASS offers all Queen's students throughout the year and focus on tips and resources to study and thrive during exam season at the university. For more information on the wealth of resources, including one on one peer support, visit the SASS website!

This episode of Campus Beat features our chat with the five outstanding winners of the 2019 Agnes Benedickson Tricolour Award. This year's winners are Erika Campell, Zac Baum, Benji Christie, Umpai Thammachack and Olivia Rondeau. Learn more about their acheivements, inspiration, and what's coming up next for these wonderful folks! Cha Gheill! Special Thanks to Queen's University Rector Alex da Silva and Matteke Hutzler, Office of Advancement for their assistance in setting up our time with the newest members of the Tricolour Society!

SGPS Equity and Diversity Commissioner Catrina Mavrigianakis and Isabel Luce, SGPS VP Community joined us in studio on February 27th to discuss the conference they are organizing. Be sure to visit the SGPS website to find the schedule of paper presentations for this exciting conference!

Associate Dean Marta Straznicky (School of Graduate Studies) and PhD Candidate Heena Mistry (History) join us in studio to talk about the Queen's PhD-Community Initiative, Heena's experience as a participant, and to chat about the upcoming Capstone Presentation event taking place at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts on March 12th 2019. Free admission! Register here!

Paula James, MD, FRCPC and Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology at Queen's University joins us to share insights about the groundbreaking research conducted in her lab with Master's student, Victoria Candy which explores why female genetic carriers of hemophilia A often experience abnormal bleeding. Listeners gain insight into the research process and the implications of the study's findings for continued research and medical practice/treatment.

Julia Krolik, co-founder and CEO of Art the Science joins us in studio. She talks to us about this innovative project, the pilot residency program, and the upcoming Between the Sand: Art the Science Residency Showcase digital exhibition presented by residents Dr. Kevin Mumford (Queen's Department of Chemical Engineering) and artist/creative coder, Owen Fernley on Feb. 27th at Modern Fuel in Kingston.

Laura Lee (Sci '21), Deputy of Environmental Affairs under the Alma Mater Society's Social Issues Commission joins us in studio to talk about the Room of Requirement at Queen's University as well as the Queen's Winter Coat Exchange. Business and individual donors can learn more about how to donate while students can learn how to access warm winter clothes, household items and more through this informative conversation about this service. You can also check out the recent Gazette article here: https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/sharing-warmth-winter Music: James Francies-Leaps; David Ullman Group-Vortex; Lucia Jackson-When You're Smiling

Chief Librarian Patricia Enright and Monica Steward, Chair for the KFPL Board of Directors and the Central Branch Project Committee join us in studio for this episode. We discuss the anticipated reopening of the Central Branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library on March 23rd 2019, the new and renewed spaces, programs and resources KFPL offers and the benefits the library provides for Queen's and community members alike!

Professor Laura Murray (Department of English) and Professor John Smol (Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change, Department of Biology) joined us in studio alongside Mark Richardson, Education and Outreach Officer for the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute. Each chatted about the recently launched Ignite: Research Stories to Inspire Generations event at which Profs. Murray and Smol will present on January 31st and each have inspiring ideas for accessible research to inspire future generations of researchers.

January 23rd – Tyler Morrison, 3rd year Law student and Society of Graduate and Professional Students President joined us in studio to share insights regarding recent Ontario government decisions related to tuition fees and OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) and the impacts these decisions may have for students. Throughout the episode, we also share interview footage from the Queen’s Students for OSAP demonstration that took place at Queen’s on January 22nd featuring undergraduate, graduate and professional students, domestic and international students, OSAP users and students who don’t use OSAP but were at the demonstration in solidarity.

Dr. Heather Stuart, Professor of Public Health Sciences and the inaugural Bell Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Research Chair at Queen's University joins us on Campus Beat to discuss her research, the Let's Talk Mental Health dialogue event with students at Queen's on January 22nd, and the #BellLetsTalk campaign launching January 30th nationwide.

Professor Dylan Robinson, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts and co-Curator of the upcoming Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts joins us in studio to shed light and sound on this exciting new exhibition launching at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen's University on January 17th.

Queen's had a wonderful year in 2018 with many innovations, awards, administrative & infrastructural changes, and alumni achievements to boast about. Sadly, however, the Queen's community lost a dear friend and benefactor, Dr. Alfred Bader in late December. We'll reflect on his life and achievements while celebrating accomplishments around the university in 2018 in this episode. Special thanks to the Queen's Gazette for the stories!

Dr. Kip Pegley (Dan School of Drama and Music at Queen's University) joins us in studio to discuss their research & teaching and to discuss the impact of holiday music on shoppers in the period leading up to Christmas.  Music embedded in this podcast includes: John Legend "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Karen Carpenter "Merry Christmas Darling" Diana Krall "Christmas Time is Here"

Olympic hopeful James Juhasz (ArtSci '20) joins us in studio to talk about his passion for sailing and the keeping an even keel between his studies at Queen's University and his sport. Listeners get an opportunity to learn about the hard work this gentleman puts into training, competition, pursuing a degree in Geography, and (hopefully!) sailing for Gold with Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games!

Professors Monica LaBarge (Smith School of Business) and David Murakami Wood (Surveillance Studies) join us for a special Campus Beat: In the News episode.  LaBarge talks about the strategies various companies use to convince consumers to purchase their holiday products over those of their competitors.  Murakami Wood follows with a discussion about gift giving in the era of privacy issues and data leaks that suggests one should think twice before giving the gift of surveillance when you buy smart technologies for your loved ones this holiday season.

December 5th- In this episode, Tom Hewitt (Chief Development Officer, Office of Advancement), and Lindsey Fair (Director, Marketing & Communications, Faculty of Arts and Science) join us discuss the Queen’s Career Apprenticeship: Kingston program.  Geared toward linking graduating students in the Arts and Humanities with local businesses in Kingston, QCA:K provides mentorship and skills-building opportunities for new graduates seeking to build lives and careers in Kingston. https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cbpod-lindsay-tom.mp3

Stephanie Lambropoulos (QUCO President), Shannon Hughes (Marketing Director), and Kelsey Loucier (Conductor) join us to discuss their roles with the Queen’s University Chamber Orchestra.  Each of these three students teach us a lot about the great effort it takes into organizing 95 musicians and executing perfect performances twice annually in Grant Hall at Queen’s University.  We even get a taste of one of their past performances in this episode! https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cb-chamber-orchestra-podcast.mp3

Chloe Lowry and Kaitlyn Tresidder, two extraordinary PhD students in Neuroscience at Queen’s University join us in studio to discuss the Brain Bee neuroscience competition for high school students! Lowry and Tressider co-chair Brain Bee Kingston, help high school students learn the basics of neuroscience, and prepare them for competition at the local, national and international levels! They also share important insights on how their graduate research interests inform their engagement with this community project, and how work with Brain Bee enriches their graduate student experience at Queen’s!  

https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cb-podcast-Thrive.mp3 Sydney Downey, staffer in Queen’s Human Resources and Committee member for the Thrive Initiative at Queen’s joins us in studio to discuss mental wellness and fitness and the many activities the Thrive Committee is engaged in to facilitate wellness among faculty, staff and students at Queen’s!

  Melinda Knox and Adrian Kelly of University Research Services join us in studio to discuss the many services offered at URS, the ways in which URS promotes research and researchers at Queen’s University, and upcoming initiatives including a public lecture series and a new research website!

JP Dobson, Program Assistant for Oceanpath and Katie Fizzel, Experiential Learning Projects Coordinator for Career Services at Queen’s University join us for this Campus Beat episode.  They discuss the Oceanpath Fellowship, an innovation experiential learning opportunity for graduating undergrad and Master’s students, how and why students should apply, and the kinds of life and career skills students can develop through this prestigious $25,000 fellowship! https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cbpodcast-oceanpath.mp3

Yinka Adegbusi and Asha Gordon, co-Presidents of the newly launching Queen’s Black Alumni Chapter joined us via telephone ahead of Homecoming Weekend at Queen’s University to discuss QBAC, it’s mission, ways for Black Alumni to connect with each other and advice they have for current Queen’s students!

https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jeremy-mosher-cbpodcast.mp3 Jeremy Mosher, President of the Queen’s University Alumni Association joins us in studio to talk about QUAA, why Alumni should stay connected with and give back to Queen’s and shares insights about Homecoming Weekend activities happening at Queen’s from October 19th-21st 2018!

Dr. Sue Fostaty-Young joins us in studio for a discussion about her new role as Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning at Queen’s University, the innovative new directions in research CTL will embark upon in its new Five Year Plan, and of course the wonderful suite of teaching and learning services and resources available to faculty, teaching assistants and teaching fellows. https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fostatyyoungpodcast.mp3

Kevin Collins from the Queen’s University Student Experience Office joins us in studio to share insights and details about the Queen’s Cares alternative reading week program for undergraduate and graduate students at Queen’s interested in community engagement at local, national, and international levels.https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cb-podcast-collins.mp3

Join us for the second half of a great conversation with whole SGPS Executive! Amidst their very busy schedules, they’ve taken the time to tell us all about their respective roles, committee work, and goals for this year as a team. Learn more about Your SGPS and tune in! https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cbpodcastspgs2.mp3

Part One of a lovely conversation with the entire SGPS Executive (Society of Graduate and Professional Students) at Queen’s. Listeners will get all the details on opt-in/opt outs, services and benefits offered by the SGPS and how to get involved with committees and the governing Council!

September 12th – Carly D’Amico, Promotions and Administrative Coordinator at Student Academic Success Services (SASS) joins us in studio to share with undergraduate, graduate, domestic, and international students all the details on the wealth of resources SASS offers at Queen’s University. She shares insights on what students can expect from 1:1 consultations, ongoing and upcoming workshops, and the many services available to students learning English as an additional language. Carly also has some great survival tips and advice for first-year students, tips students at any level can benefit from too! Episode Airs September 12th on Wednesday August 22nd 2018 on CFRC 101.9 FM. Missed it? Download it through CFRC 101.9 FM’s online archive or stream the podcast through iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher!

https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cbC.Aivalis-podcast.mp3 September 5 – Dr. Christo Aivalis (PhD’15), historian and current SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto joins us in studio to discuss themes and arguments raised in his new monograph, The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour, and the Canadian Social Democratic Left (UBC Press 2018) ahead of his book launch at Novel Idea bookstore in Kingston on September 11th.  Dr. Aivalis also shares insights on the ins and outs of developing his doctoral research at Queen’s into this ground-breaking book. Episode Airs September 5th 2018 on CFRC 101.9 FM. Missed it?  Download it through CFRC 101.9 FM’s online archive or stream the podcast through iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher!

https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/aliciaboutilier-podcast.mp3 August 22nd – Alicia Boutilier, Chief Curator & Curator of Canadian Historical Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre joins us in studio to discuss the recent pilot project Art Worlds: A User’s Guide in collaboration with the Smith School of Business MBA Program. She also discusses exhibitions now under way as of August 25th, including Tau Lewis‘s When Last You Found Me Here exhibit. Episode Aired 5 PM on Wednesday August 22nd 2018 on CFRC 101.9 FM. Missed it? Download it through CFRC 101.9 FM’s online archive or stream the podcast through iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher!

August 8th – Chloe Beisheim of the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre Summer Initiative program (QICSI) and two very enthusiastic venture teams join us in studio! Ms. Beisheim talks about the Queen’s Innovation Centre and its programming including the upcoming Summer Pitch Competition taking place at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts on August 23rd 2018. Then we hear from two of the competing pitch teams, learn about their experiences, their ideas, and the skills they’re developing through participation in the competition.

July 25th – Jamaican-Canadian sculptor Tau Lewis, the 2018 Stonecroft Artist-in-Residence at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University joins us today in studio. Lewis talks about her body of work, her method and inspirations, her work with Kingston-based Roots and Wings, a grassroots community group that works towards making space for racialized girls in Kingston, and her upcoming Exhibition at the Agnes entitled Tau Lewis: When Last You Found Me Here launching August 25th.  

Photo by Alistair Maitland Photography   Want to learn more about Indigenous Alternative Dispute Resolution? Find out more from Jane Glassco Northern Fellow & this year’s ADR James L. Thistle Q.C. Law Student Essay Contest winner, Don Couturier, a student in the Queen’s University Faculty of Law. Mr. Couturier discusses ADR, his paper, his studies, and his goals in this installment of Campus Beat.

June 27th-Kanonhysonne (Janice Hill), Director of Indigenous Initiatives at Queen’s University joins us again in studio. We discuss the new partnership between Queen’s University and Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Culture Centre to deliver a Mohawk Language and Culture certificate program in Tyendinega Mohawk Territory. Students who complete the program can later apply their credits toward a degree at Queen’s.  

Dr. Meghan Fitzpatrick, the SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellow in War Studies at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario joins us to discuss her scholarship and her recent book, Invisible Scars: Mental Trauma and the Korean War.https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/May16campusbeat-podcastmegan-fitzpatrick.mp3

https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/datadaypodcastcambusbeat.mp3 April 25th – Francine Berish, the Geospatial Data Librarian and Sarah Bartlett, the Open Scholarship Services (OSS) Intern with Queen’s University Library visit us to discuss the upcoming Queen’s University Data Day event taking place at Douglas Library in May. They also share insights on the services faculty, staff, students, and community members can access through OSS and the importance of researchers’ cross-communications ahead of anticipated mandates and changes related to Tri-Council funding.

https://podcast.cfrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gagebenyoncbpodcast.mp3 April 18th – Gage Benyon (ArtSci ’19) joins us to talk about his work as a student caller and Communications and Scheduling Coordinator with Queen’s Telefundraising Services under the University’s Office of Advancement. He also shares insights on managing a busy work schedule with a very busy undergraduate academic calendar while telling us a lot about the skills he’ll take onward to his future career and of course why it’s important to give and for Alumni to stay connected to Queen’s.

Queen’s University Particle Astrophysicist (Emeriti) and Nobel Prize Laureate Arthur McDonald joins us in studio for a ‘crash course’ on the work he and his team performed in the discovery of neutrino mass and the implications for furthering scientific research. Emergent scholars will also benefit from his sage advice – research is ‘darn good fun’!

A Tale of Two Rectors. March 28th – Queen’s University Rector Cam Yung (Sci ’18) and Rector Elect Alexandra da Silva (ArtSci ’20) join us in studio to chat about the Agnes Benedickson Tricolour Award reception that CFRC broadcast live on its airwaves on April 7th. They discuss the role the Rector plays in representing all graduate and undergraduate students at Queen’s and the kinds of activities the Office of the Rector engages in. Cam also shares some memories about his greatest accomplishments and Ms. da Silva shares her outlook for her upcoming term commencing this spring!