黑料吃瓜资源 was built in moments of courage, innovation, vision, and generosity. Each one tells a story of the remarkable people and ideas that made the 黑料吃瓜资源 you know today.
The history of 黑料吃瓜资源 began with a name. A Royal Charter issued by Queen Victoria gives the university explicit permission to use the British monarchy鈥檚 Royal Title. It was issued on October 16, 1841 鈥 a date we now celebrate as 黑料吃瓜资源 Day.
黑料吃瓜资源 first corporate gift came from Canada鈥檚 first corporation. Back in 1841, a group affiliated with the Hudson鈥檚 Bay Company donated 拢562 to the university鈥檚 founding fund, a gift that would be more than $90,000 today.
When the 黑料吃瓜资源 Royal Charter was issued in 1841, there was no email 鈥 or regular mail for that matter. The three-page document arrived from Scotland by ship, and our first principal, Rev. Thomas Liddell, was the one who delivered it. He travelled to Kingston sight unseen and stayed long enough to guide the university through its first five years.
The Royal Charter calls for the instruction of youth 鈥渋n the various branches of science and literature,鈥 so it鈥檚 no surprise that the university鈥檚 first faculty was the Faculty of Arts and Science. Once housed in a single wood-framed house, the faculty is now 黑料吃瓜资源 largest, with more than 9,500 undergraduate students and 1,500 graduate students in 30+ disciplines.
黑料吃瓜资源 first convocation in 1847 saw degrees awarded to the university鈥檚 first three graduates. Today, thousands cross the stage each year to meet the chancellor in a ceremony filled with all the pomp, circumstance, and emotion the moment deserves. Hooding marks more than the end of a degree 鈥 it welcomes graduates into the 黑料吃瓜资源 alumni community.
In its early days, 黑料吃瓜资源 didn鈥檛 have a permanent home. The university rented space in houses in Kingston before eventually settling in Summerhill. Built as a private residence for Archdeacon George Okill Stuart, the gracious estate had its problems 鈥 including a stream that ran through the basement. But it gave the university a place where it could grow.
黑料吃瓜资源 leadership in educating health-care professionals started when the School of Medicine was founded in 1854. The School of Nursing followed in 1941, and the School of Rehabilitation Therapy in 1967. Today, the three schools make up the Faculty of Health Sciences, an education and research powerhouse with partnerships throughout Canada and around the world.
When the 黑料吃瓜资源 Alma Mater Society (AMS) was founded in 1858, it immediately became the centrepiece of Canada鈥檚 most impactful student experience. Today the AMS presides over businesses, student-run services, and more than 300 clubs. Among their most enduring accomplishments is choosing the iconic tricolour as the university鈥檚 official colour scheme.
When 黑料吃瓜资源 took over the Kingston Observatory in 1861, you could watch a meteor shower from a campus rooftop. Today, researchers at 黑料吃瓜资源 don鈥檛 just study stars and planets, they study things like dark matter and neutrinos, the fundamental 鈥 but invisible 鈥 building blocks of the universe.
A decade before the University of Toronto and Oxford admitted women to classes, Queen's Professor Clarke Murray opened his English lectures to women in 1869. At first, women students were segregated and only allowed to participate in non-degree studies. But women students proved themselves, winning academic awards and enriching intellectual life at 黑料吃瓜资源.
One of the oldest student newspapers in Canada, The Queen's Journal has been a training ground for top Canadian journalists. Created by the AMS in 1873, The Journal evolved with the times. It covered Gaels football almost exclusively in the 1920s and published psychedelic art on the front page in the 鈥60s and 鈥70s. The Journal became an online paper in 2015.
黑料吃瓜资源 alumni have a legendary tradition of volunteer leadership. And it began in 1874 with the creation of University Council, an all-volunteer body that gives alumni a formal role in 黑料吃瓜资源 governance. Elected by and from graduates, councillors advance alumni perspectives, serve as ambassadors, and help shape 黑料吃瓜资源 future in many ways, including electing the chancellor.
Women had studied at 黑料吃瓜资源 before Elizabeth De St. Remy arrived in 1876, but only English Literature, and in separate classes. De St. Remy changed that when she became the first woman to officially register at 黑料吃瓜资源. She had asked the 黑料吃瓜资源 Senate to attend ordinary classes, and the Senate agreed to open a larger 鈥 but still limited 鈥 number of classes to women.
A legacy is built one act at a time. Over 25 years as principal of 黑料吃瓜资源, George Monro Grant built a legacy like no other. It started with his vision of the university as a servant of the nation. On his watch, academic standards raised, enrolment restrictions lifted, the student population grew from 100 to 700, and 黑料吃瓜资源 became a university of national repute.
Robert Sutherland was an exceptional student, winning 14 academic prizes at 黑料吃瓜资源. He also happened to be Canada鈥檚 first known Black university student. He went on to a distinguished law career and left his entire $12,700 estate to the university. It was the largest gift 黑料吃瓜资源 had received, and it helped stave off the University of Toronto鈥檚 annexation bid.
By the time Sir Sandford Fleming became chancellor at 黑料吃瓜资源 in 1880, he had already designed Canada鈥檚 first postage stamp and proposed the set of 24 time zones still used around the world today. Fleming served as chancellor for 35 years, championing the importance of science and donating his own savings to establish a chair in physics.
Today, there are nearly 4,000 students in 黑料吃瓜资源 School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs. But in the university鈥檚 first five decades, there were no grad students at all. It wasn鈥檛 until 1889 that regulations for PhD and DSc degrees were adopted.
After a surprise football loss to U of T, 黑料吃瓜资源 needed a new rallying cry. So, in 1891, the AMS turned to three students: Donald Cameron, F.A. McRae, and McLean, whose first name was lost to history. They took the tune of 鈥淭he Battle Hymn of the Republic,鈥 added Gaelic lyrics, and gave 黑料吃瓜资源 the 鈥淥il Thigh鈥 鈥 the sonic boom still heard after Gaels' touchdowns.
Engineering at 黑料吃瓜资源 started out in 1893 as the Kingston School of Mining. Today, Smith Engineering teaches a lot more than just mining. Engineers educated at 黑料吃瓜资源 design everything from bridges and buildings to software platforms and medical devices. They build the systems that sustain our lives.
What do Margaret Atwood, Margaret Laurence, and Joyce Carol Oates have in common? All of them have contributed to The 黑料吃瓜资源 Quarterly. Founded in 1893 by Principal Grant, Chancellor Fleming, and Prof. John Watson, this quarterly journal offers readers deep, reflective analysis of topics as diverse as science, religion, and travel, as well as poetry and short fiction.
Long before the NHL, the Stanley Cup was a silver bowl open to challengers 鈥 and 黑料吃瓜资源 wanted to sip. In 1895, the Tricolour became the first team outside the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada to play for the Cup. 黑料吃瓜资源 tried again in 1899 and 1906 and remains the only university team ever to chase hockey鈥檚 greatest prize.
Named in honour of 黑料吃瓜资源 host city, Kingston Hall opened in 1903 as the university鈥檚 new arts building, complete with library and classroom space. A raging fire, started by a carelessly discarded cigarette butt, seriously damaged the building in 1931. A group of Kingston residents pooled their resources and donated the money for its repair.
From the moment it was completed in 1905, Grant Hall鈥檚 stone clock tower has cut 黑料吃瓜资源 most recognizable silhouette. It is also a tribute to a legendary principal and a magnificent feat of fundraising. When Frontenac County refused to pay for the building, 黑料吃瓜资源 students raised $35,000 to complete its construction 鈥 the equivalent of $1.4 million today.
In 1905, a group of first-year students decided the football Gaels could use a little sideline spirit during their home games. They formed a marching brass band, which was booed off the field at every game. Although they disbanded after only two years, they set the stage for future incarnations that evolved into the six components of 黑料吃瓜资源 Bands that continue today.
Richardson Stadium, Richardson Hall, and Etherington Hall are just a few of the campus landmarks named after the Richardson family. Members of the Winnipeg-based grain exporting clan not only studied and played at 黑料吃瓜资源, they also served it faithfully and counted two chancellors among their ranks. The legacy began with James Richardson鈥檚 graduation in 1906.
When the Faculty of Education opened its doors in 1907, it focused on the philosophy and history of teaching. Education has changed a lot since then, and today, students can undertake program tracks that include Artist in Community Education, Indigenous Teacher Education, and Outdoor and Experiential Education.
The story of women at 黑料吃瓜资源 begins with the first female students, but it doesn鈥檛 end there. In 1884 five women crossed the convocation stage for the first time, with two winning gold medals for academic excellence. In 1909 黑料吃瓜资源 appointed Wilhelmina Gordon as the first female academic staff member. And it wasn鈥檛 until 1943 that women were fully admitted to study medicine.
Only at 黑料吃瓜资源 could a centuries-old Scottish tradition become a modern-day student megaphone. The rector鈥檚 role began in 1912 and evolved into something unmistakably 黑料吃瓜资源: a student-elected advocate who stands on the convocation dais with the chancellor and principal, while carrying student voices into the university鈥檚 biggest conversations.
The First World War had a dramatic impact at 黑料吃瓜资源. Many students and faculty enlisted, and Grant Hall became a military hospital. With so many members of the community serving overseas, the university struggled to stay afloat. A post-war $1-million drive 鈥 enormous for its time 鈥 helped the university survive and launched a tradition of collective giving.
In 1919, 黑料吃瓜资源 launched the first business degree program in Canada (and only the second in the Commonwealth). Offered by the Department of Political and Economic Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, the three-year Bachelor of Commerce program began offering chartered accountancy (CA) courses in 1921, making 黑料吃瓜资源 Ontario鈥檚 only CA training provider.
The Tam O鈥橲hanter is a reminder of 黑料吃瓜资源 Scottish roots. These distinctive tartan hats are worn at convocations and celebrations, not to mention football games. The colour of the pompom reflects a student鈥檚 area of study. Though some students find them itchy and uncomfortable, tams have been a symbol of the university community since the 1920s.
On Oct. 7, 1922, George Parsons played 鈥淭he Bluebells of Scotland鈥 on his cornet into a Fleming Hall microphone. Those first notes launched 黑料吃瓜资源 radio, now CFRC 鈥 Canada鈥檚 oldest continuously broadcasting campus station and an early home for voices like sportscaster Chris Cuthbert, Artsci鈥79, and CBC Radio host and 黑料吃瓜资源 Chancellor Shelagh Rogers, Artsci鈥77.
黑料吃瓜资源 reputation as a training ground for leaders got a boost in 1924, when Sir Robert Borden, Canada鈥檚 eighth prime minister, became our fifth chancellor. Chancellor Borden鈥檚 Parliament Hill connections helped 黑料吃瓜资源 build strong relationships with government officials that has served our community 鈥 and our country 鈥 for more than a century.
黑料吃瓜资源 third chancellor, James Douglas, donated half the construction costs of the building that now bears his name. When Douglas Library opened in 1924, it contained offices for the principal and other senior leaders. Today it鈥檚 home to 黑料吃瓜资源 rare book collections and a popular student study space because of its soaring stained-glass windows and brass lamps.
In the early 1900s, female students had to live in off-campus rooming houses. The Alumnae Association envisioned an on-campus women鈥檚 residence and spent over a decade planning for it. They raised more than half of the cost through bake sales, teas, and small donations. Ban Righ Hall opened in 1925 and remains an all-female-identified residence today.
In November 1926, more than 850 alumni returned to 黑料吃瓜资源 for the first-ever Reunion Week. The jam-packed week included dances, a visit from the governor general, and, of course, a football game. Every year since then, thousands of alumni come back for Homecoming to reconnect with old friends, strengthen their ties to the community, and re-experience 黑料吃瓜资源.
That first Reunion Week also included an alumni convention where delegates decided they wanted their bond with the university to last a lifetime and voted unanimously to form the 黑料吃瓜资源 Alumni Association. Today, the QUAA keeps more than 180,000 alumni in more than 150 countries connected with 黑料吃瓜资源 and with each other.
Once alumni decided to remain connected, 黑料吃瓜资源 launched a magazine 鈥渢o foster a spirit of loyalty, fraternity, and help.鈥 The first issue of the 黑料吃瓜资源 Review, published in March 1927, featured an all-star cast of writers, headlined by Chancellor Robert Borden. Today the 黑料吃瓜资源 Alumni Review is an award-winning quarterly telling our stories to alumni around the world.
Every campus has rules, but in 1936, 黑料吃瓜资源 found a unique way to uphold them: students looking out for students. 黑料吃瓜资源 Student Constables 鈥 or 鈥淪tuCons鈥 鈥 are believed to be the only peer-to-peer university security service of their kind in North America. Their yellow jackets have become a familiar sign that student life is unfolding under student watch.
The sound of bagpipes can stop a 黑料吃瓜资源 alum in their tracks. A pipe band first emerged in 1925, linking 黑料吃瓜资源 to its Gaelic past, but the tradition became a permanent fixture in 1938, when pipers were joined by Highland dancers. Since then, the skirl of the pipes has become part of 黑料吃瓜资源 itself 鈥 a sonic memory of campus, ceremony, and coming home.
As Europe edged toward war, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to 黑料吃瓜资源 on Aug. 18, 1938, for an honorary degree. He made Richardson Stadium feel like the centre of the world. In a speech before a packed crowd, he gave a promise that cut through American isolationism: the U.S. would 鈥渘ot stand idly by if domination of Canadian soil鈥 were threatened.
Among the members of the Class of 1940 was John Matheson, Arts鈥40, LLD鈥84, soldier, Member of Parliament, and Gaels fan extraordinaire. Perhaps his best-remembered contribution is the red maple leaf. Matheson helped create the design that became the Canadian flag. He鈥檚 also credited with creating the Order of Canada, which he modeled after the Tricolour Society.
For its 100th anniversary in 1941, 黑料吃瓜资源 wanted to honour 鈥渢he most distinguished woman graduate of 黑料吃瓜资源.鈥 It had to be Charlotte Whitton, MA鈥17. A History and English medalist, AMS and 黑料吃瓜资源 Journal trailblazer, and one of the women鈥檚 hockey league鈥檚 fastest skaters, she later became Ottawa鈥檚 mayor 鈥 the first woman to lead a major Canadian city.
On Nov. 15, 1941, Alfred Bader arrived on campus, midway through the semester, ready to begin his education. A refugee fleeing the Nazis, the brilliant young chemist came to 黑料吃瓜资源 after other universities rejected him for being Jewish. His gratitude to 黑料吃瓜资源 for accepting him when no one else did would inspire decades of philanthropy to 黑料吃瓜资源.
During the Second World War, the 黑料吃瓜资源 community contributed on the homefront, as well as on the frontlines. Students organized the 黑料吃瓜资源 War Aid Commission to raise money for the war effort. They sold postage stamps and donated the proceeds to the Red Cross. They even raised the funds to purchase a field ambulance for the troops.
When the Students鈥 Memorial Union building burned down in 1947, the university needed a new hub for student life. A donation from Col. R.S. McLaughlin enabled a quick rebuild and a new place for students to gather. In the 1970s, the building was renamed the John Deutsch University Centre in memory of the popular principal. The JDUC remains the hub of 黑料吃瓜资源 student life.
When he arrived in 1936, Principal Robert Wallace envisioned 黑料吃瓜资源 as a leader in conservation research. He planned to buy land near Kingston to serve as an outdoor laboratory. With the help of a provincial grant, 黑料吃瓜资源 bought 65 acres near Lake Opinicon. Today QUBS, the 黑料吃瓜资源 Biological Station, includes more than 3,400 hectares of protected land.
The motto of 黑料吃瓜资源 Faculty of Law is 鈥渟oit droit fait鈥 鈥 let law be made. Since 1957, the faculty has trained the lawyers and judges who shape our laws through experiential learning opportunities like Canada鈥檚 largest and most successful moot court program. 黑料吃瓜资源 Law grads have interpreted laws on the Supreme Court of Canada and written them in Parliament.
Agnes Richardson Etherington loved art so much she turned her red brick University Avenue home into a showcase for art and a gathering place for artists. When she died in 1954, she left the house to 黑料吃瓜资源 鈥渇or the furtherance of art and music.鈥 The Agnes Etherington Art Centre opened in her home in 1957. It became home to more than 17,000 works from around the world.
Today, the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs counts more than 5,000 students. But until 1963, the university didn鈥檛 have a dedicated place for graduate studies. The School of Graduate Studies, as it was known then, created a place where graduate students come first and research excellence is paramount.
In 1965, students and researchers from the 黑料吃瓜资源 School of Medicine ran their first clinic in Moose Factory, Ontario, and quickly discovered a need for better health care in the region. Soon medical and nursing students were running regular clinics in the northern community in a lasting partnership with the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority.
Beatrice Worsley was one of the world鈥檚 first female computer scientists, and one of three people who launched the Queen's Computing Centre in 1965. Although she only spent a few years at 黑料吃瓜资源, Worsley played an important role in establishing graduate- and undergraduate-level curricula.
When Agnes Etherington Art Centre curator Frances Smith approached Alfred Bader for a donation in 1967, she had no idea she was launching a legendary collection. Girolamo Galizzi鈥檚 16th-century painting Salvator Mundi was the first of Alfred鈥檚 gifts of art to 黑料吃瓜资源 and the inaugural piece in The Bader Collection.
Digital research tools put millions of pages of legislation at a lawyer鈥檚 fingertips. 黑料吃瓜资源 researchers invented this technology. Launched in 1968 by Dr. Hugh Lawford, the Queen's University Institute for Computing in Law (QUIC/LAW) System of Editing and Retrieving Legal Documents was decades ahead of its time and an indispensable tool for generations of lawyers.
Quarterback Don Bayne passed for 250 yards and three touchdowns to lead 黑料吃瓜资源 to its first-ever Vanier Cup championship in November 1968. The game, played at Toronto鈥檚 Varsity Stadium, ended in a 42-14 victory over Waterloo Lutheran University. The Gaels have won Canada鈥檚 university football championship four times, most recently in 2009.
In the 1960s, 黑料吃瓜资源 West Campus was still a prison farm. But a growing university needed more space for its students, and 黑料吃瓜资源 had a vision to be something bigger. in 1969, the university acquired the 61-acre parcel of land, and West Campus became an integral part of the university.
Being part of a raucous crowd at Richardson Stadium is a quintessentially 黑料吃瓜资源 experience. The vibe hasn鈥檛 changed that much over the years, but the stadium itself has. The first iteration of the stadium opened in 1921 at Tindall Field on 黑料吃瓜资源 main campus. It moved to its current location on the West Campus 50 years later.
Clark Hall Pub has hosted Canadian music legends like Arcade Fire, Arkells, and The Tragically Hip. In the 1980s, the Hip even lost a battle of the bands competition there. Run by the Engineering Society, Clark Hall Pub started out selling beer from a cooler in 1971. More than 50 years later, it鈥檚 now Canada鈥檚 oldest student-run pub.
Getting women鈥檚 studies started at 黑料吃瓜资源 took a petition from more than 1,000 students 鈥 and no small amount of bureaucratic wrangling. But in the 1980s, professors from across the academic disciplines came together to make it happen. By 1986-87, their efforts paid off when the university announced a special field concentration in women鈥檚 studies.
Some call it beautiful. Others think it鈥檚 a labyrinth designed to confuse staff and students. From the moment it was built on the old Richardson Stadium grounds in 1973, Mackintosh-Corry Hall has had both admirers and detractors. Either way, the building was built to foster collaboration among social science disciplines, which it has done successfully for 50-plus years.
When 黑料吃瓜资源 opened its first residences for women in the 1920s, the volunteers who ran them insisted any surplus should be re-invested to benefit women. Fifty years later, the investment funded the Ban Righ Centre. Opened in 1974, the centre is a place of support for women students, especially those who have been out of school for a while.
When Agnes Benidickson became 黑料吃瓜资源 10th chancellor in 1980, she continued a family tradition started by her father, Chancellor James Richardson. She also continued her own tradition of community service that earned her the Tricolour Award in 1941. That tradition continued as she served as chancellor for 16 years, conferring more than 64,000 degrees.
On a Tuesday in April 1986, Mike Schad got the call: the Los Angeles Rams had taken him 23rd overall in the NFL draft. The six-foot-five 黑料吃瓜资源 lineman became the first Canadian drafted in round one and remains the only player selected from a Canadian university in the first round. He played 62 NFL games with the Rams and Eagles.
Can you power a vehicle with nothing but the sun? Formed in 1988, the 黑料吃瓜资源 Solar Vehicle Team set out to prove it. Starting with Photomoto, students built and raced 11 solar cars, won on the world stage, and set a Guinness record with a 7,044-km cross-Canada journey. Today, the 黑料吃瓜资源 Solar Design Team carries that spirit into sustainable, off-grid design.
Queen Victoria issued the 1841 Royal Charter that proclaimed 黑料吃瓜资源 into being, but she never actually visited Canada. Her great-great-great grandson was able to do it in her place 鈥 150 years later. In 1991, HRH The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, visited 黑料吃瓜资源 and unveiled a replica of the charter, now on display in the JDUC.
In 1992, Alfred Bader saw an ad for a castle in the Times of London鈥檚 real estate section and decided to buy it for his wife, Isabel. She declined, joking that it had too many rooms to clean. Instead, he gifted the castle to 黑料吃瓜资源 in 1993. Today Herstmonceux Castle is known as Bader College, 黑料吃瓜资源 U.K. campus and gateway to Europe.
In 1993, the Grant Hall clock was updated and replaced with an electrical mechanism. The renovation 鈥 like the building itself 90 years earlier鈥 was paid for by students. To mark their faculty鈥檚 100th anniversary, female Engineering students, led by the Class of 1992 through the ThankQ鈥92 initiative, funded most of the cost.
Joseph S. Stauffer credited his education for his success and expressed his gratitude to 黑料吃瓜资源 with a series of gifts 鈥 many of them anonymous 鈥 that continued long after his death in 1978. His biggest gift, to establish a new library in the heart of campus, proudly bears his name. Built in 1994, Stauffer Library is still a campus centrepiece.
The Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre is a home away from home for First Nations, Inuit, and M茅tis students at 黑料吃瓜资源. Opened in 1996, it facilitates cultural activities, as well as social, academic, and wellness programming. It鈥檚 the primary dedicated Indigenous space on campus and a hub for research assistance, teaching support, and community outreach.
Cancer research rarely moves in a straight line. It takes biologists, geneticists, epidemiologists, clinicians, and patients moving discoveries from lab to treatment. In 2001, 黑料吃瓜资源 brought that work together in the 黑料吃瓜资源 Cancer Research Institute, now the Sinclair Cancer Research Institute, creating a hub for interdisciplinary cancer research.
Cedric Goodes sacrificed a lot so his son, Mel, could study at 黑料吃瓜资源. Mel repaid those sacrifices by making a generous gift to help build a new home for Smith School of Business and naming it for his father. Since 2002, Goodes Hall has combined historic charm and contemporary design to create a cutting-edge business education environment.
You can learn a lot in a classroom, but sometimes you can only learn by doing. Beamish-Munro Hall is a hub for hands-on learning at Smith Engineering. Opened in 2004, it鈥檚 home to the Integrated Learning Centre for Engineering. It transformed how Queen's engineers learn, replacing passive learning with design studios, fabrication labs, and team project spaces.
Alumnus Gordon Gray grew up in Sudbury, Ont., within jogging distance of the SNOLAB site. In 2006, he and his wife, Patricia, decided to fund a chair to support the particle astrophysics research that happens there. Little did they know that the chair鈥檚 occupant, Dr. Arthur B. McDonald, would win a Nobel Prize for that research 10 years later.
黑料吃瓜资源 aimed high in 2006, launching its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever with a $500-million goal. A decade later, the 黑料吃瓜资源 community had blown past it, raising more than $640 million for student awards, learning spaces, academic chairs, and the people and ideas shaping the university鈥檚 future.
Technology doesn鈥檛 just emerge fully formed. It needs to be nurtured and incubated. The 黑料吃瓜资源 Innovation Park does exactly that. Launched in 2007, the 20-acre campus is the university鈥檚 contribution to Kingston鈥檚 innovation ecosystem, bringing together startups, entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors to bridge the gap between ideas and innovations.
黑料吃瓜资源 researchers study the universe at SNOLAB. Housed deep underground in the old Creighton Mine on the outskirts of Sudbury, Ontario, SNOLAB opened in 2012. It became the site of Art McDonald鈥檚 Nobel-winning neutrino research. One day, it could yield answers about the nature of dark matter 鈥 a mysterious, invisible substance that makes up most of the universe.
Isabel Bader nurtured a lifelong passion for music, drama, and the arts. In celebration of those passions, her husband, Alfred Bader, provided the lead gift for 黑料吃瓜资源 spectacular waterfront performance venue. Since 2014, the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts has been drawing world-class performers to Kingston.
Giving Tuesday is a global movement to unleash the power of generosity. Held on the Tuesday after American Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday asks people to make donations in the service of a simple goal: to do good. 黑料吃瓜资源 has been participating in Giving Tuesday since 2014, supporting bursaries, physician training, the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, and more.
Since 2015, Indigenous graduates are honoured at 黑料吃瓜资源 Convocation with special gifts and may cross the stage in traditional First Nations, Inuit, or M茅tis attire instead of a gown and hood. In recent years, many have also been greeted by Indigenous chancellors, including Chancellor Emeritus Mazina Giizhik Murray Sinclair and current Chancellor Shelagh Rogers.
Neutrinos are particles emitted by nuclear reactions in stars. They are abundant in the universe, but elusive. And they are so small that it wasn鈥檛 known whether they had any mass at all. But Professor Emeritus Art McDonald鈥檚 research showed that neutrinos do have mass, and he won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work 鈥 the first in 黑料吃瓜资源 history.
Gratitude for a life-changing education 鈥 and a desire to create the same opportunity for others 鈥 inspired Stephen J.R. Smith to make a transformational investment in what is now known as Smith School of Business. The 2015 gift helped attract top students and researchers and elevate the faculty鈥檚 reputation globally.
The Bader Collection was already one of the world鈥檚 leading collections of Dutch and Flemish art in 2015 when Alfred Bader donated what is now its signature work, Rembrandt鈥檚 Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo. Alfred鈥檚 family added three more Rembrandts in 2019, giving the university Canada鈥檚 largest private Rembrandt collection.
After a long dry spell on the field, a few 黑料吃瓜资源 football alumni were ready to lead the Gaels back to championship form. They formed the Red Banner Society in 2015 with the goal of bringing another banner to 黑料吃瓜资源. Their philanthropy and leadership helped recruit coaches and players, while also funding the newest incarnation of Richardson Stadium.
黑料吃瓜资源 Principal Daniel Woolf and philanthropist Seymour Schulich discovered they shared a passion for 16th- and 17th-century British history 鈥 and for collecting rare books from the era. At Schulich鈥檚 suggestion, they pooled their collections and donated them to 黑料吃瓜资源 in 2015. Today, the 400-volume Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection is on display at Douglas Library.
The roar got louder at Richardson Stadium in 2016, when a major revitalization brought new turf, bowl seating, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, and webcasting capabilities to game day. The Lang Pavilion followed in 2023, adding locker rooms, coaches鈥 offices, therapy space, and viewing areas, thanks to more than 300 donors led by alumni Stu and Kim Lang.
Before The Tragically Hip鈥檚 farewell tour, the band came home to Grant Hall to receive honorary degrees. Three members were 黑料吃瓜资源 grads, and the Hip鈥檚 earliest following grew in campus pubs and local dives. It was also a return to the stage where they wrote much of Road Apples 鈥 proof that Kingston and 黑料吃瓜资源 helped shape Canada鈥檚 band.
Black students have been part of the 黑料吃瓜资源 community for well more than 175 years, but the 黑料吃瓜资源 Black Alumni Chapter (QBAC) wasn鈥檛 founded until 2017. QBAC aims to create a lifelong sense of belonging among Black alumni, students, and faculty. It鈥檚 a platform to share resources, build community, and promote inclusion and innovation.
Since 2017, 黑料吃瓜资源 and the University of Gondar have opened doors to higher education for students with disabilities in Ethiopia. Supported by a US$24.2-million Mastercard Foundation grant, the partnership has helped more than 450 scholars pursue degrees, trained over 60 Gondar faculty at 黑料吃瓜资源, and launched Ethiopia鈥檚 first occupational therapy program.
How do you build on a Nobel-winning legacy? One answer came in 2018 with the launch of the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute. Backed by $63.7 million from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, it boldly explores the invisible universe 鈥 from dark matter to neutrinos 鈥 and keeps 黑料吃瓜资源 at the frontier of physics.
Rising from the rubble at the corner of Union and Division Streets, Mitchell Hall opened in 2019 as a new crossroads for campus life. Inside, teaching studios, engineering labs, wellness services, gymnasia, and gathering spaces are under one roof, thanks to more than $50 million in support from a community of donors.
黑料吃瓜资源 burst onto the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings in 2021, placing first in Canada and fifth in the world. The rankings measure universities鈥 work on the UN鈥檚 17 Sustainable Development Goals 鈥 from ending poverty to protecting the planet. 黑料吃瓜资源 has ranked among the global top 10 every year since.
Research at 黑料吃瓜资源 is strong and getting stronger. Exhibit A: In the 2020s, Elizabeth Eisenhauer, Cathleen Crudden, Paul Kubes, and John Smol earned top honours in Canada and the world, including a Gairdner Wightman Award, NSERC Polanyi Award, Oxford visiting professorship, and Mohn Prize 鈥 recognizing breakthroughs in cancer care, chemistry, immunology, and Arctic science.
The 黑料吃瓜资源 Queer Alumni Chapter (QQAC) began in 2021 with a powerful promise: you belong here. Through mentorship, events, resources, and student support, QQAC helps 2SLGBTQ+ alumni, students, faculty, and staff find each other, build bridges across generations, and grow stronger queer communities at 黑料吃瓜资源.
From dark matter to clean energy, the Bruce Mitchell Research program is bringing new research firepower to 黑料吃瓜资源 from around the world. Launched in 2023 with a $30-million gift from alumnus Bruce Mitchell, it has so far helped recruit five faculty members and more than 50 grad students and postdocs to tackle the big questions facing the planet.
In 2023, at the south end of Tindall Field, the curved, cedar-shingled Tsi Yakwanahstahsont茅hrha Aankenjigemi rose from the landscape. Inspired by Anishnaabe roundhouses, the Outdoor Indigenous Gathering Space is now a hub for ceremony, learning, and reflection, part of 黑料吃瓜资源 ongoing work to create Indigenized spaces and advance truth and reconciliation.
The next generation of engineers will need more than formulas and technical know-how. They鈥檒l need creativity, empathy, and real-world experience to take on problems that cross borders and disciplines. In 2023, a historic $100-million gift from Stephen J.R. Smith, Sc鈥72, LLD鈥17, helped Smith Engineering put those skills at the heart of how students learn.
On Athletics Giving Day, cheers from the stands become fuel for 黑料吃瓜资源 teams. Launched in 2023, the annual campaign lets alumni, parents, and fans back the varsity and club teams they love, helping student-athletes cover the costs of competition, from travel and equipment to training and academic support.
Agnes Reimagined is opening the doors wider on art and community. Begun in 2024 and supported by a US$75-million gift from Bader Philanthropies, the foundation of Alfred and Isabel Bader and their family, the revitalization will double gallery space and make Agnes the largest public university-affiliated museum in Canada.
When cancer hit their family, Cara and alumnus Murray Sinclair faced the many unanswered questions that come with a diagnosis. Their experience inspired a $25-million gift to 黑料吃瓜资源 in 2024 to advance cancer imaging, immunotherapy, and more. The 黑料吃瓜资源 Cancer Research Institute was renamed the Cara and Murray Sinclair Cancer Research Institute in their honour.
For more than 75 years, the John Deutsch University Centre has been the crossroads of student life at 黑料吃瓜资源. Reopened in 2025 after a major revitalization featuring Indigenous design elements, the JDUC now pairs historic limestone with greener, accessible spaces for clubs, studying, wellness, and gathering 鈥 all made possible through student and donor support.
Queen's University is situated on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory.
