APRIL
People, stories and ideas at Queen’s University
CREATING A CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY onQ people, stories and ideas at Queen’s University
April 2011 note EDITOR Anita Jansman [email protected] EDITOR’S noTE ext. 77646 ADVERTISING AND CIRCULATION COORDINATOR Peter Gillespie [email protected] ext. 75464
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER In putting together this issue of onQ, I came into contact with people who share Rhonda Monette a passion for the environment and for the exploration and development of sus- GRAPHIC DESIGNER tainable practices: Steve Harrison’s and Joshua Pearce’s work on alternative Christine Jamieson energy, Harry McCaughey’s research in climatology and his commitment to the School of Environmental Studies, Ann Browne’s knowledge of sustainable MANAGER, VISUAL DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY Greg Black building practices, an d Aaron Ball’s innovative initiatives for creating a culture of sustainability, all represent a determination to respect and conserve our envi- ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS ronment. And they are among many faculty and staff at Queen’s who share that Lorinda Peterson passion. EDITORIAL BOARD I also came across the word ‘action’ a lot: Queen’s Sustainability Action Aaron Ball, Sustainability Office Committee; Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada; AMS Sustainability Steven Moore, School of Business Action Fund. ese all contai n that key word. I was pleased to discover that, in Charles Sumbler, Office of the Provost fact, Queen’s has been active in creating a culture of sustainability. Some people and Vice-Principal (Academic) I spoke to expressed frustration and impatience that we aren’t more active. Ivana Zelenika-Zovko, Society of Graduate Others countered that sentiment by pointing out the progress we’ve made and and Professional Students outlining plans for new initiatives. ONQ is published monthly, (circulation 5,000) e message that I took away from my discussions and research is that from September to June by the Department of action is still required. e sustainability champions on campus are making Marketing and Communications, Fleming Hall, great strides in this important cause. However, every single person at Queen’s Queen’s University, Kingston, ON Canada, needs to take action if we are to succeed. K7L 3N6 queensu.ca/news/onq Take a close look at the front cover, a mosaic of the people, facilities, and services that help to make up Queen’s campus and Queen’s spirit. ese images hiddEn GEMS EDITORIAL POLICY represent all of us coming together to create a culture of sustainability for our Commentary and expert opinions that address issues related to higher education and are con- beautiful, yet fragile environment. It really is in our hands. do you recognize this sistent with the mandate of onQ are welcome to Viewpoint. The editor reserves the right to edit Anita Jansman architecture on campus? or decline submissions based on style, length, Turn to p.15 for the answer. appropriateness, relevance, and legal consider- ations. Maximum 300 words. Letters are welcome and should address issues directly related to stories that appear in onQ. The editor reserves the right to edit or decline submissions based on style, length, appropri- ateness, relevance, and legal considerations. Maximum 200 words. All submissions must be original and addressed to the editor, and include your name, affiliation paRTicipaTE in ThE and phone number. Send submissions to onQ READER SURVEY [email protected] by the 15th of each ca.studentvoice.com/queens/onqreadership month to be considered for publication in the next issue.
On THE COvER: Take a close look at the people, buildings and facilities that make up our campus.
2 ONQ apRil 20 VIEWpoinT
SUSTAINABILITY: TiME To pRacTicE WhaT WE TEach NOTES on BY JOSHUA PEARCE Q ■Queen’s Solar coalition has been Sustainability is not debatable. You can't student minds can be the opposite of my awarded the Commerce and Engineering fake it. Either your system can continue intent. It is like lecturing your children Environmental Conference (CEEC) Green indefinitely or it can't. If your system de- about the dangers of smoking and climate Globe Award for Queen’s community involvement. The core of the coalition pends on a finite supply of fossil fuels, change as you chain smoke while driving consists of the Alma Mater Society, which have a well-known direct link to them to soccer practice in an SUV. An Society of Graduate and Professional global climate destabilization, then it is otherwise strong curriculum is undermined Students, Main Campus Residence not sustainable by definition. Here at by practices on campus that effectively Sustainability Coordinators, Queen’s Queen's our greenhouse gas emissions teach lessons of waste, inefficiency, and Backing Action on Climate Change, Queen’s Applied Sustainability, and amount to more than 55,000 tons per year disregard for human health and the envi- the Rector. www.eec. ca instead of zero. We are not sustai nable – ronment over the long term. we are not even close. It should provide In my opinion, what makes this espe- ■RecycleMania Queen’s has been participating in RecycleMania, a friendly little comfort that other institutions are cially sad is that it costs Queen's more competition and benchmarking tool for objectively even worse. money to waste this fossil fuel than it college and university recycling programs Yet we try to teach sustainability. ere would to fix the problem. We burn through to promote waste reduction activities to is a growing list of courses, driven by about $15 million per year ni utility bills. their campus communities, running from student and faculty interest, to study and We could save a minimum of $5 million February 6th to April 2nd. Watch for results to be announced in early April. solve sustainability problems. We even per year undergoing a campus-wide guar- www.recyclemaniacs.org started an Applied Sustainability graduate anteed energy savings program, which program in Engineering. However, there would not cost us a penny. Corporations ■Spring Reunion Weekend – You’re invited! Queen’s Reunion is a risk we are learning more from a called “energy service companies” would Weekend is May 27 – 29 and it’s not just “shadow curriculum” than romf the course jump at the opportunity to fix our campus for alumni. Queen’s faculty, students and content. I can lecture on energy efficiency and feast on the rich profits of eradicating staff are also encouraged to join the fun and renewable energy until I am blue in our waste. It is long past time we take a and party like it’s 1841 during Queen’s at the face, but if the building I am teaching real leadership role in sustainability, crush the Fort! Queen’s will invade Fort Henry Saturday, May 28 and will have exclusive in is flagrantly inefficient (they all are), the “shadow curriculum” and begin to access to tour the facilities, enjoy a three the bottom line that is transferred to practice what we teach. Q course dinner, entertainment by the Fort Henry Guard and Queen’s Bands, and have the evening capped off with Queen’s- themed firewo rks! Complete information and registration is available online at onQ welcomes commentary and expert opinions that address issues related to higher education to Viewpoint. Email [email protected] or www.queensu.ca/alumni submit via www.queensu.ca/news/onq. Maximum 300 words.
216 Princess St., Kingston Ontario 613.542.8112
apRil 20 ONQ DID YOU KNOW? • it takes 17 trees to make a ton of paper • Queen’s spends approximately $800,000 to purchase new office supplies each year • one piece of garbage in a recycling con- tainer makes it all garbage • a basic styrofoam cup takes an average of 50 years to decompose in a landfill • last year Queen’s generated enough waste to fill the Queen’s centre pool 13 times
WHERE DOES IT ALL GO? • garbage – hauled by BFi canda to three landfills throughout Eastern ontario • recycling – Manco in napanee and hGc is Belleville • compost – norterra in Joyceville
QUEEN’S GREEN INDEX annual waste weight ...... 2800 metric tonnes (MT) annual composting weight ...... 142 MT annual recycling weight ...... 1155 MT annual diversion rate ...... 41 per cent annual electricity consumption ...... 98 million kW/h annual steam energy produced ...... 500,000 gigajoules (GJ) campus building square footage ...... 6.9 million campus population (employees and students)...... 27,000 campus carbon Footprint ...... 55,000 tonnes (co2e)
Source: Queen’s Sustainability office living Wall in Beamish-Munro hall
ONQ apRil 20 COVER SToRY
A CULTURE OF
nn Browne, Associate Vice-Principal (Facilities), likes to remind SUSTAINABILITY ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS people that Queen’s is like a city of 25,000 people. Like any other city, the campus accommodates and provides for its citizens in A principal Woolf signs the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement myriad ways, through housing, access routes, facilities, and services that of Action for Canada keep it clean and safe. And as with all cities, sustainability is top of mind AMS Sustainability Action Fund provides resources for student-led sustainability initiatives for those involved with planning and maintenance. After Ms Browne came to this role she established the Sustainability Fescue Grass test site assesses the usability of a drought-tolerant, slow-growing, Office as the focal point for all matters relating to sustainability at Queen’s. and pest-resistant grass “Sustainability at Queen’s applies to individuals, the campus and the com- Freecycle@work network provides university community vehicle munity, and this office is meant to coordinate activities addressing envi- for promoting reuse of campus assets ronmental, social and economic concerns that are consistent with the Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory annual report university’s goals,” says Ms Browne. Queen’s Community and University Garden With the Sustainability Office firmly established, many projects have been launched. Yet, the same challenges that precipitated its creation still Queen’s Goes Bottled-Water Free effective September 2012 exist and grow increasingly complex. Every new building requires sustain- RecycleMania promotes waste reduction activities to canadian campus communities ability considerations, and in the past decade, buildings have come at a Residence Energy Challenge in which students compete to save energy in their buildings steady rate – witness the Queen’s Centre opened in 2009, the Goodes Hall expansion, and the School of Medicine, both currently under construc- Vermicomposting, the first canadian student-run initiative that uses worms to decompose tion. These buildings have been constructed to conform to Leadership organic mat ter in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards and some have Water Coolers available for loan from the Sustainability office applied for certification. In addition, Queen’s Physical Plant Services stan- Queen’s is a community partner with Sustainable Kingston, which has a vision to become dards address many aspects of sustainable practices, independent of LEED canada’s Most Sustainable city routine life-cycle analysis. Striking a balance between preserving the historic integrity of the Visit the Queen’s news centre for these and more sustainability stories: building and energy efficiency is not easy. For example, when choosing www.queensu.ca/news building materials, a major consideration is longevity. “Let’s put on a roof • Queen’s supports inaugural conference on sustainable industry that will last 40 years instead of 10,” says Ms Browne. And while a project • a green, renewable alternative to nuclear power? to install solar panels on buildings to produce clean energy is underway, • Green Globe awards celebrate sustainability there are huge considerations involved. “Solar photovoltaic technology is • Student honoured for work with Gulf of Mexico oil spill response team good, but its effective appli cation must be balanced by other building at- • University’s greenhouse gas emissions decrease tributes including roof conditions and loading, grid connection and his- • new signage spells out recycling on campus toric designation,” she adds. • Sustainability group launches 3-d printing design contest Many of the decisions and actions required to increase Queen’s level • Student group promotes benefits of tray-less dining of sustainability are at the administrative level. However, there continues • Queen’s improves on sustainability ranking to be a huge role and responsibility for employees and students who work • Bottled water sales to end by September 2012 and learn on campus every day. Practices such as using recycling bins, • professor looks to promote climate change awareness one question at a time shutting down computers at the end of the day, turning off lights, and car- • Queen’s partners with companies to develop sustainable energy sources pooling may sound like worn out ideas, but they remain vitally important. • Greenhouse gas inventory measures Queen’s carbon footprint This can’t be stressed enough, says Aaron Ball, Sustainability Office manager. He encourages people to present their own ideas to his office, do you have an idea that would support sustainability? Fill out a project Exploration Form, at which will evaluate, rank and track sustainable ideas and initiatives. “We’re www.queensu.ca/sustainability and submit to the Sustainability office for evaluation and here to facilitate. We’re not here to dictate, but we do need everyone to assistance in implementing your idea. participate,” says Mr. Ball. Q www.queensu.ca/sustainability
apRil 20 ONQ RESEARCH in BRiEF cEnTRE FoR STUdiES on dEMocRacY and nanoTEchnoloGY To pRolonG diVERSiTY BEhind nEW UkRainian TExTBook MachinE and EnGinE liFE Chemistry professor Guojun Liu has dis- covered a way to use nanotechnology to reduce friction in engines and machines. If implemented industrially, this nanotech- nology could help prolong machine life and impr ove energy efficiency. Dr. Liu’s team manufactured miniscule polymer par- ticles that were only tens of nanometres in George perlin and lyubov Margolina size. ese particles were then dispersed in automobile engine base oils. When tested A secondary school textbook supported e BDU project was established in 2004 under metal surface contact conditions that by the Centre for Studies on Democracy to help create a comprehensive education simulated conditions in automobile engines, and Diversity’s Building Democracy in program about democracy throughout these tiny particles were discovered to sig- Ukraine (BDU) project is being distributed Ukraine. Lyubov Margolina, the BDU’s nificantly reduce friction. Even at a low to all Grade 11 students in Ukraine. e director in Ukraine, is the lead author of concentration, the nanoparticles were able textbook won a national competition to the textbook that explains democratic to reduce friction by 55 per cent more than be the core text for a new civic education rights and responsibilities to Ukrainian the currently achievable rate. Dr. Liu’s dis- program. Centre Director George Perlin students. e textbook is fully integrated covery has been recognized by the American says this program will be taught in 20,000 with the curriculum and offers an important Society of Tribologists and Lubrication secondary schools in Ukraine and 200,000 foundational civic education for students Engineers (STLE) with the Captain Alfred Guojun liu students a year will work with the textbook. who do not go on to university. Q E. Hunt Memorial Award. Q PROFILE
SolaR coolinG hEaTS Up BY KRISTYN WALLACE
It’s strange to think that solar energy could can represent as much as 80% of the air- reduce greenhouse gas emissions and avoid be used to provide low-cost, sustainable conditioning load. building new electrical generating capacity.” air conditioning, but that’s exactly what “What you end up with is dry air at Previous work done by Dr. Harrison Mechanical and Materials Engineering the outlet,” says Dr. Harrison. “en all and his team has resulted in significant professor Steve Harrison and his students you have to do is lower the temperature a innovations that led to the establishment have been working on recently at Queen’s little bit.” of Enerworks Inc., a leading manufacturer Solar Calorimetry Laboratory in McLaughlin Dr. Harrison's team is undertaking this of solar thermal products in North America. Hall. work with support from Natural Resources As a co-founder and theme leader for the “We’re investigating liquid dessicants,” Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Canadian Solar Buildings Research says Dr. Harrison. “It is a very interesting Solar Buildings Research Network (SBRN). Network, a Canada-wide NSERC-funded technology for providing a ir conditioning “A massive amount of energy is used strategic network, Dr. Harrison works with at a lower cost using renewable energy.” for heating and cooling buildings,” says researchers from 13 universities and colleges. Liquid dessicants absorb moisture from Dr. Harriso n. “If we can identify practical, e primary goal of the SBRN is to develop the air, thereby reducing humidity. In cost-effective ways to use renewable energy net-zero energy homes using photovoltaic humid climates, removing excess humidity to meet these demands, we can significantly and solar thermal technologies. Q Steve harrison
ONQ apRil 20 FEATURE SToRY
Rachel carson, environmentalist and au- thor of Silent Spring, once said, “one way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, What if i had never seen this before? What if i knew i would never see it again?” perhaps this would be a good starting point for students as they launch into their uni- versity education. Why and how should Queen’s make sustainability inherent in How SUSTAINABLE the curriculum? iS oUR cURRicUlUM? O ne of the most important aspects of creating a culture of a few courses, and the Faculty of Law includes three environmental sustainability at Queen’s is incorporating courses on the protection law courses among its offerings. environment and sustainability into curriculum. is idea was Working through the ustainabilityS Office, engineering students highlighted in the United Nations’ Bruntland Commission in have opportunities to apply their studies to real-world problems. 1987, which stressed the need for sustainability at both the First-year students are retro-fitting the water fountains with a spout local and global levels. Sustainability Office manager to fill bottles, and upper-year students are exploring a geothermal Aaron Ball believes that “in some ways, it’s the most heating and cooling system. Film Studies students are currently im portant thing we do here.” working on website design and interactive videos for the Harry McCaughey, professor in the Department Sustainability Office. “It’s a way for student s to find solutions to of Geography and member of the Queen’s very real and concrete problems,” says Mr. Ball. Sustainability Action Committee, agrees. Another recent example of curriculum intersecting with the “Sustainability is just as important a consid- real world is in the School of Environmental Studies, where eration if you’re an engineer designing a car Steven Moore is teaching ENSC 390, Sustainability Measurement as it is for a sociologist, lawyer or a climatol- and Implementation. One of the course assignments is for students ogist. It should be inherent in any discipline,” to invent engaging ways to promote both the new program, he says. “We need to send students out into the Queen’s Goes Bottled-Water Free and the use of public drinking world who have a rea l sense of the seriousness of fountains on campus within a virtual budget of $100. the environmental challenges we face.” “is is a great opportunity to teach implementation while Dr. McCaughey would like to see more cross-de- giving students a voice about sustainability,” says Mr. Moore. partmental cooperation in course and program development,“Who better to design events for students than students? e noting that changing curriculum is a slow and oen cum- Sustainability Office will review the proposals and choose some bersome process. “It’s crucially important that we share resources for the actual campaign. I’m sure there will be some very inventive to create courses that truly address these critical issues,” he says. and engagi ng ideas that will appeal to other students.” At present, sustainability and envir onmental courses are “While these all make for excellent learning opportunities available in virtually all of the science and engineering programs, and students’ lives will be much more enriched through the ex- and the School of Environmental Studies has been graduating perience, there remains a need for more of these and more inte- undergraduate and graduate students since 1995. Humanities de- gration of courses across disciplines, so that all students can gain partments, such as History, Philosophy, and Sociology also offer from the same opportunities,” says Dr. McCaughey.Q
apRil 20 ONQ CAMPUS pUlSE
RElaTionShip BUildERS Queen’s is, first and foremost, an institution of higher learning. But it is also an employer of more than 6,500 faculty and staff. keeping the institution running smoothly while providing the quality education our students expect is our common interest. and it’s a big part of associate Vice-principal (Faculty Relations) dan Bradshaw’s and associate Vice-principal (human Re sources) al orth’s jobs to ensure that Queen’s does its best to attract and retain the best faculty and staff available.
1) ere has been an increase in labour DB: Some of these talks are the regularly relations activity over the past few months. timed negotiations that occur in the cycle Can you describe the landscape on campus? of collective agreements, and some are dis- AO: Over the past year, several employee cussions that are laying the groundwork groups have voted to be represented by for first contracts. It’s certainly a busy time! labour organizations. Right now, we are at 2) Is this level of activity comparable to the table with six groups, at various stages other Canadian universities? of the collective bargaining process. DB: It’s new to Queen’s but not to the Collective agreement talks are underway sector. Many universities have a number with Queen’s University Faculty Association of union groups on campus. (QUFA), Public Service Alliance of Canada AO: (PSAC), three units of the Canadian Union More broadly, many unions have been of Public Employees (CUPE) and the transforming themselves, as the economy dan Bradshaw (l) and al orth Ontario Nurses Association (ONA). changes. ey are no longer just repre- senting employees in manufacturing and trades, which is their historic base. As the knowledge and service sectors grow, it’s not surprising that professional and expe- rienced organizations move into these growth sectors and labour markets, in- cluding universities. 3) How is Queen’s responding? AO: is is a very important area of activity, -'/1&-/*%.%01+#-' )* obviously – our employees are a big part ,-& /-&!+01(-'/1+."!)%+ of what makes Queen’s a premier post- -/1$/0.1(-'/1$' %0* 1 #0*#0/1(-'/01.1 /+* &0 secondary institution. We respect the rights #-&01$'(0/1-/10 0/!0),0 of employees to organize themselves how- (-'1,.)1+."01!*#1.//(1 ."0 1 .//(1,.)1 /-"! 01.,,0++1 ever they choose. *-1+-&01- 1*#01$0+*1 DB: We will work collaboratively with rep- &-/*%.%01 .)+1!)1 .). . 11 resentatives of all employee groups to advance our collective interest – the success of the university. We have just hired an Associate 013 13.3'.//))) 3*023&-# //3 13%/1.,.2*/&3,#(%(0,1+ Director of Faculty Relations – Marie Doherty – who will be supporting negotiations and will play a significant role in implementing a first agreement with PSAC. AO: And in HR, we have a new Director and Counsel, Employee and Labour Relations, $.//(,."0 ,-%0,- )0* 1305 Princess Street, Kingston K7M 3E3 Lisa New ton, who comes from McMaster. $.//(,."0 ,-&1 3 .&,3"-.+3 20*3$3 02!,*-23 3" So we have strong teams in place to ensure - 020-23$12+02!312*(1,3(-1,,0-2./302.2'0./3-/#-2,302')3 2+1%12+12*/&3 21+3 3 %1(.*1+)3$0') 3 the processes run smoothly. Q
ONQ apRil 20 CAMPUS pUlSE
caMpUS paRTnERS coME ToGEThER To laUnch GaRdEn TiME nEW STUdEnT adMiniSTRaTiVE SYSTEM BY MARK KERR
A project the size and complexity of the has long-term benefits for the faculty. new student administrative system requires “We have done a lot of housecleaning a great deal of collaboration. that will reduce some of our administrative “Working in a pod-like environment overloads,” says the Associate Dean (Studies) allows us to hear what each other are saying. in the Faculty of Arts and Science. at’s important because changes to a func- “Ultimately, and most importantly, the stu- tion within one part of the system oen dents are going to be the beneficiaries be- impact other parts of the system,” says cause things like academic advising and Paul Pearsall, who joined the Queen’s University graduation are going to be much more Administrative Systems Replacement straightforward.” (QUASR) student team in early 2009 from Collaboration continues even aer the the Office of the University Registrar (OUR). second major release of the student ad- e QUASR team office is located off- ministrative system that occurred early in campus on Princess Street, but it is by no March. means isolated. “We have been transferring our knowl- “We also work extensively with our edge back to people in the OUR, faculties partners in the OUR and the faculties and and departments who are starting to use Eager gardeners will be able to stick their spreads and meals throughout our school departments,” says Sue Blake, who moved the system. Working with the great teams spades in the ground at the Queens’ term and class outings,” says Professor to the student team full time in May 2009 in those offices helps with the challenging Community and University Garden, be- MacEachren. from the Faculty of Arts and Science. process of knowledge transfer,” says Mr. ginning May 1. Located at West Campus, Deanna Mason, assistant professor in “I spent a lot of my first year meeting with Pearsall. the garden offers 16 plots to members of the Department of English, echoes Ms people in order to understand their processes Under the watchful eye of support co- the community. e garden was a huge MacEachren’s sentiments and how they do things. Everyone I talked ordinator Sue McLeish, the PeopleSo success in 2010, its inaugural season, and “As someone who has always lived in to was willing to share their knowledge.” Student System Support Centre is striving Sustainability Office manager Aaron Ball urban areas and never tried my hand at Mr. Pearsall believes the knowledge he to provide effective service to the entire looks forward to similar enthusiasm for it gardening, growing my own vegetables gained working to ensure functional Queen’s commu nity. As the real-life pro- again this year. and flowers was a great experience for processes used at Queen’s match the duction goes on, the support and the model “is is a great way to bring the com- me,” says Professor Mason “Actually seeing PeopleSo system will prove valuable in are expected to evolve. munity together and grow food on a space the plants grow on a day-to-day basis and the future. “Every support issue is centrally recorded that would otherwise be unused,” he says. caring for the vegetables until they were “Personally, the new information I in an online tracking system and directed Zabe MacEachren, professor in the harvested gave new depth to my apprecia- learned about various functions will help to the most appropriate person to ensure Faculty of Education, grows a garden for tion of seasonal foods. On a different note, me make better decisions in the work I that staff and faculty get the help they the Outdoor and Experiential Education visiting the garden in the evenings aer will be doing when I return to the OUR,” need as quickly as possible,” says Ms program she coordinates. “e plot allowed days spent inside at a desk was a refreshing says Mr. Pearsall. McLeish. teacher candidates to experience some of change of pace that really helped me to Working with the OUR to revise the Training sessions for the new system the ways gardening and food education is feel more connected to the earth.” Q Arts and Science course calendar so that are ongoing to ensure people have the being introduced to the school curriculum it better reflects how the PeopleSo system knowledge they need as diff erent parts of as part of a healthy living emphasis. It also For more information about the garden, is configured was one aspect of Hugh the system come into play throughout the allowed us to enjoy some delicious tomato contact Aaron Ball [email protected] Horton’s involvement in the project. His academic cycle. Q close examination of regulations and policies www.queensu.ca/quasr/index.html
apRil 20 ONQ CAMPUS pUlSE
STaFF honoUR alFREd BadER WiTh caMpUS coMMUniTY appEal GiFT BY MARK KERR
Chris Russell and Stephen Kincaid never thought it was pretty special that someone imagined the murals they painted on the of Dr. Bader’s stature noticed it and compli- wall of their supply room would be noticed mented us on it,” says Mr. Russell. “We hope by one of the university’s most renowned the murals stay there for years to come.” benefactors. e custodians decided this year to pay “I’ll never forget the day in 1999 Alfred tribute to Dr. Bader by participating in Bader visited our room that we called the the “You Made a Difference to Me” initiative Eats and Treats Café. He was on his way to developed by the Campus Community the d rama department in the basement of Appeal volunteers. eological Hall when he noticed the mu- “Giving to the Campus Community rals. He said jokingly that it was better Appeal in honour of Dr. Bader is our way than anything he had seen at Ontario Hall,” of saying thanks to someone who has un- recalls Mr. Kincaid. selfishly provided so much to Queen’s over Dr. Bader was so impressed by the colour- the years,” says Mr. Kincaid. ful paintings of musicians and movie stars e Campus Community Appeal, the that he returned a short time later with a university’s annual fundraising effort di- print of “Man Surprised,” the first Old Master rected to all faculty and staff, is currently painting that he purchased in the early underway. To learn more and view the ap- 1950s. Mr. Kincaid still has the print that peal video produced by Queen’s staff, faculty bears Dr. Bader’s personal message. and students, visit “Our project is tucked away in a corner www.queensu.ca/giving/ways/ of the university that not many people see. I communityappeal.html Q
Grand eatre Presents Performances April
Tower of Power éâtre Motus presents Baobab Apr. 2 Apr. 17 Series sponsor: Canadian Tire Kingston Stores eatre Jones Roy presents Leers to My Grandma e Music Man Apr. 5 & 8 Apr. 20 Series sponsor: Empire Life eatre Jones Roy presents Pyaasa Paul Taylor Dance Company Apr. 6, 7 & 9 Apr. 29 Performance sponsor: Assante Wealth Management – Dianne Lackonick Just for Laughs Road Show Apr. 9 Performance sponsor: Jensen Building Ltd. Tickets: Grand eatre Box Oce, 218 Princess St. Mon. to Fri., noon until 6pm 613.530.2050 kingstongrand.ca
10% OOFF r10% regulargeFF ul ta ticketicr ickkee ppriceserict s fforfoor QQuQueen’su ’ene s ffacultyfaacul & st sta!aty ! Some cmSo conditions apply.aniotdinoe pps lp yy..
0 ONQ apRil 20 CAMPUS pUlSE EMPLOYEE PEOPLEWHOMAKEADIFFERENCEONCAMPUS SPOTLIGHT onQ
DANIELLE GUGLER
Graduate students entering programs in with. She also coordinates the activities of get through the particularly complicated Cultural Studies or Global Development nearly 90 faculty members who serve the times, a recent example being the launch Cleland Travel Studies can rest assured that Danielle two interdisciplinary programs. of the new Student OnLine University & Cruise Gugler will look aer them. As Graduate “I like the energy here where the students System (SOLUS) that has replaced QCARD.
Assistant, Ms Gugler takes great satisfaction and faculty are focused on a dream,” she “We’re all in this together and I love the Cleland Travel – Your from connecting with students from the says. “Both disciplines are about finding people I work with. at helps so much,” Business Travel Choice! moment they make their first inquires how one fits in the world and community. she says with a smile. Expert Advice – Cleland Travel boasts the best and most experienced travel consultants in Kingston with about applying to Queen’s, through to I like wi tnessing students embarking on At home, Ms Gugler enjoys the company a dedicated business travel department with over 60 years of business travel experience. when they receive their degrees. is year, that dream and how the faculty members of another, much younger, person – her Payment Options – Cleland Travel understands Queen’s 50 students will visit her office in are continuing it.” three year old daughter. “We sing and travel payment policy and offers you the choice of paying by credit card or direct billing to the university. Mackintosh-Corrry Hall with questions She admits it’s a challenge juggling the dance together,” she says. “It’s another kind Time Savings – We provide one stop service for air, rail, about registration, courses and anything car, hotel, tour, cruise and insurance bookings. We do it work from two different programs, but Ms of learning that is equally valuable and a all for you, so you can spend your time on more important things. else a graduate student might need help Gugler relies on a sense of humour to help lot of fun, too.” Q Enjoy the Cleland Advantage today. Call Donna Richardson or Denise Tracey at 613-544-3374.
Would you like to suggest someone for Employee Spotlight? TICO# 1666989 Email [email protected]
Mon to Fri 8:30am – 5pm 613-544-3374 1187 Princess Street Peachtree Plaza www.clelandtravel.com
apRil 20 ONQ onQ maze
ACROSS DOWn 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. charged part 1. Global financial org. 4. irving hero 2. Margarine of old
8. ike’s ex 3. Undercover drug cop 12 15 16 12. Editor’s style guide 4. West campus green spot see p. 9 15. Roman romance 5. province in Brunei or town in indiana 16. Software or door policy 6. Steals from 17 18 19 17. iron in illy 7. Fitzwilliam darcy’s habitual air 18. Mechnical police office prefix 8. Red member of the fruit family 19. Emotional tone 9. Stock offer 17 20 21 22 23 20. Toronto design school 10. ‘Matrix’ hero – or not 22. Morrison novel 11. plural word 24 25 26 27 28 24. With away, a vacation 21. old fashioned cooker 26. pixel 23. angeles or Feliz prefix 27. ammo 25. huntington’s or Tourette’s symptom 29 30 31 32 33 34 29. Growing method 27. animal house 33. harrison’s power source see p. 6 28. Boast 35. Silent actor chaney 29. Gymnast korbut, olympic “sparrow 35 36 37 33 38 36. Slice from Minsk” 38. length of time 30. name call 39 40 41 42 43 44 39. Soldier Sir pasha 31. popular crossword beast 42. Taking a break 32. Grail or goblet 34. Flower necklace 45. capone or Roker 45 46 47 48 46. com or edu alternative 37. T’s Greek ancestor 48. card game 40. plastic hazard see p. 5 49. lemon pie, on both counts 41. Replaced the corset 39 40 41 49 50 51 52 53 54 46 52. arran or Fair 43. Bargaining groups see p. 8 55. order 44. Ship’s call for help 55 56 57 58 59 50 60 61 58. conclusion word 47. Environmental movement colour 60. climbing vine 51. Tea carrier for company 53. Flora and fauna 62. israeli airline 62 63 53 64 63. Get a grade or a paycheck 54. Good’s rival 64. obsolete exclamation 55. Eyewitness 65. a Ford SUV or a cricket near miss 56. anyone over thirty, to some 65 66 56 67 66. Belonging to the ‘Science Guy’ 57. Schmatta 67. Golfer Ernie 59. admission test for grads 61. affirmative Solutions at www.queensu.ca/news/onq QUEEn’S SUSTainaBiliTY adViSoRY coMMiTTEE (QSac) is an advisory committee to the Principal’s Office, which brings together students, faculty and staff to recommend pro- grams and/or policies related to sustainable practices at Queen’s. Co-chaired by Bob Silverman, Provost and Vice- Principal (Academic) and Caroline Davis, Vice-Principal (Operations and Finance) the committee aims to enhance campus sustainability by advising on strategies and policy, and by suggesting achievable goals and targets. Left to right: Harry McCaughey, Steven Moore, Steve Harrison, Lauren Long, Aaron Ball, Jessica Finlay (guest), Bob Silverman, Megan Raycroft, Llynwen Osborne, Ivana Zelenika-Zovko, Nathan Splinter, Jodi Rempel, Cassandra Cummings. Present but not in photo: Joshua Pearce and Charles Sumbler Absent: Ann Browne, Carol ine Davis, Bruce Griffiths, Bruce Pardy, Lorinda Peterson, Andrew Pollard, John Smol. Q
2 ONQ apRil 20
STUDENT pRoJEcT KINGSTON’S incREaSinG QUEEn’S EMploYEES’ USE oF acTiVE TRanSpoRTaTion FIRST CHOICE for environmentally-friendly Student Project addresses sustainability issue on campus residential cleaning. BY LEAH TIMMERMANN, ALEX MILLER, KRISTIN COLLINS AND EMILY LESTER • quality, on-time service • honest, dependable • fully insured
613-217-9552
VISIT US AT www.healthyhomemaidservice.com
A group of fourth-year Health Studies Results showed an almost even split students has paired with the Kingston between those who always use AT and Coalition for Active Transportation and those who never or rarely use it. Of 4,000 Queen’s Sustainability Office to assess cur- Queen’s employees i t is estimated that 100 rent active transportation use by Queen’s people from the walking zone (0-3km) employees. Active Transportation (AT) is and 1,180 from the biking zone (3-10km) defined as any form of human-powered don’t use AT regularly when they could. travel (e.g. walking, cycling, in-line skating, e greatest need proved to be demon- wheeling, etc.) to get from one place to strating to Queen’s employees that incentives another. do or could exist for AT around campus. is year, the group carried out a survey An overwhelming 91 per cent of survey of 1,500 Queen’s employees equally repre- respondents believed there are no current senting three groups based on the distance incentives on campus. To raise awareness they commute to work (“WALK” 0-3km, among employees, the group has created “BIKE” 3-10km, “DRIVE” 10+km). An almost an interactive website where employees even split among these three groups was can find more results from the survey, refl ected in the 400 respondents to the learn easy ways to use AT, solutions to survey. overcome possible barriers, discuss tips e survey helped to determine Queen’s with other employees, and much more. current resources for AT, as well as barriers Employees are invited to support this to using AT, benefits received from using initiative. Q www.queensactionforat.com it, who uses it, how much time people are Leah Timmermann, Alex Miller, Kristin Collins willing to spend on it, and what incentives and Emily Lester are Health Studies students would promote more AT. in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
apRil 20 ONQ $(#+,)(0+)(&/$%* '++,- $)
4QFDJBMXJUIBOZ dermalogica®GBDJBMZPV DBOQVSDIBTFBTUBSUFSLJU $65 value *$( !++ ,*!!, 0OMZ . . . "!!&/) # %$(#+,)( )' 8 RIDEAU STREET, KINGSTON 613.544.8448 XXXLBSNBFTUIFUJDTDPNtJOGP!LBSNBFTUIFUIJDTDPN
Dine In, Take Out, Catering We’re pleased to offer to Queen’s faculty and staff: IF SO, THEN ALL OF THESE DISCOUNTS APPLY DISCOUNTS THESE OF ALL THEN SO, IF " " s under ls $10 –$ al $1 ea 2 e 0 0 M M
PLACE $ off 1 $2 off
613-434-7770 • 340 Barrie Street www.minosonbarriestreet.com ! "" #!# ## $# "
• DAYCARE • DOGGIE WASH • FREE DELIVERY
*
s Employee id card? id card? s Employee % DISCOUNT ’ Birds n 10 Queen’s faculty, staff and students *excluding foods and sale items P ws
www.birdsnpaws.com 79 Brock St. • 613-546-6777 do you have a Queen have do you TO YOU! SIMPLY PRESENT YOUR QUEEN'S EMPLOYEE CARD AT THESE GREAT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SAVE! AND BUSINESSES LOCAL GREAT THESE AT CARD EMPLOYEE QUEEN'S YOUR PRESENT SIMPLY YOU! TO MARKET
ONQ apRil 20 hiddEn GEMS from page 2
Grand eatre Presents - April Tower of Power éâtre Motus presents Apr. 2 Baobab eatre Jones Roy presents Apr. 17 Leers to My Grandma e Music Man Apr. 5 & 8 Apr. 20 eatre Jones Roy presents Paul Taylor Dance Company Pyaasa Apr. 29 Apr. 6, 7 & 9 Just for Laughs Tickets: Box Oce, 218 Princess St. Road Show Mon. to Fri., noon until 6pm 613.530.2050 Apr. 9 kingstongrand.ca Up to 10 PERCENT OFF for Queen’s faculty and sta
The Queen's University conservatory and phytotron sit atop the Biosciences complex. Built in 1997, the conservatory houses more than 150 tropical, subtropical and Mediterranean plant species from a wide range of taxonomic line- ages and biogeographic regions, and includes orchids, palms, bananas, bromeliads cacti, and many more. The phy- totron includes six climate-controlled greenhouse compartments (zo nes), 26 environmental growth chambers, a prep room and a lab. Environmental control systems enable users to maintain precise conditions for plant research and other biological applications. The phytotron currently supports 10 principal investigators and seven under- graduate laboratory courses. This remarkable display of evolutionary diversity is used to great effect in several undergraduate biology courses, and is a main attraction for visitors. it is also an inviting place for faculty, staff and students to relax and enjoy the tropical ambience, particularly over the winter months. on these tours visitors are introduced to the ecology of select conservatory species, the various roles plants play in our society, and some of the plant research conducted here at Queen's. Tours of the conservatory can be arranged by contacting the facility manager. http://post.queensu.ca/~phyttron
* offer applies to food only Visit us at . . .
apRil 20 ONQ HELP LINES Campus Security Emergency Report Centre 613.533.6111
Human Rights Office Irène Bujara, Director 613.533.6886 Sexual Harassment Complainant Advisors Margot Coulter, Coordinator 613.533.6629 Chuck Vetere, Student Counselling ext. 77978 Anti-Racism Complainant Advisors Stephanie Simpson, Coordinator 613.533.6886 Audrey Kobayashi, Geography 613.533.3035 Anti-Heterosexism/Transphobia Complainant Advisors Jean P fleiderer, Coordinator 613.533.6886 Eleanor MacDonald, Politics 613.533.6631 Coordinator of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Harry Smith 613.533.6495 Sexual Harassment Respondent Advisors Greg Wanless, Drama ext. 74330 Anti-Racism Respondent Advisor Ellie Deir, Education ext. 77673 Internal Dispute Resolution SGPS Student Advisor Program 613.533.3169 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Diane Kelly , Access and Privacy Coordinator 613.533.2211 Equity Office 613.533.2563 Accommodation and Wellness Shannon Jones, Workplace Advisor ext. 77818 Employee Assistance Program 1.800.387.4765 University Chaplain Brian Yealland 613.533.2186 Rector Nick Day 613.533.2733 Health, Counselling and Disability Services 613.533.2506 s Marketing and Communications Queen’s University is committed to contributing to a sustainable global environment. Q ueen ’ This publicat ion is printed on Rolland Enviro100 paper which contains 100% post-consumer waste, and is
processed chlorine-free, using bio-gas energy. 11-0052
ONQ apRil 20