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Simply put, students are at the heart of our university. Together, we contribute to the Queens and Kingston communities in a variety of ways, fostering the spirit and passion that make our institution unique. ut we are not done. !t is the responsibility of the "#S to develop concrete plans that will improve the student e$perience and enhance the student life at Queens. %ur passion, dedication, and love of working with students have given us the skills and the drive to see this through. !t wont be easy, but we firmly believe that todays challenges are tomorrows opportunities. "nd were up for the challenge.
Team WRL, comprised of Presidential !andidate Allison Williams, ice President "#perations$ !andidate Justin Reekie, and ice President "%ni&ersity Affairs$ !andidate Philip Lloyd and we are committed to pro&iding students with an unmatched uni&ersity e'perience. There are many issues that we, as students, face( the rising cost of education, an increasingly competiti&e )o* market, and campus infrastructure and resources that are failing to keep up. Team WRL is not afraid to *e the dri&ers of change as we passionately fight to address each of these issues. We ha&e pro&en leadership skills designed to effecti&ely take up the most contentious of su*)ects *etween students and the administration. Team WRL recogni+es that many students do not feel the A,- has an impact on their .ueens e'perience. We *elie&e in taking a proacti&e approach to
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understand the assortment of student interests and ad)ust our operations accordingly. We want to work with students across all disciplines through greater interaction and mechanisms for effecti&e feed*ack. 0y acknowledging the di&ersity on campus, we will stri&e to ha&e the A,- ser&e the needs of all students. .ueens is the gold1standard for student engagement, participation, and initiati&e. 2et as our campus continues to grow and the demands of education shift, the A,- needs an e'ecuti&e that is willing to raise the standards for academic and e'tra1curricular achie&ement. Team WRL will pro&ide students with the most positi&e, engaging, and successful uni&ersity e'perience.
Allison Williams
My name is Allison Williams and Im the Presidential c a n d i d a t e f o r Te a m W R L . I m c u r r e n t l y i n m y f o u r t h y e a r o f studies working towards a degree in Life Sciences with a M i n o r i n n g l i s h ! a n d I c a me t o " u e e n s f ro m t h e g re a t c i t y of #ttawa. My $artici$ation in student go%ernment &egan in my first year when I %olunteered on se%eral committees within the A r t s a n d S c i e n c e ' n d e r g r a d u a t e S o c i e t y. I r e m a i n e d i n % o l % e d with AS'S in a %ariety of ca$acities following this introduction! e%entually holding the $osition of (hair of the )udicial (ommittee. *early a year ago! I was hired as the Academic Affairs (ommissioner for the AMS. This full+time $osition on AMS (ouncil has $ro%ided me with the o$$ortunity to re$resent a n d a d % o c a t e f o r i s s u e s a f f e c t i n g t h e s t u d e n t & o d y! a n d h a s allowed me to work closely with e,ternal stakeholders in i m$ ro % i n g t h e l e a r n i n g e , $ e r i e n c e a t " u e e n s . A l u c k y &enefactor of the AMS -no e,$erience necessary. hiring $ o l i c y! I h a % e & e e n $ r o % i d e d w i t h n u m e r o u s a % e n u e s t o l e a r n and grow in this $osition. ' l t i m a t e l y! t h e $ a s t y e a r h a s h a d a f o r m a t i % e i m $ a c t o n m y %iew of the uni%ersity and the im$ortant role student i n i t i a t i % e s $ l a y o n c a m$ u s . " u e e n s $ r i d e s i t s e l f i n t h e &roader learning en%ironment and out+of+classroom e,$eriences it offers/ for the most $art! though! these o$$ortunities are created and sustained &y students. I am e,cited and hum&led &y the chance to run in this election! and I look forward to hearing what you ha%e to say0
Justin Reekie
M y n a me i s )u s t i n R e e k i e an d I a m t h e 1i c e + P re s i d e n t 2 # $ e r a t i o n s 3 c a n d i d a t e f o r Te a m W R L . I a m c u r r e n t l y s t u d y i n g t o w a r d a d e g re e i n 4 r a ma . I c a me t o " u e e n s f ro m #ttawa! howe%er I do get to en5oy some sun in 6lorida where my father li%es. W h e n I f i r s t c a me t o " u e e n s ! I & e c a m e e , t re me l y i n % o l % e d in the 4rama de$artment! $articularly with $erformances on cam$us. It was this in%ol%ement that made me u n d e r s t a n d w h a t s e t " u e e n s a $ a r t f ro m a n y o th e r s c h o o l i n ( a n a d a / c o m m u n i t y. 6 r o m t h e r e ! I h a % e & e e n i n % o l % e d i n P ro 5 e c t R e d ( h a r i t y 6 a s h i o n S h o w a n d " u e e n s P l a y e r s . I ha%e also $artici$ated in 7)amin for )ason! a run8walk around cam$us to raise awareness and funds for autism. I &egan working with the AMS as a sandwich maker at (ommon 9round (offeehouse! this e,$erience illustrated to m e e % e r y t h i n g t h e A M S h a s t o o f f e r. L a s t y e a r! I & e c a m e t h e 6acilities and %ents Manager at (ommon 9round ( o f f e e h o u s e . T h i s y e a r! I a m t h e : o s $ i t a l i t y a n d S a f e t y S e r % i c e s 4 i r e c t o r! o % e r s e e i n g t h e d a y + t o + d a y o $ e r a t i o n s a n d finances of (ommon 9round (offeehouse! The AMS Pu& S e r % i c e s ! Wa l k h o m e a n d t h e " u e e n S t u d e n t ( o n s t a & l e s . This o$$ortunity has allowed me to grow $ersonally and $ r o f e s s i o n a l l y! a s w e l l a s u n d e r s t a n d t h e o $ e r a t i o n s o f t h e AMS and the social &enefit our ser%ices $ro%ide to students at large. I am &eyond e,cited to ha%e the o$$ortunity to run in this y e a r s A M S , e c u t i % e l e c t i o n . I l o o k f o r w a r d t o g e t t i n g feed&ack from you! and understand how the AMS can &e re l e % a n t t o y o u r e % e r y d a y l i f e a t " u e e n s 0
Philip Lloyd
M y n a me i s Ph i l i $ L l o yd a n d I a m t h e 1i c e + Pre s i d e n t 2 ' n i % e r s i t y A f f a i r s 3 c a n d i d a t e f o r Te a m W R L . I c o m e f r o m a $ r o u d " u e e n ; s f a m i l y. M y $ a r e n t s a c t u a l l y m e t a t A l f i e ; s 2now The 'nderground3 and I ha%e two sisters! one in fourth year :ealth Studies and another in first year < i n e s i o l o g y. I ; m c u r r e n t l y s t u d y i n g g e o g r a $ h y a n d h i s t o r y in (on+ d. My time at "ueen;s has &een s$ent getting in%ol%ed in ama=ing initiati%es and meeting so many incredi&le $eo$le. I ha%e &een a >teach> 2orientation week leader3! (on+ d;s ( o m m u n i t y A f f a i r s ( o m m i s s i o n e r! a n d t h e 4 i r e c t o r o f Logistics for the "ueen;s (onference on ducation. Most r e c e n t l y! I w a s t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e ( o n c u r r e n t d u c a t i o n Students; Association 2( SA3. In this $osition! I was committed to ensuring that ( SA was a more engaging and c o l l a & o r a t i % e & o d y! w o r k i n g t o & u i l d s t r o n g r e l a t i o n s h i $ s with other faculty societies! the administration! and the A M S . W i t h i n o u r f a c u l t y! I e , $ a n d e d t h e a % e n u e s f o r student feed&ack through focus grou$s around cam$us and introduced a num&er of s$irited initiati%es to &uild our s e n s e o f c o m m u n i t y. T h ro u g h o u t m y y e a r s a t " u e e n s ! I h a % e a l s o $ l a y e d o n n u m e r o u s s o c c e r! % o l l e y & a l l ! a n d w a t e r $ o l o i n t r a m u r a l t e a m s ! w h i l e % o l u n t e e r i n g w i t h M a r t h a s Ta & l e a n d a s a t u t o r w i t h ?o u t h 4 i % e r s i o n . I am thrilled to &e gi%en the o$$ortunity to run in the AMS e l e c t i o n s t h i s y e a r. I a m $ a s s i o n a t e a & o u t w o r k i n g w i t h students and hel$ing to make the uni%ersity e,$erience &etter for e%eryone. I look forward to chatting with you0
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Ta*le of !ontents
Tricolour 8esti&al
With the return of @omecoming in /A:3, students were once again gi&en with the opportunity to )oin our alumni in cele*ration of their time at .ueens. @omecoming was largely heralded as a success and students are optimistic that we will *e a*le to welcome our alumni *ack to campus again this 8all. With only minor student1oriented programming, the uni&ersity failed to pro&ide a meaningful &enue for student1alumni interaction. Team WRL *elie&es that @omecoming is a chance for alumni B *oth current and future B to come together in cele*ration of our uni&ersity and community. As such, our team is committed to creating the Tricolour &estival( a large1scale, sanctioned e&ent put on *y the %ni&ersity and the A,- with the o*)ecti&e of engaging alumni and students alike. We hope to host this e&ent on %ni&ersity A&enue, pro&iding ample space for interaction and cele*ration at the heart of campus. This e&ent would take place on a 8riday or -aturday e&ening and would encompass a range of attractions, ranging from food &endors and *eer stands to music and entertainment. The A,- would operate as a partner with the %ni&ersity in financing the e&ent. Team WRL plans to work with the new Ad&ancement #fficer to raise the start1up funding and title sponsors re>uired to make the festi&al a success, with the hope that the e&ent could e&entually transition towards a self1sustaining funding model. =n addition, our team *elie&es it is important to introduce a charita*le component to this e&ent. =n doing so, we would aim to commit a portion of e&ent proceeds towards initiati&es in the Cingston community, ensuring the festi&al is a*le to operate as a positi&e platform for interaction with our !ity. 8undamentally, it is important that we create a&enues for student1alumni interaction o&er @omecoming. This flagship e&ent acknowledges the important role students play in welcoming our alumni *ack to campus and supports initiati&es across CingstonD we could create a powerful &ehicle for uniting the many facets of the .ueens community.
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This year, The 0rew *y !ommon Fround has *ecome a successful satellite location to ,ain !ommon Fround *y increasing seating and menu options, making The 0rew a destination in the JE%!. Team WRL *elie&es that the Alma ,ater -ociety needs to continue to make our ser&ices as accessi*le as possi*le, including the introduction of gluten1free options on campus. As such, we will add gluten1free *agels to the menu at The 0rew. We *elie&e that this is the perfect location to pro&ide this option, ha&ing the appropriate infrastructure to integrate it into the day1to1day operations of the ser&ice. We are e'cited to offer a more di&erse menu that will ser&e a greater percentage of our student population.
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-#L%Team WRL is aware of the difficulties students face in na&igating the process of course registration e&ery year. The challenges associated with finding and enrolling in a full complement of classes are augmented *y a lagging system that fre>uently crashes during periods of high traffic. Team WRL is committed to enhancing the performance of -#L%- *y working with the #ffice of the %ni&ersity Registrar to implement a series of hardware and software updates that would e'pand its capacity. These changes will optimi+e the functionality of the program to ensure the process of course registration is supported, and not hindered, *y our technological infrastructure. =n the end, our team *elie&es that you should *e a*le to compile a timeta*le that meets your needs without ha&ing to hit the refresh *utton or restart your computer.
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;lectronic !oursepacks
The Pu*lishing J !opy !entre is a &alued ser&ice on campus, and has *een instrumental in pro&iding custom1made course packs to students. As technology *ecomes a defining element of the learning e'perience, it is important that students are a*le to access course material through a &ariety of modern mediums. Team WRL *elie&es in the importance of pro&iding a di&erse selection of products to meet student needs. As such, we will in&estigate the possi*ility of offering electronic &ersions of course packs sold through the Pu*lishing J !opy !enter. To *ring this idea to fruition, we would procure Gone time useH electronic course packs from an e'ternal pu*lication source to *e sold as a complement to PJ!!s traditional product line. We would also look into re&ising our contract with Access !opyright, the pro&ider of our copyrighted materials, to ensure electronic offerings can *e accommodated. This would allow our students to interact with their learning materials in new ways, and would pro&ide an additional a&enue for professors to support our student1run ser&ices.
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Li*rary Te't1=t
Team WRL is committed to making it easier for you to conduct li*rary research. ,odeled after the %ni&ersity of ictoria, we plan to install a Gte't me this codeH function on the li*rary we*site to help you na&igate the Eewy Eecimal -ystem. This would allow students to collect research materials without ha&ing to write down a lengthy call num*er, and it will pro&ide you with directions to the material you are looking for. While *rowsing, you can )ust type in your cellphone num*er and you will *e sent the title, call num*er, and location in which the resource can *e found.
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Team WRL recogni+es how costly transportation can *e for students tra&elling to and from campus. As a student population coming to .ueens from a &ariety of cities and countries, it is crucial that we ha&e access to afforda*le and con&enient transportation ser&ices. Tricolour #utlet already pro&ides *us ser&ices in the form of the Tricolour ;'press. Team WRL *elie&es in the importance of this ser&ice, particularly in its accessi*ility from campus and the near1campus community. That *eing said, we also recogni+e its limitations. With finite space and a small range of destinations, not all students are a*le to fully *enefit from what this ser&ice has to offer. Team WRL would like to pro&ide our mem*ers with e'panded and enhanced transportation ser&ices *y making discounted ia Rail tickets a&aila*le to students. As premier users of ia Rails ser&ices, the uni&ersity, alumni, students o&er the age of /5, and the A,- already recei&e discounted rates. As your ;'ecuti&e, we would like to *ring these discounts to you. #ur team will facilitate the sale of discounted tickets to all A,- mem*ers, as a complement to e'isting *us ser&ices, through the negotiation of a new contract with ia Rail. This will ensure students are a*le to get to where they need to go for a reasona*le price any time of the year.
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Team WRL recogni+es the importance of an open and transparent student go&ernment. Particularly with the ad&ent of market research in the A,-, our team is passionate a*out making our resources a&aila*le to you. Team WRL intends to adopt an open data philosophy, ensuring our information is readily accessi*le for student use in the creation of apps, completion of research pro)ects, or for personal interest. This will pro&ide a new a&enue for students to impro&e their uni&ersity, and will allow our mem*ers to *enefit more widely from their A,-. 8urthermore, as an ;'ecuti&e we would lo**y the administration to make uni&ersity data a&aila*le in a similar manner. As an institution that collects information in e&ery area of its operations, this will allow students to assist in de&eloping real solutions to the pro*lems facing our %ni&ersity. This mentality is already increasingly present in our li*rary system through open access to pu*lished works, and we would like to see it e'panded into e&ery facet of our institution.
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#n the last 8riday of each month, the A,- ;'ecuti&e will host a morning show, designed to share our thoughts on the e&ents of the year, promote upcoming acti&ities, and showcase the work *eing completed *y mem*ers of the .ueens community. We intend to feature guests on each show to highlight the uni>ue initiati&es they are engaged with. At the second1last A,- Assem*ly meeting in <o&em*er, we will distri*ute mid1year re&iews, where*y e&ery mem*er of Assem*ly will *e re>uired to outline the strengths, weaknesses, and suggests areas of impro&ement for the ;'ecuti&e. While this process is done amongst A,- !ouncil, we intend to e'pand this process to include all of Assem*ly. 8eed*ack, including constructi&e criticism, is crucial if you intend to go&ern effecti&ely. WRL is passionate a*out working with students to make their uni&ersity e'perience this *est it can *e. Through these initiati&es and an openness to new ideas, we intend to make it happen.
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!ommission Re&iews
The A,- is comprised of si' !ommissions( the Academic Affairs !ommissionD the !ampus Acti&ities !ommissionD the !ommission on the ;n&ironment and -ustaina*ilityD the !ommission of =nternal AffairsD the ,unicipal Affairs !ommissionD and the -ocial =ssues !ommission. ;ach one is responsi*le for organi+ing e&ents, distri*uting resources, pro&iding support, and ad&ocating on *ehalf of students in different areas of uni&ersity life. Team WRL has recogni+ed areas of strength, areas of impro&ement, and long1term goals for each of the !ommissions.
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Team WRL is dedicated to ha&ing e&ery A,- commission, office, and ser&ice feature one en&ironmentally friendly change they will make to their respecti&e entity. This change will *e outlined in their goal plan at the *eginning of the year.
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Team WRL is committed to working protecting the A,-s authority o&er non1 academic discipline "<AE$. =n recent years, the administration has >uestioned the A,-s )urisdiction with regards to <AE, while attempting to alter its fundamental principles. <AE was esta*lished in :9?9 after *oth students and faculty recogni+ed the *enefits of peer1to1peer discipline. <AE is *uilt on &aluing a holistic and non1 ad&ersarial approach to settling conflict, with an emphasis on restorati&e, as opposed to puniti&e, sanctions. Team WRL is open to working with the administration to critically analy+e and impro&e &arious elements of <AE without altering its core principles.
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-er&ice Re&iews
As *usinesses managed and operated entirely *y students, the A,corporate ser&ices are uni>ue and !anada. They pro&ide a di&erse range of opportunities to students, from fle'i*le part1time work to management positions. 8urther, they occupy an important place in the .ueens community, enhancing student life through the pro&ision of uni>ue ser&ices.
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Walkhome
Walkhome is an anonymous, confidential, and non1)udgmental safe walk ser&ice for .ueens students and mem*ers of the Cingston community. Walkhome will walk a patron from one location to another location within general *oundaries of the city, ensuring a patron gets to their destination safely. ;ach Walkhome team carries a radio so they can easily communicate to necessary *odies, the kiosk, .ueens 8irst Aid, and !ampus -ecurity, and ;mergency -er&ices. .ueens Walkhome is the most used safe walk ser&ice in all of !anada. This year, Walkhome has made to a priority to ensure the ser&ice as patron1centric as possi*le. =t is important to recogni+e that Walkhomes re&enue comes from a student fee and grants, therefore Walkhome must commit to utili+ing each dollar responsi*ly. =nitiati&es undertaken to mo&e toward a patron1centric ser&ice include mo&ing all the ser&ice staff away from the kiosk to keep the kiosk as approacha*le as possi*le. Walkhome eliminated &olunteers working the ser&ice to ensure we are pro&iding a consistent and accounta*le ser&ice that students are paying for. Walkhome must stri&e to continue making the ser&ice as patron1centric as possi*le and remain fiscally responsi*le.
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.ueens T
.ueens T affords students to the opportunity to write, produce, edit, and *roadcast >uality &ideos. This tele&ision ser&ice pro&ides .ueens and the Cingston community with content that is created completely *y students. This year, .ueens T has de&eloped a new *rand and we*site to le&er themsel&es as a more professional media ser&ice for students. They ha&e shifted toward more news1orientated programming, and ha&e pro&ided a di&erse array of content. An e'tended Athletics contract has allowed .ueens T to add li&e *roadcasting to its ser&ices, which allows new opportunities for &olunteers to get in&ol&ed with the ser&ice. .ueens T has continued to e'pand their ideo 8actory Pro)ects, capitali+ing on this additional source of re&enue. The .ueens T 0usiness ,anager has *een esta*lishing connections regarding a&enues for potential re&enue from ad&ertisements, which included an ad&ertisement negotiation with .ueens Athletics and Recreation. .ueens T must continue to grow as a professional media ser&ice on campus to e&entually offer the *est play1to1&iew news updates on campus.
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.ueens Journal
The .ueens Journal pro&ides e'perience for students interested in the )ournalism industry, and keeps the .ueens community informed through articles and reporting surrounding news and e&ents affecting campus. The .ueens Journal is one of the oldest campus newspapers in !anada and operates as a non1academic )ournalism program, pro&iding the hands1on e'perience necessary to pursue a career in the industry. The .ueens Journal pro&ides a &oice for students and also keeps groups accounta*le and transparent. =t is this editorial autonomy that must *e preser&ed, as the .ueens Journal is an integral part of .ueens life. Team WRL understands the financial and operational pressures the .ueens Journal faces in terms of increasing their digital media presence as well as ad&ertising re&enues. Team WRL *elie&es that we need to work closely with the A,- 0oard of Eirectors and Journal 0oard to de&elop a long1 term strategy to ensure the financial sta*ility of this essential ser&ice.
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Tricolour #utlet
Tricolour #utlet is your one stop shop for e&erything .ueens. This ser&ice has integrated itself in a &ariety of areas relating to student life, offering used *ooks, school supplies, tra&el tickets, and merchandise. While Tricolour #utlet e'perienced incredi*le success in /A:/1:3, this year focused on refining its operations. Tricolour #utlet streamlined the operations of its in&entory system and storage rooms within the store to increase accessi*ility and impro&e the o&erall operations. =n addition to this, a custom1made Point of -ale system was installed in the ser&ice to account for the uni>ue transactions surrounding the consignment of te't*ooks. Team WRL, in colla*oration with the Tricolour management team, would like to capitali+e on the financial success *y in&esting in long term capital pro)ects of the ser&ice. =n consultation with !R;# -olutions, Team WRL would like to work towards the integration of an online store recogni+ing the increasing demand for Tricolour products. Team WRL would also like to create the KFaels Line, a line of merchandise where a percentage of the proceeds would go directly to .ueens Athletics and Recreation to support our athletes. Team WRL will also pursue negotiations with Ticketmaster to partner with Tricolour #utlet to *ecome the sole pro&ider of Ticketmaster in Cingston.
The Pu*lishing and !opy !entre pro&ides the community with a di&erse range of printing and finishing ser&ices at competiti&e prices. This year, the Pu*lishing and !opy !entre purchased a new color printer and photo printer to increase the >uality and di&ersity of their product line. The Pu*lishing and !opy !entre was also re*randed to feature a new logo and color scheme, ensuring they continue to maintain a professional *rand. Team WRL *elie&es that the Pu*lishing and !opy !entre should continue to *e as di&erse as possi*le in its offerings, ensuring high1>uality products and ser&ices and remaining competiti&e in the print industry. As a component of this, we would like to renegotiate our contract with Access !opyright to integrate electronic course packs into the ser&ice. <ot only does this pro&ide an alternati&e learning platform, *ut it also helps the Pu*lishing and !opy !entre to remain competiti&e in an e&ol&ing industry.
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#ffice Re&iews
Within the A,-, there are 5 #ffices pro&iding a di&erse range of internal supports which ser&ice the -ociety as a whole. This year, the #ffices ha&e undergone a &ariety of changesD they ha&e all *een mo&ed under the President in recogni+ing their pan1A,- focus, they ha&e *een restructured and re1mandated, and they ha&e seen additions and deletions in staff mem*ers. %ltimately, the #ffices support the entirety of the A,- operations. They are the only entities in the A,- that interact will all employees and &olunteers within the -ociety in some capacity, and supporting and enhancing these *odies is &ital to the organi+ations success.
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