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  Earlier this academic year, Tulane President Michael Fitts created the Building Naming Task Forceand charged the group with developing university-wide principles to guide Tulane’s decisions in naming or renaming campus buildings. The Task Force was further charged with using these new guidelines, consistent with legal requirements, to provide a recommendation to the Board of Tulane regarding Hébert Hall. The effort is part of President Michael Fitts’ A Plan for Now update sent to the Tulane community on March 4, 2021.  The Task Force – led by co-chairs Thomas LaVeist, dean of the ...

Principal’s Report In his report, Principal Patrick Deane acknowledged the work of staff, alumni, and the broader Queen’s community under the restraints of pandemic life and looked ahead to what he deemed the “light at the end of the tunnel.”  Deane asked the Board to think about what the ambitions for the University’s future can be in the context of a strategic framework and what constraints remain in place for the University post-pandemic.  “If the enthusiasm that the community has shown throughout this process is anything to go by, I’m extremely encouraged about our future ...

Photo:  The University announced on Feb. 16 that it will defer the start of the JDUC redevelopment by one year to May 2022. Though the University said the design plans are complete, the ability to move forward with the project hinges on whether the required funding will be obtained.  The University will contribute $11.8 million to the $62.3 million redevelopment project, including $1.8 million from its operating funds and $10 million in donor funds. The collection of donor funds is one of the conditions set by the Board of Trustees when it approved the project in March 2019. The Journal rep...

University defers JDUC Renovation Project to May 2022 February 17th 2021- Queen's University will defer the planned renovation of the John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC), home of the Alma Mater Society (AMS) and Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) until May 2022. Accompanying this deferral will be the a deferral of an increased undergraduate student fee that will contribute to the renovation project.  The fee will not increase until September 2022. “Many students were concerned about an increase in fees being introduced in such a period of uncertainty,” said Jared den...

This year, undergraduate students paid $40 each to support turning the John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC) into a more sustainable, accessible, and modern building through the mandatory JDUC Redevelopment Fee established by the AMS. The AMS and the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) have each agreed to contribute $50.5 million over 25 years to the JDUC renovation through this annual student levy, starting this year. The Journal reported in October that the University was almost $7 million short of its goal to raise $10 million by Fall 2020. Queen’s now asserts the money ...