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2017-18 Faculty of ARTS AND SCIENCEAnnual ReviewWelcome!I am excited to report on my first year as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science and what we have accomplished together. It has been a year to celebrate. From increasing our enrolment numbers across the board, to making significant headway towards diversifying our campus, to implementing the first phase of our faculty renewal plan – Queen’s is a fantastic place to be, whether you are a student, staff, or faculty member. We have had the opportunity to work with our student association, the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society, to help champion their key initiatives, such as Life After ArtSci and the Arts and Science Undergraduate Research Fund (ASURF). At the graduate level we introduced a suite of recruitment initiatives to support a growing graduate student community. I am proud to work with our Dean’s Council of amazing alumni who help provide insights on industry trends and inspire the next generation through mentoring and advice.There have been many notable accomplishments over the past year, but a few of the stand-out moments include:• recruiting 34 and welcoming 18 new tenure-track faculty members with keen attention to equity, diversity, and inclusivity in the hiring process; • welcoming our five new Indigenous pre-doctoral fellows to the Faculty;• launching the new Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute; and,• unveiling the first pan-university certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity.This Annual Review captures our stories from the past year. We hope you enjoy seeing what we have been up to and where we are going. 2017-2018 has been an important transitional and transformational year.Sincerely, Barbara Crow, PhDDean, Faculty of Arts and ScienceTable of CONTENTSAn Award-Winning Year ...................................................................................................3Supporting our Students .................................................................................................4Indigeneity At Home and in the Community ....................................................5Internationalizing Our Campus ...................................................................................6Research That is Putting us on the Map .................................................................7Investing in Graduate Education ................................................................................9Supporting our Faculty and Students .....................................................................10Career Readiness for Undergraduate Students .................................................11Career Preparation Through New Programs ........................................................12Arts and Science Online - By the Numbers ..........................................................13Digitalizing our Campus ...................................................................................................14From Students to Alumni ................................................................................................15Looking Ahead .......................................................................................................................17Quick Facts ................................................................................................................................21Cover Photos:Arthur McDonald, Nobel Laureate and Professor Emeritus in Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute launch event, May '18.Patricia Blair, Arts and Science Online Student, Convocation Spring ‘18, Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature.Nathan Brinklow, Professor of Mohawk Language, and Callie Hill, Executive Director of the Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Mohawk Certificate launch, June '18. An AWARD-winning year in Arts and ScienceArts and Science is no stranger to awards, but this year was a tremendous one nonetheless, starting with Richard Ascough being named a 3M National Teaching Fellow for Canada [read the full story at QUartsci.com/news/ascough]. Earlier in the year, Richard was on the other side of the celebration stage while congratulating Global Winner Eden Gelgoot and Highly Commended entrant Sari Ohsada, two Arts and Science students, at the Global Undergraduate Awards Summit in Dublin, Ireland in November 2017 [read the full story at QUartsci.com/news/awards].Our own Arts and Science Online, once again, had the highest number of projects funded through eCampus Ontario, including the development of 22 courses, five programs, and two collaborative research and innovation projects: A Multidisciplinary Team-Based Model and Resources for Faculty Support, and Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education: Recruiting Future Adult and International Students to Ontario’s Online Programs.Rankings are often top of mind, and our Geological Sciences department stood at the top this year in the program rankings released by Maclean’s [read the full story at QUartsci.com/news/macleans].undergraduatestudent experienceresearch prominenceinternationalizationDr. Richard Ascough, Eden Gelgoot, and Sari Ohsada at the Undergraduate Awards in DublinOver 1100 first-year students attended Major's Night in February3SUPPORTING our studentsFrom increasing our academic advising hours, to offering LiveChat after business hours, to adding a number of timely webinars on topics such as course registration and selecting your major, to student lunches with the Dean to learn more about how we can be better at what we do – our students were truly a focus this year. In the fall term we launched the Academic Consideration Portal for students in need of short-term accommodation. To support this process and our students’ requests during these times, we added a new Accommodation Counsellor and Assistant to the Student Services team. With the help of several donors and a $350k gift, we were also able to add the first Embedded Personal Counsellor to our undergraduate student support team in the Faculty office.For our students studying off-campus through Arts and Science Online (ASO), support can seem so far away–but not for Queen’s ASO students, thanks to some of the exciting initiatives we launched this year. The student-led, staff-supported study groups available around the globe, the new peer-mentor program available to all ASO students, and the in-person meet-and-greets offered this year in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, and Kingston are a few examples of how we are supporting our growing population of distance learners.undergraduatestudent experiencedigital campusdonor impactErica Gough, BA‘18 in Psychology, Arts and Science Online 4INDIGENEITYat home and in the communityAmong the many Indigenization initiatives across the Faculty, this July, five pre-doctoral researchers joined us in History, Global Development Studies, English Language and Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender Studies through a new Dean’s fellowship for Indigenous scholars. These scholars are the first pre-doctoral fellows at Queen’s and will contribute to the intellectual richness of our classrooms and our community. We recently launched two new certificates: one on the Kingston campus in Indigenous Languages and Cultures, and one offered in the Tyendinaga community in Mohawk Language and Culture. These two new programs from the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures are examples of our work toward Indigenizing the curriculum, but there are many illustrations of these efforts. This year, all three of the successful Principal’s Dream Course proposals came from the Faculty of Arts and Science, and all addressed the theme of Indigenous Identities: GPHY 309: Indigenous Perspectives on the Environment and Health; ENGL 218: Introduction to Indigenous Literatures and Cultures; and ASTR 101: The Solar System (delivered through Arts and Science Online).Prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funding for Queen’s Master of Art Conservation program increases focus on Indigenous material cultureThe internationally recognized Master of Art Conservation program at Queen’s received a grant of $632k over five years from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop conservation research and online courses with a focus on Indigenous material culture. [read the full story at QUartsci.com/news/mellondonation]Mohawk Language and Literature Certificate Launch, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory5INTERNATIONALIZING our campusThe Dean has embarked on many international activities this year, including visits to China and Cuba to facilitate and confirm student mobility agreements with our partner institutions. Barbara Crow, Richard Ascough, Jenny Corlett, and other members of the Queen’s delegation to China hosted special receptions for prospective students and their families to speak about the Queen’s experience and the Faculty of Arts and Science.Our undergraduate international student enrolment numbers surpassed our targets for this year, achieving our ultimate goal more than a year early. We also saw an increase of international students studying on our campus through a variety of new initiatives, such as the Political Studies Summer Institute that welcomed Australian and Chinese students to campus during the summer for courses in Canadian Politics. The very popular QBridge program was extended to Computing students this year.At the graduate level, 29 international Arts and Science PhD students received a tuition waiver through the School of Graduate Studies.More information regarding our equity, diversity, and inclusivity efforts can be found at QUartsci.com/EDI.student experienceinternationalizationdiversity and equitydigital campusresearch prominenceQueen’s Chemistry 2+2 with Universität Stuttgart Celebrates First GraduateSince beginning his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in his native Germany in 2011, Matthias Hermann (MSc’17) has conducted short-term research projects in China and Australia, as well as in his home country. Recently, he added Canada to the list after completing a dual degree master’s program in Chemistry – a partnership between Queen’s University and Universität Stuttgart.[read the full story at QUartsci.com/news/stuggart]6The RESEARCH we do is putting us on the mapOur researchers have had a fantastic year, making important advances in their fields, securing funding to continue performing world-class research, and being recognized for their work through numerous awards. The strength of our research faculty ensures that the Faculty of Arts and Science remains a world leader across several fields and supports our mission to train the next generation of researchers. Research successes made by our faculty and students during the last year include:Queen’s National Scholar Norman Vorano named as one of only five recipients of a prestigious Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Fellowship.Queen's University wins top prize at Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition in Singapore.Queen’s researchers receive $3.56M in Insight grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.Post-doctoral fellow Kelly Suschinsky is one of only five Canadian women honoured with a research award from L’Oréal and UNESCO.Professors Stephen Hughes and Anthony Noble, and their Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) collaborators, were awarded a combined $4.8M in funding from the CFI Innovation Fund (Physics).Hillary Lia was a finalist for the (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award (Biomedical Computing).PhD students Kaj Sullivan and Neil Fernandes (Geological Sciences), were awarded the 2018 Hugh C. Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship from the Kimberley Foundation.Bronwyn Jaques, a PhD student in Cultural Studies, was the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage “Excellence in Conservation” Award.student experienceinternationalizationresearch prominencefaculty renewalMap of our research projects around the globe from universityresearch.ca 7Queen’s Professors Armand Garnet Ruffo (English / LLCU), Matt Rogalsky (Dan School of Drama and Music), and David Kemp (Drama), who passed away in April 2017, among recipients of 2017 Mayor’s Arts Awards.Art Conservation student, Patrick Gauthier, restored Whatif/Twilight by Ron Moppett, for the National Gallery of Canada.Chemistry PhD Student Caitlin Miron wins Mitacs Award for Groundbreaking Cancer Research Discovery.Queen’s Professor Emeritus Carlos Prado (Philosophy) named among most influential Hispanic Canadians.Professor Gregory Jerkiewicz (Chemistry) conferred with the title of Professor of Chemical Sciences for Life by Andrzej Duda, President of Poland.Renowned sex researcher Sari van Anders is joining Queen’s University as one of 24 Canada 150 Research Chairs in Social Neuroendocrinology, Sexuality, and Gender/Sex.Seven Arts and Science faculty members were elected to the Royal Society of Canada.Two new Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs named at Queen’s: Professors Guojun Liu (Chemistry) and Gabor Fichtinger (Computing).Lukin Linklater, Queen’s doctoral candidate, was recently awarded the Canadian Art Foundation’s inaugural Wanda Koop Research Fund.Recipients of the 2017 Prize for Excellence in Research in Arts and Science are Professors Sam McKegney (English) and Cathleen Crudden (Chemistry).Queen’s University launched the new Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute, a partnership of eight universities and five affiliated research organizations, headquartered at Queen’s.Professor Ahmed Hassan (Computing) receives the prestigious E.W.R. Steacie fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.Professor Dorothy Cotton (Psychology) has been awarded the Order of Ontario for her work with law enforcement and mental health agencies.Lecturer Antonio Nicaso's work in organized crime and best-selling true crime novel has inspired Bad Blood, a six-part television drama that recently premiered on City TV.Early-career Queen’s researcher, Katherine McKittrick (Gender Studies) honoured by the Royal Society of Canada.[read more research news at universityresearch.ca/news-events/]8Next >