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Marking 175 momentsWednesday April 22, 2015
By Mark Kerr, Senior Communications Officer
To celebrate the university’s 175th anniversary in 2016, a group is collecting historic Queen’smoments – and they welcome your input.
The 175 moments curation team — Duncan McDowall, Celia
Russell, Mike Blair, Paul Banfield, Alison Migneault, Greg
McKellar, Andrea Gunn and David Walker (clockwide from top
left) — deliberate during a recent meeting. The last call for
submissions is April 29. The moments will be highlighted
during Queen's 175th anniversary in 2016.
Although the clock is ticking, there’s still time to suggest an historic Queen’s momentyou feel should be included in a special Queen’s 175th anniversary project.
“Identifying 175 seminal moments from the past 175 years is a major way we areengaging alumni, faculty, staff, students and community members leading up to andduring Queen’s 175th anniversary in 2016,” says Mike Blair, Queen’s 175thanniversary co-ordinator and chair of the 175 moments curation team. “Through themoments, we will reflect on the evolution of Queen’s, celebrate our many successes,and ponder what the future holds beyond this significant anniversary.”
Submit your MomentDo you have a Queen's momentthat you think should berecognized during the 175thanniversary celebration in2016? Send it to Mike Blair [email protected]
Over the past year, the group has reached out to many stakeholders and distributedsubmission cards to alumni, faculty, staff, students and community members at variousevents.
“We are excited to receive such a diverse range of moments involving events, people, ideasand locations, and we are still welcoming further suggestions,” Mr. Blair says. “The thoughtfulcontributions will certainly lead to some interesting and compelling deliberations around thetable.”
Team members including University Historian Duncan McDowall and University Archivist PaulBanfield are currently sifting through the submissions and identifying any gaps. Once the listis finalized, Dr. McDowall will write short entries for each moment over the summer.
The team will then work with the 175th anniversaryexecutive committee to develop a plan for unveiling themoments.
Email your submissions by April 29 to [email protected] visit the Queen’s 175th anniversary website for moreinformation and updates about the celebration plans.
In other 175th anniversary news, the Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees is currentlyaccepting nominations for 2016. All degrees awarded that year will be given to Queen’salumni to mark the 175th occasion. Visit the University Secretariat website for moreinformation.
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