In Session with Kasmet Niyongabo & Samantha Cheung

Welcome to the last episode of In Session: Conversations with University Councillors.  Queen’s University alumni and current University Councillors Kasmet Niyongabo & Samantha Cheung join us to shore up an amazing season of inspirational conversation. In addition to their comments on inspirations to join University Council and sage advice for students and alumni to stay […]

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In Session with Kofi Adow, Anita Jack-Davies and Aziz Garuba

In this episode we chat with Queen’s University Councilors Kofi Adow, Dr. Anita Jack-Davies and Aziz Garuba.  Each share details about their work on University Council and advice they have for students and alumni to stay connected during the pandemic.  Adow, an Executive Management Consultant in Seattle, also shares insights about his lifelong love of […]

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In Session with Bittu George

In this episode, we’re chatting with Bittu George about his career in law and municipal politics in Kingston, his extensive service to many community organizations as well as Queen’s University Council and the work he’s engaged in there.  He also shared memories of his time in student organizations including Model Parliament as a Queen’s undergrad […]

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In Session with Rico Garcia, Tka Pinnock & Susan Smith

In our fifth installment of In Session, we chat with Queen’s University Alumni Association President Rico Garcia (ArtSci ’14), Tka Pinnock, (ArtSci ’07), and Susan Smith ArtSci ’91). From Rico, we learn about his work on University Council in addition to his time at Queen’s including his time as an on air volunteer at CFRC […]

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In Conversation with Patrick Deane, Sari Ohsada and Richard Baugh

In our fourth installment of In Session, we share conversations from early in the New Year with Queen’s University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane and Queen’s alumni Sari Ohsada and Richard Baugh, all members of Queen’s University Council. Principal Deane shares much about the fascinating, innovative and collaborative work he does as Principal to advance […]

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Opiyo Oloya and Mary Wilson Trider

In our third installment of In Session: Conversations with University Councillors, we chat with Queen’s Alumni Opiyo Oloya and Mary Wilson Trider. Opiyo Oloya chats about his arrival to Canada as an undergraduate student and his academic and career pathway in Education leading him to become the current Superintendent of Schools, York Catholic District School […]

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In Session with Daniel Tisch and Dr. Anjali Helferty

In this episode, we chat with Daniel Tisch, Vice Chair of Queen’s University Board of Trustees, Queen’s Alumnus and member of University Council and Dr. Anjali Helferty, Queen’s Alumna, University Council Member and Interim Director of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.  Both share memories of their time at Queen’s, their exciting career […]

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Ep. 1 Chancellor Jim Leech & Judith Brown

In the premiere episode of this illuminating new series, we chat with Jim Leech, 14th Chancellor of Queen’s University and Limestone District School Board Trustee Judith Brown, both Alumni members of Queen’s University Council. From our conversations, we learn much about their long and respective career paths since graduation from Queen’s, how and why they […]

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