Campus Updates

Campus Updates

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September 21, 2026
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Indigenous artists and stories take the stage at The Isabel

Three upcoming events invite Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s and Kingston audiences to engage with Indigenous perspectives through opera, literature, and music.

September 16, 2026
Registration opens for 2026-27 HR Learning Catalogue

Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s employees can build skills through a range of virtual and in-person learning opportunities.

September 14, 2026
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Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s welcomes more than 5,500 incoming first-year students

Students arrived from across Canada and 75 countries following a record year for applications.

September 11, 2026
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Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s to join international water stewardship network

Students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to attend the Blue Community University launch event.

September 9, 2026
Parking and traffic changes for residence move-in

Street closures and parking restrictions will affect Main and West campuses from September 4 to 5.

September 3, 2026
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Events Calendar receives refresh in time for fall

Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s community is encouraged to promote university events on the updated calendar.

September 2, 2026
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Â鶹¹ÙÍø's to introduce a new enterprise budgeting and forecasting tool

Part of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Renew Program, the university-wide platform will reduce manual work and streamline budget planning.

August 24, 2026
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Celebrating exceptional graduate student supervisors

Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s professors Christopher DeLuca and Bruce Tufts receive the Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision.

August 18, 2026
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s and student governments move to formalize working relationships

Campus input will help shape new agreements, guidelines, and procedures that clarify roles and responsibilities between university units and student groups.

August 17, 2026