Alma Mater Society of Queen's University - AMS

02/28/2024

Learn more about the Vice President of Operations and nominate yourself! Special Session Assembly takes place tomorrow, February 29th to appoint the next AMS Executive!

02/28/2024

Learn more about the roll of Vice President of University Affairs and nominate yourself today! Special Session Assembly will be held tomorrow February 29th to appoint a new AMS Executive!

02/28/2024

Learn more about the roll of AMS President and nominate yourself to run at the link in our bio!! Special Session Assembly will be held February 29th to appoint an AMS Executive team!

02/27/2024

Join us February 29th for Special Session Assembly where AMS Executive will be appointed, taking place at 6pm in Robert Sutherland rm 202! To nominate yourself as an individual for AMS Executive visit the link in our bio!

02/24/2024

The AMS will be hosting a special session assembly to appoint the next AMS Executive on February 29th, 2024 at 6pm in Robert Sutherland Room 202.

The requirement for the slate has been removed for this exceptional circumstance, if you wish to nominate yourself as an individual for President, VP of Operations, or VP of University Affairs, please go to the link in our bio!

02/12/2024

AMS Special Assembly, tomorrow February 13th at 6 pm in Grant Hall! All students are welcome and encouraged to attend!

A Special Assembly is being called on February 13, 2024, to appoint a qualified team to serve as AMS Executive for the 2024-25 academic year. It will run in accordance with the precedent set out in the Special Assembly that took place on February 1st, 2018. Teams who expressed interest and satisfied the eligibility requirements will have the opportunity to present themselves before Assembly for consideration. The following rules and format will govern the election process:

• The Special Assembly shall be conducted in its entirety in open session to ensure a fair and transparent process for all students.
• All members of Assembly shall conduct themselves in a respectful manner and shall only engage in debate and discussion of or with candidates when they are recognized by the moderator
• Any member of Assembly, including members-at-large, will be provided with the opportunity to engage in the question period.
• All questions must only be relevant to candidates’ respective platforms and ideas for the Society, not their individual characters

The Special Assembly will follow this order: confirmation of teams, opening presentations, debate, team questioning, closing statements, assembly discussion, and balloting.

While only Voting Members of Assembly can participate in balloting, all undergraduates’ students are encouraged to attend Special Assembly.

For the Special Assembly Agenda and Rules of Special Assembly please visit the link in our bio! Or go to myams.org/about/governance/assembly/

02/10/2024

The AMS Executive Nomination Form closes tonight at 11:59pm. If your team would like be nominated go to the link in our bio.

The AMS Executive team will be appointed by voting members of AMS Assembly at Special Assembly Tuesday, February 13th. Candidates will have to present their platform, take questions, and engage in formal debate.

02/08/2024

Voting for the AMS Winter Referendum and Rector Election closes tonight at 11:59pm!

There’s still time to vote and be entered in our giveaway for a Dyson airwrap, an Xbox, and AirPods!

Vote through the link in our bio!

02/07/2024

­­­­Last Thursday February 1st the AMS held the 2024 Rector Candidate Debate for the two Rector Candidates, Niki Boytchuk-Hale and Leo Yang. Vote today in the Rector Election, linked in our bio!

The Rector of Queen’s is the third officer of the University, after the Chancellor and Principal. The central role of the Rector is to act as an advocate and a facilitator of dialogue regarding students’ needs, opinions, and views with the university’s senior administration.  The Office of the Rector is an important resource for the Queen’s student community in helping them understand the university’s administrative structure and how to obtain student-specific resources and services.

Here are statements from each candidate:

Niki Boytchuk-Hale: “Hey, I’m Niki, and I am running to be the next Rector of Queen’s University. I recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art and am now pursuing my Bachelor of Education in the Indigenous Teacher Education Program. I have worn many hats on campus in my five years here and have gained valuable institutional knowledge of both student government and the University. My mission is to be a Rector who represents the student voice fairly and elevates the Queen’s experience. I promise to be an agent of change and I will use this position to connect, advocate, and inform.”

Leo Yang: 1977 - “In this financial storm hitting Queen’s, as the former Principal’s Intern and Student Senate Caucus Vice-Chair, I’m not here just for an election, but for a revolution, a Queen’s revolution! No more mismanagement from the administration, no more inaction from our student leaders, and no more silence from us, the students! The urgency is here, it is time to overturn the old regime! I’m Leo Yang. Join me! Let’s break down the barriers and start our own revolution to transform this university to a better future! Stand with me and together, we can determine the Queen’s destiny! Loyalty, Solidarity, Prosperity”

02/07/2024

02/06/2024

Vote February 6th and 7th in the AMS Referendum & Rector Election to be entered in our Voting Giveaway!

The AMS is giving away an Xbox, AirPods and a Dyson Airwrap to three voters! All you have to do is vote to be entered!

To vote go to the link in our bio, check your student email, or check out our in person voting booths around campus!

02/02/2024

AMS Elections Updates

Thursday, February 1st, 2024 

As of Wednesday, January 31st, 2024, no candidate team for AMS Executive has satisfied the requirements to be placed on the ballot for the February 6th and 7th 2024 AMS Executive Election. 

Moving forward, the 2024-25 AMS Executive team will be appointed by the Assembly at a Special Session occurring on February 13th at 6:00 PM. (Location to be confirmed) 

Any students wishing to nominate their team for AMS executive to the Assembly may do so as of February 2nd through the 9th and will be required to: 

• Submit a slideshow to the secretariat by February 9th, at 11:59 pm, starting their intention to run for AMS Executive as the Assemble Special Session; the sideshow must include;

1. Their names and the positions for which they are running;
2. Why they want to be an AMS Executive; 
3. What leadership experience they have to date;
4. And any ideas they have at this point for the AMS. 

Slideshows can be submitted through email to the Secretariat at [email protected]

Structure of AMS Special Session Assembly:
• Teams present slideshows to the assembly 
• 30-minute Break
• Questions posed by Assembly and members at large 
• Secretariate poses pre-collected questions from members at large 
• All team’s Debate 
• 30-minute break 
• Closing statements
• Assembly discussion (teams leave the room)
• Assembly votes via simply voting (teams leave the room)
• AMS executive team announced 
• Adjournment 

If you have any questions regarding the process, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the AMS Secretariat at [email protected], or AMS President at [email protected]

Statement linked in our bio.