Queen's University Alumni Association Washington, D.C. Branch

10/12/2017

Thank you to the Queen's alumni who attended last weekend's Canadian alumni gathering in Washington, DC. We hope you had a great time! Big thanks to McMaster University for organizing the event.

06/30/2015

Jun 24, 2015: It’s a hill that plenty of people have tried to die on: which band is Canada’s best? Wh…

05/15/2015

Queen’s University alumni have done amazing things, from creating the Canadian flag, to winning Emmy Awards for producing Breaking Bad, and starting the online payment service Pay Pal. With 144,930...

01/13/2015

After much consideration, we've decided to cancel the event with Dr. Jean Hutchinson tomorrow. Many alumni expressed their desire to attend and disappointment at being unable to do so, and it’s our feeling that the timing of the event was the obstacle. Dr. Hutchinson has offered to share her presentation with the Branch when she next returns to Washington, and we hope you will be able to join us for that or other Washington, DC Branch events. - Emma & Zoe

01/05/2015

Remember to register by Wednesday, January 7 for Dr. Jean Hutchinson's talk on the geological significance of Vimy Ridge during WWI and the geological factors affecting the 2007 restoration of the monument!

https://advevents.queensu.ca/cgi/page.cgi?event_id=1647&_id=3&action=viewdetail

The Vimy Ridge site, north of Arras, France, commemorates the tremendous achievement of Canadian and Allied troops during the offensive of April 1917. The site is one of the few places left in France where the terrain has been largely unchanged since the end of the First World War, with the result t…

12/09/2014

"The new stadium, which will be amongst the top facilities of its kind in Ontario, will include an artificial turf field, state-of-the-art scoreboard, and bowl-style seating. Temporary stands will be installed at the north end of the stadium, pending additional fundraising for a pavilion that will complete the bowl design. The revitalized stadium will be in the same location as the current stadium, and have a similar capacity of approximately 9,000. It will be home to the Queen’s soccer and football teams, and used by a number of other teams and clubs."

An early rendering of what the revitalized Richardson Stadium could look like. Queen’s Board of Trustees has approved the Richardson Stadium rev...

11/03/2014

Looking for Remembrance Day poppies in DC? They're available in the lobby of the Embassy of Canada Monday-Friday, 9 am - 5 pm.

Looking for Remembrance Day poppies in DC? They're available in the lobby of the Embassy of Canada Monday-Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Outside DC? Contact your local Canadian Consulate or one of 15 Canadian Legion branches in the U.S.: http://www.legion.ca/who-we-are/branch-locator/. Lest We Forget.

10/16/2014

Happy 173rd Birthday Queen's!

Happy University Day!

Queen's was granted its Royal Charter on October 16, 1841 and later that year, the university established that date as University Day to commemorate the occasion. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, University Day was celebrated with a series of track and field competitions for students (including some traditional Scottish events such as the caber toss) and was a much anticipated date on the university calendar.

Today, we're looking forward to welcoming our alumni home for the weekend!

08/06/2014

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06/16/2014

Hi everyone, if you want to check out what Canada Day events are happening where you are, take a look at this interactive map set up by Connect2Canada / Lien Canada: http://www.canadadayacrossamerica.com they also have a page: https://www.facebook.com/canadadayusa?fref=ts

06/11/2014

Thanks to all the alumni who came to the happy hour last week! Tag yourselves: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.652785774812225.1073741829.216894678401339&type=1

Our next event won't be until September, however it sounded like there was interest in Brew at the Zoo on July 17. This is the information: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/activitiesandevents/celebrations/brew/

June 5, 2014 at City Tap House

06/11/2014

June 5, 2014 at City Tap House