COVID-19 Information

For Students

Undergraduate Students

• Exams: There will be no in-person, on-campus exams for the Winter 2020 term. All assessments including final exams will be done remotely. Please see this notice about exam accomodations from Queen's Accessibility Services (March 30).
• Instructors will provide guidance about course and capstone projects.
• Accreditation: Changes in academic programming in response to this crisis will not affect the accreditation of our engineering programs. Engineers Canada has recognized the circumstances of the COVID-19 situation, and have affirmed that programs have flexibility in the delivery of courses. In the event that classes and/or lab activities are cancelled, it is not an expectation that the programs will need to justify to future CEAB visiting teams the impact on Accreditation Units counts. See this statement from Engineers Canada (PDF)
• You have access to almost all software for courses, work, and special projects through our AppsAnywhere service that will allow you to work remotely. Our IT Team is available to help anyone access these platforms remotely.

Graduate Students

The School of Graduate Studies has created this page with information for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

Graduate programs will also be moved to remote delivery. There will be no more in-person classes or labs for the duration of the term for graduate courses. There will be no in-person exams (with the exception of comprehensives/dissertation defences). See this statement from the Provost (updated March 17) regarding graduate classes.

Graduate student research activities should be accessed remotely whenever possible. Please refer to updates from the VPR Office for specific information regarding research operations.

Undergraduate Applicants

Please visit this page on the Undergraduate Admissions website if you have any questions about changes to the application process related to COVID-19.

While March Break Open House has been cancelled, we are working to put all of the information you would be getting at the event online.

Exchange Students

The Engineering’s Student Services team is working to support our students who are away on exchange.

For Faculty & Staff

The following points elaborate on key messages from the Principal’s statement (March 16) with guidance for staff and faculty:

1. Social and non-essential gatherings should be cancelled.
2. Where possible, move essential meetings to an online format.
3. Any meetings that must occur face-to-face should be limited to a maximum of 10 people in a room.
4. Avoid public spaces where social distancing of 2 metres or more is not possible.
5. Remote working: Managers are encouraged to have employees work from home, if their jobs permit, and be flexible in looking for ways to enable this activity. If there are questions about remote working capability, managers are asked to speak with Sarah Kauffman, Executive Director, Finance and Operations and Christa Camirand, Manager, Human Resources.

Please see the most recent updated information issued from Central Human Resources about reporting, absence from work, and resources. Also, please engage Kate Spoljaric or Christa Camirand if you have any questions about process, reporting, or isolation measures.

Additional resources for staff and faculty:

• FEAS-IT has provided information on how to access campus and Engineering services when working from home.
• For instructors: To assist with contingency planning and maintain the continuity of teaching in responding to COVID-19, the Engineering Teaching and Learning team has provided this list of remote teaching options and can help you find ways to use them effectively.
• The Office of the VP (Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) has published this page of updates for units in their portfolio.
• See the Faculty & Staff tab on the Queen's Coronovirus COVID-19 Information website for more information and resources.

Other Resources

Travel

As of March 25, anyone returning from travel outside of Canada must self-isolate for 14 days, in accordance with the federal government's Quarantine Act, and to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19.

Any members of the Queen’s community who are currently travelling or planning to travel abroad should closely follow the Government of Canada’s travel advisories, which can change as events evolve. Anyone already out of country should use the use the International SOS service (information on the Queen's Emergency Support Program page) and follow Public Health guidance.