News and Feature Stories: The King's University
Inspired to Connect
Posted on: Jun 20, 2019A classroom isn’t only a place of curriculum learning. It’s a place of discovery, exploration, and growth. For Kyla Dykema’s students, it’s also a place of safety and connection. “I deal with…
King's participates in ICS led undergraduate workshop, joint course
Posted on: Jun 11, 2019On May 23-25, 2019 The King’s University participated in the Institute for Christian Studies’ (ICS) third annual undergraduate workshop. ICS invited undergraduate students from around the world to…
Truth and Faithfulness in a Post-Truth Age
Posted on: Jun 10, 2019As a philosopher, I have thought a lot about truth. As a citizen, I am disheartened that truth seems far too often to be a casualty of partisan, and frequently ignoble, interests. As a Christian, I trust…
Hope and Light
Posted on: Jun 06, 2019Overnight, I lost everything I had.” It was only three years ago, and the weight of it is still fresh in her voice. Sarah Choi’s road to becoming creator and executive director of Lights Dance Festival…
King’s Professor Receives National Award in Chemical Education
Posted on: Jun 03, 2019Dr. Peter Mahaffy has received the 2019 College Chemistry Canada (C3) Award in Chemical Education. The award is given annually to honour a person who has made substantial contributions to enhancing the…
Connecting As We Roll Through Time, Space, and Cultures
Posted on: Jun 03, 2019It’s May 5—Bevrijdingsdag, a day celebrating Holland’s 1945 liberation from Nazi German occupation, largely by the First Canadian Army. What better way to launch our Netherlands tour than here,…
Rooted in Generosity
Posted on: May 30, 2019My earliest memory of Colin Wiebe dates back to April 1985, when he and two friends from then-fledgling King’s College walked into the Royal Alexandra Hospital with a gift for our newborn son. We still…
From the Human Condition to Environmental Governance: Christianity in its Contexts
Posted on: May 29, 2019On May 11, St. Joseph’s College held its second annual Christianity in its Contexts undergraduate conference. Students from five local post-secondary institutions, including The King’s University,…
Networking to Norway
Posted on: May 23, 2019Now boarding those passengers seated in zone B. David McCune joins the line with a scarf wrapped around his neck, hot tea in hand. When your voice is your livelihood you will go to any length to protect…
Weaving a Tapestry of Learning: Introducing King's Common Curriculum
Posted on: May 20, 2019Anyone who has worked at a loom knows the miracle of turning disparate threads into a tapestry that adds beauty, warmth, and meaning to life. As King’s President Dr. Melanie Humphreys puts it, “A…
Behind the Paper: Systems Thinking for Education about the Molecular Basis of Sustainability
Posted on: May 16, 2019The following is an inside look, from King’s professor of chemistry, Dr. Peter Mahaffy, at the ideas behind "Systems Thinking for Education about the Molecular Basis of Sustainability", an article published…
The Delegate from King's Has the Floor
Posted on: May 16, 2019Ten Politics-History-Economics (PHE) students from King’s filed into Kule Theatre at MacEwan University on March 2 to take part in the 2019 Model United Nations (UN) Conference. Students from across…
What is Truth? A Literary Reflection
Posted on: May 13, 2019Flee from the crowd and dwell with truth Let what you have suffice, though it be small, For hoarding leads to hate and ambitious climbing to uncertainty, The crowd has envy, and wealth blinds completely…
Graduate to Ganache Master
Posted on: May 09, 2019Imagine this. You’re driving West, just about as far West as you can travel in Canada by car. It’s been a long drive; the single lane highway twists and turns in every possible direction, the corners…
Jessica Hartum: 2019 Mahan Fellow
Posted on: May 08, 2019This year’s recipient of the Au Sable Institute's David C. Mahan Fellowship is Jessica Hartum of The King’s University. The Mahan Fellowship, started in 2017, celebrates the work and legacy of Dr.…
An Exciting Season of Building at King's
Posted on: May 06, 2019Construction for King’s Academic Enrichment Centre (AEC) begins this spring! At 2,800 sq ft, the project will re-purpose space on either side of the existing library and include a new writing centre,…
Greetings from Alumni Relations
Posted on: May 02, 2019When I saw the job posting for Alumni Relations Manager, I clicked on it. At the top of the page the heading read: “Help us build a top Christian university.” I was challenged by this phrase and it…
Two-Faced: Self-Portrait of a Chemist
Posted on: Apr 29, 2019I was inspired to paint a different kind of self-portrait during my study of organic chemistry at King’s. One of the compounds we discuss in class is the drug thalidomide. One form of this drug alleviates…
Thriving Athletes, Championship Teams: Building a Top Canadian Volleyball Program
Posted on: Apr 26, 2019Gabriel (Gabe) deGroot waits at the corner of Aberdeen and Earl Street on a snowy February morning before finding a gap in traffic and darting across to the gym. It reminds him of old times, walkingthrough…
United by the Army, Inspired by King’s
Posted on: Apr 23, 2019On May 14, 2018 seven officers in the Canadian Forces Reserves attended a lengthy officer course at the Mewata Armories in Calgary, AB. One of the prerequisites for the course was a handwritten biography…
