News from The King's University
Announcing 3-Year Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
Posted on: Mar 07, 2025The King’s University is excited to announce the launch of a new 3-Year Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. This condensed faith-based program is designed to equip students with the essential…
King's Launches New Sustainability Action-Research Hub
Posted on: Feb 05, 2025The King’s University is pleased to announce the public launch of its Sustainability Transformation Action and Research (STAR) Hub. Bringing together academic, societal, and governmental partners from…
ATCO & KCVS Partner to Teach Students about Energy
Posted on: Nov 27, 2024King's Centre for Visualization in Science (KCVS) has received a $15,000 grant from ATCO. The grant will fund the development of an interactive learning tool to explore the impacts of various forms of…
Dr. Peter Mahaffy to Receive 2025 Pimentel Award for Outstanding Contributions to Chemistry Education
Posted on: Oct 02, 2024The King’s University is pleased to announce that chemistry professor Dr. Peter Mahaffy is the 2025 recipient of the George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education. The award, granted by the American…
King’s Launches Bachelor of Science in Psychology Program for Fall 2024
Posted on: May 06, 2024The King’s University has exciting news for students passionate about psychology and the natural sciences. Starting this fall, King’s psychology offerings will expand into the human health sciences…
Collaborative Integrated Project Delivery Approach to Drive Development of $20M Science Centre
Posted on: Jan 22, 2024The King’s University is thrilled to announce the selection of its first partners in building the Centre for Excellence in Sciences (CES). The Centre will advance scientific education and research and…
Committing to prayer in our campus community
Posted on: Dec 04, 2023As we enter the Christmas season, thoughts of the baby born in a manger often lead to greater emphasis on God and the hope we find in Jesus. For many, though, the hustle and bustle of the holidays is…
Metals tell tales: Research grants fund chemist’s renewal of the world and explorations of the past.
Posted on: Oct 30, 2023What do human bones and the oil sands have in common? For Dr. Cassidy VanderSchee, the answer lies in their chemical stories. Dr. VanderSchee, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, was recently awarded research…
King's welcomes first President's Scholarship recipient
Posted on: Sep 22, 2023This fall, The King’s University welcomes the first-ever recipient of the President’s Scholarship, Scott Mora. The scholarship, which covers one year of tuition at King’s, will be awarded every…
Centre for Teaching and Learning hires new learning specialists
Posted on: Aug 28, 2023King’s has hired three learning specialists to support students through their university studies. The new hires come as part of a reimagining of the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to make the…
Introducing Cora-Lee Conway, King’s New Dean of Students
Posted on: May 04, 2023Students will see a new face planning co-curricular activities and leading the Student Life office this fall. Cora-Lee Conway is stepping into the role of Dean of Students, overseeing King’s student…
King’s offers LQS certificate for aspiring principals
Posted on: Mar 16, 2023A new certificate is available through King’s Faculty of Education for working educators. The Leadership Quality Standard certificate (LQS), recently approved by the Alberta Government, is designed…
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee medal presented to President Humphreys for outstanding service
Posted on: Mar 15, 2023President Melanie Humphreys was presented with a Jubilee medal earlier this month for her diligent and tenacious service in the field of post-secondary education. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal…
Board of Governors grants President Melanie Humphreys sabbatical
Posted on: Feb 13, 2023At 10 years of exemplary service as president of The King’s University, King’s Board of Governors has approved a five-month sabbatical for Dr. Melanie Humphreys, beginning March 2023. In her absence,…
Partnership with North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies provides new opportunities for curriculum expansion
Posted on: Feb 08, 2023Students at King’s have new opportunities for Indigenous studies under Indigenous professors, thanks to a partnership with the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies (NAIITS). ‘Introduction…
Natural science professors obtain new government research funding
Posted on: Dec 14, 2022Professors Dr. Ben Cameron and Dr. Darcy Visscher have obtained research grants from the Natural Science and Research Sciences of Canada (NSERC) and Parks Canada. Dr. Cameron was awarded an NSERC Discovery…
Development of new micro-credential programs, announced
Posted on: Nov 15, 2022King’s is thick in the development of new bite-sized programs after the Government of Alberta announced increased funding for micro-credential programming four weeks ago. A grant of $200,000 will be…
Harmony in community
Posted on: Oct 26, 2022A choir is a community of voices tuned to harmony. What better community than King’s to offer a home to displaced choristers? When Concordia closed its community-based music programs last year, Dr.…
Leading by example
Posted on: Jul 14, 2022Camp is a summertime staple and at King’s, athletes spend a few of their summer days helping young people hone their skills at Eagles Youth Camps in badminton, basketball, and volleyball. Lauryn Draker,…
Sharing this land as neighbours
Posted on: Jul 11, 2022Each year, King’s Indigenous Initiatives Circle (IIC) supports the university’s commitment to justice, reconciliation, truth-telling, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.…