News and Feature Stories: The King's University
Summer Research Round-Up
Posted on: Aug 19, 2019While some students have been camping, working, or catching up on sleep since the semester ended, others continue to walk the halls of King’s. Each year a number of students remain on campus to conduct…
Summer Art Show Featured at King’s
Posted on: Aug 15, 2019Throughout the year various exhibits are featured at The King’s University. For the summer months Jim Visser’s oil paintings graced the walls of the Atrium gallery. The exhibit, New Landscapes, was…
King’s Choral Director Takes First Place Finish at National Competition
Posted on: Jul 15, 2019“We are so delighted with our win because these competitions are very highly regarded,” says Dr. Turgeon excitedly. Dr. Melanie Turgeon has been conducting The King’s University concert and chamber…
Practising Transcendence: Living truthfully in an axial age
Posted on: Jul 08, 2019We are living in a pivotal point in history. For the first time, human activity is the dominant influence on Earth’s environment and ecosystems. It’s being called the Anthropocene Age, and the…
Climbing Through CLAC
Posted on: Jul 04, 2019Steel toe boots? Check. Safety vest? Check. Hard hat? Check. Finally, a four month break from classes and homework. Time to work and make money! How often does a summer job shape the rest of your life?…
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.…
