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ATCO & KCVS Partner to Teach Students about Energy

ATCO & KCVS Partner to Teach Students about Energy

Posted on: Nov 27, 2024

King'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  

Dr. Peter Mahaffy to Receive 2025 Pimentel Award for Outstanding Contributions to Chemistry Education  

Posted on: Oct 02, 2024

The 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

King’s Launches Bachelor of Science in Psychology Program for Fall 2024

Posted on: May 06, 2024

The 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

Collaborative Integrated Project Delivery Approach to Drive Development of $20M Science Centre

Posted on: Jan 22, 2024

The 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…

Centre for Teaching and Learning hires new learning specialists

Centre for Teaching and Learning hires new learning specialists

Posted on: Aug 28, 2023

King’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…

King’s offers LQS certificate for aspiring principals

King’s offers LQS certificate for aspiring principals

Posted on: Mar 16, 2023

A 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…

Board of Governors grants President Melanie Humphreys sabbatical

Board of Governors grants President Melanie Humphreys sabbatical

Posted on: Feb 13, 2023

At 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

Partnership with North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies provides new opportunities for curriculum expansion

Posted on: Feb 08, 2023

Students 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…

Development of new micro-credential programs, announced

Development of new micro-credential programs, announced

Posted on: Nov 15, 2022

King’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…

Badminton student Narayan Ramdhani headed to Commonwealth Games

Badminton student Narayan Ramdhani headed to Commonwealth Games

Posted on: Jun 21, 2022

King’s business student and Eagles athlete Narayan Ramdhani is headed to the Commonwealth Games this July and August in Birmingham, UK. The badminton player, (ranked 288 in the world in men’s singles,…

Reparations with Indigenous neighbours aim of new reciprocity fund at King’s

Reparations with Indigenous neighbours aim of new reciprocity fund at King’s

Posted on: Jun 13, 2022

Moving beyond mere words and land acknowledgements to more tangible action toward healing and reparations with our Indigenous neighbours is the impetus behind a new fund being held by The King’s University.…

Eagles gain cross country & indoor track team for 2022/23 season

Eagles gain cross country & indoor track team for 2022/23 season

Posted on: May 27, 2022

It’s official—King’s has a new athletics team! The cross country running/indoor track team joins the ACAC for the 2022/23 season after operating as a running club under coach Ralph Troschke (VP…

Men’s futsal brings home a banner with silver medal in home-turf championship

Men’s futsal brings home a banner with silver medal in home-turf championship

Posted on: Mar 31, 2022

Hosting a championship and winning a banner is all in a weekend for King’s men’s futsal. The Eagles took home silver, placing second in the league of 12 schools, after a four-team round robin tournament…