What We Do

Advocacy
At the local level, ResSoc executives and House Presidents attend General Assembly and committee meetings to discuss current events happening in Queen’s residences. Members of the public are always welcome to join ResSoc’s General Assembly meetings! The date, time, and location will be organized in September of each year.

At the university level, executives also collaborate with different student bodies to discuss ways to improve the residence experience for members of ResSoc. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss issues happening in residence, and to come up with solutions to these problems so that the student experience in residence is as positive as it can be. The President & CEO of ResSoc co-chairs the Residence Advisory Committee (RAC) with Housing & Ancillary Services. RAC serves as a consultative group, advising on decisions directly affecting students in residence, helping to ensure student life in residence promotes the well-being of students and is complementary to the attainment of academic excellence. RAC provides a forum to voice opinions and ideas to the Housing & Ancillary Services administration and facilitates bi-directional communication between students, housing staff and other student support services. Input and feedback is welcome on various matters pertaining to housing services, programming for students, resources and departmental budget priorities. In addition to the President, one member of the ResSoc executive team and one House President sit on RAC. Areas of discussion may include:

• Housing policies and services, residence admissions, student conduct, customer service and student engagement

• Budgetary priorities for the department and an annual consultation on residence room and board fee (prior to submission to university Board of Trustees for approval)

• Consideration and sharing of ideas around student life, facility projects and food services

• The annual review of the residence contract (community standards/agreement) and providing suggestions for updates to align with the student population, government legislation and legal precedents

• Support and encouragement of student government in residence, including reviewing their activities, and the annual financial audit and/or other accountability measures for the use of student government fees

• As an overarching philosophy, consideration of sustainability and EDII priorities with respect to all recommendations and decisions

Internal Committees

The Internal committees chaired by one ResSoc executive member are as follows:

• The Constitutional Affairs & Ethics Committee (CAEC)

• Sustainability Committee

• EDIIA Committee

• Hiring & Elections Committee

• Residence Experience Committee (REC)

• Finance & Audit Committee

Residence-Wide

ResSoc provides recreational equipment to spaces within our residence buildings. Procured items include foosball, pool tables, table tennis, and air hockey.

Residence Events
The Programs and Marketing Officer is responsible for planning residence-wide events for ResSoc members. There are 3 residence-wide events planned per semester. House Presidents work with their House Councils to plan events in their respective buildings, There will be at least one event per month for each residence, so make sure you follow your building’s social media pages (or look for posters in your building) for updates on events.
Events change every year, so be sure to check our socials to see what events are coming up! Follow @queensressoc on Instagram, RAFTR, and Facebook for contests, opportunities, and events!

Financial Support Services
ResSoc focuses on providing financial support services to students living in residence. Students are eligible to submit an application for financial aid which, can be found on the Resources Financial Aid page within this website. Financial aid services include:

• Laundry Bursary

• Academic Bursary

• The First-Year Experience Fund