Premier Wynne meets with students at alma mater
January 19, 2015
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Premier Kathleen Wynne got a close-up look at her alma mater ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ on Monday, the final stop on her 10-day tour of Ontario colleges and universities.
Premier Wynne (Artsci’77) started her tour of Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s at Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre, where she sat down with a group of students.
The premier then made her way to Chown Hall where she worked as a residence proctor during her time at the university. She toured one of the floors and met with a group of dons.
Next up was a visit to Ban Righ Hall, where students were having lunch. Premier Wynne spoke with a number of students and even took some time for a few selfies, including one student who said he wanted to one-up his brother who recently posted an image with Toronto mayor John Tory.
As she exited the dining hall the premier met with the Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s Gaels women ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s basketball team who presented her with a personalized sweater.
Premier Wynne wrapped up her tour with a special lecture at Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s School of Business, speaking on her journey from the classrooms of Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s to the pinnacle of power at Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s Park.
The focus of the schools tour was for the premier to engage with students themselves, something she was able to do at Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s.
“Having the discussion with the students was fantastic,†she says. “I really like hearing what ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s right on the top of people ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s minds and what they’re most concerned about.â€
- With files from Andrew Stokes