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Japanese, Language Program
Jackson Hall
Japanese Courses
Jean Royce Hall
Jeffery Hall
Jemmett Wing
Jewish Studies, Department of
Jock Harty Arena
John A. Macdonald Hall
John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy
John Deutsch University Centre
John Orr Tower
John Watson Hall
Journal
Japanese, Language Program. This program, established in 1988 to provide instruction in the Japanese language and culture, features two full-time faculty who offer three years of language instruction. Japanese courses may be taken as electives or as part of a special field concentration in Linguistics. Students with JAPN 100 may spend their third year abroad at a Japanese university. The program is located in Kingston Hall.
Jackson Hall. Completed in 1907, this building houses part of the Department of mechanical engineering. Although it would be difficult to tell from its present appearance, it was constructed as Queen's first gymnasium building. Before it was radically overhauled in 1959 it was a two-storey structure with a pitched roof. The gym occupied both stories and a suspended running track ran around the gym's perimeter, half-way up the wall. The basement held a swimming pool and locker rooms for men and women. The building was transformed into a hydraulics lab when the present gym was built in 1931 and has served a variety of purposes since then. It was named Jackson Hall in 1959 after Arthur Jackson (BSc 1916), a professor of Engineering Drawing at Queen's for many years. It is still referred to occasionally as the Old Gymnasium. It is located on campus road opposite the Campus Bookstore.
Japanese courses. See Department of Japanese.
JDUC. See John Deutsch University Centre.
Jean Royce Hall. Built in 1974, Jean Royce Hall is a collection of student residence buildings at west campus, most of which are interconnected. It is named after jean royce, Queen's registrar for 35 years (1933-1969). The individual houses within the 550-bed complex are named after various former faculty and trustees: William and Margaret Angus, Thelma Bogart Boucher, Beatrice Bryce, Wesley Curran, allie vibert douglas, Kathleen Healey, Hilda Laird, Norman Miller, James Alexander Roy, Glen Shortliffe, Herman Tracy, and Reginald Trotter. Jean Royce Hall houses undergraduate, graduate, and Faculty of Education students.
Jeffery Hall. Completed in 1969, Jeffery Hall houses the Department of mathematics and statistics. It is named after Ralph L. Jeffery, head of mathematics and chair of graduate studies (1943-1960). The building was designed with three floors underground as well as above ground so that its bulk would not detract from the tower of grant hall on the opposite side of university avenue.
Jemmett Wing. See fleming hall.
Jewish Studies, Department of. Courses in Hebrew language have been offered at Queen's since the university held its first classes in 1842. They were a central part of the university's curriculum during its early decades, when a large percentage of Queen's students studied theology and required knowledge of Hebrew for biblical studies. Since 1912, when the university separated from the presbyterian church and established the Queen's affiliated Theological College, the college has offered one introductory and one advanced course in the language, both to students at the Theological College and students in the Faculty of Arts and Science. (Students in the Faculty of Arts and Science who take these courses are said to be taking courses in the Programme in Jewish Studies; the college provides the Programme in Jewish Studies for the Faculty of Arts and Science, in the same way that it provides the Department of Religious Studies. For more on this kind of relationship, see the general entry on departments.) More courses, all of them cognate to Jewish Studies, have been introduced in the departments of Classics, English, German (Yiddish), History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Music, and Philosophy.
Jock Harty Arena. Completed in 1971, the arena holds a skating and hockey rink, an indoor running track, and six tennis courts, located on the roof. The present building is the third version of the Jock Harty Arena. The original arena was built in 1922 to replace the university's primitive skating rink, which had burned down earlier that year. But this new arena, located where humphrey hall stands today, burned down itself just two years later. It was replaced by a second Jock Harty Arena, which stood on the same location as its predecessor until it was torn down in 1968. The arena is named after john "jock" harty, a Kingston doctor, hockey coach, and former star of Queen's great hockey teams of the 1890s. The arena is located at the northwest corner of union street and Division Street.
John A. Macdonald Hall. Completed in 1960, this building houses Queen's Faculty of law. It is named after Sir john a. macdonald, who grew up and practised law in Kingston and helped to found Queen's before embarking on the political career that made him Canada's first Prime Minister. The building is currently in its third phase of renovations, which commenced in 1996 with the renovations of the William R. Lederman Library and will continue with the goal of creating better facilities and wheelchair access. Its main entrance is located on union street just west of dunning hall.
John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy. This institute was founded in 1976 in memory of john james deutsch, an economics professor, public servant, and principal of Queen's. Its goal is to promote advanced research and public education in economic policy issues. It holds a number of conferences each year, attracting participants from government, universities, and the private sector. It also publishes reports from those conferences, as well as regular reports on federal budgets, the impact of constitutional arrangements on the economy, and other important economic matters. Dr. David smith was director of the institute between 1976 and 1983, immediately before he became Principal of Queen's. The institute is located in the policy studies building, is associated with the School of policy studies, and reports to the Department of economics.
John Deutsch University Centre. This is one of the hubs of campus life. Located at the northeast corner of university avenue and union street, the centre is used by students, staff, faculty, and alumni for a variety of purposes. It houses the main student government offices, the Queen's Pub, Alfie's, Common Ground, a games and billiards room cafeterias and stores, a variety of student service offices, and numerous recreational, meeting, and reading rooms. At the heart of the centre is the ceilidh, a large open space where members of the community gather for concerts, performances, debates, and displays.
The centre is located on the site of Kingston's old Orphan's Home, a large and handsome building constructed in 1862 and purchased by Queen's in 1928 to serve as the Students' Memorial Union, named in commemoration of students who died during the First World War. The early Union was essentially a men's club, housing a cafeteria, meeting and reading rooms, and student society offices – almost all of which were closed to women. After a serious fire in 1947, the building was pulled down and the main part of the present JDUC constructed in its place. In the new building women were initially permitted only in business offices, including those of the queen's journal and the alma mater society, and in the "Co-ed Lounge," a room just off the north end of wallace hall known today as the Oak Room. Beginning in the mid-1950s, women were permitted to enter all parts of the building, except for Wallace Hall, which remained off limits – except during formal dinners – until 1960. The Union was extensively renovated and expanded in the mid-1970s in response to the tripling of the student population since the 1950s. It was renamed the John Deutsch University Centre at the same time in honour of former Principal john deutsch, who died in 1976. The centre reports to the Dean of Student Affairs. See also wallace hall, memorial room.
John Orr Tower. Built in 1973, this 16-storey high-rise on west campus contains 125 one-bedroom apartments for students. The apartments overlook Lake Ontario, Portsmouth village, and richardson memorial stadium. The building is named for John Harland Orr (BSc 1923), a professor and head of biochemistry at Queen's who also served as head of the men's residence board and as president of the alumni association.
John Watson Hall. Completed in 1967, this is Queen's main humanities building. It houses the Departments of classics, english, history, and philosophy. The concrete structure was the first at Queen's to be built without limestone facing and, as such, faced considerable hostility from traditionalists on campus when it was constructed. It is named after john watson (1847-1939), a professor of philosophy at Queen's from 1872 until 1924 and Vice-Principal from 1901 to 1924. The building is set back from queen's crescent opposite stirling hall.
Journal. See queen's journal.