This report was prepared by the Queen’s School of Policy Studies Policy Innovation Lab (QSPS PIL). The goal of the QSPS PIL was to examine and provide recommendations regarding the undesirable social behaviours at Homecoming in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, which have negatively impacted Queen's University, the Kingston community, law enforcement, and students. The policy innovation lab (PIL) format was adopted for a one-week Masters of Public Administration (MPA) course (April 25-29th, 2022). Policy labs are a relatively new phenomenon that attempts to engage diverse stakeholders to find solutions, approaches, and insights to complex policy problems. The 38 MPA students applied public policy and public management concepts as well as techniques used by policy lab practitioners to help inform the in-depth discussions with stakeholders impacted by the Queen’s Homecoming. The QSPS PIL lab members developed seven recommendations. In addition, the potential pedagogical benefits of university-based policy labs are highlighted.
Wellstead, Adam and Alria, Sagarika and Ara, Sarwat and Araujo Cabral, Jaime and Bauer, Madeleine and Bellini, Zoe and Bryers, Madison and Canagaratnam, Ashwini and Chase, Connor and Daly, Calissa and D’Andrea, Tayler and Davison, Jamie and Dhillon, Sharan and Drosi, Daniel and Hawkes, Ava and Heselden, Natasha and Keng, Isabel and Ku, Bonhee and Kulendran, Tanuri and Lad, Anica and Landry, Miranda and Mesic, Kaylin and Morrison, Kirah and Mtaweh, Farah and Natour, Sarah and Ng, Judy and Nyamvumba, Indra and Obille, Miles and Peerbux, Leenaa and Rasalingam, Pamini and Robinson, Chloe and Robinson, Isabella and Southwood, Kayode and St-Jean, Amber and Varela, Nastassia and Vina, Alessandro and Yang, Libing and Yersh, Tim, Changing Traditions: School of Policy Studies Policy Innovation Lab report on Queen’s University Homecoming (June 8, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4131465 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4131465
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