Showing support of our students in the Faculty of Engineering comes in many shapes and sizes, each opportunity creating a potential network of students, whether they congregate around a program or a centre, or feel the sense of achievement that accompanies an award for personal accomplishment.
MESC (海角社区 Engineering Student Centre)
MESC is home to the Engineering Career Centre, it is where co-op internships, scholarships and fellowships are administered. It is also responsible for the Empower initiative, which is focused on supporting, promoting and creating learning activities that take place outside of class, creating the conditions to help students develop their leadership capabilities.
Soutar Fund for Career Enhancement and Professional Development
Suncor Emerging Leaders Award 鈥� Engineering
Mohammed and Yulanda Faris Student Initiatives Fund
Bob Anderson Fd-Academic & Career Advising in the Faculty of Engineering
Philip Henry Banfill Hamilton End. For Student Advising in Engineering
Kostiuk Engineering Leadership and Professional Development Fund
Class of 1979 Student Initiative Fund
RBC Global Challenge Award 鈥� Engineering
WSP Global Challenge Award
Benno Novak Leadership & Professional Development Fd in Engineering
Kevric Student Initiative Fund
Dario and Erminia Scola Student Initiative Fund
UAE Engineering Experiential Learning Fund
Rory J. Altman Student Initiative Fund
Brian Hirst Fund in Career Planning
Madigan Student Initiative Fund
Richard and Jeanne Anna Brown Global Challenges Award
Allaire Student Initiative Fund
Donor Student Awards 鈥� Spring 2023 and 2024
Every spring, the Faculty of Engineering holds an event to bring donors and student recipients together. For the event we line up student speakers 鈥� undergraduate and graduate 鈥� who have had the benefit of a scholarship or program that鈥檚 made a difference in their educational journey.
This year, we sat down with the donor/recipient matches and videotaped their thoughts about giving and receiving.
Student recipients at the Donor Student Awards, Spring - 2024
(Left to right)聽- Kristina Kerkelova, Aerin Brown, Emma Friesen, Aastha Goyal, and Sydney Smith
Ronald Chwang Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
海角社区 Engine focuses on encouraging and supporting technological innovators and entrepreneurs across 海角社区. Ronald Chwang Entrepreneurs-in-Residence are knowledgeable, experienced entrepreneurs and innovators with a variety of backgrounds who are available to meet with 海角社区 students and faculty for advising and coaching on their technologically-based ideas, inventions, technologies, R&D projects, and startups/spinoffs.
May Seto (BEd鈥�76); Rachel Chwang (BArts鈥�76) look on as students present 鈥� Summer 2023
Vadasz Scholar Program
The Vadasz Scholar Program is awarded to outstanding students each year, who have been accepted into a doctoral degree program in the Faculty of Engineering. The aim is to provide future engineering leaders with the expertise and skills needed to solve problems that matter.
Les Vadasz (BEng鈥�61) & Judy Vadasz with Vadasz Scholars of Fall 2023
E-IDEA Showcase
The Office of E-IDEA (Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity & Equity Advancement) is leading programs that support the Faculty of Engineering community in building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture.
Nia Fernandez (BSc鈥�10, BEng鈥�14, PhD鈥�22), E-IDEA Advisor, watches the first summer interns welcomed to the program as a result of generous donations,, at the first E-IDEA Showcase in 2023.
John Tentomas (BEng鈥�94) and his wife Niki Yannakis directed their support towards a strategy of engaging Indigenous youth.
Shelley Bacon (BEng鈥�75) funds The Shelley Bacon E-IDEA Initiative Support Fund to bolster strategy to develop a culture in the Faculty where underrepresented students not only feel welcome, but thrive throughout their educational experiences.
TISED鈥檚 10th Anniversary
Lorne Trottier (BEng鈥�70) speaks at the 10th anniversary of TISED (Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering Design), where the inauguration of the Master of Engineering: Sustainability in Engineering and Design was announced. Prof. Subhasis Ghoshal, Director of TISED, Prof. Jim Nicell, former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and Mohamed Awadalla (PhD鈥�24), a recipient of TISED support, look on.
Ram Panda (MEng鈥�71; MBA鈥�77; LLD鈥�23) and his wife, Durga Panda, along with Lorne Trottier, were the visionary founding supporters of TISED in 2013.
Rick Rubin (BEng鈥�93,鈥�94, MEng鈥�98, MBA鈥�04) and his wife Delia So are supporters of TISED and its Masters Program.
John Bishop (BEng鈥�47) and his family have supported TISED since its inception and now support its Masters Program.
JOHN D. THOMPSON SEMINAR
The objective of the annual seminar is to inspire engineering students to think like an entrepreneur. Whether a student goes on to start their own company, or becomes part of start-up, or joins a small/medium enterprise (SME), or a large firm, there is always a place for an entrepreneurial perspective.
Stephen Hamelin (BEng鈥�92) 鈥� Founder of Vortex Aquatic Structures International, delivered the guest lecture at the John D. Thompson Seminar /TechIdea Pitch Competition 鈥� Spring 2024
Peter Thompson opened the John D. Thompson Seminar on behalf of his father, John Thompson (BEng鈥�57). He is surrounded by the students who presented at the TechIdea Pitch Competition 鈥� Spring 2024
Programmes, initiatives et bourses dont le financement est assur茅 par les g茅n茅reux dons 脿 la Facult茅 de g茅nieProgrammes, initiatives et bourses dont le financement est assur茅 par les g茅n茅reux dons 脿 la Facult茅 de g茅nie
Soutenir nos 茅l猫ves de la Facult茅 de g茅nie peut se pr茅senter sous plusieurs formes. Chaque forme d鈥檃ppui rend possible un nouveau r茅seau d鈥櫭﹍猫ves, que ceux-ci soient reli茅s par un programme ou un centre ou qu鈥檌ls ressentent le sentiment de fiert茅 qui accompagne un prix d茅cern茅 pour un accomplissement personnel.
Centre des 茅tudiants en g茅nie de 海角社区 (MESC)
Le MESC abrite l鈥橢ngineering Career Centre, o霉 sont g茅r茅s les stages coop茅ratifs, les bourses d鈥櫭﹖udes et les bourses de recherche. Le centre dirige 茅galement l鈥檌nitiative Empower, qui vise 脿 soutenir, promouvoir et cr茅er des activit茅s d鈥檃pprentissage 脿 l鈥檈xt茅rieur des cours, ainsi qu鈥櫭� renforcer les conditions qui favorisent le sens du leadership des 茅l猫ves.
D茅voilement du mur des donateurs de la MESC 鈥� 2023
Fonds Soutar pour la promotion de carri猫re et le d茅veloppement professionnel
Prix Suncor des leaders 茅mergents 鈥� G茅nie
Fonds Mohammed et Yulanda Faris pour les initiatives 茅tudiantes
Fonds Bob Anderson - Orientation acad茅mique et professionnelle 脿 la Facult茅 de g茅nie
Dotation Philip Henry Banfill Hamilton pour l鈥檕rientation des 茅l猫ves en g茅nie
Fonds Kostiuk pour le leadership et le d茅veloppement professionnel en g茅nie
Fonds d鈥檌nitiative 茅tudiante de la promotion 1979
Prix RBC Global Challenge 鈥� G茅nie
Prix WSP Global Challenge
Fonds Benno Novak pour le leadership et le d茅veloppement professionnel en g茅nie
Fonds d鈥檌nitiative 茅tudiante Dario et Erminia Scola
Fonds d鈥檃pprentissage exp茅rientiel en g茅nie des 脡mirats arabes unis
Fonds d鈥檌nitiative 茅tudiante Rory J. Altman
Fonds Brian Hirst pour la planification de carri猫re
Fonds d鈥檌nitiative 茅tudiante Madigan
Prix Richard et Jeanne Anna Brown pour les d茅fis mondiaux
Fonds d鈥檌nitiative 茅tudiante Allaire
C茅l茅bration de remise des prix aux 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes 2024 鈥� printemps 2023 et 2024
Chaque printemps, la Facult茅 de g茅nie tient un 茅v茅nement r茅unissant les donateurs et donatrices et les boursiers qui ont re莽u leur soutien. 脌 cette fin, nous pr茅sentons des 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes de premier et second cycle ayant tir茅 profit d鈥檜ne bourse ou d鈥檜n programme qui a marqu茅 leur parcours universitaire.
Cette ann茅e, nous nous sommes entretenus avec des couples donateur/b茅n茅ficiaire et avons film茅 leurs r茅flexions sur le fait de donner et de recevoir.
Des 茅tudiantes r茅compens茅es lors de la C茅l茅bration de remise des prix aux 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes, printemps 2024
Le programme de r茅sidence Ronald Chwang Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Le Centre Engine de 海角社区 a pour mission d鈥檈ncourager et de soutenir les entrepreneurs et la cr茅ation de technologies au sein de l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区. Les entrepreneurs en r茅sidence du programme Ronald Chwang sont des personnes comp茅tentes, exp茅riment茅es et novatrices qui sont issues de divers horizons. Ceux-ci sont 脿 la disposition des 茅l猫ves et des membres du corps enseignant de 海角社区 pour les conseiller et les accompagner dans la r茅alisation de leurs id茅es, inventions, projets de recherche et de d茅veloppement, ou entreprises en d茅marrage dans le secteur des technologies.
May Seto (BEd鈥�76) et Rachel Chwang (BArts鈥�76) assistent 脿 une pr茅sentation 茅tudiante, 茅t茅 2023
Le programme de bourses Vadasz
Le programme de bourses Vadasz r茅compense chaque ann茅e des 茅tudiantes et 茅tudiants exceptionnels ayant 茅t茅 admis dans un programme de doctorat de la Facult茅 de g茅nie. Son objectif est de transmettre aux futurs leaders en ing茅nierie l鈥檈xpertise et les comp茅tences requises pour r茅soudre des probl猫尘别s cruciaux.
Les Vadasz (BEng鈥�61) et Judy Vadasz avec les boursiers Vadasz de l鈥檃utomne 2023
La vitrine de l鈥橢-IDEA
Le bureau de l鈥�E-IDEA (Avancement de l鈥櫭﹒uit茅, de la diversit茅 et de l鈥檌nclusivit茅 en g茅nie) dirige des programmes qui soutiennent la communaut茅 de la Facult茅 de g茅nie dans la cr茅ation d鈥檜ne culture diversifi茅e, 茅quitable et inclusive.
Nia Fernandez (BSc鈥�10, BEng鈥�14, PhD鈥�22), conseill猫re E-IDEA, assiste 脿 l鈥檃ccueil des premiers stagiaires d鈥櫭﹖茅 du programme r茅sultant de g茅n茅reux dons, lors de la premi猫re vitrine de l鈥橢-IDEA en 2023.
John Tentomas (BEng鈥�94) et son 茅pouse Niki Yannakis ont orient茅 leur appui vers une strat茅gie de mobilisation de la jeunesse autochtone.
Shelley Bacon (BEng鈥�75) finance le Fonds de soutien Shelley Bacon des initiatives E-IDEA, destin茅 脿 renforcer le d茅veloppement d鈥檜ne culture au sein de la facult茅 o霉 les 茅l猫ves sous-repr茅sent茅s sont non seulement bienvenus, mais peuvent s鈥櫭﹑anouir tout au long de leur parcours universitaire.
Le 10猫尘别 anniversaire de l鈥橧nstitut TISED
Lorne Trottier (BEng鈥�70) speaks at the 10th anniversary of TISED (Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering Design), where the inauguration of the Master of Engineering: Sustainability in Engineering and Design was announced. Prof. Subhasis Ghoshal, Director of TISED, Prof. Jim Nicell, former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and Mohamed Awadalla (PhD鈥�24), a recipient of TISED support, look on.
Ram Panda (MEng鈥�71; MBA鈥�77; LLD鈥�23) and his wife, Durga Panda, along with Lorne Trottier, were the visionary founding supporters of TISED in 2013.
Rick Rubin (BEng鈥�93,鈥�94, MEng鈥�98, MBA鈥�04) and his wife Delia So are supporters of TISED and its Masters Program.
John Bishop (BEng鈥�47) et sa famille soutiennent l鈥橧nstitut TISED depuis sa cr茅ation. Ils contribuent aussi d茅sormais 脿 son programme de ma卯trise.
S脡MINAIRE JOHN D. THOMPSON
Ce s茅minaire annuel a pour but d鈥檌nciter les 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes en g茅nie 脿 d茅velopper une approche entrepreneuriale. Qu鈥檜n 茅l猫ve finisse par fonder sa propre entreprise, fasse partie d鈥檜ne entreprise en d茅marrage, rejoigne une PME ou une grande entreprise, une perspective entrepreneuriale a toujours sa place.
Stephen Hamelin (BEng鈥�92), fondateur de Vortex Aquatic Structures International, 茅tait le conf茅rencier d鈥檋onneur du S茅minaire John D. Thompson/Vitrine TechAccel au printemps 2024.
Peter Thompson a lanc茅 le S茅minaire John D. Thompson au nom de son p猫re, John Thompson (BEng鈥�57). Il est ici entour茅 des 茅l猫ves ayant pr茅sent茅 leur travail lors de la vitrine TechAccel au printemps 2024.