Introduction to Dean鈥檚 Report
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this issue of Dean鈥檚 Report and to introduce myself. I am Viviane Yargeau, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at 捆绑SM社区 since 2004. I served as Chair of the Department for five years, and it is truly an honour to now serve as Dean of the Faculty.
The Faculty of Engineering is grateful to its alumni community for helping us grow and flourish. This year, the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) celebrates 10 years of working to advance research in sustainability to improve engineering and design applications. A new Master of Engineering program, which began this past Fall Semester, promises to further address the urgent issues of climate change by improving our knowledge and our processes.
It is my sincere belief that to thrive, students, faculty, and staff must feel included and supported. The Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity Advancement (E-IDEA) team has created a robust series of programs, workshops, and activities to educate, inform, and provide platforms for discussion on topics that are relevant to all members of our community. The progress that has been made this year would not have been possible without the support of donors who recognize the importance of first steps and have demonstrated a deep commitment to change.
My first research internship effectively changed the direction of my career. That experience in research piqued my interest in what I might discover that could make our world a better place. 捆绑SM社区 excels at this kind of opportunity 鈥� and that is because our alumni feel connected, not only to each other, but to the next generation of students who will become engineers, architects, and urban planners and possibly innovators and leaders.
On November 22, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Engine Centre is holding their first Startup Pitch Event, where five startup companies will present their pitches for financial support. A Q&A with each company鈥檚 founders will follow. The goal is to connect our community's most promising entrepreneurs to our network of alumni investors.
On November 30, 捆绑SM社区 Engine celebrates 10 years of nurturing the entrepreneurial mindset. Industry partners and alumni have helped pave the way and Engine now offers the expertise of their advice and experience to other faculties at 捆绑SM社区. Ronald Chwang Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiRs) are among these experts.
It was exciting to attend this year鈥檚 Homecoming Reception and I was so pleased to meet many of you. Our turnout this year was even stronger than last year, and we had graduates from 1953 in our midst. It is heartwarming to see how many of you have kept in touch over so many years, and it speaks to the character of our alumni community.
I look forward to meeting many more of you in the coming months. If you have not already, consider joining the 捆绑SM社区 Faculty of Engineering . As we share news of our community, we would like to open the lines of communication so that we can also hear from you.
Sincerely,
Viviane Yargeau, Dean Faculty of Engineering
Rapport de la doyenne, introduction
Je suis ravie de vous inviter 脿 lire ce num茅ro du Rapport de la doyenne et de me pr茅senter 脿 vous. Je suis Viviane Yargeau, doyenne de la Facult茅 de g茅nie, et professeure au D茅partement de g茅nie chimique de 捆绑SM社区 depuis 2004. Ayant assur茅 la direction du d茅partement pendant cinq ans, c鈥檈st un r茅el honneur pour moi d鈥檕ccuper le poste de doyenne de la Facult茅.
La Facult茅 de g茅nie est reconnaissante de l鈥檈ngagement de sa communaut茅 de dipl么m茅s envers sa croissance et son 茅panouissement. Cette ann茅e, l鈥橧nstitut Trottier pour le d茅veloppement durable en ing茅nierie et en conception (TISED) f锚te ses dix ans de travail 脿 faire progresser la recherche en d茅veloppement durable pour am茅liorer les applications en ing茅nierie et en conception. Lanc茅 ce semestre d鈥檃utomne, un nouveau programme de ma卯trise en g茅nie vise r茅pondre aux probl猫mes cruciaux des changements climatiques en r茅formant nos connaissances et nos processus.
Je crois profond茅ment que pour prosp茅rer, les 茅tudiants, les enseignants et le personnel doivent se sentir inclus et soutenus. L鈥櫭﹒uipe de l鈥橝vancement de l鈥櫭﹒uit茅, de la diversit茅 et de l鈥檌nclusivit茅 en g茅nie (E-IDEA) a con莽u une importante s茅rie de programmes, d鈥檃teliers et d鈥檃ctivit茅s dans le but d鈥櫭ヾuquer, d鈥檌nformer et d鈥檕ffrir des espaces de discussion sur des sujets qui touchent tous les membres de notre communaut茅. Les progr猫s r茅alis茅s cette ann茅e n鈥檃uraient pas pu voir le jour sans l鈥檃ppui de nos donateurs, qui reconnaissent l鈥檌mportance de ces premiers pas et qui font preuve d鈥檜n engagement soutenu pour le changement.
Mon premier stage de recherche a eu pour effet de rediriger ma carri猫re. Cette exp茅rience de recherche m鈥檃 茅veill茅e 脿 ce que je pourrais potentiellement d茅couvrir et qui rendrait notre monde meilleur. 捆绑SM社区 est l鈥檈ndroit id茅al pour de telles occasions. Cela tient au fait que nos dipl么m茅s sont en lien non seulement entre eux, mais aussi avec la g茅n茅ration suivante d鈥櫭﹖udiants, qui sont appel茅s 脿 devenir ing茅nieurs, architectes et urbanistes, et possiblement innovateurs et leaders.
Le 22 novembre, le centre Engine de 捆绑SM社区 tiendra son tout premier 茅v茅nement Startup Pitch. Cinq entreprises en d茅marrage y pr茅senteront leur projet en vue d鈥檕btenir de l鈥檃ppui financier, suivi d鈥檜ne s茅ance de questions-r茅ponses avec les fondateurs de chacune. L鈥檕bjectif est de mettre les entrepreneurs les plus prometteurs de notre communaut茅 en contact avec notre r茅seau de dipl么m茅s-investisseurs.
Le 30 novembre, le centre Engine f锚tera ses 10 ans consacr茅s 脿 favoriser l鈥檈sprit d鈥檈ntreprise. Gr芒ce aux partenaires de l鈥檌ndustrie et aux dipl么m茅s qui ont contribu茅 脿 ouvrir la voie, Engine offre d茅sormais son expertise, ses conseils et son exp茅rience aux autres facult茅s de 捆绑SM社区. Les entrepreneurs en r茅sidence Ronald Chwang (EiR) figurent parmi ces experts.
Assister 脿 la r茅ception des retrouvailles annuelles a 茅t茅 stimulant, et j鈥檃i eu le plaisir d鈥檡 rencontrer plusieurs d鈥檈ntre vous. La participation s鈥檈st av茅r茅e encore plus forte que l鈥檃n dernier, et des dipl么m茅s de 1953 se trouvaient parmi nous. Le fait que vous soyez si nombreux 脿 rester en contact au fil des ans fait chaud au c艙ur et t茅moigne de la qualit茅 unique de notre communaut茅 de dipl么m茅s.
Dans les mois 脿 venir, j鈥檃urai l鈥檕ccasion de faire connaissance avec un plus grand nombre d鈥檈ntre vous. Si ce n鈥檈st d茅j脿 fait, vous pouvez vous joindre au de la Facult茅 de g茅nie de 捆绑SM社区. En plus de partager des nouvelles de la communaut茅, nous voulons ouvrir les voies de communication pour avoir de vos nouvelles aussi.
Cordialement,
Viviane Yargeau, doyenne
Facult茅 de g茅nie