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Looking Ahead to GraduationMany of you are now busily completing your final semester, before embarking on your promising engineering careers. In this issue, we highlight details that June graduates need to know: how to repay your loans, and how to leave your mark on future Skule generations through the Graditude campaign. Also in this month's Engineering Student e-News: declare your completed Arts & Science minor, learn about upcoming Engineering minor information sessions, as well as read about many other updates from around the Faculty and U of T campus. |
February 2013
Looking Ahead to Graduation |
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Looking Ahead to Graduation |
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Student Services |
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Course & Option Selection (COS) is ComingEach year, the Office of the Registrar asks many of you to provide us with indicators on which program option and technical elective courses you plan to take in the coming academic year. Current second- and third-year students (excluding ECE), and those currently on PEY will need to complete this survey, starting in late February. Further details will be announced soon Changes to JRE Courses and Enrolment Intention SurveyDue to high demand for the Engineering Business minor and certificate, JRE300, JRE410 and JRE420 will now be offered in each session (Fall, Winter, Summer). If you plan to take these courses, complete this survey by February 28 to help the Faculty better predict enrolment needs Need Information on Engineering Minors and Certificates?Learn the answers to your questions about minors and certificates at a series of upcoming information sessions Engineering Unofficial Rankings Available to ViewUnofficial rankings for the 2012 Fall session can now be viewed on the Engineering Portal Dean's List: Fall 2012Are you on the Dean's List? The Faculty is proud to announce that more than 1,300 students achieved a Fall Session average of 80 per cent or greater. Certificates honouring this achievement will be available this summer New U of T Medical Documentation for PetitionsThe U of T Student Medical certificate is being replaced by the U of T Verification of Student Illness or Injury form Winter WellnessIf you’re finding that stress, anxiety, grief or other factors are affecting you this winter, it’s not too late to take advantage of some of the services offered by Health & Wellness at U of T |
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Money Matters |
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OSAP Repayment Workshop Ontario Tuition Grant (OTG) Dillon Consulting Undergraduate Engineering ScholarshipIn conjunction with the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF), Dillon Consulting Ltd. Is offering a $5,000 scholarship to full-time female engineering undergraduates (Canadian citizens/permanent residents). Deadline is February 22. Details online: http://www.cemf.ca/DillonUg.html CIE Strategic Exchange Partner AwardsStudents who are going on exchange to specific host institutions in upcoming sessions are automatically considered for these awards. For details, please see the CIE website. For more information about going abroad, click here T2202A CertificatesThe 2012 Tuition and Education Amount Certificates (T2202A) for income tax purposes are now available on ROSI. Tax forms for previous years are also always available on ROSI Service Charges on Tuition Balances ContinueOutstanding balances are subject to monthly service charges on the 15th of each month until paid in full |
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Campus Life |
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U of T Introduces New Student Co-Curricular Record, Hosts Town Halls Across Three CampusesWhat exactly is a Co-Curricular Record, and why does it matter to engineering students? Bringing Women in Science and Engineering TogetherThe Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) conference is a nation-wide conference focused on women’s leadership, confidence and involvement in research and technology, occurring March 16-17. This year's conference is being hosted by the U of T chapter of WISE Summer Research in Biomedical EngineeringIf you're interested in biomedical engineering research and have completed at least one year of your program, apply for IBBME’s Undergraduate Summer Research Program 2013 by February 25 Software Company Ideas? Apply for UTEST ProgramAre you a current student with great software-based ideas you’d like to bring to market? Apply to the University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology (UTEST) program. Deadline is February 22 Joy at U of TDon’t let February get you down. The Office of Student Life encourages you to visit http://www.facebook.com/#!/LifeAtUOfTStGeorge, to share what you do to find joy at U of T. Or take part in the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag: #joyatuoft |
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Cities Can Affect Climate Change, Says U of T Engineering StudyToronto – and other cities around the world – can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes U of T Engineering Grads Invent World’s Most Energy-efficient Light BulbThree engineering alumni create the ‘NanoLight,’ which uses only 12 watts of electricity yet generates the equivalent output of a 100-watt incandescent bulb Corrosion? There's an App for That!It may not be as popular as Angry Birds, but the Corrosion iPhone app developed by Jason Tam (MSE 1T2 + PEY) is finding a grateful audience among professional engineers and engineering students Ideas Ignite at Entrepreneurship Weekend EventU of T students team up to develop business ideas at the first-ever U of T Idea Ignition Weekend, presented by The Entrepreneurship Hatchery and the Nspire Innovation Network |
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Your Faculty |
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Engineering Researchers Awarded NSERC GrantsFive U of T Engineering researchers are among U of T recipients of NSERC Strategic Project Grants programs announced February 8 The Potential and Perils of Wearable TechnologyConference on wearable computing and augmented reality comes to U of T Engineering in June Carbon Dioxide Detection Research Given a BoostA detector so sensitive it can register a single molecule of carbon dioxide: that’s the goal that Professor Harry Ruda (MSE) and his colleagues are working towards Eight U of T Engineers Win U of T Connaught Innovation AwardEngineering researchers among 12 recognized by Connaught Fund for research excellence |
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Did you miss out on a past issue of the Engineering Student e-News? The Engineering Student e-News is a monthly summary of key headlines, events and opportunities for students in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. If you have questions or comments, please contact us: registrar@ecf.utoronto.ca. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/uoftengineering & watch us on Vimeo: vimeo.com/uoftengineering |
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