Supporting our student-athletes
This past summer, two of U of T Engineering’s own competed in the Pan Am Games in Toronto, earning third- and fourth-place finishes respectively. Sasha Gollish ran for Canada in the 1500m and Donna Vakalis in the modern pentathlon. Both hope to compete in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this year. However, the future of student-athlete success within our Faculty does not begin or end there.
From Chemical Engineering’s Jeffrey Buttle’s bronze win at the 2006 Olympics to Erica Voss’s 2016 gold medal in the recent Ringette World Championships, our undergrads continue to shine on the international stage. All this while navigating the rigours of a challenging degree program.
With over 100 student-athletes within Engineering, playing 23 Varsity sports, our Faculty is well represented in U of T’s athletics. There are eight Engineering students on the water polo teams alone! It is a feat to excel both in the classroom and on the playing field, yet these students manage to achieve a balance that contributes to the success of both pursuits.
We encourage you to support the Faculty’s student-athletes. Attend a game and celebrate their successes along with them. Updates and game schedules are posted regularly by the Varsity Blues.
In this issue of the Engineering Student e-Newsletter, we put a spotlight on our student-athletes.
January 2016
Volume 7, Issue 5
In this issue:
Spotlight
Dates and Deadlines
Student Services
Money Matters
Engineering Student Life
In the News
Your Faculty
Spotlight
Bronze and gold: Two Engineering undergrads medal at 2016 World Ringette ChampionshipsTwo MIE undergrads won bronze and gold for their respective junior teams at the recent world championships in Helsinki, Finland Sasha Gollish teaches alumni a lesson in perservering on and off the track Track and Field shines at Fred Foot Meet Blues top Gryphons in OUA tune-up Blues beat Badgers Academic excellence and athletics recognized Women's Water Polo wins third straight OUA title and Men's team grabs silver Gollish honoured as one of the Top 8 Academic All-Canadians |
Dates and Deadlines
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Student Services
Post exam-services for 2015 Fall Session Engineering exams
Engineering students may now order exam copies, final mark re-checks and register for exam viewing sessions. Check the undergrad site for available dates and deadlines
Academic advising: years one through four
Have questions about your program, personal matters or what to do about your latest marks? Your academic advisor should be your first stop
Money Matters
3T5 Second Mile Engineering Award
Graduating students: nominate yourself for this prestigious award. Deadline: February 3
Kordellas-Tripp Foundation Engineering Award
This award was established in 2015 through a generous donation by Nicolas Kordellas and Shirley Tripp. Available to third- and fourth-year U of T Engineering students. Deadline: February 5
New external scholarships
Check out and apply for new scholarship opportunities. Questions about eligibility or your application? Contact awards@ecf.utoronto.ca
Reminder: Tuition fee service charges
New this year, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has mandated a change in tuition billing. Students now have the option to pay fees by term
OSAP repayment workshops
The National Student Loan Service Centre continues to provide webinars on loan repayment. Sign up today
T2202A Certificates
The 2015 Tuition and Education Amount Certificates (T2202A) for income tax purposes will be available on ACORN/ROSI beginning February 21
Engineering Student Life
Godiva's Hymn contest winners unveiled at Cannonball
Tania Albarghouthi (Year 3 ECE) wrote the winning verse of the Godiva's Hymn contest run by EngSoc
Meet seven student interns from U of T Engineering
A record 782 undergrads are spending a year or more working as part of the Professional Experience Year (PEY) program
Summer abroad in South Africa
Are you interested in consulting with micro-enterprises in South Africa for an academic credit? Application fee deadline: February 15, 2016
Designing across cultures: MIE's international capstone course
More than a dozen U of T Engineering students and professors spent four days last month in China, collaborating with colleagues from two universities
In the News
What makes Canada cool? Not what the New York Times thinks
Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) leads a lab that combines aspects of engineering, chemistry and biology to create new polymers that may evenutally help patients with strokes or spinal cord injuries (Toronto Star)
Fuelling the future
Professors Steven Thorpe (MSE) and Donald Kirk (ChemE) announce new clean-tech research network (Kingston Whig-Standard)
Single lane reopened but embarrasing damage to $106M "crown jewel" Ontario bridge remains
Forensic engineer Doug Perovic (MSE) on Nipigon bridge (National Post)
Your Faculty
Prime Minister backs regenerative medicine research at U of T Engineering and partners
Trudeau says regenerative medicine is the way of the future for Canadian healthcare
Craig Simmons named U of T Distinguished Professor of Mechanobiology
MIE, IBBME professor recognized for exceptional career accomplishments and promise
Q&A with U of T Engineering's newest professor: Lesley Warren
Professor Lesley Warren joined the Department of Civil Engineering and the Lassonde Institute of Mining on January 1, 2016, as the Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Chair in Mineral Engineering
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