Lassonde School of Engineering explained

Lassonde School of Engineering
Former Name:Faculty of Science and Engineering
Top Free Label:Named for
Country:Canada
Academic Staff:167
Administrative Staff:116
Students:5,484
Undergrad:4,964
Postgrad:520
Motto:passion + perspective

The Lassonde School of Engineering is the professional engineering school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] Lassonde incorporates crossover programming with York University’s Schulich School of Business and Osgoode Hall Law School to study business and law, respectively, alongside the engineering program.[2]

The Lassonde School of Engineering was established in November 2011 with funding from founding donor Pierre Lassonde, the Government of Ontario and York University.[3] Students from the Faculty of Science and Engineering formally joined the Lassonde School of Engineering on May 1, 2013.[4]

On April 8, 2016, Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence opened. The building, designed by Greg Woods for ZAS Architects has no lecture halls and is modelled after the flipped classroom concept. The façade was designed by Dieter Janssen in collaboration with Mesh Consultants and Blackwell Engineering.

History

The Lassonde School of Engineering was created in November 2011. In May 2013, students and faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering (both previously part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at York University) joined the Lassonde School of Engineering.

In September 2013, the first group of new first-years, comprising 397 students, joined the Lassonde School, including the first students in the new Electrical Engineering program. In September 2014, the first students in Lassonde's new mechanical engineering and civil engineering programs enrolled.

The Lassonde School of Engineering began a 50-50 initiative to have a student body that is 50% female and 50% male.[5]

In April 2016, the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence was officially opened. The Lassonde School of Engineering has a philosophy which focuses on creating "well-rounded" engineers.

In October 2015, the Lassonde School of Engineering accepted $1.5 million from IFlytek to create a neural computing and machine learning research laboratory.[6] The same company was later placed on a Bureau of Industry and Security blacklist for allegedly enabling human rights abuses in Xinjiang with its technology.[7]

Undergraduate programs

Engineering

The following programs are accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board:

Computing

Earth & Space Science

Graduate programs

Student life

There are currently two undergraduate student government bodies at Lassonde:

Graduate students can participate departmental graduate student associations affiliated with the York Graduate Student Association, which consist of the following:

Additionally, students can become members of and hold positions in various student organizations and clubs across campus ranging from interest groups to design teams. Some notable Lassonde affiliated student organizations are:

Notes and References

  1. News: Alvi. Zalina. Ontario Schools prepare for tomorrow's engineer. Engineering Dimensions. September–October 2012. 2013-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205606/http://www.peo.on.ca/index.php/ci_id/21626/la_id/1.htm. 2013-10-29. live.
  2. Web site: Lassonde courses in Law, Business & Entrepreneurship | Lassonde School of Engineering. lassonde.yorku.ca. 2014-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518052721/http://lassonde.yorku.ca/articles/lassonde-courses-law-business-entrepreneurship. 2015-05-18. live.
  3. News: Bradshaw. James. Mining entrepreneur's university donation digging for Renaissance Engineers. Globe & Mail. 1 November 2011. 2 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028025854/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/giving/mining-entrepreneurs-university-donation-digging-for-renaissance-engineers/article554908/. 28 October 2016. live.
  4. News: A new dawn for York University as Lassonde launches in style – YFile . YFile. 1 May 2013. 21 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503085852/http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2013/04/30/a-new-dawn-for-york-university-as-lassonde-launches-in-style/. 3 May 2013. live.
  5. Web site: The Lassonde 50:50 Challenge | Lassonde School of Engineering. lassonde.yorku.ca. 2016-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812141456/http://lassonde.yorku.ca/5050. 2016-08-12. live.
  6. News: Risky partner: Top U.S. universities took funds from Chinese firm tied to Xinjiang security. Harney. Alexandra. June 13, 2019. November 9, 2019. Reuters. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109062644/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-mit-tech-insight/risky-partner-top-u-s-universities-took-funds-from-chinese-firm-tied-to-xinjiang-security-idUSKCN1TE04M. November 9, 2019. live.
  7. News: US sanctions 8 China tech companies over role in Xinjiang abuses. October 8, 2019. The Nikkei. November 9, 2019. Reuters. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109032331/https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/US-sanctions-8-China-tech-companies-over-role-in-Xinjiang-abuses. November 9, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Programs list . engineerscanada . 2014 . 2019-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701225547/https://www.engineerscanada.ca/sites/default/files/accredited_programs_list_2014.pdf . 2016-07-01 . live .
  9. Web site: Accredited Programs | Canada's Association of Information Technology Professionals. cips.ca. 2015-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016052416/http://www.cips.ca/accredited. 2015-10-16. live.

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