Engineering Leadership Summit 2023
Engineering Leadership Summit 2023
By: Rory McPhail
Over the weekend on February 17th-19th, the Université de Moncton hosted this year’s Engineering Leadership Summit (ELS). ELS is a conference put on every year by the Atlantic Council of Engineering Students (ACES). Half of ELS is devoted to the lecture series on leadership and the other half for the governing body of ACES to hold elections for their executive board and make policy changes in their General Assembly. The theme of ELS this year was the Four Pillars of Leadership: Talent Development, Communications, Responsibility and Vision. The lecture series was held in one of UdeM’s auditoriums and this lecture space taught us something important: not all auditorium seats have to be as uncomfortable as G109.
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The John Cherry Presentation: Groundwater Paradox
The Groundwater Paradox
By: Rory McPhail
We open on G109, the Irving Auditorium, people sparsely distributed around the room enjoying the luxurious seating. As per usual there are a few people up front navigating the treacherous waters of connecting a laptop and opening a presentation while broadcasting on Zoom. While this may seem like just another Tuesday in the auditorium there is one vital difference: the audience is genuinely interested in the presentation (well I suppose most of the audience, excluding the students only there to receive the extra credit given in the hydrogeology course).
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Do I ever wish I was a man?No.
Do I ever wish I was a man? No.
By Prarthobee Tariq
From left to right: Dr. Paola Marignani, Dr. Sara Faridi, Genny Centeno Metri and Dr. Noreen Kamal
“I like being a woman, I get to be who I am,” said Dr.Marignani when she was asked what her favourite part about being a woman in STEM is. The latest Dalhousie Women in STEM event in collaboration with the Dalhousie Science Society consisted of a panel of four successful women in STEM.
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Accreditation of Dalhousie's Engineering Programs
Recent Accreditation of Dalhousie’s Engineering Programs
By: Rory McPhail
Have you ever wondered how you can get an engineering degree in Canada and practice not only in every province but internationally? This is all because of a process called accreditation, performed by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) and is part of a larger, international agreement called the Washington Accord. The Washington Accord has 21 international signatories that allows people to get an engineering degree in one country and have that degree recognized in the other 20. To make this possible, all engineering programs must be accredited.
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A spooky, Halloween themed, pumpkin painting event held by the Environmental and Civil Engineering Societies
Society Held Pumpkin Painting Event
By: Rory McPhail
Halloween. The spooky season of ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and trying to survive that midterm that your prof thoughtfully put on November 1. A staple of any Halloween celebration is the pumpkin: pumpkin pie, pumpkin costumes, pumpkin shaped decorations, and baked pumpkin seeds. Most importantly is pumpkin carving. There’s nothing quite like slicing the top off a pumpkin and scooping out the innards. Cutting the perfect face or shape in your pumpkin and placing that first candle in to see the eerie glow is a joy unique to Halloween.
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