Dean’s Report: Engineering

Steady growth in two important areas of Faculty life

The number of professors and students at the Faculty of Engineering continues to grow. Total graduate and undergraduate enrolment is up approximately 35 per cent since 2005—from 3,200 to 4,330—and the number of professors has increased 19 per cent during the same period—from 128 to 152.

The Alma Mater Fund is the lifeblood of McGill Engineering

Annual gifts to the Alma Mater Fund are essential in helping McGill Engineering to grow and develop.

Small gifts add up

Many alumni think that big gifts are the only way to make a real difference at McGill Engineering. Individuals of more modest means sometime feel that the gifts they are able to give are unimportant. Nothing could be further from the truth.

An exceptionally committed alumnus improves teaching, research and community service

Lorne Trottier has contributed generously to his alma mater through the years. His latest $20-million gift will fund a series of initiatives that will enhance and promote sustainable scientific and technological development.

Trottier matching funds double his gift’s impact

The matching funds included in Lorne Trottier’s exceptional $10-million gift to the Faculty of Engineering are an incentive to encourage new donors, or existing supporters who want to increase their giving, to establish named endowments that will generate income in perpetuity to strengthen our Faculty’s programs and services.

Women engineers share insights and advice

A student group called POWE (Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering) joined forces recently with Faculty career counsellors to hold the third annual Women in Engineering Speed-Networking event.

Engineering students demonstrate remarkable ingenuity

A massive water main break at the City of Montreal’s McTavish Reservoir recently sent 40,000 cubic metres of drinking water — enough to fill 17 Olympic-sized pools — gushing down onto McGill’s downtown campus. Engineering Faculty students responded quickly to prevent considerable flood damage.

Alumni gifts add depth to our Faculty’s programs

Alumni support remains key in enabling our Faculty to adapt fundamental teaching and research principles to meet the evolving realities of life outside the classroom.

Recent appointments

Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics Professor Mohamed Meguid has been named Associate Dean (Undergraduate Education)

Geography has no bearing on McGill’s admission policies

Information published in the Spring 2012 Dean’s Report may have led some of our readers to conclude that admission to McGill is governed, in part, by geographic considerations. Nothing could be further from the truth.