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DISCOVER MCGILLFACULTY OFENGINEERINGFall 2020

2 : 00 Introduction, Kaila Folinsbee, Associate Director, McGill Engineering Student Centre (MESC)

2 : 05 Welcome from Professor Jim Nicell, Dean, Faculty of Engineering

2 : 20 Welcome from Professor David Frost, Associate Dean, Student Affairs

2 :30 Kaila Folinsbee, MESC Services

2 : 40 Sam Baker, EUS President

2 : 50 Lori Hurdle, Academic Advisor

2 : 55 Lauren Weber, Local Wellness Advisor

3 : 00 Kaila Folinsbee, Closing Remarks

Land Acknowledgement

• McGill University is situated on the

traditional territory of the

Kanien’keha:ka, a place which has

long served as a site of meeting and

exchange amongst nations.

• We recognize and respect the

Kanien’keha:ka as the traditional

custodians of the lands and waters

on which the university is situated.

WELCOMEFROM THEDEANJim A. Nicell, Ph.D., P.Eng.Dean and ProfessorFaculty of Engineering

INNOVATIONBY DESIGN

Innovation by Design

Empower

Engine

E-IDEA

ELATE

Enable, equip and empowerthrough engagement and experiential learning

Commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community

Exploration and measurement of the effectiveness of alternative forms of instruction & learning

Support innovations in all their formsFunds, connection to resources, guidance, mentorship

EmpowerLeadership, Personal & Professional Development

E-IDEAEngineering Inclusivity,Diversity, & EquityAdvancement

ELATEEnhanced Learning &Teaching in Engineering

EngineInnovation & Entrepreneurship Hub

Student Success Project

Online Cohort Programs6-weeks – small groups – 1 hr sessions

• Strategies for Academic SuccessNote-taking, Goal setting, Test-taking…

• Strategies for Wellbeing & SuccessMotivation, Procrastination, Stress…

Stay on Track ProgramsPersonal goals – reminders – check-ins

• Track A - Daily email reminder of study goals

• Track B - Weekly progress conversations

• Track C – Virtual peer study group

Supporting Academic, Wellbeing, & Remote Learning

Find out more & Register• www.mcgill.ca/engineering/initiatives/elate/student-success-project• elate.engineering@mcgill.ca

WELCOMEFROM THE ASSOCIATEDEANDavid FrostAssociate Dean, Student AffairsFaculty of Engineering

MCGILL UNIVERSITYAT A GLANCE

Associated with:

• 12 Nobel Prize-winners• 3 Canadian Prime Ministers • 145 Rhodes Scholars (more than any other

Canadian university)

Ranked 31st in the world by QS World University

Ranked 42nd in the world by the Times Higher Education University Rankings

McGill students have the highest average entering grades in Canada.

With 30% of our students coming to McGill from over 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any medical-doctoral research university in the country.

Graduate students make up 26% of McGill’s students, the highest proportion among Canada’s top ten research universities

MCGILL ENGINEERINGTODAYA discipline-driven academic unit structure

Six DepartmentsBioengineering Chemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMining and Materials Engineering

Two SchoolsPeter Guo-hua Fu School of ArchitectureUrban Planning

Engineering-related units outside the FacultyBiomedical Engineering Bioresource Engineering Computer Science

UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS

Over 3300 undergraduate degree students

• 31% female (33% of newly admitted

students)

• 35% international

Degrees offered

• Bachelor of Engineering

• Bachelor of Software Engineering

• Bachelor of Science (Architecture)

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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Newly Admitted Students

THE BLUEPRINTCode of professional conduct

• As a member of the McGill community, I will practice personal and academic integrity.

• I will strive to achieve academic excellence through honest effort and continuous evaluation of my goals.

• I will respect the rights and dignity of all individuals and treat all persons with honesty, respect, fairness and compassion.

• I will remain committed to the equal rights and opportunities of all persons.

• I will encourage participation in extracurricular activities to foster a sense of community within the faculty.

• I will treat University property with respect and pride to ensure that our physical environment is conducive to learning and study.

Adopted in 1999 by the staff & studentsof the Faculty of Engineering

ACADEMICINTEGRITY

The Office of the Dean of Students administers the academic integrity process as described in the Handbook on Student Rights and Responsibilities.

All new students must complete the mandatory online academic integrity tutorial accessed through MyCourses; http://www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/students/test.

Understand the meaning and consequences of plagiarism and cheating, which are serious academic offences.

Consult the course instructor to obtain appropriate referencing guidelines.

Fair Play: the student guide to academic integrity available at http://www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest.

Handbook on Student Rights and Responsibilities available at http://www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/publications.

Moving online in Fall 2020

• Pre-COVID U0 science lecture:

• Impersonal setting

• Poor visibility in “nose-bleed” seats

• Constrained in time and space

Class in Leacock 132

Moving online in Fall 2020

Consider the opportunities!

Post-COVID Zoom Breakout room:

• Small-group interactions

• Recordings for offline review

• Every student can tailor their own workspace

Support.zoom.us

ULTIMATELY, WHAT YOU LEARN IS UP TO YOU.Tuum est

Get the most out of your time at

McGill by getting involved

outside the classroom!

Design Teams

Student Organizations

Develop your soft skills

Network

L = g x E(Learning) = (Gain) x (Individual Effort)

MCGILL ENGINEERING STUDENT CENTRE

Kaila Folinsbee, Ph.DAssociate Director

ENGINEERING STUDENT SERVICESSupport tailored to the needs of engineering students

• Student Affairs Office (SAO)• Engineering Career Centre (ECC)• Engineering Peer Tutoring Service (EPTS)• Local Wellness Advisor

■ The Engineering Student Centre offers academic and career advising

▪ Objective is to help students become self-reliant and career-ready

■ Support related to academic performance, selecting majors and minors, workload,

graduation requirements etc.

■ Scholarships for undergraduate students

■ Fellowships for Masters and Doctoral Students

■ Financial support for student initiatives and projects

■ Exchanges and Study Away

■ Summer Undergraduate Research opportunities (at McGill and internationally)

■ Workshops to support student academic performance

STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE

HOW TO ACCESS MESC SERVICES?

Student Affairs & Academic Advising One-on-one appointments (remote)https://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/students/undergraduate/mesc

Drop-in advising starting September 1stMon to Thurs 10:30 – 3 pm by appointment only in FDA 22

Career Centre One-on-one appointments (remote)https://www.mcgill.ca/careers4engineers/

Drop-in advising starting September 1st

Mon to Thurs 1 – 3 pm by appointment only in FDA 22

Local Wellness AdvisorLauren Weber lauren.weber@mcgill.ca

ENGINEERNG PEERTUTORINGSERVICES

https://epts.mcgilleus.ca

■ First-year (Year 0 & Year 1) courses

■ Focus on Mathematics courses at all levels

■ Tutoring by senior engineering students: group, one-on-one

■ Review sessions before mid-term and final exams

ENGINEERING CAREER CENTRE

• Engineering Internship Program: in industry (4, 8, 12, 16 months)

• Career Development workshops & advising

• Engineers-in-Action speaker series, networking and mentoring events

• McGill Techfair – the largest career fair on campus!

• Recruitment & job postingsdatabase

• Career Centre operates with support from student fees

McGill University Faculty of Engineering

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE)• 16 weeks paid research experience

with McGill Engineering Professors• Develop research and presentation

skills• Approximately 130 awards/yr.

SURE International • Awards to participate in research

abroad/outside of Canada

Engineering Undergraduate Society of

McGill University

Welcome

3494

Students

What is the EUS?

15+ Clubs

10+ Design Teams

1 Executive Team

20+ Committees

1 Board of Governors

1 Student Council

https://eus.wiki

The EUS Executives

Sam BakerPresident

Jeremy GarneauVP Academic

Mairead MaloneyVP Communications

Anne-Julie CôtéVP External

Aleksas MurauskasVP Services

Yasemin BicerVP Internal

Rahul BehalVP Finance

Taylor Lynn CurtisVP Student Life

https://eus.wiki

Departmental Societies

Architecture

Bioengineering

Electrical, Computer, SoftwareChemical

Civil

Mechanical

Materials

Mining

https://eus.wiki

Departmental Societies

• Represent your interests

• Host a variety of events

• Provide support

https://eus.wiki

2.What Does the EUS Do?

https://eus.wiki

OverviewAcademic Events

Social Events

Committees

Clubs

Design Teams

Services

https://eus.wiki

Competitions & Conferences

Academic

https://eus.wiki

Blues Pub

Sports

And much more!

Social

E-Week

O-Week(Frosh)

OAP

https://eus.wiki

Committees

• Junior Council

• Equity Committee

• O-Week Committee

• Engineering Adventure

Committee

• Graduation Committee

• And many more!

https://eus.wiki

Clubs

…and many more!

https://eus.wiki

Design Teams

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• Baja

• ChemE Car

• Concrete Canoe

• Bridge Building

• McGill Formula Electric

• Rocket Team

• Aero

• Robotics

• McGill Space Group

https://eus.wiki

Services

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https://eus.wiki

Conferences & Competitions

https://eus.wiki

• McGill Engineering

Competition

• Engineering Games

(Jeux de Genie)

• Conference on Diversity

in Engineering

• Conference on

Sustainability in

Engineering

• And many more!

https://eus.wiki

EUSWiki – https://eus.wiki

• Opportunities

• Culture

• Reference

• Anything you want!

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

▸ Stop by the EUS Office

▹ McConnell Engineering Room 7

▸ Read the Pipeline

▸ Like us on Facebook

▸ Don’t be afraid to ask questions

▹ https://eus.wiki

▹ president@mcgilleus.ca

▸ Get involved!

JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP!

▸ https://www.facebook.com/groups/854410511

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https://eus.wiki

DISCOVER MCGILLFACULTY OFENGINEERINGSome Reminders

Lori Hurdle

Academic Advisor

McGill University

Faculty of Engineering

Compulsory Departmental and School

Advising

sessions will be held remotely

Wednesday, August 26th

and

Thursday, August 27th

(Architecture: September 1st)

Essential program and department orientation

will be provided at these sessions

https://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/students/u

ndergraduate/new-students/advising

Special/Visiting/Exchange Students

Questions?

Email: exchange.engineering@mcgill.ca

ADVISING SESSIONS

McGill University

Faculty of Engineering

If you did not attend a transfer credit session this

summer and your credits do not appear on your

Minerva transcript, please contact MESC before your

departmental advising session to have your

documents evaluated.

https://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/students/unde

rgraduate/mesc

Students Admitted with:

•Advanced Placement Examinations (AP)

•Advanced Levels (A-Levels)

•International Baccalaureate Diploma

•European Baccalaureate

•French Baccalaureate Diploma

•University/Community College Studies

TRANSFERCREDITS

McGill University

Faculty of Engineering

McGill Placement Examinations

Visit https://www.mcgill.ca/exams/dates/science

ID Card Location:

Service Point (3415 McTavish Street) will be opening to issue ID cards; visit

https://www.mcgill.ca/student-records/personal-information/id

Orientation for New International Students:

Visit https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/pre-

arrival/orientation

REMINDERS

McGill University

Faculty of Engineering

New Student Checklisthttps://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/students/undergraduate/new-

students/checklist

E-Calendar

Degree Evaluation Tool

myFuture – Events, Work Term

Opportunities, Workshops

RESOURCES

LAUREN WEBER- LOCAL WELLNESS ADVISOR ENGINEERING

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Connecting you with the appropriate resources for your unique situation

LOCAL WELLNESS ADVISOR- LWA

A mental health professional who promotes:

• Awareness, Prevention and Early Intervention.

• Resource‐provider in your faculty for your faculty.

• Bridge to care: Specialist in referring to resources on campus and in the community.

Lauren provides regular wellness programming (workshops) as well as one‐on‐one consultations to support your wellness needs in Engineering.

Contact: lauren.weber2@mcgill.ca

EUS and Departmental student leaders

Peer support services

• Peer Support Centre (PSC)

• McGill Students’ Nightline 514-398-6246

• Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students’ Society (SACOMSS)

Self-care services

• Student Wellness Hub (www.mcgill.ca/wellness-hub) and Virtual Hub

• SSMU Keep.MeSafe https://ssmu.ca/blog/2020/03/mental-health-resource-available-keep-mesafe/

University support

• McGill Engineering Student Centre (MESC)

• Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD)

• Office of the Dean of Students

• Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education (OSVRSE)

• McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (MORSL)

WHERE CAN YOU GO IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED HELP?

BONNE CHANCETO THE CLASS INCOMING

FALL 2020 !!!