Lassonde School of Engineering
Former name
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Mottopassion + perspective
Named forPierre Lassonde
TypeFaculty (engineering school)
Established2011 (2011)
Parent institution
York University
DeanJane Goodyer
Students4,481[1]
Location
Toronto
,
Ontario
,
Canada
Websitelassonde.yorku.ca
Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence building on Keele Campus
Facade installation
Preparation of finishes
Completed facade, interior view

The Lassonde School of Engineering is the professional engineering school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] Lassonde incorporates crossover programming with York University’s Schulich School of Business and Osgoode Hall Law School to study and business and law, respectively, alongside the engineering program.[3]

The Lassonde School of Engineering was established in November 2011 with funding from founding donor Pierre Lassonde, the Government of Ontario and York University.[4] Students from the Faculty of Science and Engineering formally joined the Lassonde School of Engineering on May 1, 2013.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

Undergraduate programs

Engineering

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

Computing

Earth & Space Science

Graduate programs

References

  1. ↑ "Lassonde by Numbers | Lassonde School of Engineering". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. ↑ Alvi, Zalina (September–October 2012). "Ontario Schools prepare for tomorrow's engineer". Engineering Dimensions. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  3. ↑ "Lassonde courses in Law, Business & Entrepreneurship | Lassonde School of Engineering". lassonde.yorku.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  4. ↑ Bradshaw, James (1 November 2011). "Mining entrepreneur's university donation digging for Renaissance Engineers". Globe & Mail. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "A new dawn for York University as Lassonde launches in style – YFile". YFile. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Lassonde 50:50 Challenge | Lassonde School of Engineering". lassonde.yorku.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  7. ↑ Harney, Alexandra (June 13, 2019). "Risky partner: Top U.S. universities took funds from Chinese firm tied to Xinjiang security". Reuters. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ "US sanctions 8 China tech companies over role in Xinjiang abuses". The Nikkei. Reuters. October 8, 2019. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Programs list" (PDF). engineerscanada. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  10. ↑ "Accredited Programs | Canada's Association of Information Technology Professionals". cips.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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