TORONTO, December 2, 2016��– 91��ɫ in collaboration with the Lassonde School of Engineering will observe a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.�� This year, the 91��ɫ Federation of Students, with the support of 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, initiated , to represent resistance, empowerment and resilience to gender-based violence. These paintings are permanently displayed on the second floor of the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence. The memorial is in collaboration with Shoukri, the 91��ɫ Federation of Students, 91��ɫ’s Centre for Human Rights and the Department of Community Safety.

WHO:
Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor, 91��ɫ

Marisa Sterling, Assistant Dean, Inclusivity & Diversity, Lassonde School of
Engineering

Julie Lassonde, Member, 91��ɫ Board of Governors

Alexandria Williams, 91��ɫ Federation of Students, VP Equity

Samina Sami, Executive Director Community Safety

Michael Charles, Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights

WHAT:
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

WHEN:
Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 at 12pm

WHERE:
Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence Café, First Floor

MAP:
Building 81 on

��is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91��ɫ students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91��ɫ U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91��ɫ is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni.��91��ɫ U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media Contact:
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TORONTO, April 8, 2016 – 91��ɫ’s Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence officially threw open its doors today marking the beginning of a new kind of learning.

The Bergeron Centre, known for its unique architectural design, is heightening the learning experience of students at the Lassonde School of Engineering by fostering creativity and emphasizing a hands-on approach. Its cutting-edge labs and learning spaces with white boards lining the walls encourage collaboration and the generation of ideas.

The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence at 91��ɫ

The award-winning building was designed by Toronto’s ZAS Architects + Interiors, built by UK-based construction firm Laing O’Rourke in partnership with the Gillam Group and named in recognition of alumnus Douglas Bergeron and his wife Sandra for their $10 million donation. The provincial government invested $50 million in the construction of this advanced learning and research centre.

“The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence is a truly forward-looking, uniquely designed facility that will offer our engineering students unsurpassed experiential learning opportunities,” said Mamdouh Shoukri, 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor. “The Centre is an exciting addition to campus life at 91��ɫ – one that will give our students a distinct advantage through access to flexible, collaborative learning spaces and research labs. This is how students prefer to learn today, and we’re proud to be able to provide facilities that support and reflect 21^st century education.”

The 169,500-sq-ft centre with five floors and a green rooftop boasts a façade of 8,000 triangular metal panels and windows in a mathematically derived Penrose pattern that never repeats. The design drew its inspiration from Georgian Bay and the iconic Canadian image of a cloud floating over a rock.

The building is primarily home to the University’s three newest engineering programs – civil, mechanical and electrical.

“Our government is proud to support 91��ɫ’s Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, a facility that is providing the next generation of engineers with the expertise they need to thrive in Ontario’s knowledge-based economy,” said Reza Moridi, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.

“I’m pleased that within this cutting-edge new learning space, 91��ɫ is advancing an innovative curriculum that is giving students access not only to training across a variety of engineering disciplines, but also to a number of critical skills employers are looking for like entrepreneurship, collaboration and creativity. I look forward to seeing the contributions future graduates will make to our society and to our economy as they turn these skills into high value jobs.”

There are no lecture halls. Instead, there are several active learning areas which offer students, who hail from Peel Region, North 91��ɫ, 91��ɫ Region, Toronto and far beyond, the latest in learning technology and a place to tackle real world issues.

The first-floor High Bay Lab was primarily created for civil engineering research to test the strength of materials such as concrete to see, for example, if it can withstand an earthquake. The second-floor “Sandbox” is a student space designed to allow the free-flow of ideas many of which can then be turned into a prototype using one of the on-site 3D printers. The idea is to get students from various programs and disciplines interacting to develop innovative solutions and create new concepts.

The centre is also home to the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology (BEST) program created by Doug & Sandra Bergeron, which integrates curricular and experiential activities to develop business skills and help students understand what it takes to launch a technology start-up enterprise.

“Tomorrow’s entrepreneurial engineers need to be open-minded collaborators working with talented people from a variety of fields,” said Bergeron. “The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence gives students the freedom to think creatively, to imagine solutions that defy conventional wisdom and to take their ideas from sketches on a whiteboard into real world technology ventures.

The building is expected to receive LEED Gold accreditation in recognition of its environmental performance and sustainable design.

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Additional quotes:

“This is a radically different space for a radically different type of education. Gone are the days of learning passively from lectures and textbooks. We want our students to think ‘outside the book’ by making things, testing prototypes, solving problems together and learning by doing. That’s the kind of creative training that will prepare them to solve the world’s complex challenges and to lead Canada’s economic future.” - Janusz Kozinski, Dean, Lassonde School of Engineering.

"I am delighted that 91��ɫ continues to be a trailblazer in academic innovation. This significant investment in our community by our provincial government in the cutting-edge Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence will help foster many of Ontario's brightest‎ minds right here in 91��ɫ West. Our government's commitment to post-secondary education and infrastructure ensures that we continue to compete globally by preparing students for the high-skilled jobs demanded by a technology-driven economy." - Mario Sergio, MPP for 91��ɫ West

“Through an intensive design process with 91��ɫ and the Lassonde School we created a school which prioritizes the students above all else. Student spaces and classrooms are light-filled and learning is hands-on. We’re incredibly proud to see our design foster learning for the next generation of entrepreneurial engineers.” – Paul Stevens, ZAS Architects + Interiors

��is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our 52,000 students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91��ɫ students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91��ɫ U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 24 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. As Canada’s only fully bilingual campus, Glendon is one of the faculties of 91��ɫ dedicated to excellence in bilingual postsecondary education.

Media Contacts:
Sandra McLean, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097 / sandramc@yorku.ca

Janice Walls, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22101 / wallsj@yorku.ca

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TORONTO, April 6, 2016 – The grand opening of the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence at 91��ɫ will celebrate innovation and creativity on Friday, April 8.

The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence building, which houses the Lassonde School of Engineering, has created quite a buzz for its architecture and flexible, inspired learning spaces.

Tour the labs with their world-class equipment and design studios, such as the “Sandbox” where students go to generate ideas, and watch 3D printers in action, as well as concrete strength testing demonstrations in the High Bay Lab where a professor and his grad students will talk about their research. The tour will also take in an active learning classroom and a mechanical research lab where PhD students will discuss their current work.

The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence at 91��ɫ

Named after Douglas and Sandra Bergeron for their $10 million donation, the award-winning building was designed by Toronto’s ZAS Architects + Interiors and built by UK-based construction firm Laing O’Rourke in partnership with the Gillam Group. The building boasts an eye-catching façade of 8,000 triangular metal panels and windows arranged in a mathematically derived Penrose pattern overlooking the Keele campus.

The Sandbox student design area in the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence

Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering Janusz Kozinski will emcee the event. 91��ɫ U President & Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, Reza Moridi, Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities and MPP for Richmond Hill, Pierre Lassonde and Doug Bergeron will all be in attendance.

What: Grand opening of the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence
When: Friday, April 8
Time: Speeches begin at 10:30am and tours at 11am
Where: The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, Keele campus, 91��ɫ. (Building number 81 on the Map.)

*Note: The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence will also be part of the annual Doors Open Toronto, May 28 and 29.

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is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our 52,000 students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91��ɫ students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91��ɫ U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 24 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. As Canada’s only fully bilingual campus, Glendon is one of the faculties of 91��ɫ dedicated to excellence in bilingual postsecondary education.

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Media Contacts:

Sandra McLean, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097 / sandramc@yorku.ca

Janice Walls, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22101 / wallsj@yorku.ca

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