Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode.
On November 1, 2011, at an event titled, “Engineering The Future”, 91ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri announced a $25-million dollar transformative donation from Pierre Lassonde, Chair of Franco-Nevada Corporation, for an expanded School of Engineering at 91ɫ’s Keele Campus. The Faculty of Graduate Studies at 91ɫ reported on the announcement in a .
“91ɫ has wanted a full-scale engineering school since 1963, yet still has only about 300 students in specialized programs such as geomatics engineering. Now it is spending $100-million, including Mr. Lassonde’s money and $50-million from the province, on a new faculty and building expected to hold 2,000 students by 2020”, the Globe and Mail in a series showcasing philanthropists, including Pierre Lassonde.
Mr. Lassonde’s transformational donation will lead to the creation of the Lassonde School of Engineering at 91ɫ by anchoring the construction of a new engineering building. In addition, the Computer Science and Engineering Building has been the Lassonde Building, as reported in an article in the , 91ɫ's daily bulletin. The Faculty of Science and Engineering had the Government of Ontario’s commitment of $50 million for the new engineering building at 91ɫ.
For a report on the announcement and celebration on November 1, 2011, read the of John Dupuis, Head of the Steacie Science and Engineering Library at 91ɫ in his blog, .