“I am pleased to see our engineering aspiration become a reality,” said Mamdouh Shoukri, 91��ɫ’s president and vice-chancellor. “Since our founding, a comprehensive engineering school has long been a goal for our institution. With this historic, unanimous vote, we are now on the path to redefining engineering for the 21st century.”

Work on shaping the new faculty will begin July 1. New program streams in chemical, mechanical and civil engineering will be developed. The Departments of Earth & Space Science and Engineering, and Computer Science & Engineering, along with each department’s programs will move to LSE at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Embracing the concept of global engineering, 91��ɫ’s new Lassonde School of Engineering will offer a curriculum and learning environment designed to educate future generations of engineering professionals, who in addition to possessing advanced technical and theoretical knowledge, will also be skilled communicators with an entrepreneurial mindset and a commitment to making contributions to society.

“The Senate vote takes us another step towards seeing new engineering programs, initiatives and students at 91��ɫ,” said Janusz Kozinski (right), dean of 91��ɫ’s Faculty of Science & Engineering. “I look forward to helping create a new generation of entrepreneurial engineers with a social conscience, professionals who will benefit 91��ɫ and Canada as a whole.”

LSE’s mission is to graduate new engineering professionals who are articulate and confident individuals, said Kozinski. “Graduates will be broad thinkers – dynamic and motivated achievers – who distinguish themselves by their intellectual rigour, resourcefulness and innovative spirit. They will be Canada’s��.”

There are currently 180 undergraduate engineering students at 91��ɫ. It is expected that number of students enrolled in engineering programs will grow to more than 1,800 over the next six to eight years. Leading engineering scholars are currently being recruited to help develop the school’s curriculum and establish the programs.

Support for the new Faculty of Engineering was first declared in June 2011, when the Ontario government announced that it was providing a to build an engineering complex at 91��ɫ’s Keele campus.

In November 2011, 91��ɫ’s president announced a $25-million dollar transformative donation from Pierre Lassonde, chairman of the Franco-Nevada Corporation, for��an expanded School of Engineering.

Scholarship in the LSE received support�� on May 4 of this year with the creation of the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology (BEST) Program, through a from Douglas and Sandra Bergeron that will be matched by the University. In addition, Canadian philanthropist Seymour Schulich recently announced a gift of $1 million to create scholarships for students in the new faculty.

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“This agreement enhances collaboration for researchers at 91��ɫ and Southlake,” said Robert Haché, 91��ɫ vice-president research & innovation. “By signing this agreement, 91��ɫ and Southlake are taking steps to streamline our efforts and maximize our resources to promote greater efficiency of the ethics review process.”

Pat Clifford, director of research at Southlake, echoed Haché’s sentiment and said he��is encouraged by the agreement, as it will lay the groundwork for Southlake to work with 91��ɫ on additional collaborative research projects.

“As Southlake transitions to a ministry-designated teaching and research facility, our relationships and collaborative efforts with our academic partners will become increasingly important,” said Clifford. “This agreement is illustrative of our commitment to advancing our academic and research agenda, and I’m thrilled at the prospect of being able to free up resources so we can conduct additional research with more efficient and less redundant process.”

As part of this agreement, only one board of record will exist for any study conducted at either institution and it will be either the 91��ɫ Research Ethics Board or the Southlake Research Ethics Board depending on the location where the majority of the work will be conducted and/or the��home institution of the majority of the researchers.

As the board of record, Southlake’s Research Ethics Board and the 91��ɫ Research Ethics Board may approve, reject, propose modifications to, put on hold or terminate a research study at its sole discretion.

For more information, contact Alison Collins-Mrakas, 91��ɫ's senior manager & policy adviser, research ethics, at acollins@yorku.ca,��or ext. 55914.

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The (IJS) is the world’s foremost archive and research facility in the field of jazz. Its comprehensive holdings comprise original scores, recordings, personal papers, photographs and memorabilia from a host of leading jazz artists, as well as archives of record companies and jazz-related institutions and organizations from 1920 to the present. In support of its mission to document, preserve and disseminate the history of jazz, the IJS develops conferences, broadcasts, publications, exhibitions and educational programs, and supports the work of individual researchers through the Morroe Berger – Benny Carter Jazz Research Fund.

Brett, who recently returned from her trip to Rutgers, and Bruce, who visited last fall, found the experience invaluable. They had high praise for both the IJS collections and the staff who assisted them in their research.

For Brett, a well-known performer and recording artist who has taught jazz vocals in the Department of Music at 91��ɫ, the IJS’s Ella Fitzgerald collection was a treasure trove. The iconic singer is one of several performers Brett is researching as part of her studies on the great American songbook. Her dissertation will focus on transcriptions and analyses of Fitzgerald’s first four full-length scat solos.

In the Ella Fitzgerald collection, Brett found boxes of scores and sheet music, and many packages from hopeful songwriters begging Fitzgerald to perform their work. Brett was also able to touch the gown Fitzgerald wore for her legendary performance with Tommy Flanagan at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival, a show that was recorded on video.

“I know how the gowns I wear for my own performances hold my energy before and after a gig,” Brett said. “It was deeply moving to be in such close proximity to her personal belongings.”

Bruce spent five days immersed in the archives, shuttling between the stacks, files and photocopier, and bringing home a full dossier of materials to review.

“The librarians were incredible,” Bruce said. “They would always come up and ask about my work, run back to storage, and return with additional materials they thought might help. As a research trip, it was exciting and inspiring – and a lot of fun!”

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