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E ngineering B lueprint unveiled A new code of ethics reminds engineers of their social responsibilities responsibility they carry in return for soci e ty ’s trust. Jeff Karp, U3 student in Engineering students and faculty mem Chemical Engineering and member of The bers packed into the recently-renovated Blueprint committee, says that McGill engi lobby of the M cConnell Engineering neers have a moral obligation to confront Building on Wednesday afternoon to attend the ethical requirements of their profession. “Members of the McGill Faculty of the launching of the faculty’s new Code of Engineering must care about ethics because Ethics, The Blueprint. The Blueprint is the product of almost we exist in a human community and com two years of deliberation by a tripartite munities are secured by virtues and sound committee made up of students, faculty and moral principles.” The need for engineers to understand support staff who began meeting in the fall of 1997 to discuss ways to build and main their impact on society was acknowledged tain a stronger Engineering faculty. What during Wednesday's opening ceremony. emerged was a desire to formalize into a Students and faculty lined up to sign the code of ethics the values and qualities that ledger in endorsement of The Blueprint in would best foster a sense com m unity what will become an annual ceremony for incoming Engineering responsibility and ulti students. mately improve the facul u M e m b e rs o f th e The launching of ty environment. The Blueprint was sched A ssociate Dean of M cG ill F a c u lty o f uled one day before grad Student A ffairs in E n g in e e rin g m u s t care uating Engineering stu Engineering Frank dents were to receive Mucciardi explains that it a b o u t e th ic s b e c a u se w e was not the goal of the e x is t in a h u m a n c o m m u n i their “iron rings” in a cer emony designed to cele committee to dictate to brate their initiation into the faculty another set of t y a n d c o m m u n itie s a re the professional world of rules and responsibilities. s e c u r e d b y v ir tu e s a n d engineering. Kleigh “Our goal was to find s o u n d m o r a l p rin cip les. Heather, president of the a way to state our values Jeff Karp, E n g i n e e r i n g and standards more clear U 3 Chemical Engineering and Undergraduate Society, ly. We wanted it to be a committee member notes that the introduc simple statement that stu tion of The Blueprint rep dents and staff could resents an important new tradition which understand and relate to.” In keeping with that goal, The complements the Iron Ring Ceremony. “I always thought it was unfortunate Blueprint was created as a series of six prin ciples, designed to provoke thought about that engineering students have to wait until the ethical aspects of engineering among their final year when the Iron Ring both students and faculty. To ensure that it Ceremony takes place to be really provoked achieves this purpose, it was also decided into confronting the ethical issues around that the statement should be visible within the profession," said Heather. "With The the faculty. As a result, The Blueprint will Blueprint, engineering students will hope appear on plaques in all of the Engineering fully be forced to start thinking about ethi Buildings, on exam booklets, in departmen cal responsibility from the day they enter tal offices, in admissions brochures and on the faculty.” The simplicity of the six principles bulletin boards. It will even find its way contained in The Blueprint belies the fact onto mouse pads. that the process behind its creation was not Engineers have moral without its hurdles. The delay in launching The Blueprint obligations too was partly attributable to the committee’s For McGill’s future bridge and airplane desire to wait until renovations in the builders, there is a recognition of the By C
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as a way for McGill to celebrate the diversity of its student body. SSMU acts as the main funding source for the event, although tickets for the International Gala buffet and show were sold at minimal cost to cover some expenses. “[Culturefest] is strong and important. It’s a way to showcase our clubs to the com munity.
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A Filipino film, karetodo demonstrations and baklava represents just some of the exoti cism that arrived at Shatner last week for the Students' Society's annual Culturefest. D uring the w eek-long celebration, Culturefest featured displays, demonstrations and food-tasting organised by regional SSMU clubs. The opportunity to showcase their cul ture and countries to fellow students was seen
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