Staying Connected
Staying Connected Alumni
We are proud to enable more than 24,000 McMaster Engineering alumni worldwide to revisit, relive and connect with the Faculty after they graduate.
FAST FACTS 2019-20 • 24,231 degrees conferred across our graduate and undergraduate programs • 22,209 alumni in more than 85 countries, 2,022 have more than one degree from McMaster • 21,434 are still connected with the McMaster community • 23 events were held to engage with our alumni around community engagement, professional development, women in engineering and mentorship
Ninety McMaster Engineering alumni and 150 students gathered at our Backpack to Briefcase networking night in January 2020 to share experiences, advice and mentorship.
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Try to build as much as you can – technical skills, people skills, soft skills...network and build relationships with people because you might have to reconnect with them in the future.” Princess Samaka, Data Manager at Hoffman-La Roche, BTech Biotechnology '07 alumna and Backpack to Briefcase mentor.
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4,118 attendees participated at 23 events
MEMBERS in the Alumni & Partners Advisor Network
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My years as a student at McMaster enabled me to form a solid foundation to solve practical engineering problems [such as] making contributions to society with the Silicon chips my colleagues and I have developed throughout the years.”
Lawrence Tse, Electrical Engineering ‘81
Going virtual In 2020, McMaster Engineering began hosting monthly Virtual Fireside Chats with Alumni. Visit eng.mcmaster.ca/connect/alumni for event dates.
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