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Dean’s Message Gratitude. Inspiration. Energy.
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hese words express just some of the feelings we have as we wrap up our Inspiring Greatness campaign, an integral part of the Initiative Campaign for Queen’s University. On behalf of the Faculty, I’d like to thank our incredible donors and volunteers who helped us surpass our goal and reach over $90.3 million in investment in Engineering at Queen’s. I would like to give you a snapshot of how your contributions are positioning the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science to adapt and thrive in our changing world. We’re grateful for the outpouring of generosity and support from alumni, parents, friends and corporations who have embraced our vision of innovation and leadership and who understand the value of our Queen’s-unique approach to creating the next generation of extraordinary engineers. You truly are both our history and our future. Your investment is helping to ensure that initiatives such as the Queen’s Innovation Connector, founded through a collaboration between Queen’s Engineering and the Smith School of Business, can continue to grow as an innovation hub for students, researchers and entrepreneurs. Gifts to the Aboriginal Access to Engineering program are helping our Aboriginal youth see and achieve post-secondary education and are supporting them throughout their university experience. Our donors’ confidence and investment in our faculty members has tripled the number of endowed and expendable chairs and professorships in Engineering! The new Hazell Research Professorship in Chemical Design and Innovation, the Donald and Joan McGeachy Chair in Biomedical Engineering, the Donald and Sarah Munro Chair, and the Kinross Professorship in Mining Health and Safety have inspired a new generation of graduate students and their enhanced scholarship. Investments have also led to the formation of the Water Research Centre, the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining and the ability to hire 14 new faculty members over the last five years. These new additions bring an energy and enthusiasm that has set the Faculty on fire.
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Our planned Innovation Commons is considered
a transformational leap toward the future of engineering.
We’re inspired by our donors’ dedication to discovery. Your contributions to Queen’s competitive design teams, such as the Baja SAE Team and the Formula SAE Team, along with student outreach efforts, such as Science Quest summer camp, FIRST Robotics and Queen’s Engineers Without continued on next page THE COMPLETE ENGINEER 1
