Schulich School of Engineering
The Schulich School of Engineering is an accredited engineering school located in Calgary, Canada. It currently has 3,200 enrolled students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and 182 faculty members[1].
History
The Schulich School of Engineering was originally conceived on September 28, 1964 at the first meeting of the Engineering Council, as the Faculty of Engineering. The new school was officially accredited and given faculty status on April 1, 1965 and officially opened its doors for the fall semester of the same year, with a total first year enrollement of 59 students, taught by 2 faculty members. Over the 40 years that the faculty has been operating, it has expanded drastically to its current size, as well as several new wings to the engineering building, now more accurately a complex, and an entirely new new building to house the software, computer, and electrical engineering faculty (affectionately known as 'Zoo'). Before the 2005-2006 fall and winter semesters, Mr. Seymour Schulich made a $25 million donation to the faculty, which was matched by another $25 million from the provincial government. At this point, the name of the faculty was changed to the 'Schulich School of Engineering]] in honour of his donation. Most recently, Dr. Wirasinghe stepped down as dean of the school and will be replaced on July 1, 2006 by Dr. E. Cannon.
Buildings and Services
The Schulich School of Engineering is located in the northern section of the University of Calgary campus in a complex that consists of three main buildings.
Main Complex
The first main engineering building (labeled EN in the map to right) houses all of the departments with the exception of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and the Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering. The majority of engineering specific courses are also held in the variety of lecture halls found in this building. Other notable facilities in the main building include the Machine Shop, the M.A. Ward Civil Engineering Labs, the Engineering Students Society office, the Lounge, and Allegro's. The majority of first year engineering courses (which are identical for all faculties) take place here.
Machine Shop
The machine shop in the Schulich School of Engineering came into existence with the school in 1966, and provides a variety of mechanical construction services to the students and faculty members. The shop provides a variety of services, including CNC machining, manual machining, fabrication, and carpentry.
M.A. Ward Civil Engineering Labs
The civil engineering laboratory is located in a cavernous space in the southwesternmost block of the main complex. It is the main experimental space for the civil engineering faculty (along with the bay in CCIT) and supports many seperate endeavours at one time. While it is generally closed off to the main student body, there are viewing windows on the second floor.
Engineering Students Society Office
The Engineering Students Society (ESS) is a non-profit organization that is run by students within the faculty to provide student activities, academic help and student-professional interaction. It is a member of the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students and sends representatives to various conferences and meets throughout the country.
The Lounge
The lounge is the central social gathering area at the Schulich School of Engineering and by appearances has remained relatively unchanged since the 1960's. As of the 2006 winter semester, it has 3 electrical outlets, about 12 tables, about 5 couches and a variety of chairs. During the fall and winter semesters, especially at 12:00 PM, the lounge is normally a hive of activity, as a vast majority of students come by to socialize and eat. The lounge is also notable for P.O.E.T.S, or Piss On Everything, Tomorrow's Saturday, a weekly Friday gathering of engineers, sponsored by the Dean of the faculty and put on by the Engineering Students Society. P.O.E.T.S is a place for engineering students (and even sometimes professors!) to unwind at the end of the school week and enjoy cold beer and occaisonally live music.
Allegro's
Allegro's is the small café located in the engineering lounge. It serves a variety of food including sandwiches, pop, nachos, hot dogs and a weekly special. Aside from being the nearest place to the engineering lounge to get a good meal, it is owned by Tom, who is personally present some of the time and is always interested in talking to engineering students.
Information Communications Technology (ICT) Building
The ICT building (labeled ICT in the map at right) is shared by the Schulich School of Engineering with the computer science program from the Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The building houses the majority of the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering in the form of several lecture halls, computer labs and electronics labs. ICT also houses the design labs for Minds In Motion and the first year design courses.
Electronics Labs
The ICT building features ultramodern electronics labs for electrical and computer engineering students. These include labs for second year students as well as third year students, and the Telus Microwave Research Laboratory for microwave antenna design and research.
Design Labs
The design labs take up half of the second floor of the ICT building and are used to teach a two-semester design course to first year engineers. This course is taught in collaboration with the English and Arts Faculties at the university, in order to provide students with a full comprehension of design. Among the projects done in the course are a product completion, from concept to creation in the first semester and both a Lego robotics project and a project in collaboration with an industry partner.
Mechanical Engineering Building
The Mechanical Engineering Building (marked as MEB on the map to right) houses the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing at the Schulich School of Engineering. Unlike the rest of the engineering faculty, it is not physically connected but in fact resides in a seperate building across 32nd Ave. NW. It contains many labs and offices for faculty and grad students, as well as some classes for undergraduates and a Mechanical Engineering Shop.
Mechanical Engineering Shop
The MES is located at the easternmost end of the ME building and contains a variety of tools and equipment for building and testing research projects in the mechanical engineering department.
Programs Offered
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Geomatics Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Oil & Gas Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering Specialization
- Environmental Engineering Minor
- Mechatronics Engineering Minor
- Petroleum Engineering Minor
- Transportation Engineering Minor
- Structural Engineering Minor
References
- ^ School History — Schulich School of Engineering