On March 17, 2022, CEGSA hosted the Engineering TA re-Orientation for the third time, in partnership with York University Teaching Commons. It brought together new and experienced TAs, Dr. Kevin Gingerich, a faculty member of the Civil Engineering Department, and Natasha May, an educational developer in the Teaching Commons at York University. During this session, TAing knowledge and skills were discussed. The recorded session is uploaded at the following link for those who are interested.
In December 2021, our leadership team met together after the first snowfall to build some civil engineering snowmen - who were prepared to go into the lab with their hard hats! This was a wonderful opportunity to meet together in person after many online meetings and discuss goals for CEGSA.
On December 2nd, 2021, we had an enchanted night watching 'Encanto' with friends. This was followed by an enjoyable social gathering at a local restaurant to wrap up the evening. This even was in collaboration with the York Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
On October 23rd, 2021, we had an amazing moment supporting our YorkU Lions with some members at our last event in collaboration with the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
In September 2021, we hosted two ice-cream get-togethers for our members. One in G. Lord Ross Park, and one in High Park. Both were attended by a good mix of old and new graduate students from our department representing nearly all our research specializations!
On July 7th, 2021, we had our first Alumni Lunch event! Presented by the McMaster Engineering Graduate Society and the York University Graduate Association, a diverse panel of alumni answered questions about their experiences in grad school, how they transitioned into their career, and shared tips for current students. From finding a good company or institution to work for to starting your own company and business management, learn about what you need to succeed in your life after graduation.
The event featured discussions with recent engineering graduate Marina Maciel Soares and Vladimir Martintsov from York University, and Qianli Ma and Israel Gasparin from McMaster University.
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On February 19th, CEGSA hosted the first iteration of the TA re-Orientation. Sixteen community members joined in the event, including new and experienced graduate students, faculty members from CIVL and MECH, as well as Dean Jane Goodyer. A retrospective report can be found here.
On Monday, December 9th, 2020, the Civil social committee and the CEGSA presented a fun gathering to celebrate the holidays! During the event, participants exchanged their delicious homemade cookies! They also played entertaining games, and had pizza for lunch!
