Schulich School of Engineering
The Schulich School of Engineering is the accredited engineering school of the University of Calgary located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It currently has 4,610 enrolled students (3,470 undergraduate and 1,140 graduate) and over 150 faculty members. The school offers seven engineering degree programs. 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 enrollment of 59 students, taught by two 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 building to house the software, computer, and electrical engineering department. Before the 2005-2006 fall and winter semesters, Seymour Schulich made a $25 million donation to the faculty, which was matched by another $25 million from the Alberta provincial government. At this point, the name of the  faculty was changed to the Schulich School of Engineering in honor of his donation. Dr. Wirasinghe stepped down as dean of the school on June 30, 2006. Dr. M. Elizabeth Cannon, the former head of the geomatics engineering department, assumed the position of dean on July 1, 2006. Dr. Cannon was appointed to be the president of the University of Calgary on 1 July 2010 and her previous position as dean is now held by Dr. Bill Rosehart. In 1993, the School started an internship program with Dr. Michael Ward, former civil department head and the vice-president of research  of the University, as the founding director. Schulich School of Engineering now has one of the largest engineering internship programs in the country. Approximately 70% of Schulich engineering students go through the optional internship program. Buildings. The Schulich School of Engineering is located in the northern section of the University of Calgary campus in a complex that consists of four main buildings. Main Complex. The first main engineering building 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 (housed in separate buildings). The building  is composed of seven blocks listed as Engineering A - G. The majority of engineering specific courses are also held in the lecture halls within 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, and the "Engg Lounge". As many of the first year engineering courses (which are identical for all departments) take place here, a principal hallway in this building is often referred to as "The First Year Hole". Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex. The Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex is the newest  addition to the main engineering complex. Officially opened to the public in November 2016 (it had been used for classes and labs since September 2016), the CNRL complex is a $174 million building meant to increase enrollment capacity in the engineering department by 400 seats and to provide new classroom and lecture hall facilities. The building was named in honor Canadian Natural Resources Limited for the company's $7 million donation, the largest single donation the University of Calgary has received to date. The building is 18,300 square meters and provides classrooms and undergraduate design labs on the  bottom two floors. On the upper floors, new research labs will be used to support research in clean energy technology and renewable energy sources. 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 south-westernmost block of the main complex. It is the main  experimental space for the civil engineering faculty (along with the bay in CCIT) and can supports many separate endeavors at one time. While it is generally closed off to the main student body, there are always 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. At the office, students  can purchase books containing past exams for their classes, laboratory notebooks, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and tickets for events run by the different student organizations within engineering. The Engg Lounge. The Engineering Student Lounge is the central social gathering area at the Schulich School of Engineering. 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 (beginning at 3:00 PM, and  ending at 6:00 PM), originally created by Dean Rhodes 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 "cheaper" cold beer and occasionally live music, as well as a weekly event such as Minnow Races, Jeopardy, Eng. Olympics, etc. Information Communications Technology Building. The ICT building is shared by the Schulich School of Engineering with the Department of Computer Science from the Faculty of Science. 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. The ground level of ICT is arranged as a food court themed meeting area, frequented by many faculties. Commercial services such as Family Mart, Good Earth Cafe and Apex Credit Union occupy the bottom floor. Electronics Labs. The ICT building features ultramodern electronics labs for electrical and computer engineering students. These include labs for second and third year students, and the Telus Microwave Research Laboratory for microwave antenna design and research. Mechanical Engineering Building (Petro Canada Building). The Mechanical Engineering building houses the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing