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For December 2017: Christmas Tree Decoration! Great initiative by Sina, we will have some colours and warmth in our office! Many of us are miles away from our families, and we cherish the friendship and camaraderie we are building here. We push each other to be the best we can be in all areas of life! […]

For January, 2018: As you may know, there is a career fair for mechanical engineering here in Bergeron. What makes it important for us is that the "FDM Group" is specifically looking for Masters and PhDs to hire. So if you are interested, come prepared, bring your CVs, and hopefully get hired! The information session […]

For November 2017: CV/Resume Workshops are being held in early December! Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mechanical-engineering-graduate-students-cvresume-workshop-tickets-39697628676 Departmental Potluck is happening on Friday, November 24th! Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dept-of-mechanical-engineering-2017-potluck-tickets-39697100095 YUGSA has a number of bursaries and other small academic funding support available. Please find the online application forms (due December 1) on their website: http://yugsa.ca/  Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) […]

As per news on Sunday, Nov 12, 2017, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Iran/‌Iraq border. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands injured. Some cities are receiving rescue efforts, but many rural villages are NOT getting any governmental support right now. One of our members, Pardis G., has initiated fundraising to support the emergency relief efforts run […]

October 20, 2017: Congratulations to Maryam Fashandi, Pouriya Bayat, and Mohammed Abdelhamid for successfully defending their MASc theses! On October 26th, mechanical engineering faculty will showcase their research at Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence. To meet these amazing people, please use the following link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mechanical-engineering-faculty-research-symposium-lassonde-school-of-engineering-tickets-38779166531  

For October 2017: What's the Buzz: There will be an important presentation to the Lassonde community on the Decanal Search Process! We are hiring a new Dean of Lassonde. October 30th, 12 pm (refreshments provided), 2nd floor of Bergeron. YUGSA has a number of bursaries and other small academic funding support available. Please find the online application […]

September, 17, 2017: [NEW STUDENTS] Attend the Mech Eng Grad Orientation Day: September 20th, 2017. We'll have information regarding your benefits, courses, York U online system, MEGSA events, grad office, and more. Participate in CUPE 3903 survey (helps the union represent you on your priorities), and a Special General Membership Meeting: September 14, 1-4 pm, Norman Bethune College 320. […]

We celebrated five of our summer birthdays, over strawberry cheesecake on July 28, 2017! Our birthday boys - Tom, Mohsen, Arian, Hossein, and Khaled - are seen in the first row (picture below). Some of our members were away (we missed them dearly), but many still contributed to making this celebration happen! (We'd like to thank […]