Agenda:

3:00 pm: Community Check-in

3:20 pm: Co-Curricular Leadership Program Showcase

The Co-Curricular Leadership Program Showcase features diverse engineering leadership learning programs across the country which range in terms of program maturity, region, target audience, and design.

Following a presentation from the representatives of each program, each University will host a dedicated breakout room for further discussion. Participants will have the opportunity to move between breakout rooms to speak directly with the presenters and ask questions.

The session will end with a large group general discussion to capture insights related to contrasting approaches of program design.

About the Programs:

 University of Calgary

• Alex Paquette, PhD Candidate & Graduate Student Experiential Specialist

• Catherine Cervantes, Team Lead, Experiential Learning

• Emily Wyatt, Senior Manager, Work Integrated and Experiential Learning

Catalyst PhD is a program designed to accelerate the careers of high-potential influencers. This is a 4-in-1 program that offers 4 non-credit certificates in a single program to 30 first year PhD students. The topics in the program covered are: Engineering leadership, Entrepreneurship, Personal and Community Wellbeing, and Social innovation, and takes 2.5 years to complete. Students who successfully complete all 4 certificates will receive a $5000 award to recognize their learning and engagement.

 University of Manitoba

• Kathryn Atamanchuk, Engineer-in-Residence

The Price Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba is piloting a new co-curricular leadership program for undergraduate engineering students called The Excellence in Engineering Leadership (excEL) Program.  The excEL Program is based on a framework that aims to develop ethical leadership skills in the areas of Leading Yourself, Leading People, and Leading in the Profession.  Click here to learn more about the excEL Program!

 University of Toronto

•  Kristen Wallace, Engineering Leadership Education Specialist

• Julietta Saberian, Assistant Director, Community of Practice

The Troost ILead Fellowships bring together undergraduate student leaders from student organizations and design teams in a cohort based program. Fellows form a tight-knit community of leaders that support each other’s learning through workshops, discussions, speakers, hands-on work, and peer feedback. While the Summer Fellowship focuses on organizational culture and the development of independent change projects, the Winter offering supports graduating student leaders as they prepare for executive transition, succession planning, and preparing for personal leadership transitions.