To our U of T Engineering community As we enjoy some summer weather — physically distant, of course — I’m also thinking about the Fall and looking forward to the new school year. I am sending an enthusiastic welcome to our incoming first-year students — you have a terrific semester ahead of you! You received… Read more »

COVID-19 Update: June 9, 2020 | 2:00 pm To our U of T Engineering community I hope you and your loved ones are keeping safe and healthy. I want to continue to update you on our Faculty’s planning for the Fall Term, and how we’re working to relaunch some of the research that has been… Read more »

To our U of T Engineering community First, a huge congrats to all our students for wrapping up final assessments — way to stay focused and motivated through this wild semester, you made it! Big congratulations and thanks to every one of our faculty members and staff. You have been so creative and tireless in your efforts to support… Read more »

To our U of T Engineering community I hope everyone is well — it has been just over a month since we all left campus, and so I thought I would do a quick update and also provide some info on upcoming plans. It’s been quite a busy few weeks and I again want to give a shout-out… Read more »

To our U of T Engineering community I hope everyone is doing well, taking time for breaks and staying in touch with friends, family, and colleagues. I know I’ve had a few hiccups in figuring out this new learning and working from home plan so I hope everyone has been coming up with some good… Read more »

To our U of T Engineering community Hi everyone, today we all received the message from President Gertler about the cancellation of the in-person Convocation ceremonies for June 2020. I know that this is very disappointing news for all of us in Engineering, and particularly for our friends, family and extended community. I know how much this… Read more »

To our U of T Engineering graduate students As I mentioned in my email on Friday, I want to share the plan for adjusted final assessments and grading that are specific to graduate courses. We have heard the concerns from students about timing of final assessments, worries over unreliable internet access, and questions around ensuring… Read more »

Sunday was sunny but cold, we’re only a couple of days into Spring 2020 — and here we are… in what is really a strange new world of “work from home,” “social distancing,” and trying to adjust to a new online reality. Thought I would pen a few thoughts after a week of quick transitions,… Read more »

To our U of T Engineering undergraduate students The Faculty’s primary aim is to support our students to complete this term by providing you with the best possible learning and assessment experience that we can at this point. To do this, we are asking instructors to develop alternatives to final exams, now called final assessments, that let… Read more »