TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2014 – York University is pleased to announce the reappointment of Dean Lorne Sossin to a second five-year term as Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School and Dean Janusz Kozinski to a second five-year term as Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering. The appointments were approved by the Executive Committee […]
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Doug and Sandra Bergeron expand investment in York University to $10-million
New building to be named the Bergeron Centre for Engineering ExcellenceToronto, ON, September 29, 2014 – York University today announced that Doug and Sandra Bergeron have increased their support of the Lassonde School of Engineering to a record-breaking $10-million. The donation from Doug Bergeron, who graduated from York University with a degree in Computer Science, […]
York U to announce major donation for Lassonde School of Engineering
TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2014 – York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri will announce a major donation for York’s Lassonde School of Engineering on Monday, Sept. 29. It will be the largest gift ever made to the university by a York alumnus. The event will include comments by President Shoukri and the donors. A student […]
Three York University professors named members of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
TORONTO, September 16, 2014 – The Royal Society of Canada has named three York University professors as inaugural members of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Alidad Amirfazli, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, Sarah Flicker, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, and Shayna Rosenbaum, Associate […]
New Engineering Building about to take shape at York University
TORONTO, June 17, 2013 – York University took a major step toward construction of a new Engineering Building today, with a groundbreaking ceremony for the $85-million project. The new Engineering Building will be home to the Lassonde School of Engineering, which aims to graduate entrepreneurial engineers with a social conscience and a sense of global […]
York University breaking ground on new Engineering Building − Monday
TORONTO, June 14, 2013 – York University will begin construction on Monday of a new building for its Lassonde School of Engineering, designed to encourage collaborative learning for a new type of engineer. Dean Janusz A. Kozinski, of the Lassonde School of Engineering, will oversee the groundbreaking ceremony, which will include remarks by York University […]
York U receives $5-million gift from Ignat Kaneff for Lassonde School of Engineering
TORONTO, May 9, 2013 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri today announced a $5 million donation from Ignat Kaneff, Chairman and CEO of the Kaneff Group of Companies, in support of the university’s Lassonde School of Engineering. Including past donations, the Kaneff family has now committed almost $8 million to provide the learning […]
