May 31, 2023 | 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
The Ursula Franklin Young Women in Engineering Symposium (YWIES) is an exclusive opportunity for top female math and science students to discover U of T Engineering up-close and personal. On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, members of the U of T Engineering community will deliver a series of brief and engaging presentations for young women considering engineering as a field of study.
Learn why they chose engineering, why they stuck with it, what is has to offer you and how it can prepare women in the field to make an impact locally and globally.
EVENT DETAILS
DATE: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
TIME: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. ET
COST: Free, by invitation only
CONTACT: engineering@utoronto.ca
SCHEDULE
| 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. | Women in the Engineering Community |
| Hear from members of our U of T Engineering community in a PechaKucha 20x20 style presentation including current students and an alumna. These women will also share their U of T Engineering student experiences, including academics and extracurricular opportunities, and where their engineering degrees have taken them. | |
| 8:00 – 8:45 p.m. | Women in the Engineering Community Panel Discussion |
| Hear from our PechaKucha panelists about why they chose to study engineering and why they chose to study it at U of T. You’ll have the opportunity to ask our panelists questions about their path to engineering and careers within it. | |
| 8:45 – 8:50 p.m. | BREAK |
| 8:50 – 9:30 p.m. | Discover Engineering Presentation |
| A Recruitment Officer will provide an overview of U of T Engineering and programs as well as admission requirements. Following the presentation, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions. | |
Who is Ursula Franklin?
University Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin came to U of T as a post-doctoral student in 1949 after surviving the Holocaust. In 1967, she became the first female professor in what is now the Department of Materials Science & Engineering. In 1984, she became the first woman to receive the honorific of University Professor, a designation that recognizes unusual scholarly achievement and pre-eminence in a field.
Franklin received an array of honours including honorary degrees from more than 20 universities and was named a Companion of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario and a recipient of the Award of Merit from the City of Toronto. Her work advancing the equality of girls and women was also recognized by a Governor General’s Award.
Her legacy continues to be as one of Canada’s most accomplished scientists and educators and one of its most renowned feminists and peace activists.