Life at Lassonde
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One of the most generous financial awards available to students who can demonstrate the traits of a future "Renaissance Engineer".

What is the Lassonde Scholarship?

100

This Canadian based architectural design studio was the team responsible for designing the Bergeron Centre.

Who are ZAS Architects + Interiors?


100

This school mascot grazes quietly in the Dean's Office

Who is Lassy the Zebra?

100

This philanthropist is the namesake of our school.

Who is Pierre Lassonde?

100

This month and year mark the official opening of the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence.

What is May 2016?


200

These five traits describe what it means to be a Renaissance Engineer.

What are Creativity, Passion, Ingenuity, Rational Thinking, and Confidence?

200

This student space was originally called the Design Commons

What is The Sandbox?


200

This multi-story lab, located in the Bergeron Centre, is designed to test the strength of materials such as concrete.

What is the high bay?

200

Our newest building was named after this dynamic duo.

Who are Doug and Sandra Bergeron?

200

This initiative, the first of it's kind in a Canadian Engineering school, launched in March 2015.

What is the Lassonde 50:50 Challenge?

300

The Dean's Office is fondly referred to as this.

What is the Deanery?


300

During the planning process, the design team drew upon these two complimentary ideas of mutability


What is a Cloud and a Rock?

300

This program supports entrepreneurial programs and initiatives at Lassonde focused on enabling engineering students to develop business skills and understand what it takes to launch a start up enterprise.


What is the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology program (known as BEST)?

300

This famous Lassondian is currently residing at the "white house".

Who is Janusz Kozinski?

300

This month and year mark the groundbreaking of the new home of the Lassonde School of Engineering as well as the inaugural convocation of Lassonde School students.

What is June 2013?

400

According to the most recent SLIM list, this is the number of registered active students in the Fall/Winter 2017-2018 session.

(to the nearest hundred)


What is 3317? (or 3300)

400

The façade of the Bergeron Centre is composed of this many triangular metal panels and windows

What is 8000?

400

Lassonde’s red carpet event of the year, recognizing staff, students, faculty, researchers and friends for their achievements and support of the Lassonde School of Engineering.

What are the L'Oscars?

400

This famous Lassondian has over twenty years' research experience in the semiconductor and microelectronics fields and has worked with companies in Europe, North America and Asia.

Who is Richard Hornsey?

400

The inception of Lassonde School of Engineering took place on this day when Pierre Lassonde announced his founding $25 million donation to create a home for the Renaissance Engineer.

What is November 1, 2011 (1.11.11)?

500

This mobile recruitment vehicle visits local high schools to give prospective students a glimpse into life at Lassonde.

What is the Tinker Truck?

500

The triangles are arranged in this mathematically derived pattern that never repeats.

What is the Penrose Pattern?

500

Hosted by York University and the Lassonde School of Engineering, this year's FIRST Robotics Canada welcomed a renowned all-girls robotics team from this country.

What is Afghanistan?

500

This founding faculty member of Geomatics Engineering at Lassonde was the recipient of an Honourary Doctor of Laws at the October 2017 convocation ceremony.

Who is Vincent Tao?

500

This program received high accreditation marks in June of 2017.

What is Electrical Engineering?