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=== Fall Forums ===
2014
DESCRIPTION
Hosted by the EUS Equity Committee, the Faculty of Engineering and the Mary Brown Fund, this event aims to bring up topics of diversity in Engineering at McGill. The Fall Forum is a great way to meet people interested in making Engineering at McGill more inclusive and connect with different groups on campus, faculty or industry leaders. The event allows attendees to discuss issues and work towards solutions to implement. It usually consists of a talk by a speaker and it is followed by discussion from a panel of leaders in the McGill community. Refreshments and food are be provided; admission is free. During this forum, attendees are able to share their experiences, discuss with speakers common problems and potential mechanisms and strategies to deal with them, and form allyships across the spectrum of the engineering community based on improved understanding
AUDIENCE
All members of the McGill engineering community are invited to attend this forum. One of the forum's purpose is to bridge the gap between students, staff and professors, in terms of perceptions and conceptions of diversity and inclusivity.
BENEFITS
This forum is the first in a series of events that will aim at building long-term support networks within the engineering community, through sharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared understanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly diverse and inclusive community in Engineering; maintaining an atmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this community.
FUNDING
Funded in part by the Mary Brown Fund.
2015
In 2015 Fall forum, the keynote speaker was Brie code and the panelists were Adeola Odusanya, Prof Gaskin and Tynan Jarrett.
SPEAKER
:Brie Code
:Brie Code has been a programmer in the video game industry for almost 13 years. Until recently, she was working at Ubisoft Montreal, where she led programming teams on Child of Light, Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and Assassin's Creed II. Before that, she wrote code at Relic for Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War. She was also a founding member of the Ubidiversity Team at Ubisoft Montreal, volunteers with Pixelles, and is part of the advisory committee for YES Montreal's Advancing Women in STEM through Mentorship Project. Her ambition is to make games for her friends who don't play games.
PANELISTS
:Adeola Odusanya
:Adeola was born in Nigeria and lived there until moving to Canada when she was 11 years old. Currently, she is completing her degree in Chemical Engineering here at McGill. She is very involved in the Engineering Undergraduate Society, whether as a member of one of the design teams, Frosh coordinator or President of NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers) McGill chapter. She truly has enjoyed her almost 4.5 years as a McGill engineer, she has learned a lot in terms of her formal and social education. She hopes to apply what she has learned in the Renewable Energy industry in higher education and eventually, the workplace.
:Prof Gaskin
:Professor Gaskin joined McGill in 1997, adding to the environmental engineering expertise in the Department of Civil Engineering. She was the 2nd women in the department and the 6th women in the Faculty of Engineering. She has a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and obtained her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. She teaches and does research in environmental hydraulics and water resources. She is (co-)chair of the Senate Sub-Committee on Women since 2012, which provides advice to the administration on policy improvements to support improvements towards equity for women in academia.
:Tynan Jarrett
:Tynan Jarrett is Equity Education Advisor (LGBTTQ) at McGill University's SEDE office, where since 2009 he has trained staff, faculty and students on equity issues, advised units and departments on policy and programming, and worked to increase access to McGill for groups that are typically underrepresented in the post-secondary setting.
===Winter Forums===