What is EngSci Club?
EngSci Club is the official discipline club for all Engineering Science students (including you!). It is made up of upper year students who are passionate and excited to give back to the community. They run many events such as the Dinner Dance, Nocturne and many common room events throughout the year. They are also here as a resource and point of reference for anything you might need (from offering lockers on campus to helping navigate the university’s academic support and resources).
What does EngSci Club do?
The EngSci Club does everything from advocating for your academic needs to planning board game nights all with the goal of making your EngSci experience the best it can be.
On the academic side, the EngSci club works with class reps (a role you can apply for as a first year!) and first and fourth year chairs to communicate concerns regarding courses and instructors to the faculty. EngSci Club also helps students connect to useful academic resources (including course specific google drives with lots of useful resources), both within the Division of Engineering Science and the broader Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.
In terms of social experiences, EngSci Club runs socials for EngSci students, often taking place in the EngSci Common Room. Past socials have included board game nights, dinner dances, talent shows, and Smash tournaments. They have some fun new surprise ideas for this year too! EngSci Club also manages locker rentals, which are a great asset to first-year students who don’t want to carry around their textbooks and other school supplies.
Additionally, the EngSci Club provides support through their directors that ensure equity in all club activities, work with commuter and international experience to improve their university experience, and push for mental health and wellness to always be front of mind.
Finally, the EngSci Club is an amazing resource for information about all things EngSci, engineering, and U of T. You can follow them on instagram @engsciclub, check out their website engsci.skule.ca, and stay tuned for their fun emails all throughout the year!
Meet the EngSci Club Team
The EngSci Club execs work to give all EngScis the best possible experience both in and out of the classroom. The EngSci Club team is made up of elected executive members (the Chairs and Vice-Chairs) and appointed directors (18 members with a variety of roles that can be seen in the organization chart above). If you’re interested in becoming a member of EngSci Club yourself than make sure to keep an eye out for their recruitment for committees (including one role for first year students where you’ll plan events and ways for the first year EngSci students to have their voices heard).
Julianne Attai – EngSci 2T3 ROBO + PEY 🤖
- What is your role at EngSci club?
Chair 🪑
- What is one piece of advice you have for incoming students?
My advice for incoming students is to take it all in and embrace all the chaos of EngSci. First year is tough, and it doesn’t get easier in second year, but we’ve all made it through and so can you! At the time, I was too stressed to appreciate it all – I was always preoccupied with the problem set or midterm that was coming up. The past 4 years have truly flown by and I have so many memories with my classmates from building the CIV bridge to parenting the rob301 turtle bots – it’s such a whimsical crazy adventure that bonds us all. When things get tough (and I promise it will) – try and take a step back and be proud of how far you’ve come.
Nour Barsoum – EngSci 2T5 ROBO + PEY🤖
- What is your role at EngSci club?
Vice Chair 🪑
- What is one piece of advice you have for incoming students?
My advice for incoming students is to get involved with the EngSci community. EngSci is an academically rigorous program, so naturally sometimes it can get overwhelming with assignments, tests, lectures etc. Getting involved in clubs, design teams, and activities allows you to experience hands-on practice for what you learn in classes while allowing you to do some fun activities, and meet some of the most absolutely amazing, supportive and kind people!
Novera Ahmed – EngSci 2T5 EngPhys + PEY ⚛️
- What is your role at EngSci club?
Vice Chair!
- What is one piece of advice you have for incoming students?
My advice is that It’s good to explore more about yourself by saying yes to different experiences on campus. Try out things you haven’t tried out before. Don’t worry about not knowing when starting out at different clubs or committees because everyone starts out that way. It’s also a good opportunity to meet various kinds of people. You’ll appreciate the supportive community you’re in! Especially while ‘suffering’ together and bonding over rigorous and logical proofs.
Sarina Xi – EngSci 2T3 EngPhys + PEY ⚛️
- What is your role at EngSci club?
VP Student Life – I’m responsible for all things Student Life!
- What advice do you have for incoming students?
There is a lot going on in EngSci and it could be overwhelming, but I promise, things will get better. Meanwhile, here are a few points to remember:
- Take breaks and rest, sleep is important.
- Don’t forget to eat, food is important.
- Don’t be too harsh on yourself if things aren’t going as expected at the beginning.
- Go make friends, explore things, and make great memories!
Yousef Al Rawwash – EngSci 2T5 + PEY
- What is your role at EngSci club?
VP Finance
- What advice do you have for incoming students?
- Prioritize your sleep and place utmost importance on maintaining both your physical and mental health.
- Don’t let challenges constrain you. You are amidst a host of exceptional individuals. Not performing at your best in one field does not define your worth. You are undeniably brilliant!
Emaan Fatima – EngSci 2T5 Energy Systems + PEY ⚡️
- What is your role at EngSci club?
VP Communications
- What do you enjoy about the EngSci community?
I enjoy the camaraderie of it all, especially because you all have the same classes throughout your first two years, and therefore, have the chance to make a lot of friends. No matter how hard it ever got or how late into the night it was, there were always people willing to help with the problem set that you were stuck on.
Ayleen Farnood – EngSci 2T5 MI + PEY 💻
- What is your role at EngSci club?
VP Academics
- What do you enjoy about the EngSci community?
I love love love the supportive atmosphere! Whether it’s face-to-face in our classes or virtually in online chats, people are always willing to help each other out. There’s a fantastic sense of unity, a feeling that we’re all on the same team, and honestly, it has made a tremendous impact on me over the years! It’s like we’ve become one big family due to the kindness and warmth within this community 🙂
More from the Team…
What are your main goals this year?
Our main goal this year is to foster community and ensure everyone feels like they belong in EngSci. EngSci is really challenging but it can also be very fun and rewarding, which is what we’re hoping to highlight across our events and initiatives. We’re also hoping to reorganize and clean the common room, so it can be both a productive study space and a fun social area to meet other EngScis!
What can students look forward to?
- The EngSci Dinner Dance! It’s a fun formal night out for EngScis with a full course meal, dancing, and photobooths 📸. This is also where we show the EngSci Dinner Dance Movie.
Students playing Kahoot at the EngSci Dinner Dance 2023 [Source]
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- Nocturne! This is EngSci’s annual talent show hosted in the Spring, where Professor Davis is the MC and EngScis show off all their incredible talents.
Professor Guerzhoy performs at the annual EngSci Nocturne Talent Show
- The Common Room! Our office is located here so drop by and say hi 🙂 this is the central hub for all EngScis
EngSci Club office found in the Common Room by the foosball tables
- ?????! We have more exciting surprises up ahead so follow @engsciclub on instagram!