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The 69传媒 marked a milestone on September 10 when the School of Sustainable Design Engineering welcomed 12 students into the third year of study for its new Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering degree program. The first-ever, third-year cohort was part of an orientation day for all engineering students at Greenwich, Prince Edward Island National Park.

While engineering has a long history at UPEI, the four-year Sustainable Design Engineering degree was announced last year. The unique program has a project-based curriculum that puts a specialized focus on the design process across the various traditional engineering disciplines.

鈥淭he beginning of the academic year is always a special time at UPEI, but this week is especially meaningful as, for the first time in history, the University is offering a third-year engineering curriculum as part of our new four-year degree program,鈥� said President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淭hese students, in 2017, will represent the first graduating class with a 69传媒engineering degree.鈥�

鈥淪tudents attending 69传媒this fall will be among the future leaders of Prince Edward Island. It is important that we are involved in helping them develop their potential,鈥� Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning Richard Brown said. 鈥淲e are so pleased to see PEI鈥檚 investment in the School of Sustainable Design Engineering take shape so quickly, and that the program is welcoming third-year students for the first time.鈥�

Not only is having a third-year cohort new, but also offering it in 2015 was earlier than planned. Because a number of students expressed interest in continuing on to earn their degree at UPEI, the School responded by launching the third-year curriculum this year as opposed to next. Eight third-year students are from 69传媒while four are from Saint Mary鈥檚, Cape Breton, Dalhousie, and Brazil universities, respectively.

鈥淚 would like to thank the School鈥檚 faculty and staff for their strong commitment and determination in initiating this early launch of the third-year cohort,鈥� said President Abd-El-Aziz.

It was also it was the first time the School held its orientation day off-campus. This development was due to the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Parks Canada and the University to explore common areas of interest. The first exploration as a result of the MOU has been with the School of Sustainable Design Engineering around a number of first-year student projects.

鈥�69传媒is so excited to have forged a relationship with Parks Canada as we share similar values as public institutions,鈥� added President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淭his is the first time our Engineering program has worked directly with Parks Canada, becoming the School鈥檚 flagship 鈥榝irst-year student client鈥�.鈥�

At Greenwich, Engineering faculty hosted students to a number of activities as part of the School鈥檚 annual orientation. The students were introduced to the School鈥檚 faculty, many of them new to 69传媒to accommodate the program expansion, as well to the curriculum and focus areas. The day fittingly included design-related challenges geared to team building and fun design innovation.

Associate Dean of Engineering Nicholas Krouglicof said, 鈥淭his is a momentous year for UPEI鈥檚 new School of Sustainable Design Engineering. We are so pleased to be welcoming our new students and celebrating the introduction of our new four-year program at the Prince Edward Island National Park鈥檚 Greenwich site. We will undoubtedly have many more projects, partnerships, and success stories to celebrate in the future.鈥�

Anthony Parker, a third-year 69传媒engineering student from Enfield, Nova Scotia, who earned his diploma from Saint Mary鈥檚 University, summed it up, 鈥淚 chose 69传媒to complete my engineering degree as the design focus really suited me. The multidisciplinary aspects of program are really different as compared to what other schools offer. I am really enjoying 69传媒campus life already and the orientation at Greenwich was a great way to kick the year off!鈥�