Engineering Conversations
Engineering Conversations has one simple goal... to promote engineering. By having conversations with engineers about their backgrounds and careers, we will showcase a wide variety of industries and explore the types of jobs that engineers perform when they finish university.
These conversations may help young people understand what it is that engineers do in their day to day work. As young people learn about these types of careers, they may be inspired to become and engineer and help make the world a better place.
Engineering Conversations is hosted by David deMontigny, an engineering professor at the University of Regina.
The University of Regina is situated on Treaty 4 lands with a presence in Treaty 6. These are the territories of the nêhiyawak (nay-hi-yuh-wuk, Cree), Anihšināpēk (uh-nish-i-naa-payk, Saulteaux), Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation. Today, these lands continue to be the shared territory of many people from near and far. They are an important part of our past, and an even more important part of our future.
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Engineering Conversations
Beyond the Classroom: Lei Ocampo, Gianna Osuobeni, and Drake Smith
Everyone knows that when you go to study engineering at university, you will have to take a bunch of courses and laboratories. These academic activities help students learn core engineering skills. However, there is a lot of learning that can happen in engineering student organizations. These extra-curricular activities are where students develop additional skills that will have an important impact on their career.
In this episode we sit down with three engineering student leaders. Lei Ocampo is the Vice-President of Events for the Regina Engineering Students’ Society, Gianna Osuobeni is the Vice-President of Events for the National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE – Regina Chapter), and Drake Smith is the President of Cougar Racing. In this conversation we hear about their experiences as engineering students, and the value of getting involved in extra-curricular activities. Learning at university does not just happen in classrooms and laboratories!