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ing’s non-traditional design represents the notion that engi-
neers should be polyvalent and collaborate within a cloud to
produce tangible results,” adds Richard Francki, Assistant Vice
President, Campus Services & Business Operations.
“We want to build on the notion of future engineers work-
ing harmoniously.” Students will have access to lectures at their
own time and pace, whether in the classroom or at home, and
when they come to the university they will focus on solving
problems in collaboration with professors and other students.
Kozinski advocates for this flexibility in learning: “The key in
engineering is to practice and make things happen. You don’t
do this by spending time in lectures.”
GROUNDBREAKING DESIGN
Founding donor Pierre Lassonde provided a $25M donation
to spearhead the project, principally targeted towards faculty
JUNE 2014
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