Fonds F1524 - Engineering Society of Queen's University fonds

Formed in 1897, the Engineering Society of Queen's University is one of the oldest representative bodies for engineering students in Canada. With 2400 members on campus, 15,000 active alumni living throughout the world, and an annual budget of $1.2 million, EngSoc oversees some forty-five student-run initiatives ranging from design projects to services to fun social events.

Each of these groups operates as a real-world business. The students learn everything from business plans to fund-raising, from menu planning to decoration. These ventures develop many “soft skills” such as how to work in multidisciplinary groups and make business decisions in the real world. It is through these initiatives that students are taught to care for people and for the environment, and to act in ways that are healthy and sustainable. By exposing our members to social, environmental, diversity, and development issues through the various clubs, groups, and corporations affiliated with the Society, we help produce engineers that are more prepared for the global community.