History
The faculty was originally conceived in 1957 as an extension of the then Waterloo College (now known as Wilfrid Laurier University). It was originally named the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the Waterloo College Associate Faculties, and was created to satisfy local businesses who claimed the university needed a technical school.
The "associate faculties" grew rapidly and were eventually separated from the college in 1959, becoming the University of Waterloo, and the faculty became the Faculty of Engineering.
The first year of students to attend the school was a group of 75 men who wanted to learn engineering. It was with this class of engineers that the co-operative education program that the University of Waterloo is so famous for was developed. These students would alternate being in school and working in industry every three months. Since then, the program has changed to a four-month term system, and has been adopted by all other faculties in their co-op programs.
The faculty itself has expanded dramatically since that first graduating class into one of the largest and most reputable engineering faculties in North America. The Dean of the Faculty is Dr. Pearl Sullivan; a professor with the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering.
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