Saint Mary’s engineering students were invited to get an inside look at the Sobeys Inspiration Hub construction site early in November. The EllisDon construction team and Jillian MacMillan, Project Manager with Facilities Management, connected with the SMU engineering society to offer detailed tours, answer questions and inspire students.
“This tour was an awesome opportunity,” says engineering student Oluwatomiwa Dotun-Olutola. “It’s great to see engineering work in progress and get to experience hands-on work.”
In addition to getting a tour of the construction site, the students met with project managers from SMU and professionals from EllisDon who shared their experiences of working in the construction field and how they found themselves in these roles.
“I have an engineering degree,” says MacMillian. “I would have loved to have the opportunity to take a tour through an active construction site to see what it was all about!”.
Learn more about the new building on campus here.