First-year Brock Engineering students Steven Taras (second from the left) and Dylan Schroecker (right) present their first-term capstone project to President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg (left) and Provost and Vice-President, Academic Arja Vainio-Mattila during the Yousef Haj-Ahmad Department of Engineering Open House on Thursday, Jan. 30. The event provided an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to connect with community supporters and showcase the department's growth since welcoming its first cohort in September.