16. Dean Chris Yip - Leading Remotely During COVID-19 and How to Maximize your Engineering Education

Dr Chris Yip is the current Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering (FASE) at U of T. We talk to him about his path to becoming the Dean of FASE, his experience leading during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reflect on what he sees as the next steps for FASE. He shares how his current work helps address a gap in student experience with academic leadership, how he makes decisions, leading during the COVID-19 pandemic, why he loves to run, and what he believes are the most important takeaways of engineering education at U of T. In our lightning round, Dean Yip shares the top resource students should take advantage of, his favourite trait about himself, and reassures students striving for success.