First and Second Year Dinner (FSYD) and Third and Fourth Year Dinner (TFYD) ESS hosts TFYD in the first semester in November and FSYD in the second semester in March. These annual events provide an atmosphere for networking with professors and industry professionals while recognizing teaching excellence among professor and outstanding students. Awards are given to professors in each department who have excelled in their teaching abilities nominated and voted on by students in their department. Awards are also given to students that have demonstrated engineering spirit and outstanding leadership as nominated by their peers.

These dinners provide a dynamic networking platform for all years of students with the opportunity to practice valuable professional communication skills. Student are able to mingle with their peers, professors, alumni and industry professionals and establish connections through networking throughout the evening. TFYD and FSYD are some of the highlights of the semester so be sure to get your tickets quickly as they sell out fast!