Contents SUMMER 2018 Navreet Saini on how to forge a career in aviation (and get your private pilot's licence too). Gould Street Alumni Diary 3 28 5 COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY MAY TRUONG; (RIGHT) ALIA YOUSSEF, IMAGE ARTS '17 6 7 9 10 President's message 'Bots are back in town A high school robotics competition on campus Play it again, Sam Sam the Record Man signs are installed on Victoria Street New VP joins Ryerson Alumna Deborah Brown named vice-president DMZ rules the world Ryerson startup space tops global list of university incubators Q&A Ryerson Elder Joanne Dallaire reflects on reconciliation 37 Features 12 A day in the life of campus How the university has evolved over 70 years Volunteer spotlight 40 Life story By Wendy Glauser 42 26 Social media: the good, the bad and the ugly How we can harness networks for the best By Dan Falk Retail gala Glam gathering at the Bata Shoe Museum 38 By Will Sloan 22 Keeping memories alive Researchers are unlocking the mysteries of dementia Alumni profiles Three generations of Ryersonians; leader Lekan Olawoye; Navreet Saini on being a woman in aerospace engineering; and Sathish Bala mentors entrepreneurs 48 A professional volunteer Hip-hop radio pioneer Ron Nelson remembers his start at Ryerson Class notes Updates from alumni Remember when? Engineers and the Volkswagen Beetle Summer 2018 / Ryerson University Magazine 1