The College of Engineering and Physical Science (CEPS), is one of seven faculties – referred to as “colleges” – at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. CEPS operates on the University of Guelph main campus, one of four across Ontario, and has one of the largest faculty, staff, and student populations of the seven colleges at U of G. CEPS offers four undergraduate degrees spanning 20 majors, and master’s and PhD graduate programs spanning disciplines in: Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Chemistry, Computational Sciences, Computer Science, Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics. The current dean is interim dean Gerarda Darlington. History of the College The University of Guelph traces its origins back to May 1, 1874, when the Province of Ontario purchased 200 hectares (500 acres) of farmland and opened the Ontario School of Agriculture, which later became Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). The Macdonald Institute and Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) were created in 1903 and 1922, respectively, and in 1964, the three bodies merged to form a single institution: the University of Guelph. While CEPS did not exist in its current form at the time, its subject areas were taught across the University. For example, Engineering had been taught within OAC in various formats since its establishment in 1874. In 1957, the Department of Agricultural Engineering changed its name to the Department of Engineering Science. In 1965, the Senate of the University of Guelph established The School of Agricultural Engineering further adding the B.Sc. (Eng) degree. In 1969, Wellington College was divided into the College of Arts, the College of Physical Science, and the College of Social Science. In 1989, OAC’s School of Engineering merged with the College of Physical Sciences to form the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences. In 2008, the University of Guelph launched Canada's first full-fledged Nanoscience major within CEPS. In 2017, the College’s name was changed to the “College of Engineering and Physical Sciences." In late 2018, the University of Guelph established the Centre for Advancing Ethical and Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI). One of just a few groups of its kind, the research and teaching centre aims to improve life through artificial intelligence and address ethics in AI. College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Today Today, the College is home to three departments and two schools. Its key priorities are grounded in research and education. Its strategic plan lists the College’s mission as