{"id":5913,"date":"2026-03-02T13:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:42:02","slug":"software-engineering-team-earns-2nd-place-in-ontario-programming-competition-advances-to-national-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/2026\/software-engineering-team-earns-2nd-place-in-ontario-programming-competition-advances-to-national-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Engineering Team Earns 2nd Place in Ontario Programming Competition, Advances to National Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/03\/IMG_4239-768x432.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Software Engineering Team Earns 2nd Place in Ontario Programming Competition, Advances to National Stage\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<p>We are proud to share outstanding news for our Software Engineering (SE) program!<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>A team of four SE students has secured <strong>2nd place in the Programming Competition among all Ontario universities<\/strong> \u2014 an exceptional achievement that highlights the strength, talent, and dedication within our program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of their impressive performance, the team will go on to represent Ontario at the <strong>Canadian Engineering Competition<\/strong>, taking place on the weekend of March 20 at the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke in Quebec. Competing at the national level is a remarkable accomplishment and a testament to their hard work and technical excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/03\/SE-Students-Won.jpg\" alt=\"The students, pictured from left to right, are:\n\nBrian Tran (1st)\n\nNoah Gagnon (2nd)\n\nAshna Verma (4th)\n\nAngus Jull (5th)\n\" class=\"wp-image-5916\" style=\"width:460px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/03\/SE-Students-Won.jpg 460w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2026\/03\/SE-Students-Won-320x235.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right, Brian Tran (1st), Noah Gagnon (2nd), Ashna Verma (4th), Angus Jull (5th)(The third and rightmost individuals in the photo were the programming competition organizers, who designed the challenge and presented the wall award.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding to this milestone, all four students will be graduating this year \u2014 making this achievement an especially meaningful way to conclude their undergraduate journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us in congratulating Brian, Noah, Ashna, and Angus on this incredible accomplishment. We wish them the very best as they prepare to compete on the national stage and as they move forward into the next chapter of their careers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of four SE students has secured 2nd place in the Programming Competition among all Ontario universities \u2014 an exceptional achievement that highlights the strength, talent, and dedication within our program. 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