Waterloo historically had a lot of strength in engineering and computer science. They helped grow those sectors, academically, technically.
You really have to go back to Dr. Hagey, one of the original people involved. As they grouped, they made a concerted effort to declare themselves in this category; they were going to lead. At the time they were also the pioneers of the co-op model, which many universities, all universities pretty much, as well as community colleges, now follow.
I think there was a bit of good timing, a bit of luck, but there came a point when the university administration at Waterloo said they were going to draw a line in the sand. This is who they were going to be. They were going to declare themselves. They were going to align themselves along this pathway.
They've never looked back. That was probably made sometime in the late 1960s, early 1970s. I think President Burt Matthews at Waterloo at the time was also a key driver of that, as well as all the subsequent presidents. The most recent president, David Johnston, was part of that as well.