Spring is so plentiful this year, the squirrels are getting too fat to move…
Lazy squirrel on the Diag!
Just in case you haven’t gotten enough great #UMCOE13 graduation coverage yet :)
To our beloved #MIchiganEngineers, we miss you guys already!
And just like that, the school year is over for the Michigan Engineering students.
Check out this sweet video from the commencement ceremony of class 2013. And yes, Dean Munson rocks!
The 2013 class of Michigan Engineering graduates entered the next phase of their lives with the Commencement Ceremony held Saturday, May 4 at Crisler Arena. The ceremony included laughter, tears and applause from students, friends and family - and an unexpected twist for many from the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering David C. Munson Jr.
“As many know, we offer alternatives to the traditional handshake here at Michigan Engineering. Fist bumps, hugs, high fives and yes, even chest bumps, are acceptable,” said Munson during the ceremony.
“Just remember, I’m old. I’m very, very old,” he added, laughing.
True to his word, the dean delivered dozens of chest bumps, as well as taking “selfies” (self-portraits with students via mobile devices), doing the do-si-do and even receiving a Hawain lei from one student. Students and families unaccustomed to the Dean’s friendliness were ecstatic about the performance, and conversations on Twitter using the #UMCOE13 hashtag showed their surprise.
Tweeted Maruping Mangwedi (@Maru_123): “The Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Michigan, David Munson Jr, is so very cool #UMCOE13.”
Follow the conversation and add your own memories by using the #UMCOE13 hashtag.
The stage is set at Crisler for #UMCOE13. We’ll see you all there in a bit.
Congrats #MichiganEngineers!
Thanks to Aerospace Engineer Colin McNally for the awesome pic!
What’s the deal with fracking, and how is it affecting our water?
A few U-M players are trying to figure that out, and they held a town hall-style meeting last night to discuss it. Watch the meeting and check out this short documentary on the future of fracking and how it may affect you.
These guys started off as plain old Michigan Engineering students with a dream. Now they’ve got their very own healthy food cart. Anything goes here… #StartupsRock!
The Cart is almost in location. The countdown to our Preview night begins tomorrow! #MarksCarts #AnnArbor #healthyfood #foodie #herewego by eatbeetbox http://instagr.am/p/XG84xPqx5z/
This series allows students to openly talk about diversity, something that, whether we want to admit it or not, is woven into our identities and impacts the way we look at the world around us.
- Civil Engineering student Susie Chung
Students at Michigan Engineering are getting serious about diversity, and they’re getting the conversation started with a campus discussion series.
The series (which includes free lunch for all attendees) starts tomorrow and runs for three Wednesdays in March. Each session addresses a question on diversity:
- Where have we been and who are we now? (March 13)
- Who do we want to be and where do we want to go? (March 20)
- What are we going to do about it? (March 27)
All Michigan Engineering students are invited to participate in these frank discussions, and to make their voice heard.
Organized by Tau Beta Pi
Discover the creativity of your engineering peers at the first ever Engineering Art Show. The artwork of Michigan Engineering students is on display in the Dude Gallery until March 1, so swing on through while you’re walking to class to check it out.
Who’s got the best Solar Car team around? That’s right - it’s Michigan Engineering. So good, in fact, that the Big Ten Network came all the way out to Ann Arbor to tell the world about it.
#HAIL!
Some more of our future #UMengin17 students hit the campus last week. Tag ‘em if you see ‘em!
