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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!
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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.
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Charlie Feng takes a nap during finals period in the Duderstadt Center on May 1, 2013.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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North Campus on April 22, 2013
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications and Marketing
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Star Wars and Star Trek models mysteriously show up on North Campus on April 22, 2013.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications and Marketing
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Students, staff, and faculty attend the Michigan Engineering Design Expo, showcasing the achievements of students in engineering design and prototyping, and demonstrating their applications of studies that solve real life problems on North Campus on April 18, 2013.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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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.
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Robbie Small, Computer Science BSE Student, takes a nap outside of the Bob and Betty Beyster Building on April 16, 2013.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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Students of a ME 495 Senior Laboratory Course launch water bottle rockets outside of the Duderstadt Center on April 11, 2013.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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A student smokes outside of the Duderstadt Center on April 11, 2013.
The ‘U’ implemented a smoke-free campus initiative on July 1, 2011. However, students still smoke surreptitiously outside of campus buildings.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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Junhua Chen and Meagan Prax, CoE First Year Students, examine and adjust the blimp that their team built in an Engineering 100 Course in the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building on April 2, 2013.
Students of this specific Engineering 100 Course compete in a competition at the end of each semester against other blimp teams.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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Meital Haas, Emily Hall, and Danielle Trakimas share a laugh while working together during a ChE 460 lab section in GG Brown on March 26, 2013.
Students in ChE 460 are asked to characterize the main processing steps involved in a biodiesel fuel production plant.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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Sita Syal, ChE BSE Student, extracts algae during a ChE 460 lab section in GG Brown on March 26, 2013.
Students in ChE 460 are asked to characterize the main processing steps involved in a biodiesel fuel production plant.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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RJ Nakkula, BME BSE Student, and Jae Nam, Ross Business Administration Student, adjust the chain that controls the rotation of the Woven Wind team wind turbine blades at the Wilson Center on March 30, 2013.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
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A new generation of MRacing Formula SAE Car drivers is born as Ben Brady, former team leader and CoE alumnus, checks out the new MRacing Formula SAE Car with his son at the team’s unveiling in Tishman Hall at the Bob and Betty Beyster Building on March 26, 2013.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
