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Who we stand for as engineers – Puerto Rico relief effort

by Joseph Xu
Michigan Engineering
October 17, 2017
Hispanic Michigan Engineering Graduate students worked to gather relief supplies for Puerto Rico.| Short Read
Hispanic Michigan Engineering Graduate students worked to gather relief supplies for Puerto Rico for Puerto Rico Rises-Ann Arbor, a group co-founded by IOE Alumnus Rose Figueroa.
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Community teams drive new College initiative toward more inclusive campus

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Faculty Perspectives
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