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Nathan Unruh (center) holds the first place trophy, a canoe paddle.

Concrete Canoe Club Beats the Competition

Ellen Beshuk, Co-News Editor
April 22, 2023

  UMKC civil engineers achieved first place at the regional Concrete Canoe competition last weekend in Manhattan, Kansas, giving the team a two-year winning streak.    Their canoe will now compete nationally in Platteville, Wisconsin, on June 10.    “It was exhilarating,”...

 “There was a reason [these projects] were built on the first floor. So they can be seen and accessible from the outside, SSE Dean Kevin Truman said. Weve been very fortunate to have some high-profile people [visit], and everyone that comes here sees what the students are doing.”

UMKC engineers unveil their year-long projects before competition

Ellen Beshuk, Co-News Editor
April 13, 2023

  For a full year, UMKC students have been building canoes, buggies, bridges and airplanes to rival other universities.   UMKC engineering clubs presented these projects on April 7 to club sponsors and Kevin Truman, dean of the School of Science and Engineering.    ...

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