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,”...
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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![“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. "We've been very fortunate to have some high-profile people [visit], and everyone that comes here sees what the students are doing.”](https://kcroonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cool-Baja-900x598.jpg)
