Michigan Engineering Common Reading Experience

The Common Reading Experience discussion sessions are wrapping up this week and many 1st year students are building community from their sessions. What did you gain about this experience?

As we are winding down with the Common Reading Experience, All smiles here! Have you completed your First-Year experience Common Reading discussion session?

Common Reading discussion session group picture! How did your session go?

Common Reading discussion sessions in action! What are your thoughts on the book Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup???

Our Common Reading Experience discussion sessions are in full swing! Check out our first discussion group of incoming students!

Michigan Engineering prioritizes a people-first engineering approach. This means we're not just solving technical problems, but we're also considering the impact on communities, individuals, and the broader society.
As you read Bad Blood, reflect on how we can embody the spirit of people-first engineering though engineering work. By understanding the critical balance between innovation and ethics, we can rebuild systems to better serve all people.

Meet Drew Hidalgo

Why did you become a facilitator?
To add to the breadth of insights and experiences that future engineers can use to make future decisions about their education and careers.

What do you enjoy most about facilitating?
Hearing the different perspectives from students and learning new approaches to challenges.

Why did you become a Common Reading Experience facilitator?
The common reading experience was something that I really enjoyed, and I wanted to share that experience with new students!

What advice do you want to share with incoming first year engineering students?
Take time to figure out what you’re really passionate about, both in and out of classes. Make sure to schedule in time for fun too!

Dive into your summer reading with your CRE book, Bad Blood and let us know where you are reading from.

Check out our past CRE speakers!

Our aim is to complement technical knowledge with insight from other disciplines such as humanities and the arts. We want to expose our students to other disciplines so that we can broaden their understanding of equity, global perspective and of people-first engineering.

Looking to gain leadership skills and help build community among the incoming first-year undergraduate engineers in the Fall? Sign up to be a Common Reading Experience Facilitator! We are looking for any engineering students - sophomore through PhD - to serve as a facilitator and welcome our first-year students! Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/2m2tkmy8!