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Gov. Tony Evers officially proclaimed Monday, Sept. 14, “Industrial and Systems Engineering Day” in Wisconsin. That same day, he visited several spots around the UWM campus to mark the start of the school year. At CEAS, he spent time at the MakerSpace, talking to students and learning some of the facility’s capabilities. See photos from the visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anna Perepel (center) speaks to UWM Chancellor Tom Gibson, while being filmed by a local media outlet following the governor around campus. <\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Josh Paulsen (center) shows Evers (right) objects made with 3D printers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The entire group greeting the governor from the college included (from left) Cora Thompson, mechanical engineering; Josh Paulsen, mechanical engineering; Kayla Knudtson, electrical engineering; Assistant Dean Andy Graettinger; Georgina Monese, biomedical engineering; Giancarlo Almendarez, mechanical engineering; Jacob Johnson, computer science minor; Dean Brett Peters; Anna Perepel, mechanical engineering; Amanda Gapinski, mechanical engineering; and Frank Chianello, mechanical engineering.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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