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Becoming a UM-Dearborn Engineer

Discover life at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) beyond the classroom. Connect with fellow students, showcase your talents in clubs and organizations, explore study abroad opportunities, and let us support your academic journey. You'll find that life at CECS is all about community.

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Get involved in student clubs and organizations, participate in groundbreaking research, present your projects at senior design day, and earn recognition through student awards. Begin your journey and discover how you can join in.

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Student Clubs & Organizations

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Senior Design Day

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Campus Life

Supporting our Engineers

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Engineering Learning Center

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Research

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Undergraduate Advising

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The future is not a destination — it is a process of becoming, a journey of constant redefinition, of striving not just for personal success, but for a world that is better for those who will follow

Almunthir Elhady, 2024 CECS graduate

CECS Events

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CECS IMSE Master's Program Virtual Open House (6.10.25)

4:00 pm -5:00 pm

CECS Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Virtual Open House (6.11.25)

4:00 pm -5:30 pm

CECS Mechanical Engineering Department Virtual Open House (6.12.25)

event_available Thursday, June 12, 2025

schedule 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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CECS News

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Meet the Spring 2025 CECS and CEHHS Medallion winners

Three students from each college are being recognized with the Dean’s Medallion for their outstanding academic achievements, leadership and contributions to the community....

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Spring 2025 Commencement: A guide to the big day

Meet the commencement speakers and get ceremony details for the April 26 festivities. ...

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How postdocs help faculty take research to another level

Postdoctoral researchers on campus are another sign of UM-Dearborn’s growing research culture. But what exactly do postdocs do, and why can they be a game changer for university research?...

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Fixing the damn . . . waterways

In the U.S., ships transport $770 billion worth of commodities via inland lakes and rivers each year. IMSE Associate Professors Zhen Hu and Armagan Bayram aim to make this system more cost-effective and efficient. ...