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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Magann Dykema , originally from Norton Shores, Michigan, is a University Innovation Fellow from the Spring 2015 cohort. She is a second year studstudent at&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Michigan%20Tech Michigan Technological University]. There, she is pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on Water Resourcing. She is also a student in the Pavlis Honors College specifically the Pavlis Institute where she is pursuing a certification Global Technological Leadership. After going on multiple mission trips during her high school career, she has found that her passion is in helping people around the world. This is what led her to set a goal to work in relief and aid efforts after she graduates.</span></span> <span style="font-familysize:verdana,geneva,sans-serifmedium;"><span style="font-sizefamily: mediumverdana,geneva,sans-serif;">ent Magann is astrong believer in paying it forward. Because of this, she spent last summer working for Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Programs because the programs played a large role in her decision in school and major. Additionally, she spent time as an Orientation Team Leader for the Fall 2015 semester paying it forward because the guidance from her OTL helped her make the transition to college easier and she wanted to help other students with this transition.</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;">t [[Michigan Tech|Michigan Technological University]].</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">ThereDuring her first year on campus, she is pursueing a degree got involved in Civil Engineering with a focus wide range of things on Water Resourcingcampus. She is also has had a student lot of opportunities, and she has taken advantage of as many as possible. She participated in LeaderShape in the Pavlis Honors College specifically the Pavlis Institute where she is pursuing a certificatein Global Technological LeadershipJanuary of 2015. She has gotten is involved on campus through with the Memorial Union Board, a student programming boardon campus, where she is the Special Events committee chairCommittee Chair. She particated in </span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">After a trip out to Silicon Valley with the two other University Innovation Fellows from Michigan Tech's LeaderShape during winter break, they realized that there was more students on campus interested in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship but no one place that they can all come together. After going on multiple mission trips during With her high school careerfellow UIFs, she has found that her passion they have created a new student organization on campus called The Movement. The purpose of The Movement is to help people around promote the innovative and entrepreneurial culture on campus by focusing on the world which led her to want to work in foreign relief design thinking process as well as creativity and soft prototyping through a makerspace, events, and aid efforts after graduating in 2018resources. &nbsp;</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">When she is not hard at work between school, extracurriculars, and a job on things for schoolcampus, she Magann can be found trying to relax. She can be found striking it up on the nearest lanes, skiing down the closest hills, enjoying a book while sitting at the nearest beach(when there is not snow on the ground), watching her favorite shows on Netflix, exploring the outdoors, or creating memories with friends and family.</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">To reach Magann, please email medykema@mtu.edu.</span></span>