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\u201cIt went really well,\u201d Hurd said. \u201cWe all came in with high hopes and while there was a few growing pains early on we all stayed positive and took everything in stride.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hurd also found ways to connect with students outside his program as well. He joined the Student Government Association, serving as Vice President from 2016-2017 and President from 2017-2018, and became a Student Ambassador for the College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaniel is a strong student and works to make his education practical,\u201d said Associate Professor Jonathan Aurand. \u201cHe is a good representative for Dunwoody College of Technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Hurd, he enjoyed the project-based learning, and how invested faculty were in the students and their success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt feels like the faculty and instructors at Dunwoody are more dedicated,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are more committed to our education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also liked the variety that comes with Mechanical Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery day is different,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is one thing I didn\u2019t enjoy about business school. But here we are learning new technologies all the time. There is so much variety.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hurd especially liked working on both the wrench project, and then the trebuchet project in his Dynamics class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEach group designed and built their own catapult, and the final challenge was to launch projectiles in the school parking lot,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a lot of fun, and it was certainly one of my favorites.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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While the projects may have been fun, the coursework was rigorous. For Hurd, managing his time and his workload was the biggest challenge, but one he always worked to overcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I love engineering. So you learn to sacrifice because I truly
wanted to learn it,\u201d Hurd said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hurd recently accepted a Mechanical Engineering position with Marken Manufacturing, along with fellow graduate Matthew Schafer who also joined the company this May. The pair were hired after speaking with the company at Dunwoody\u2019s Spring Career Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Marken, Hurd will be designing and building machines used to measure and cut different wires and hose, and he is excited about this first step forward into the engineering field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am excited about these new opportunities \u2014 and having my Sundays back,\u201d he said. \u201cI really do think Dunwoody elevated my life. It was the key that unlocked my future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“I love engineering. So you learn to sacrifice because I truly wanted to learn it.\u201d From his military service to his time as President of Dunwoody\u2019s Student Government Association, Daniel Hurd has always been someone who is willing to step forward. It\u2019s a quality that served him well during his years leading up to Dunwoody […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,178],"tags":[395,296],"class_list":["post-5612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-excellence-award","category-student-news","tag-engineering","tag-mechanical-engineering"],"yoast_head":"\n