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What’s he’s into:
Kevin is vice president of Marquette’s Engineers Without Borders, on the leadership team of Campus Kitchens, an admissions tour guide and a member of the Liturgical Choir. He also studied abroad in Italy over the summer.
Art of walking backward:
It’s a little tougher when he gives tours in his flip-flops. “I tend to lose sandals on the cobblestones near the chapel. I really like tour guiding, though. I love showing off the campus.”
“You can tell they’re enthusiastic, and it wears off on you. Most of them, especially in engineering, also have real-world experience, so they have a lot of good stories to tell and a lot of good information to pass on. That’s sometimes more important than the course material.”
Family tradition:
Kevin’s brother and grandparents were also Marquette grads. “My grandparents actually met here in the '50s. So I’ve been trained in Marquette basketball by my grandma since I was very young. My grandpa doesn’t care about basketball, but during March Madness, my grandma is always screaming at the TV. It’s really funny.”
Marquette’s impact:
“I think I’m a lot more open-minded. Social justice issues — which are, of course, huge here — are a lot closer to my heart than they were in high school. I know everyone talks about the ‘Marquette bubble,’ but I don’t feel like it’s that hard to break the bubble. We are protected, but it’s not that hard to go into the community and help other people.”
Kevin Muhs
Some semesters, Kevin is a regular college student. At other times, he’s just another 9-to-5 engineer.
That’s because Kevin takes advantage of Marquette’s renowned engineering co-op program, which allows him to alternate full-time civil engineering classes with full-time work at a nearby engineering firm.
“One of the reasons I came to Marquette was the co-op program — because it is so strong, and the ties to the local companies were really tight, which is great,” he says.
Although the program requires a fifth undergraduate year, Kevin thinks it’s worth it.
“By the time you graduate, you have 16 months of work experience, which is huge,” he says.
Like many aspiring engineers, Kevin has always loved math and science and grew up tinkering with toy railroads and Legos. But he also wanted to find an engineering niche that would fit his outgoing personality.
“I feel as though civil engineering is the place where I can most interact with people and affect their daily lives. I’m not your typical engineer in that I am a very social person — though I still really like all the nerdy engineering stuff, too,” he adds with a laugh.
And as social as he is, it wasn’t long before he found his place at Marquette.
“I think when it really hit me that I made the right choice was over Christmas vacation freshman year, when I just wanted so badly to get back,” he says. “I missed the excitement of Marquette.”
Quick Facts About Marquette
| Identity: | Catholic, Jesuit, private |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Undergraduate: | 8,048 |
| Postgraduate: | 3,500 |
| Campus: | Urban, 90 acres |
| Athletics: | 11 NCAA Division I teams (Big East) |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
