President Lou Anna K. Simon, left, mechanical engineering sophomore Larry Buckner, president and CEO of Consumers Energy John G. Russell, and associate dean of the College of Engineering Thomas Wolff, right, share a laugh after struggling to cut the ribbon on Thursday to mark the opening of the Energy Theme Floor in Wilson Hall. Consumers Energy and and the Consumers Energy Foundation have partnered with Michigan State University's College of Engineering to empower the next generation of engineers to address energy-related issues. Mo Hnatiuk/The State News