Milwaukee School of Engineering
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The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is a private university located in downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, Wisconsin. MSOE is best known for its applications-oriented curriculum, close association with business and industry, and extremely high placement rate (98%). The university has an enrollment of more than 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students as of fall 2010.
For 2010, MSOE was again among U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
s "Best Colleges and Universities" in the country, ranking 9th Best Undergraduate Colleges in the Midwest. Also, MSOE ranked 10th in the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs category among colleges whose highest degree is a master's,. MSOE is also recognized on the "Best in the Midwest" listing by Princeton Review. In 2010, MSOE was named one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest by Forbes
Forbes
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on their list of the 152 institutions it profiles in its "Best in the Midwest" section on its website feature 2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region.
MSOE's logo was designed by noted industrial engineer Brooks Stevens
Brooks Stevens
Clifford Brooks Stevens was an American industrial designer of home furnishings, appliances, automobiles and motorcycles — as well as a graphic designer and stylist....
, initially for the 1978 "Diamond Jubilee" celebration.
History
Milwaukee School of Engineering was founded in 1903 by Oscar WerwathOscar Werwath
Oscar Werwath was the founder and first president of the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He is buried at Forest Home Cemetery....
and initially called the School of Engineering of Milwaukee. Werwath was the first person to plan an American educational institution based on an applications-oriented curriculum.
Academics
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, engineering technology, nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, computers, business, architectural engineering
Architectural engineering
Architectural engineering, also known as building engineering, is the application of engineering principles and technology to building design and construction...
, and construction management. MSOE's primary focus is on undergraduate education
Undergraduate education
Undergraduate education is an education level taken prior to gaining a first degree . Hence, in many subjects in many educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a bachelor's degree, such as in the United States, where a university entry level is...
, however, they do offer nine master's programs. As of 2010-2011, MSOE has 130 full-time faculty members, 75% of whom hold a doctoral degree. Professors teach all courses; teaching assistants are not used.
The student to faculty ratio is 14:1. In 1995, MSOE became one of the first U.S. universities to offer a four-year graduation guarantee, promising that an on-track student may always enroll in all the courses on his or her curriculum track.
Academic Programs
MSOE has nine full-time bachelor of science programs in engineeringEngineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
: architectural
Architectural engineering
Architectural engineering, also known as building engineering, is the application of engineering principles and technology to building design and construction...
, biomedical
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
, computer
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
, electrical
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, industrial
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
, mechanical
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
, software
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
, biomolecular
Molecular engineering
Molecular engineering is any means of manufacturing molecules. It may be used to create, on an extremely small scale, most typically one at a time, new molecules which may not exist in nature, or be stable beyond a very narrow range of conditions....
, and in the fall of 2010 a freshman-to-master's degree in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
. A part-time engineering degree is also offered. MSOE's Rader School of Business offers degrees in business management, international business
International Business
International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more regions, countries and nations beyond their political boundary...
, and management information systems. Additional four-year undergraduate programs are nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, construction management
Construction management
Construction Project Management is the overall planning, coordination and control of a project from inception to completion aimed at meeting a client’s requirements in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project that will be complete mingement is project management that applies...
and technical communication
Technical communication
Technical communication is a method of researching and creating information about technical processes or products directed to an audience through media. The information must be relevant to the intended audience. Technical communicators often work collaboratively to create products for various...
. Two-year transfer programs leading to B.S. degrees are offered in electrical
Electrical Engineering Technology
Electrical engineering technology is an engineering technology field that implements and applies the principles of electrical engineering...
and mechanical engineering technology
Mechanical engineering technology
Mechanical engineering technology is the application of physical principles and current technological developments to the creation of useful machinery and operation design. Technologies such as solid models may be used as the basis for finite element analysis and / or computational fluid dynamics ...
and management.
MSOE confers master's degrees in cardiovascular studies, engineering, engineering management
Engineering management
Engineering Management or Management Engineering is a specialized form of management and engineering that is concerned with the application of engineering principles to business practice...
, medical informatics, perfusion
Perfusion
In physiology, perfusion is the process of nutritive delivery of arterial blood to a capillary bed in the biological tissue. The word is derived from the French verb "perfuser" meaning to "pour over or through."...
, structural engineering
Structural engineering
Structural engineering is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads. Structural engineering is usually considered a specialty within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right....
, civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
, construction and business management, marketing and export management, and new product management.
Study-abroad programs
MSOE has study-abroad exchange agreements with three universities, the Fachhochschule LübeckFachhochschule Lübeck
The Fachhochschule Lübeck is a university in the city of Lübeck in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The name of the institution translates as "Lübeck University of Applied Sciences Lübeck" in English, but in conversations and prose it is generally called by its German name or by the acronym...
in Germany, the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, in India. At the foreign universities, all courses are taught in English. The Lübeck program is a junior year option for students majoring in electrical engineering, international business, or mechanical engineering. Participants on both sides of the exchange receive degrees from both universities. The CTU program is open to various majors and most notably offers a junior-year February through June exchange option to students in architectural engineering or construction management.
Accreditation
MSOE is accredited by the Higher Learning CommissionThe Higher Learning Commission
The Higher Learning Commission is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Higher Learning Commission oversees the accreditation of degree-granting colleges and universities in nineteen Midwestern and South-Central states, including Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa,...
of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). The architectural engineering, biomedical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology, and software engineering programs are accredited by The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABET, Inc., formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, is a non-profit organization that accredits post-secondary education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology...
(ABET). The nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is an autonomous nursing education accrediting agency that contributes to the improvement of the public's health. The CCNE is recognized by the U.S...
(CCNE). The construction management is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). The master of science in perfusion is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, , is an agency of accreditation for the accredits postsecondary education programs in 19 different allied health and related fields....
(CAAHEP).
Residence Halls
MSOE has three residence halls, located together near the north end of campus. Roy W. Johnson Hall (RWJ) and Margaret Loock Residence Hall (MLH), constructed in 1967, are traditional residence halls; while Regents Hall is arranged apartment style.Academic and Administration Buildings
MSOE has more laboratories than classrooms. The Allen Bradley Hall of Science and the Fred Loock Engineering Center house the mechanical and electrical engineering departments and the School of Nursing.In 1980, MSOE's newly constructed Walter Schroeder Library was dedicated by former U.S. President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
. In addition to the library, the building houses numerous classrooms plus faculty and administrative offices.
In 1987, MSOE acquired the building that would be dedicated as the Student Life and Campus Center in 1991. It was built in the 1940s and once housed offices and the bottling plant of Blatz Brewery
Valentin Blatz Brewing Company
The Valentin Blatz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It produced Blatz Beer from 1851 until 1959 when the label was sold to Pabst Brewing Company.-History:...
. It now houses student service offices such as Admission, Fincnacial Aid, Registrar, Placement, Student Life, etc. as well as biomolecular engineering laboratories and faculty offices and Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department labs, classrooms and faculty offices.
In 1989, MSOE acquired the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building
Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building
The Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building was built in 1890 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was originally home to the offices of the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company. The building today is owned and operated by the Milwaukee School of Engineering and known as the Alumni Partnership Center...
, converting it into the Alumni Partnership Center.
Rosenberg Hall, home to MSOE's Rader School of Business was dedicated in 2003. Funds for the project were provided by alumnus Kenneth Rosenberg and his wife Doris. The hall contains classrooms, labs and faculty offices in addition to the Milwaukee U.S. Export Assistance Center.
In 2004, MSOE dedicated the Kern Center
Kern Center
The Kern Center is a athletics and fitness facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is home to many sports at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, including ice hockey, wrestling, men's and women's basketball and volleyball. The building is named for Robert and Patricia Kern, the center's major...
, a 210000 square feet (19,509.6 m²) recreation, athletic, health and wellness facility. It is the first such facility for MSOE, which competes in NCAA Division III athletics. The center exemplifies MSOE's philosophy of a well-rounded university experience.
In 2006, MSOE acquired the former Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, located at 1000 N. Broadway and renovated it for use as The Grohmann Museum to house the Man at Work: The Eckhart G. Grohmann Collection as well as faculty offices.
Athletics
Northern Athletics Conference
The Northern Athletics Conference is a college athletic conference. It participates in the NCAA's Division III and began its first season in the fall of 2006.-Member schools:-History:...
for most sports, except men's ice hockey competes in the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference...
(MCHA), men's lacrosse competes in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference
Midwest Lacrosse Conference
The Midwest Lacrosse Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States. All schools are members of other conferences in other sports and formed the MLC until such time as...
(MLC), wrestling competes in the Northern Wrestling Association
Northern Wrestling Association
The Northern Wrestling Association is a college athletic conference. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a wrestling-only conference...
(NWA) and rowing competes as an independent DIII team.
Men's
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Ice Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Rowing
- Wrestling
Women's
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
MSOE also has a wide variety of club and intramural sports,
including a dance team, and a stunt team.
Ultimate Frisbee Team
The student-run Ultimate Frisbee team competes in USA Ultimate sponsored intercollegiate tournaments throughout the year. The team was founded in 2007, and remains very active to this day. MSOE is highly competitive in the Lake Superior DIII conference.Athletic Facilities
In 2004, MSOE's 210000 square feet (19,509.6 m²) Kern Center was completed, adding a hockey arena, basketball arena, fitness center, running track, and field house to its downtown campus. MSOE's Kern CenterKern Center
The Kern Center is a athletics and fitness facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is home to many sports at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, including ice hockey, wrestling, men's and women's basketball and volleyball. The building is named for Robert and Patricia Kern, the center's major...
houses many of the sports teams' facilities, along with recreational areas for students and the Counseling Services, Health Services and the Servant-Leadership Office.
Notable alumni
- Allen J. Carlson (1979, MET), President and CEO, Sun Hydraulics.
- James I. FinleyJames I. FinleyJames I. Finley is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology in the United States Department of Defense.He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 19, 2006....
(1968, EEElectrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
), Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. - Carl KiekhaeferCarl KiekhaeferElmer Carl Kiekhaefer was the owner of Kiekhaefer Marine , and also a two-time NASCAR championship car owner.-Kiekhaefer Mercury founder:...
(c. 1925, no degree), former owner of Mercury MarineMercury MarineMercury Marine, founded in 1939, is a division of Brunswick of Lake Forest, Illinois, in the United States. Mercury provides engines for private, commercial and government sales. Mercury also has its own line of very successful racing engines tailored for power and speed. The company's primary...
, NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
team owner. - Greg D. Knight (2004, BMS), Owner, McDermott Cue and Knight Chemical.
- Benjamin Letto (1990, CS&E), President and Chief Developer, SBG Trading Corp.
- Philip F. Labre (1927, EE), Inventor and patent holder of the American version of the grounded plug (the three-prong plug).
- Joseph J. Rencis (1980, Architectural and Building Construction Engineering Technology (ABCET)), ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
Fellow. - Larry A. Schotz (1973, EETElectrical Engineering TechnologyElectrical engineering technology is an engineering technology field that implements and applies the principles of electrical engineering...
), inventor of the car radio adapter for CD players. - Dean Foate, M.D., President and CEO of Plexus CorporationPlexus CorporationPlexus Corp , is an Electronics Manufacturing Services provider to the wireline/networking, wireless infrastructure, medical, commercial and defense/security/aerospace industries. With headquarters in Neenah, Wisconsin, Plexus has engineering and manufacturing facilities in China, Malaysia,...
.