The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is a private university located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of fall 2011, the university had an enrollment of more than 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students.
History
Milwaukee School of Engineering was founded in 1903 by Oscar Werwath 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.
MSOE's logo was designed by industrial engineer Brooks Stevens, initially for the school's 1978 Diamond Jubilee.
Academics
The curricula at MSOE are centered around engineering, business, mathematics and nursing. MSOE's primary focus is on undergraduate education, however, it does offer post-graduate master's programs. As of the 2013-2014 school year, MSOE had 135 full-time faculty members, 78% of whom hold a doctoral degree. Professors teach all courses; teaching assistants are not used. The student to faculty ratio is 14:1.
In 2012, MSOE established the Graduate Tuition Grant, allowing bachelor’s degree graduates to earn a master’s degree from MSOE without paying tuition, as long as they meet certain criteria.
Academic Programs
MSOE has full-time bachelor of science programs in engineering: architectural, biomedical, computer, electrical, industrial, mechanical, software, biomolecular, a freshman-to-master's degree in civil engineering. A part-time engineering degree is also offered. MSOE's Rader School of Business offers degrees in business management, international business, and management information systems. Additional four-year undergraduate programs are nursing, construction managementt, technical communication, actuarial science and operations research. Two-year transfer programs leading to B.S. degrees are offered in Electrical Engineering, Engineering and Management.
MSOE confers master's degrees in engineering, MBA in Education Leadership, engineering management, medical informatics, perfusion, structural engineering, civil engineering, construction and business management, marketing and export management, and new product management.
Study-abroad programs
MSOE has study-abroad exchange agreements with four universities: the Fachhochschule Lübeck in Germany, the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague, Czech Republic, the Florence University of the Arts in Florence, Italy, Manipal Institute of Technology, in India and Lille Catholic University in Lille, France. At the foreign universities, all courses are taught in English.
Accreditation
MSOE is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission 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 (ABET). The nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (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 (CAAHEP).
Rankings
The 2014 U.S. News & World Report ranked MSOE 21st "Best University in the Midwest". U.S. News & World Report ranked MSOE as the 10th Best Undergraduate Engineering Program among engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s, and the Electrical Engineering program was ranked as the 7th best undergraduate program nationwide. MSOE was also recognized on the "Best in the Midwest" listing by Princeton Review. In 2013, Forbes.com included MSOE on its list of America's Top Colleges.
Campus
MSOE's campus occupies 20 acres (8.1Â ha) in downtown Milwaukee.
Academic and administration buildings
The Allen Bradley Hall of Science and the Fred Loock Engineering Center house the mechanical and electrical engineering departments. MSOE's Walter Schroeder Library building houses classrooms and faculty and administrative offices.
The Student Life and Campus Center houses student service offices, including Admission, Financial Aid, Registrar, Placement, Student Life, as well as biomolecular engineering laboratories and faculty offices, and Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department labs, classrooms and faculty offices. Recently add was a multi-million dollar upgrade for the School of Nursing.
In 1989, MSOE acquired the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building, 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 and the Milwaukee U.S. Export Assistance Center.
In 2004, MSOE dedicated the Kern Center, a 210,000-square-foot (20,000Â m2) recreation, athletic, health and wellness facility. It is the first such facility for MSOE, which competes in NCAA Division III athletics.
In 2006, MSOE acquired the former Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and renovated it for use as The Grohmann Museum to house the Man at Work: The Eckhart G. Grohmann Collection and faculty offices.
In 2013, MSOE completed construction of and opened the Pamela and Hermann Viets Field, an athletic field for soccer, lacrosse and rugby, that was built atop a three-level parking garage.
Residence Halls
MSOE has four residence halls, located 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. MSOE recently purchased the unfinished Stay Bridge Hotel on Water Street, converting it into The Tower residence hall. Students were able to begin occupying the building in time for the 2014-15 school year.
Athletics
MSOE's 21 athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III. MSOE competes in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) for most sports. Men's ice hockey competes in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA), men's lacrosse in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference (MLC), men's volleyball in the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL), and wrestling in the Northern Wrestling Association (NWA). Men's rowing is not sponsored by the NCAA, so MSOE competes against all collegiate teams, including Harvard, Yale and Wisconsin.
The school colors are red and white.
MSOE also has club and intramural sports, including a dance team and a stunt team.
Rowing Team
The MSOE Rowing Team is one of the school's newest sports. The team practices all year long and competes at many regattas; these include: the Milwaukee River Challenge, Tail of the Fox, Head of the Charles, Heart of Texas, Milwaukee Invite, MACRAS, Aberdeen Dad Vails and IRA's.
Ultimate Frisbee team
The MSOE student-run Ultimate Frisbee team, founded in 2007, competes in USA Ultimate sanctioned events in the Midwest. They are the 2012 Lake Superior DIII Conference Champion.
Athletic facilities
In 2004, MSOE's 210,000-square-foot (20,000Â 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 Center houses many of the sports teams' facilities, along with recreational areas for students and the Counseling Services, Health Services and the Servant-Leadership Office.
In 2013, MSOE completed construction on a new athletic field and parking complex. The athletic field was built on top of an in-ground,parking facility immediately north of the Kern Center.
Notable alumni
- James I. Finley (1968, EE), Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
- Carl Kiekhaefer (c. 1925, no degree), former owner of Mercury Marine, NASCAR team owner.
- Joseph J. Rencis (1980, Architectural and Building Construction Engineering Technology (ABCET)), ASME Fellow.
- Harout O. Sanasarian, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Larry A. Schotz (1973, EET), inventor of the car radio adapter for CD players and founder of LS Research.
- Norman Sussman, Wisconsin State Senator
See also
- Association of Independent Technological Universities
References
External links
- Grohmann Museum
- Official Website
- Athletics Website
- Rapid Prototyping Center
- WMSE Radio station
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