MSOE’s next open house for high school students and their families is Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Come and enjoy all that campus has to offer. During the Open House, you will have the opportunity to learn about the admission process, take a walking tour of the highlights on campus, and interact with current students, professors, organizations and your admission counselor. The day will end with a focus on the academic program of your choice, led by our dedicated faculty. For more information and register, please visit msoe.edu/visit-msoe.

Milwaukee School of Engineering is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,800 students that was founded in 1903. MSOE offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering, business, mathematics and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 96% placement rate; and the highest ROI and average starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.

Season 2: Things Business Students, Faculty, and Staff Say at MSOE.

We are starting off the second season of 2 Minutes of Payne with what MSOE business underclassman think MSOE business seniors say. Have anything to add? Let us know in the comments below!

Advising policy

All software engineering students are encouraged to meet with their advisor whenever they have questions regarding their academic and career plans. SE students must see their advisor quarterly to discuss academic and career plans and progress. They must receive their advisors' clearance before registering; the online registration system enforces this.

You can meet with your advising before you receive your quarterly registration notice from the Registrar, so do not wait until the last week!

Advising season typically starts in week 7.  Many advisors will post sign-up sheets with available advising slots their office door. Please sign up for one of these slots; signing up early will give you a wider choice of times. Some advisors will notify you of other appointment procedures (e.g., Outlook) or Google docs.

What to bring to the meeting with your advisor

• A copy of the SE curriculum flowchart or curriculum track for your curriculum version marked with the courses you have successfully completed (or about to complete successfully this quarter).
  • Students first enrolled in F'15 follow curriculum 3.2. SE Curriculum Version 3.2
  • Students first enrolled in F'11, F'12, F'13, and F'14 follow curriculum 3.1.  SE Curriculum Version 3.1
  • Students first enrolled in F'09 and F'10 follow curriculum 2.5.  SE Version 2.5 Flow Chart, Curriculum Track 2.5
• Your preliminary plans for the next quarter's schedule (information on planned electives: Tentative EECS elective courses offered in 2015-16) [info on SE498] [new info on SE4910i]
• Any questions you may have

Advisors

The MSOE Registrar keeps track of the advisor assigned to each student. If you are not sure who your advisor is, you can find out by following these steps.

1. Log in to my.msoe.edu
2. Click Personal Info (next to your name in the top bar)
3. Click Academic Info within the My Info window
4. Your advisors will be listed in the first section.

The SE advisors are Profs. Hasker, Hornick, Schilling, and Taylor (advising info).  All their offices are located on the 3rd floor of the Library.

Two-degree Tracks

A two-degree track for a combined CE/SE dual major is available. This track follows a 5 year plan, but students have accelerated the course sequence and finished in one or two quarters beyond 4 years. Please see your advisor or CE program director (Dr. Durant) for more information.

Closed Section Requests

If you are unable to construct a schedule with all of the courses you need, you will need to follow the closed section request policy for the given course.  Details here.

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Some of you may have a few questions or may have a little anxiety about making the decision to drop a class.  Hopefully the information below will help you make the best decision for you and your situation.

Student:  Dropping a class sounds serious.

    If I have to drop a class, I must not be cut out to be a (insert major here).

• Making the decision to drop a class can be stressful, but sometimes it can be a really good decision.
• If you have a class that there is no mathematical way you can pass, it is better to drop it than to fail it.
• If you are spending all of your time trying to pull off a D in a class, it is likely that your other grades are suffering because you are not studying enough for the other classes. It may be better to drop it.
• When you drop a class, it shows on your transcript with a grade of W (withdraw).  It will not affect your GPA. 
• Do not feel that you are the only person dropping a class; I assure you that you are not.  Most students drop at least one class sometime in their academic career….many drop multiple classes.
• There are definitely some key classes that could determine success or lack of success in a certain major.  But, I encourage you not to make a decision about your aptitude for a career path based on one class.  If you are questioning your major, that would be a great reason to have a chat with your advisor.

Student:  I am not sure if I should drop or not.

You have some options to help you make that decision.

• Talk to your instructor-- The faculty are here to help you. Are you sure you have an accurate assessment of how you are doing in the class?  Sometimes you can get so overwhelmed by one bad assignment or test that you lose sight of the big picture.  Your teacher can give you an assessment of how you are doing.  I know that it can be scary and a little embarrassing to talk with a teacher when you aren't doing well in his or her class. Don't let that stop you! 
• Talk to your advisor-- Your advisor can give you advice about whether it would be good to drop the class, but another important thing that your advisor can tell you is how dropping the class will affect your schedule in future quarters.  MSOE curriculums have many prerequisites built into them.  Depending on what class you drop, it could cause your graduation to be delayed.  Be informed about how dropping a class will affect your college career.  Another thing your advisor can tell you is how many other classes build on the class in which you are struggling.  Sometimes earning a D means that you don’t have a strong enough foundation for future classes and sometimes D is for done; your advisor can help you make those types of assessments.  I know it can be scary and a little embarrassing to talk with your advisor when you aren’t doing well.  Don’t let that stop you!
• Talk to someone in the Financial Aid Office—We encourage all students who are dropping a class and who are receiving financial aid to touch base with someone in the Financial Aid Office prior to dropping.  If you are receiving financial aid,here is a federal regulation that requires you to successfully complete a certain percentage of the credits that you attempt. I encourage you to review theand contact the Financial Aid Office if you believe dropping the course(s) may put you in danger of being put on financial aid warning or financial aid suspension. 
• Use Midterm Progress Reports-- Midterm progress reports are a great tool to get feedback from an instructor.  MSOE does not record midterm grades.  However, you have the option to receive feedback from your instructor using the Midterm Progress Report Form.

Student:  I “dropped” the class.  I stopped going a few weeks ago.  I don’t have to do paperwork, right?

1. Wrong.  If the course is not officially dropped from your schedule, then you didn’t drop…you just stopped attending. Your faculty have the option to drop you, but they are not required to do so.  You should never assume that just because you stopped going to class, your instructor dropped you.   Ultimately, you are responsible for the classes on your schedule.  Fill out the paperwork or there is a very good chance that you will earn a grade of F in the class.

Student:  I can't drop below full-time status. 

When I hear students say that, my question is "Are you sure?"  As a reminder, you are a full-time student if you have 12 credits or more.  If you believe that dropping below full-time will cause issues, I strongly encourage you to talk to the appropriate staff member to make sure you have accurate information before making the decision to stay in the class and earn the F on your record. Often "I will lose my financial aid" is the reason given.  If that is the reason you believe you cannot drop it, and if you have not talked with a person in the Financial Aid Office, you need to do that before making the decision to keep the class to ensure an accurate assessment of the situation. 

Student:  I am still stressed.

Stress is not always a bad thing!  It means that you are taking your education seriously. The important thing is to assess why you need to drop this class so that you can learn from this experience and have a more successful winter term.  Now is a good time to do a little soul searching on things like:

• Did I study enough to expect success? (The rule of thumb is a minimum of two hours of work outside of class for every hour in class.)
• Should I have set up tutoring for this class earlier in the term?  (And if you didn’t seek out a tutor, why didn’t you?)
• Did I take advantage of my faculty member’s office hours?
• Do I have good study skills?  (If not, Counseling Services or the Raider Center for Academic Success can give you tips on effective study skills.)
• How was my class attendance?
• Did I do all of the homework assigned even if it wasn't collected?

Student:  I decided to drop the class.  Now what do I do?

• You must fill out Dropping a Class Form. Students can only drop classes via myMSOE through Friday of the first week of the term.
• The completed form must be submitted to the Registrar's Office before the deadline--Monday of the 8th week of classes at 6:00 pm.

Feel free to email me or stop by our office if you have questions. Have a great day!

Mary Nielsen

Office: CC365

Phone: 414-277-7216

Email: nielsen@msoe.edu

MSOE students played a key role in helping Kayla’s Playground in Franklin, Wis., come to fruition. Through Servant-Leadership at MSOE, nearly 50 students were involved in the construction of the all-abilities playground dedicated to the memory of Kayla Runte. Kayla was diagnosed with hypotonia and cerebral palsy and by her first birthday she began having seizures. Kayla passed away when she was eight years old. Her parents wanted her memory to stay alive and dedicated their time to raising money to construct the playground and recruit volunteers from across the community to build it.

“Kayla’s Krew” of volunteers designed the playground to be all-accessible and all-inclusive for children and families of any age and ability. MSOE students were responsible for designing and installing the musical components of a bridge for the playground, with both guidance and financial support from MSOE Servant-Leadership.

Assistant Professor DeAnna Leitzke ’98, ’08, Chair of Servant-Leadership at MSOE, helped inspire various students to take the lead on this project during the past 16 months. She describes how MSOE became involved, “Shelly Runte reached out to MSOE in the summer of 2014 because she had heard about our desire to get students involved in real-life projects. After hearing Kayla’s story, it was easy to join the team! It has been a pleasure working to make this dream become a reality for the Runte Family. I especially enjoyed watching our students design the musical component of the bridge for children of all sizes and abilities. They learned so much about the needs of children with different abilities and did a great job looking at the project through their eyes. I am very proud of what our students accomplished!”

MSOE athletes, Circle K members, members of Sigma Lambda Chi, and other students were servant-leaders on this project. The students had various reasons for volunteering their time to Kayla’s Playground. Caitlyn Moran wanted to get involved in the community and give back. As a biomedical engineering major, she had the chance to learn about a different industry and came out with some life experience. “A little advice for college students: volunteer at least once a year, and see how much of an impact you can make on other people.”

Students took their knowledge from the classroom and applied it in a real world experience. Holly Denfeld, a junior studying architectural engineering and construction management, learned how to get the perspective of both the architect and the engineer while making a difference in the community. “It is real life experiences like this that assure me that I’ve made the right career choice. Knowing that I helped create something that can touch the life of another is what I’m in this industry for.”

The musical bridge had a mural on it which Holly and construction management student Travis Smith, have been working on from beginning to end. Seeing the completed product made them proud of everyone’s hard work and effort. During the process “We came up with some pretty wild ideas at first and went through many design and coordination meetings internally and with the project organizers to get to something we were happy with.”

Derek Hummel, construction management student, has been involved with Kayla’s Krew for about a year and has had various roles. He has dedicated the most time out of the MSOE students but he noted that “The biggest thing I’m taking away from this experience is the volunteers’ commitment to their community. I’m inspired to think about what Shelly Runte and her team of volunteers were able to accomplish.”

The MSOE students balanced school, homework, internships, Kayla’s Playground, and many other things. Their dedication, the many other volunteers, donors and the community of Franklin made Kayla’s Playground possible which is a grand way to honor Kayla Runte.

Milwaukee School of Engineering is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,800 students that was founded in 1903. MSOE offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering, business, mathematics and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 96% placement rate; and the highest ROI and average starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.

Affiliated Engineers will be on campus to interview AE, EE, EET, ME, and MET grads as well as interns.  If you are interested in being considered for an interview, be sure to stop by their booth at our Career Fair on October 9th.  They will be selecting students for interviews that they meet at the fair.

OakRiver Technology will be on campus to interview EE, EET, ME, and MET grads.  You must have your resume in Handshake to be eligible to participate in on-campus interviews.  Contact Career Services with questions.

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HGA Architects & Engineers will be on campus to interview AE, EE, EET, IE, ME, and MET interns.  You must apply for one of their internships that are posted on Handshake.  The company will be filling their own interview schedule.

Environmental Systems Design will be on campus to interview AE, EE, EET, ME, and MET grads and interns.  You must have your resume in Handshake to be eligible for on-campus interviews.  Contact Career Services with questions.

Friday, October 16, 2015

12 - 12:50 p.m.

Grohmann Museum Auditorium

These forums give employees the opportunity to hear Dr. Panhans share with us new things that are happening on campus and also to give each of us an opportunity to ask any questions we may have of him.

Enjoy the season with this fun event…

Featuring:

FREE FOOD (brats, beer cheese soup, pretzels and cheese, caramel apple station, cider)

FREE OKTOBERFEST SHIRT (while supplies last)

PUMPKIN CARVING

HAMMERSCHLAGEN GAME

HALLOWEEN BOUNCE HOUSE

MUSIC (DJ)

OUTDOOR MOVIE (spooky fun at dusk)

And MORE….

Brady Corporation will be on campus to interview Bus. & Mgmt., SE, EE, EET, IE, ME, and MET grads and interns.  If you would like to be considered for an interview, be sure you stop at their company booth at our Career Fair on October 9th.  They will be selecting students they meet at the fair for interviews.

Hi everyone!

Please see the meeting minutes from tonight's meeting attached.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer for an event, feel free to contact Libby Donohew at donohewe@msoe.edu or Luke Muller at mullerl@msoe.edu, or any of the other SUB executive officers and we would love to help!

Please join us for a presentation and discussion on one of today’s leading personal financial topics: planning your estate. Legal experts will be on hand to answer your questions about wills, powers of attorney and beneficiaries. They will help you make informed decisions as you manage your personal life and career. Free.

·        Location:  APC

·        Time  5:30 – 7:30 pm