Engineering Education, May 2012

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently published an article on the University of Rhode Island and its history of pairing engineering with international studies. URI’s International Engineering Program (IEP) is now a model for other engineering programs. According to the article, “fewer than 4 percent of engineering students nationally study abroad. Nearly a third of URI’s undergraduate engineering students enroll in IEP.”

IEP was started twenty-five years ago, by the URI associate dean of arts and sciences and the dean of engineering, Dr. Hermann Viets, NY Z ’65. Dr. Viets is now president of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Another Tau Bate was mentioned in the article, Jonathan DiMuro, (RI B 2003) project manager at The Dow Chemical Co., for choosing URI for the IEP program’s challenging academic demands

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The American Society for Engineers Education (ASEE) has announced the 2012 ASEE National and Society Award Winners. Tau Bate winners incldue: Dr. William C. Oakes, P.E. (IN A ’97), Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education; Dr. Richard M. Felder, NY H ’62, ASEE Lifetime Achievement Award in Engineering Education; Dr. Richard. H Bernhard, NY D ’56, National Engineering Economy Teaching Excellence Award; and Col. Bobby Grant Crawford, NY U ’85, National Outstanding Teaching Award. Click here for the full list of award winners

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The Journal Sentinel (MI) previewed the upcoming display of the senior-year projects of engineering students from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. One project was highlighted, “a hands-free bicycle” developed by four MSOE seniors.

Among the group was Michael G. Macak, WI D 2012, who helped design and build the bike that is steered by the rider’s knees. Read the article for more information

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