Students Win MCAA Competition

NEWS

You're invited to the grand opening!

Join us on Monday, May 6, for the grand opening of the Ruehlow Nursing Complex! The event runs from noon - 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Student Life and Campus Center. The new home for the MSOE School of Nursing features state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms and is nearly quadruple the size of the previous nursing labs. MSOE Regent Kathy Ruehlow '72 is the major supporter. RSVP online by April 30.

Students win MCAA competition MSOE’s Mechanical Contractors Association of America student chapter took first place in the MCAA Student Chapter Competition, beating out 25 universities from across the nation. Teams had to submit proposals on a project involving the installation of the HVAC and plumbing systems in the Space Exploration Center Building at the NASA Research Park in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Read more

... Aerial robotics competition The 2013 Collegiate Aerial Robotics Exhibition was held at the Kern Center on April 6. The event featured teams from MSOE, UW-Platteville, Virginia Tech, and Oakland University competing in the Collegiate Aerial Robotics (CAR) Challenge. The challenge consisted of two randomly paired teams, each providing a ground robot and an aerial robot for a match. During the match, both robots had to obtain and manipulate tennis balls to score points.

MSOE student supports YMCA scholars MSOE student Jeff Hanson, who coordinates Project Community Computers (PCC), refurbished and distributed 15 laptop computers to inner-city kids participating in the YMCA Sponsor-a-Scholar program. The computers were donated by MSOE's IT Department. Many of these students have no access to computer technology at home, but can now engage in homework assignments more easily and prepare for post-secondary education pursuits.

Not too late for FAFSA Even though MSOE’s priority deadline of March 15 has passed, it’s not too late to complete your 2013-2014 FAFSA. You should submit the FAFSA as soon as possible in order to maximize your financial aid award for the 2013-2014 school year.

Last Lecture: May 2

Don’t miss this year’s Last Lecture series featuring Dr. Owe Petersen. The event starts at 6 p.m. in the Todd Wehr Auditorium. The purpose of the series is twofold: to recognize a faculty or staff member for his or her years of service and contributions to the university, and for those in attendance to learn what the speaker truly believes are the most important facets of their human life experiences and accomplishments. If you can’t attend in person, watch the event streaming live online.

Coming to a mailbox near you The spring issue of Dimensions magazine is hot off the presses. It celebrates MSOE's 110 years of educational excellence and features a walk through MSOE's Archive Collection, a look at St. Pat's celebrations from years past and much more. View the online version here.

MSOE through the years

Journey through MSOE's 110 years of providing educational excellence with our Facebook timeline. The timeline starts in 1903, the year of our founding by Oscar Werwath, and covers all of the significant milestones reached from then until now. Stay tuned to future e-newsletters and Dimensions magazines for upcoming events celebrating this milestone anniversary.

EVENTS

April 18 Continuing Studies and Outreach Information Session

April 19 Gallery Night at the Grohmann Museum from 5 to 9 p.m.: Don’t miss Bridges: The Spans of North America before it ends April 28.

April 20 Gallery Day at the Grohmann Museum: 2 p.m., learn barrel making from historians and coopers Gary and Jim Hess, grandsons of Frank J. Hess. Presented in conjunction with the Milwaukee County Historical Society

April 20 Open House

April 25 Health and Wellness Fair, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Kern Center April 29 Deadline for dropping individual classes. Drop forms are available on the wall outside of the Registrar’s Office (CC-365) and at MSOE Drop Form.

May 2 Last Lecture Series: Dr. Owe Petersen

May 6 Grand Opening of MSOE’s Ruehlow Nursing Complex, RSVP online by April 30

May 8 Student Leadership Dinner

May 25 Commencement, watch the live webcast of the event

May 30 Alumni 5th Thursday Event, tours of the BioMolecular laboratories and the Ruehlow Nursing Complex

June 10 President’s Golf Outing

Ongoing

Last chance: Through April 28 Bridges: The Spans of North America. Photographs by David Plowden.

May 24 – Aug. 18 Born of Fire: Scenes of Industry from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Click here for a schedule of Continuing Studies and Outreach offerings.

For a complete list of events: http://www.msoe.edu/calendar/

For alumni events: http://www.msoe.edu/alumni/events_and_news/

For athletic events: http://www.msoe.edu/athletics/

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