Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee School of Engineering was founded in 1903 by Oscar Werwath and initially called the School of Engineering. Werwath's goal was to meet the needs of the workforce for the growing engineering field. Werwath was the first person to plan an American educational institution based on an applications-oriented curriculum. The first classes began in the fall of 1903 at Rheude's Business College. By fall, 1905, the enrollment reached almost 100, exceeding the capacity of the business college. The school was subsequently moved to a new building with help from Werwath's colleague, Louis Allis. In spring, 1906, the school graduated its first class, enrolling about 200 students that fall. Presidents • Oscar Werwath, 1903–1948 • Karl Werwath, 1948–1977 • Robert R. Spitzer, 1977–1991 • Hermann Viets, 1991–2015 • John Walz, 2016–present == Campus ==

MSOE's campus, which occupies in the East Town neighborhood of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is spread over several blocks. MSOE has one of the smallest campuses in Wisconsin; only the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) has a smaller campus (). The buildings on campus vary in age, with most being built in the mid-20th century. The oldest building on campus is the Alumni Partnership Center, formerly the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building, built in 1890 and the newest being Diercks Hall, completed in 2019. Several of the buildings on campus use the iconic Cream City brick, which is used in many other buildings in Milwaukee. Academic facilities Allen Bradley Hall of Science was acquired and renovated in 1958, formerly a parking garage. Allen-Bradley provided much of the funding and equipment for the building and was thus obtained the naming rights. It houses electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering, as well as the physics and chemistry departments. The Fred Loock Engineering Center was opened in 1967, and was designed by Fitzhugh Scott. It is an extension of the Allen Bradley Hall of Science. The building houses several laboratories and classrooms for use of many engineering departments. Construction of the Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall began in early 2018. The building opened in September 2019. Athletic facilities In 2004, MSOE's Kern Center was completed, adding a hockey arena, basketball arena, fitness center, running track, and field house to its campus. MSOE's Kern Center houses many of the sports teams' facilities, as well as offering recreational areas for students, faculty and alumni. It also has classrooms, and houses the physical and mental wellness centers. In 2013, MSOE completed construction on a new athletic field and parking complex called Pamela and Hermann Viets Field. The athletic field was built on top of an in-ground parking facility immediately north of the Kern Center. In 2023, MSOE completed construction on a $2,935,000 stadium for Women's Softball. MSOE Raiders Field is a natural grass and dirt field with seating for 250 spectators. Additionally, the project allowed for new offices for coaches and new women's locker rooms in the Kern Center and Viets Field. Residence halls Undergraduates may live in one of four residence halls, but incoming freshman may live only in Hermann Viets Memorial Tower (VT), Margaret Loock Residence Hall (MLH), or Regents Residence Hall (RGN). Hermann Viets Tower was built utilizing the Roy W. Johnson Residence Hall (RWJ) as a substructure; with the original RWJ having been completed in 1965, and the renovations which brought about the name change occurring in 2020. MLH & RGN were constructed in 1967 and 1990 respectively. VT & MLH are traditional residence halls; while Regents Hall and Grohmann Tower is arranged apartment style. Upperclassman, as well as international, graduate and married students may elect to reside in Grohmann Tower, although none of the aforementioned students are required to live on campus by MSOE policy. Meals are served by American Dining Creations, which operates a dining facility in the Campus Center (CC). == Academics ==

The curricula at MSOE are centered on engineering, business, mathematics, nursing, and cardiovascular perfusion. MSOE's primary focus is on undergraduate education, where it has 8 academic departments and offers 16 undergraduate majors. MSOE mainly offers ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degree to undergraduate students, as well as a Bachelor of Science in user experience. MSOE also has 9 post-graduate master's programs. As of 2019, MSOE had 157 full-time faculty members, 82% of whom hold a doctoral degree. Professors teach all courses; teaching assistants are not used. The student to faculty ratio is 15:1. MSOE has full-time Bachelor of Science programs in engineering, including two-year transfer programs. It also confers master's degrees. In 2016, MSOE had a four-year graduation rate of 44%. MSOE is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The architectural engineering, biomolecular engineering, biomedical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, engineering, 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). Admissions Undergraduate admission is described by U.S. News & World Report as "more selective". For the 2018–19 academic year the university received 3,294 applications; 63% were admitted. The admitted students’ academic profile showed 75% were in the top 50% of their high school class, SAT scores of 670 in evidence-based reading and writing, 700 in math. The average composite ACT score was around 28. U.S. News & World Report also ranked MSOE ninth among undergraduate engineering programs nationwide that do not offer doctorates, with program rankings of fourth (tie) in computer engineering, fifth in electrical engineering, 11th in civil engineering, and 11th in mechanical engineering. In 2016 MSOE was listed among Princeton Review's 159 best Midwestern colleges. MSOE Guarantee The Milwaukee School of Engineering operates on a four-quarter system year-round, with its academic terms lasting ten weeks each. Most of the programs use a track system that outlines what courses students should take and pass for each term in order to graduate in four years. Freshmen usually take four courses per term and upperclassmen five. The MSOE Guarantee states that for a student starting and staying on track, all classes needed for graduation will be available when they need them so that they may graduate in four years. Despite this guarantee, MSOE maintains a four-year graduation rate of only 42% in 2013. Study abroad programs MSOE has study abroad exchange agreements with five universities: the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague, Czech Republic; Lille Catholic University in Lille, France; the Technische Hochschule Lübeck in Lübeck, Germany; the Florence University of the Arts in Florence, Italy; and Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. All courses are taught in English. == Athletics ==

MSOE's 21 athletic teams (nicknamed Raiders) compete in NCAA Division III. MSOE competes in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) for most sports, including seven women's 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. MSOE also has club and intramural sports. The school colors are red and white, and the mascot is a raider named "Roscoe". == Notable alumni ==

• Michael J. Barber (1982, EE), chief diversity officer of General Electric • Rudy Bozak, audio electronics and acoustics designer • Frederick W. Cords Jr., electrical engineer and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly • Tom Determann, member of the Iowa House of Representatives • James I. Finley (1968, EE), former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology • Eric E. Hagedorn, electrical engineer and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly • Thomas A. Hauke, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly • Jim Demetro, sculptor • Carl Kiekhaefer (c. 1925, no degree), former owner of Mercury Marine and NASCAR team owner • Anthony B. Rewald, electrical engineer and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly • Harout O. Sanasarian, (1961, no degree) member of the Wisconsin State Assembly • J. Richard Steffy, nautical archaeologist • Norman Sussman, member of the Wisconsin Senate • Gale J. Young, pioneer of nuclear engineering and namesake of the Eckart-Young theorem in linear algebra == See also ==