Insight on Manufacturing

September 2013

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educatio n & tr aining Collaborating colleges "We each have a part of the puzzle. We can do the applied side of things while the twoand four-year universities can provide those liberal arts courses or higher math courses we don't have available." – Mark Weber, dean of trades and engineering technologies at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 14 | A first-of-its-kind program in Wisconsin will help manufacturers get the engineering help they need. This past summer, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved the Leadership in Engineering Technology Program, which allows students to begin their studies at any one of the 13 Northeastern Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance (NEW ERA) schools and then finish their degrees at either UW-Oshkosh or UW-Green Bay. The program offers bachelor of science degrees in electrical engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology and environmental engineering technology. "This is the first time these engineering technology bachelor degrees are being offered in the state," says John Koker, dean of the college of letters and sciences at UW-Oshkosh. "We created this program in response to what we were hearing from manufacturers and their needs." That need is engineering help, says Mark Kaiser, president and CEO of Lindquist Machine Corporation in Green Bay and chairman of the NEW Manufacturing Alliance. He says the Leadership in Engineering Technology Program benefits businesses throughout the region because it will let manufacturers stay competitive and utilize local talent. When surveyed about their needs, members of the NEW Manufacturing Alliance cited engineering as their most "in demand" job, but it / insight on manufacturing • September 2013 c o u r t e s y o f N W TC Three new engineering technician majors now in place By MaryBeth Matzek Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is joining with other schools in the Northeastern Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance to form a new applied engineering program that will allow students to attend classes at both two-year University of Wisconsin campuses and technical colleges before finishing up their bachelor's degrees at either UW-Green Bay or UW-Oshkosh. This program is the first of its kind in Wisconsin. wasn't always the engineers graduating from a four-year program, says Mark Weber, dean of trades and engineering technologies at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g .c o m

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