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16 | /insight on manufacturing • July 2014 w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g . c o m commission, opening the door to students to enroll in the program starting this fall. e degrees use programs and classes already in place at participating schools, which created new classes to fill in the gaps. employers helped cra the program by participating in listening sessions and advisory committees, says Greg kleinheinz, associate dean of the college of Letters and Sciences and director of the environmental research and Innovation center at uW-oshkosh. "We talked to them and listened to their needs. We worked with them on how to tailor the program and what it should include," he says. at kind of feedback is important, kettler says. "manufacturers were asked what kind of skills we were looking for and helped develop the curriculum," he says. "at way, the students coming out will be right for what's needed." e new program differs from current offerings in the new north, kleinheinz adds. engineering technicians are more hands-on than a traditional engineer who may be concerned with design, but have more in-depth studies, such as in management, than students who pursue an associate's degree at a In the new engineering technology program, students may enter at any of the 13 NEW Era colleges including: College of the Menominee Nation, Fox Valley technical College, Lakeshore technical College, Moraine Park technical College, Northeast Wisconsin technical College, University of Wisconsin Extension, UW-Fond du Lac, UW-Fox Valley, UW-green Bay, UW-Manitowoc, UW-Marinette, UW-oshkosh and UW-sheboygan. NEW ERA Members E D U C AT I O N & T R A I N I N G (920) 498-9300 | baylandbuildings.com | Q COMMERCIAL Q INDUSTRIAL Q AGRICULTURAL THINK SMART | BUILD SMART GET THE SCOOP Find out more at www.bxwi.com Fox Valley 920-687-8782 Milwaukee 414-763-1520 on Projects Out For Bid