School:Milwaukee School of Engineering

Background

We are the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where students pursue their passions in engineering, nursing, and business. We're dreamers, thinkers, makers and doers at a small university that is dedicated to achieving big things. From international plumbing competitions to ground-breaking medical innovations, our community is making the most out of their education. 

Innovation and entrepreneurship at MSOE starts with the community of learners who feel that I&E is a priority. MSOE takes this journey of I&E through five phases: Discover, Learn, Experiment, Pursue, and Spin Out. Discover begins by generating awareness, importance and fundamental elements of I&E to students. Students then realize I&E is important and we want to get involved in a deeper way when we Learn. Experiment to apply knowledge of I&E to a specific challenge/problem and form design teams or solo work to explore that potential. Students who Pursue are committing to an opportunity to license a technology, form or join a venture startup, or attain legal status. Finally, Spin Out to commercialize entities and pivot further to adapt innovations to the needs of the marketplace.

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Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship

Programs, Opportunities, Organizations

Students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship Discover, Learn and Explore at MSOE.

Discover

Marketing and Communication Strategies

• How it works: Marketing at MSOE is used to reach our network from the community on campus out to Milwaukee, and then beyond into the global aspect. Marketing and communication resources are used to reach families, alumni, faculty and staff, students, companies, other universities, and all of our communities.
• Marketing Reaches:
  • Mozee Minute
  • Campus Digest
  • MSOE Dimensions
  • MSOE Website
  • Campus Lines

MSOE Fall Career Night

• Background: Each year during the fall quarter, MSOE has the Fall Career Night for companies to come to campus and network with current students, faculty, staff, and alumni. There is also a Career Night for the CAECM Department during Winter Quarter.
• Outcome: Students network with companies around the Milwaukee area and across the globe to find careers and internship opportunities. MSOE Career Night is a pinnacle of the MSOE experience for students and an amazing opportunity to make connections.

Senior Design

• How it works: Senior Design takes place during students' fourth year on campus. A team of students and their faculty mentor will team up with a company to design and implement a project using knowledge gained through previous years of schooling.
• Mission: The mission is for students at MSOE to use their academics, innovations, and entrepreneurial experiences to coordinate with companies in a professional manner.
• Outcome: Partnerships may lead to careers, but definitely lead to networking experiences with the company the students coordinated with. Real-life experience and hands-on work help students to excel.

Honors Seminar

• Background: Project-based English course aligned with servant leadership. This freshman and sophomore program encourages students to think outside of the box and work with the living-learning community.
• How it works: Students have to qualify for the program and reach out to actively chose to join.
• Mission: The mission is to teach students to work together, reach out and network, and push the limits of their knowledge and innovation.
• Entrepreneurial Tie: Students work with faculty mentors and businesses to work on projects that they have a passion about.

Learn

I&E Courses

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Course Titles:

• • ​Creative Thinking
• UX Minor
• Minor in Business Administration
• Minor in Finance
  • UX and Communication Design
• Innovation and Business Markets
  • Practicum in Entrepreneurship
  • Legal Aspects of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Artificial Intelligence: Coming Soon!

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Extracurricular Clubs and Program Offerings

• Outcome:
• Program Name:
  • ​Dawn of Next Generation Thinkers
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Engineers Without Borders
  • Cyber Raider Organization for Networking
  • NASA Robotic Mining Competition Team
  • Investment and Entrepreneurship Club
  • Global Brigades
  • Mentor Program with NSBE & JCI
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • Project Lead the Way
  • Servant Leadership
  • Student Government

Competitions

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  • Festival of Big Ideas
  • Shark Tank
  • Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Competition Team
  • VDC Competition Team
  • ASHRAE Competition Team

Start-Ups

• Outcome:
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  • MKE Startup Week
  • Hack-It Bracket The Commons
  • Technical Communication Certificate

Explore

Internship, Co-op Opportunity

• Outcome:
• Program Name:
  • The Commons
• SDL - Junior SE
  • MSOE REU - Research Experience for Undergrads
  • Elijah High Altitude Balloon Fellowship Program
  • Junior Projects
  • Facilities Design

Infrastructure and Research Centers

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  • Rapid Prototyping Center
• EECS Makerspace
  • IE Lab
  • Machine Shop
  • Laser Cutting Lab
  • Biomolecular Modeling
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Fluid Power Institute
  • Applied Technology Center (ATC)

Graduate Programs in Science, Technology, or Innovation

• Outcome:
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  • Architectural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
  • Perfusion
  • Marketing and Export Management
  • Engineering Management
  • STEM Leadership
  • Business Administration
  • Nursing

Faculty involvement encourages innovation and entrepreurship at MSOE that involves every part of the MSOE community and its success.

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Actively supporting the university technology transfer function

Current university technology transfer functions are limited on campus, but MSOE does have a few programs that we are proud to display.

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Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration

University-industry collaboration relates to research centers, industrial parks and industry/mentor networks and will give you a sense of MSOE.

Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC)

• Background:  </li> </ul> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"The Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC) is an applied research center that helps businesses achieve prototype more quickly and take products to market faster. This joint effort of industry, government and MSOE is dedicated to the application of proven technologies to novel challenges.</span> According to an article celebrating the 25th anniversary of the RPC, “Manufacturing companies in the automotive, defense, water, medical device and health care industries comprise the consortium at MSOE, where members consult with each other and MSOE to develop cutting edge products and solutions. It’s cost effective and they rely on MSOE’s experts to help with R&D efforts. They also have access to leading additive manufacturing technologies at MSOE Link to article: https://www.msoe.edu/about-msoe/news/details/rapid-prototyping-consortium-celebrates-25-years/
  How it works:  <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"Membership in the industrial consortium is open to any organization interested in the application of additive manufacturing technologies. The consortium members include public and private corporations, as well as nonprofit educational institutions. Membership is available at three member levels (Full, Half, and Quarter Memberships). In order to encourage the sharing of information, this is a non-compete consortium; consortium member at the Half or Full Membership level can maintain exclusivity in their industry.</span>
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  • provide value to our industrial consortium members, through additive manufacturing services, applied research efforts, product/process development projects, and educational services;
  • support the academic mission of MSOE, by providing additive manufacturing support for MSOE student projects and research assistant opportunities for MSOE students, and
  • provide faculty development opportunities, through access to additive manufacturing technologies and expertise for faculty research efforts.

  Entrepreneurial Tie:

  <p style="text-align: center;"Consortium Members Include:

  BRP

  DRS Technologies

  EATON, Evinrude

  GE Oil & Gas

  Hokler

  Oshkosh

  Pentair

  Snap-On

  Contacts:

  <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"Vince Anewenter
  

  Director, Rapid Prototyping Consortium
  

  Ph: (414) 277-2471
  

  email: anewente@msoe.edu

  Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts

  MSOE engages in regional and local economic development to promote I&E.

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  Related Links

  Milwaukee School of Engineering

  Miwaukee School of Engineering Landscape Canvas

  Milwaukee School of Engineering Landscape Canvas Synthesis

  Milwaukee School of Engineering Student Priorities

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