MSOE to offer professional development opportunities for Professional Engineers
| Published: 03/21/2013 |
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All registered Professional Engineers (P.E.) in the state of Wisconsin are now required to complete 30 professional development hours (PDHs) every two years in order to maintain their license. Wisconsin is the 39th state to require PDHs, which helps ensure the viability and quality of the profession.
To help P.E.’s meet this requirement, MSOE is offering a series of Professional Engineers Advancing Knowledge (PEAK) mini-conferences. These cost-effective events bring engineering and technical professionals together and allow them to share their knowledge and experiences. Attendees can earn PDHs at a PEAK mini-conference in two ways: (1) One PDH is earned for every hour of session attendance; and (2) Attendees may submit a topic idea to MSOE and give a presentation; the first time the presentation occurs, the presenter earns two PDHs for each one hour of content presented.
The PEAK mini-conference is a departure from the traditional continuing education model because it allows attendees to earn PDHs for both attendance and delivery of relevant engineering and engineering-related knowledge. Furthermore, it leverages the knowledge of seasoned engineering peers.
The first PEAK mini-conference will be Saturday, May 11 at MSOE’s Rosenberg Hall, 1235 N. Milwaukee St. Visit http://www.msoe.edu/continuing_studies/peak/ or call (414) 277-2345 to learn more.
MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 20 bachelor’s degrees and nine master’s degrees in engineering, business, mathematics and nursing. MSOE’s engineering programs are accredited by ABET. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 94% placement rate; and the highest average starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.