Master of Engineering Management open house held June 18

The UNL Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program hosted an open house Saturday, June 18 at The Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha.

The open house gave prospective students the opportunity to hear about the MEM and visit with current students, alumni of the program, faculty and staff.

The College of Engineering, in collaboration with the College of Business’ MBA, offers this professional practice-oriented advanced degree. The MEM is a 30-credit-hour program with courses taught in accelerated eight-week sessions. The degree program is appropriate for engineers in all fields and can either be completed completely online or with some in-class engineering electives offered at the college’s Omaha Campus.

The open house included:

• Dr. Robert Williams, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering and an instructor for the MEM program, speaking about the history of the MEM and the courses he teaches - Engineering Management I and Engineering Management II.
• Dr. David Holtzclaw, a new adjunct professor for the MEM, discussing the new course he will be teaching - Sustainable Engineering. This course will examine the general concept of sustainability and how it impacts engineering in the 21st century and will cover current sustainable standards, codes, laws, treaties, policies, and best practices. Students will gain a basic understanding of sustainable principles relative to seven fundamental natural resources and global systems: land, water, air, energy, materials, transportation, and waste. Students will be able to manage projects with sustain objectives and apply basic analysis to determine sustainable outcomes, performance prediction, cost analysis, life-cyle assessment, social and environmental impact.
• Tim Luchsinger, a graduate of UNL with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in Engineering Management, sharing his experiences in the program and how the degree helps him in his current position as utilities director at the Grand Island Utilities District.