Grad school is hard, everyone knows it. John Dolan Want to make it harder? Try an online engineering master’s program while raising a family with a full-time job while deployed in the Middle East …
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Meet Thomas Simmons
Wisconsin Badger, engineer extraordinaire, international globetrotter Thomas Simmons, recent graduate of UW-Madison’s Master of Engineering: Engineering Management program, started traveling before he learned how to walk. Simmons moved around the U.S. a lot growing up …
Some Like It Cold: How To Get Your Sustainability Degree From UW While Living In Antarctica
Before completing an online master’s degree in Sustainable Systems Engineering at UW-Madison Engineering Professional Development, Blaise Kuo Tiong lived in some extreme climates throughout his career. And those climates are what led him to graduate …
UW Grad Turns Passion For Fighter Jets Into Career
It all started with air shows Growing up, UW-Madison graduate Tony Milczarek and his brother developed an affinity for air shows. They crisscrossed Southern Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio as young adults in the pursuit of …
13 Questions with Derek Ferguson, 2016 Engineering Management grad
EPD: What have you learned from the program that you have been able to directly apply in the workplace? DF: The MEM program has taught me important management skills that I can directly apply to …
13 Questions With Mitriya Puguh, 2016 MEM Grad
EPD: What have you learned from the program that you have been able to directly apply in the workplace? MP: I’ve learned about my strengths and weaknesses as an engineering leader/ individual contributor. The program …
13 Questions With Sandra Villavicencio, 2016 MEM Grad
EPD: What have you learned from the program that you have been able to directly apply in the workplace? SV: If I have to pick the one that stood out the most to me I …
A Master’s Degree + Family
It’s hard, but you can have it all–you can study for a master’s degree and raise a family while working full-time. Take it from Ron and Tanya Higgins, two working professionals who completed online master’s …