{"id":1497,"date":"2015-09-23T15:34:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2015-09-23T15:35:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:35:37","slug":"bachelor-science-mechanical-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2015\/bachelor-science-mechanical-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunwoody College of Technology launches Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dunwoody College of Technology now offering a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Dunwoody launches new School of Engineering<br \/>\nto help address Minnesota shortfall of engineers<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>September 23, 2015, MINNEAPOLIS, MN \u2014 Dunwoody College of Technology is now accepting applications for its new <a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/engineering\/\">Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering<\/a> program, which will begin classes August 2016. The degree will prepare students to enter the field of engineering as mechanical engineers and work to become licensed professional engineers.<\/p>\n<p>While the degree will cover the same material as a traditional engineering education, the College will not be ignoring its educational heritage: coursework will be project-based so that theoretical-engineering principles are reinforced and experienced through hands-on creation and problem-solving. Teamwork and professionalism will also be emphasized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other points of note:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mechanical Engineering is the first degree offering in what will become a School of Engineering at the College.<\/li>\n<li>Dunwoody is exploring which other engineering disciplines will join mechanical as the core majors for the School of Engineering.<\/li>\n<li>Currently software, civil and electrical engineering are at the top of the list.<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical Engineering students will benefit from the lab spaces already present on campus including HVAC, industrial controls, machining, and welding. Dunwoody recently created an engineering materials, mechanics and metrology lab that houses state-of-the-art technologies from companies like Carl Zeiss, Haas, MTS and Stratasys.<\/li>\n<li>The decision to launch a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering was made in consultation with numerous industry leaders and professionals who highlight a need for not only more engineers in the Upper Midwest, but also engineers who combine both theoretical and practical skill sets and experience.<\/li>\n<li>Dunwoody has been approved to offer the degree by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education as well as The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. The commission\u2019s web address and phone number are: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org\">www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org<\/a> and 312-263-0456.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COMMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDunwoody is always looking for educational offerings that benefit industry and help bridge the skills gap, fit within our educational philosophy and expertise and, above all, provide good career opportunities for students,\u201d President Rich Wagner said. \u201cOur discussions with industry partners and professionals made it clear that Minnesota needed more licensed engineers with hands-on experience. We know how to do that. We have been doing so for more than 100 years. The creation of Dunwoody\u2019s School of Engineering is the latest, significant step in our mission to help address that labor market skills gap both locally and across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to help launch this program,\u201d said E.J. Daigle, dean of Robotics &amp; Manufacturing. \u201cOut in the workplace, technicians and engineers must be able to collaborate and work together. Dunwoody\u2019s educational model is to replicate workplace conditions as much as possible and foster cross-program cooperation. To add Mechanical Engineering to all the other manufacturing and construction programs we offer makes a lot of sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more on Mechanical Engineering and the School of Engineering: <a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/engineering\/\">http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/engineering\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>William Morris, Director of Marketing &amp; College Relations<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:wmorris@dunwoody.edu\">wmorris@dunwoody.edu<\/a>; 612-381-3367<\/p>\n<p>E.J. Daigle, Dean of Robotics &amp; Manufacturing<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:edaigle@dunwoody.edu\">edaigle@dunwoody.edu<\/a>; 612-381-8172<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Admissions information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/admissions\/\">dunwoody.edu\/admissions<\/a>; <a href=\"mailto:info@dunwoody.edu\">info@dunwoody.edu<\/a>; 612-374-5800<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest. It has provided a hands-on, applied education to more than 200,000 men and women, who in turn have gone on to meaningful and rewarding careers and become outstanding technicians, successful entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Located on the western edge of downtown Minneapolis, Dunwoody offers more than 30 certificate, associate\u2019s degree and bachelor\u2019s degree programs in the areas of Applied Management, Automotive, Computer Technology, Construction Sciences &amp; Building Technology, Design &amp; Graphics Technology, Radiologic Technology, Robotics &amp; Manufacturing, and Workforce Training &amp; Continuing Education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dunwoody College of Technology now offering a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering Dunwoody launches new School of Engineering to help address Minnesota shortfall of engineers September 23, 2015, MINNEAPOLIS, MN \u2014 Dunwoody College of Technology is now accepting applications for its new Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program, which will begin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[224,297,296,298,295],"class_list":["post-1497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-releases","tag-bachelors-degree","tag-e-j-daigle","tag-mechanical-engineering","tag-president-rich-wagner","tag-school-of-engineering"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dunwoody College of Technology launches Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Dunwoody College News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2015\/bachelor-science-mechanical-engineering\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dunwoody College of Technology launches Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Dunwoody College News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dunwoody College of Technology now offering a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering Dunwoody launches new School of Engineering to help address Minnesota shortfall of engineers September 23, 2015, MINNEAPOLIS, MN \u2014 Dunwoody College of Technology is now accepting applications for its new Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program, which will begin [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2015\/bachelor-science-mechanical-engineering\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dunwoody College News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dunwoodycollege\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-09-23T20:34:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-09-23T20:35:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@dunwoodycollege\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@dunwoodycollege\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Newsroom\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2015\\\/bachelor-science-mechanical-engineering\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2015\\\/bachelor-science-mechanical-engineering\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Newsroom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/95bb0ca1c8b3a5edc4cac18382a445e2\"},\"headline\":\"Dunwoody College of Technology launches Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-09-23T20:34:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-09-23T20:35:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dunwoody.edu\\\/news\\\/2015\\\/bachelor-science-mechanical-engineering\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":642,\"keywords\":[\"bachelor's degree\",\"E.J. 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