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School of Engineering Newsletter - Summer 2022

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WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
NEWSLETTER - SUMMER 2022 EDITION 

"Thank you for taking the time to connect through this issue of the Engineering
Catalyst! With construction underway of our new Engineering facilities, we are
marking an exciting new era for Engineering @ St. Thomas. As summer begins
winding down to fall, everyone on our team is looking forward to the new
semester. For our alums and friends, don't be a stranger, reach out, stop by and
we will be happy to show you what is evolving on campus. We are building
something truly special here in Minnesota!" - Don Weinkauf, dean of the School
of Engineering. (Pictured above: Lisa Anderson, daughter of the late Guy and
Barbara Schoenecker shakes hands with Don Weinkauf during the Schoenecker Center
groundbreaking ceremony on May 12, 2022 in St. Paul, Minnesota.)


NEWS

 

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SCHOENECKER CENTER CONSTRUCTION TRANSFORMS SOUTH CAMPUS 

Construction crews have been busy this summer working on the Schoenecker Center,
a $110 million state-of-the-art STEAM complex that aims to break down barriers
in collaborative learning. The Center will add more than 40,000 square feet of
engineering labs, classrooms, and collaboration spaces for our students, nearly
doubling the space in use today.

View photos and drone footage of the Schoenecker Center construction project.>>

Watch a video clip of the Schoenecker Center Groundbreaking ceremony.>>


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NEW $5.4 MILLION GRANT PROPELS MICROGRID RESEARCH

The School of Engineering is honored to receive a $5.4M grant from the state of
Minnesota to expand the capacity of the St Thomas Center for Microgrid Research.
The grant follows a $2.1M award from the Xcel Energy Renewable Development
Account that launched the Center. With this new investment, the Center will be
positioned to support national level collaborations in advancing microgrid
controls, electrical grid resiliency, and renewable energy research. The Center
will actively engage St. Thomas students in preparing them for our advanced
electrical grid future.

The St. Thomas Center for Microgrid Research is led by Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan from
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.




LEARN NEW SKILLS. INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE.

Two new career-relevant graduate certificate programs are starting this fall
2022!

Data Analytics Graduate Certificate - NEW for fall 2022!
Improve your organization's data-driven decision making by learning how to
manage and manipulate data and create data visualizations. Classes start this
fall.

Full Stack Development Graduate Certificate - NEW for fall 2022!
Our full stack program provides the toolset to develop web applications to solve
real world problems. Full stack application developers who are experienced in
both front-end and back-end development are highly valued by teams and employers
for their ability to understand the 'big picture' of the development process.
Classes start this fall.

 


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THERE IS STILL TIME TO APPLY AND REGISTER FOR GRADUATE COURSES THIS FALL!

Fall semester starts September 7, 2022. Classes are in-person, online or hybrid
for fall 2022. Register today to reserve your spot.

View Graduate Programs in Software courses - fall 2022.>>

View Graduate Engineering courses - fall 2022.>>
 


REMINDER: GRADUATE ALUMNI FROM THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS
IN SOFTWARE CAN MAKE A REFERRAL AND GET REWARDED WITH A $1,500 TUITION CREDIT!

Get the Graduate Programs in Software and Data Science Alumni Referral Program
details.>>

View the Graduate Engineering Alumni Referral Program details.>>

 


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SAVING FURRY PETS: DATA SCIENCE STUDENTS TO THE RESCUE 

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, thousands of families went searching for a
new furry friend. Unfortunately, many of those pets are now being returned.
Looking to cut down on surrenders and help keep pets in their loving homes,
Secondhand Hounds turned to St. Thomas data science grad students for help.

Read the Newsroom article.>>

Learn more about the Secondhand Hounds and St. Thomas' collaboration to reduce
pet surrenders in this FOX 9 News feature.>>

 


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HOW AI CAN REVOLUTIONIZE IP LAW FIRMS

Even in a sector like legal research, "there are many ways artificial
intelligence can help the legal process without replacing the lawyers," says Dr.
Manjeet Rege, artificial intelligence expert and St. Thomas Graduate Programs in
Software professor and Chair.

Read the Newsroom article by Dr. Manjeet Rege.>>  

 

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ADVICE FROM CHIEF LEADERSHIP ADVISOR, ROCKET CENTRAL - LINGLONG HE '94

It's not easy to climb the ladder to the C-suite of a publicly traded company as
a woman of color in the male-dominated fintech industry, but Linglong He '94 has
seized a top rung as chief leadership advisor of Rocket Central. Linglong He, a
St. Thomas master's in software engineering alumna shares advice for success.

Read the Newsroom article.>>


‌EVENTS





SAVE THE DATE - MEET THE ENGINEERS - OCTOBER 5

EMPLOYERS: Find your next intern or future employee at this year's Meet the
Engineers - Reverse Career Fair.

Get the details and register for Meet the Engineers.>>





UPCOMING VIRTUAL GRADUATE INFORMATION SESSIONS

Interested in the enhanced skills you can gain at the School of
Engineering? Learn more about our graduate programs at these convenient online
information sessions hosted evenings from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

Register today for an upcoming information session this summer or fall!

Graduate Programs in Software and Data Science Online Information Sessions -
August 2, October 3 and November 3.

Learn more about St. Thomas master's degrees and graduate certificate programs
in data science, artificial intelligence, big data, data analytics, digital
transformation, full stack development, software engineering, information
technology and more.

Graduate Engineering Online Information Sessions - August 4, October 5 and
November 10.

Learn more about St. Thomas master's degrees and graduate certificate programs
in electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering,
systems engineering, technology management, regulatory science, power
electronics and systems, medical device development and more. 

   


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