School of Engineering & Technology | Lake Superior State University

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CapstoneSeniorProjects

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@LSSUEngineering

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EmploymentorContinuingEducation
(From2022SurveyRespondents)

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>90%PassRateontheFundamentalsofEngineeringexam
(NationalAvg~78%)

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MedianStartingSalary

CapstoneSeniorProjects

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CapstoneSeniorProjects

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WhatDoYouGetWithLSSUEngineering?

Affordability:Wehavethat“privateuniversity”atmosphereatapublicuniversityprice.Approximately75%ofourfull-timestudentsreceivefinancialaid.
IndividualizedAttention:AtLSSU,you’renotanumber.Gettoknowyourprofessorsinyourengineeringcourses,wheretheaverageclasssizeis14.
Robotics:Studentsinallengineeringprogramscanaddaroboticsspecialization. Studentsattheundergraduatelevelcanutilizeover$2Milliondollarsworthofautomatedequipment.
KnowledgeandExperience:Wehavelabactivitiesinover75%ofourengineeringcourses.Andyoucanchoosefromthreeoptionsforyourseniorprojectexperience:co-op,industrial,orappliedresearch.
AJob:Ourgraduateshaveanearly100%placementrateandhigh,competitivestartingsalaries,withamedianofover$70,000.

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LookingtotransfertoLSSU?

Ifso,pleaseclickonthefollowinglinksformoreinformation:

ApplicationInformation
EngineeringDegreePrograms
EngineeringTechnologyDegreePrograms
TransferCourseEquivalencyTool

Formoreinformation,contacttheAdmissionsOfficeor(Mrs.)Becca(Kilponen)intheSchooloffice.

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LSSUcurrentlyhasseveralstudentengineeringandtechnology-relatedstudentorganizations,oftenwhicharestudentchaptersofprofessionalengineeringorganizations:

ASME–AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers
IEEE–InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers
SAE–SocietyforAutomotiveEngineers
SME–SocietyofManufacturingEngineers
SWE–SocietyofWomenEngineers
EngineeringLiving&LearningCommunity–comprisedoftheresidentsofthe”EngineeringHouse“ChippewaHallthataremembersofEngineeringSocietyofDetroit;a360degreetourisalsoavailable

WearealsoamemberoftheOrderoftheEngineer,Link#190,andholdanannualringceremonyinApril.Formoreinformation,contact(Mrs.)Becca(Kilponen)intheSchooloffice.

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The”EngineeringHouse“LivingLearningCommunity–ChippewaHall–providesadditionalopportunitiesforstudentmentoring,accesstotechnology,andnovelfieldengineering-relatedfieldtripsthroughaffiliationwiththeEngineeringSocietyofDetroit(ESD).LearnmoreaboutLSSU’slivinglearningcommunitieshere.A360degreetourisalsoavailable.

Toapply,contactLSSUHousing.

ReturningStudentDeadline:FirstFridayofFebruary
IncomingStudentDeadline:LastFridayofApril*
- *Applicationswillstillbereviewedafterthisdate,however,ifspotsareavailable.

CapstoneSeniorProjects

Inadditiontouniversity-widescholarship,therearespecificscholarshipsforcertainengineeringmajors,FIRSTRoboticsparticipants,etc.PleaseclickonthebuttonbelowtofindmoreinformationatourLSSUEngineeringScholarshipswebpage.

EngineeringScholarships

CapstoneSeniorProjects

Success…goingtogradschoolorjumpingintoacareer

Wehavehada100%successrateofstudentsenteringtheworkforceorbeingacceptedtograduateschool.VariouscompaniesvisitourcampusspecificallylookingforLSSUgraduates.You’llfindouralumniatcompaniesincludingKawasaki,ABB,Boeing,JRAutomation,AlgomaSteel,ContinentalAutomotive,Ford,Chrysler,Tenaris,PacificUnion,JohnDeere,AppliedManufacturingTechnologiesandTesla.

LSSUgraduateshavereceivedtheirpost-graduatedegreesfromuniversitiessuchasPurdue,NotreDame,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,MichiganStateUniversity,MichiganTechnologicalUniversity,OldDominion,UniversityofTexasatArlington,andFloridaAtlanticUniverstiy.

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SeniorProjects…morethanjusttheory

Allengineeringstudentsarerequiredtoparticipateinaseniorprojectsequence.Whetheryouchoosetoparticipateinateamonanindustrialorresearchproject,orasanindividualatacooperativeworksite,youwillgrowbothprofessionallyandpersonallyasyouworkwithprofessionalsinthefield.

Duringatypicalseniorproject,you’lldevelopyourtechnicalandcommunicationskills,managebudgets,andworkwithpracticingengineers.Theseniorprojectexperienceisdesignedtogiveyouthetoolsyouneedtobepreparedfor”reallife”andallowyoutobesuccessfulinyourcareer.Choosefromonethreesenioryearexperiences:

INDUSTRIAL:Theseprojectscanbeexternalorinternalinnature.Studentteamshaveafacultyadvisorandanindustrialcustomerrepresentative.Theyarefacedwithahostofengineeringproblem-solving,analysis,development,modeling,designreview,programming,andfabricationissues.Additionally,participantsdealwithaspectsofbeingateamofdiverseindividualsfromvaryingareasofengineeringincludingcommunication,purchasingandbudgets,documentation,timemanagement,andinterpersonalskills.Uponcompletionoftheyear,theteamspresenttheirworktotheirindustrialcustomersforfinalapproval.
RESEARCH:Theresearchsequenceisfrequentlychosenbythosestudentswhowishtopursuepost-graduatedegrees.Teamsworksided-by-sidewithaprofessoronaguidedresearchproject.Someprojectsmaycomefromanindustrialbackground.Participantsprepareresearchproposalsandgrants,aswellaspublishingtheteam’sfindingsinaformatsuitedforprofessionalconferencesandpresentations.
COOPERATIVE:Participantsinthisstyleofseniorexperiencearethosewhohavepreviouslyspentatleastasemesterinacooperativeeducationenvironment/internship.Typically,studentsworkon-siteduringthespring-summerorsummer-fallwithaselectedcompanyonapersonally-proposedanddevelopedproject.Co-opstudentsthenjoinanindustrialseniorprojectteamforonesemestertogainteam-relatedskillsandexperience.

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TherearemanybenefitsofsponsoringaSeniorProjectatLSSU.Theseinclude:

Workingcloselywithpotentialfutureemployees
SupportingandhelpingguideengineeringeducationatLSSU
Obtainingdifferentperspectivesonprojectsfromstudentsandtheirfacultyadvisors
Gainingincreasedvisibilityforyourcompany

Tosponsoraproject,thereisaProjectApplicationFormwhichcanbeobtainedbyemailingtheChairoftheSeniorProjectsFacultyBoardDr.JoeMoeningorcalling906-635-2135.ThereisalsoaProjectIntentFormifyouareunsureifyouprojectisagoodfit.Youcansubmittheformandwecandiscussitinmoredetailandprovidefeedback.

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BrochurePDFsfrompastprojectsareavailablefordownload:

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TeamAMORE2023

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TeamKRI2023

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TeamAPPS2023

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TeamHEART2023

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TeamSPS2023

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