MSOE has published its first comprehensive coffee-table history book in its 100-year history, and you can pick up your copy today!

MSOE: The First 100 Years is a photo-filled 250-page book published in conjunction with the university's centennial. Written by award-winning author Ellen Langill, Ph.D., the book follows the university's founding by a 23-year-old German immigrant to becoming one of America's outstanding educational institutions.

MSOE: The First 100 Years explores how MSOE's history is closely interwoven with that of Milwaukee's industrial base, technology, and this country -- from the integration of electricity into mechanical power; to the school's decimated enrollments during The Depression; the thousands who flooded its classrooms after World War II; its expanded degree programs as computers gained importance; and its expansion into a School of Nursing and Rader School of Business.

The book looks at the growth of student life such as recreation and athletics as well as the physical campus, which started in a borrowed classroom and now encompasses 15 downtown acres. But MSOE: The First 100 Years is not just the story of bricks and mortar - it's the story of the people who passionately and whole-heartedly believed in the university's educational mission and ensured its survival for a century.

If you or your family would enjoy reading the tale of MSOE's history, stop by the MSOE Bookstore or log onto www.bookstore.msoe.edu and click on "MSOE Centennial."