Forbes Gives Props to MSU Engineers...

[Seven Year Plan.nafoom]

In a Forbes article on Haley Barbour's presidential timber, the reporter interviewed two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who cited MSU's engineers as one of the reasons they had located their projects in Mississippi.
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I talked to two Indian immigrant entrepreneurs who are building solar
panel plants in Mississippi, and not just because of Barbour’s
salesmanship or tax credits. They liked the complete package of business
friendly taxes, regulations, a tamed tort bar, and a good supply of
young engineers coming out of Mississippi State in Starkville.

“Are the Mississippi State grads up to your Silicon Valley standards,” I asked.</p>

“Oh, yes. They are very practical, too.” Translation: Techies who build things other than social networks.</p>

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[Seven Year Plan.nafoom]

In a Forbes article on Haley Barbour's presidential timber, the reporter interviewed two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who cited MSU's engineers as one of the reasons they had located their projects in Mississippi.
Full Article

I talked to two Indian immigrant entrepreneurs who are building solar
panel plants in Mississippi, and not just because of Barbour’s
salesmanship or tax credits. They liked the complete package of business
friendly taxes, regulations, a tamed tort bar, and a good supply of
young engineers coming out of Mississippi State in Starkville.

“Are the Mississippi State grads up to your Silicon Valley standards,” I asked.</p>

“Oh, yes. They are very practical, too.” Translation: Techies who build things other than social networks.</p>

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[MSUDawg25]

Sorry, had to be done.

 

[coach66]

nm

 

[paindonthurt_]

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[CivilEngineerDog]

As Roffie Burt said in Surveying 201, welcome to pre business 101-pass Roffie and you are on your way!

 

[CivilDog]

you either liked him or you didn't, no in between. He was a lot more personable in the control and land survey classes. There where usually only 10 or 12 of us in a class.

 

[dawgman42]

. . . that looked just like this?

I had to get him to sign something for me the week after I saw Falling Down (and I'd never seen him before). Freaked me out, I tell you.

 

[CivilDog]

nm

 

[State82]

was the semester I had it. Guy I had was woefully lacking. Really hated I didn't have Roffie. Probably paid for it in the long run. I heard a lot of stories about him however.

 

[Reb95]

at Ole Miss I rarely had more than 7 in any Civil based class. I have worked with a few State grads and they all had an excellent education. My only complaint about Engineers is we have to start figuring out how to make more money in this world. If one firm raises their billable rates there is always another firm who will undercut them. Doctors and Lawyers wear us out on the money. This country needs more Engineers and less lawyers. I am sure that will make me public enemy #1 on NAFOOM but that is how I feel.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

For example, making it mandatory you get a masters before you can receive a Professional Engineering license. Right now, it's four years working under a P.E. before you can sit for the test.

 

[MSUCE99]

Took all 3 classes from him, and I really got to enjoy his sense of humor. I feel sorry for the guys who didn't get to know him, or at least take his classes.

 

[Reb95]

Standards have been changing for decades. My Father never took an exam to be a P.E. This would be back in the early 60s but he had letters written by Senior Engineers and he presented his work to the board. They approved it and he was a P.E. That was it. However, he did have to pass the EIT before graduating. He also had to become a registered Land Surveyor as well to graduate. Times have changed.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

...While I'm certainly happy that the Medical profession has improved from the years someone would go to Barber college for a couple of years to get a medical license, I don't thinkthe Legal Professionhas improved from the days when someonecould clerk for a local lawyer,study law for themselves in their spare time,and then take the Law Exam.

Some of the best engineers I've ever seen don't even have a license.

 

[beachbumdawg]

engineering smack

 

[STATELAW]

...specifically new lawyers are having a hard go of it. Especially coming out of run-of-mill state schools. Your point is still valid, i.e. there aretoo many lawyers.

 

[Shmuley]

nm

 

[KurtRambis4]

*</p>

 

[maroonmadman]

Before my dad passed away he had practiced law for over 50 yrs. He said the downfall of the legal profession happened when lawyers were given the green light to advertise. Now all you see are ads for ambulance chasers and not enough lawyers left actually practicing law. Now days when folks suffer some form of misfortune the first instinct is who can I sue over it. Dad hated ambulance chasers.

My Grandfather-Dad's dad-got a degree in Civil Engineering from Mississippi A&M College (MSU) in 1902. While working for the Dept. of the Interior, in Washington D.C., he went back to school and got a law degree fromGeorge Washington U. Not something you could do in this day but would probably make for a better lawyer.

 

[rye bread]

"Highest elevation in the State of Mississippi is 942 feet in Tishamingo County. If you are any higher than that you must be smoking something." AHHHHH Good Times...</p>

 

[wtfdog]

I had the priveledge and honor of getting one of the few land surveying degrees from his short lived Surveying program. He was a stand-up guy and probably the fairest teacher I've ever had. You didn't leave his class without knowing your stuff.

 

[CivilEngineerDog]

around McCain. Everyone was supposed to backsight on a stake in front of the building then run all the way around and back, then tie back in. After everyone had backsighted and moved their instrument to the other side of the building, he moved the stake a few feet. Once everyone came back around to tie back in, they should have known something was amiss because they should have not have tied in correctly, which should have indicated that you had made a mistake and you should say so.

However, a couple of the groups somehow did tie in perfectly, as they fudged their notes as needed to have the final reading that would tie them in correctly. Needless to say, Roffie gave them an F on the exam