Welcome to Main Campus!
Last November, I was challenged by Dr. Nicholas Kissoff, director of the Construction Engineering Technology program, to predict the next 70 degree day. I chose a March day earlier than he chose. Luckily, for those of us in Ohio who await spring from the first of January on, the 70 degree day came earlier in March than EITHER of us predicted! Naturally, it was short-lived, but still enough to take the prize, and thus, Dr. Kissoff treated me to tea at Starbucks earlier this summer.
During our conversation I found that Dr. Kissoff began as a student here at The University of Toledo in 1976 and his life has been entangled with the university ever since. After completing his bachelor’s degree here, he completed both masters and doctorate degrees here in 1983 and 1988. After working at SSOE, he has been a professor here at the university since 1999, and has been director of the Construction Engineering Technology program for the last nine years. A couple of interesting tidbits of information about Dr. Kissoff: He was a site engineer for the building of The Glass Bowl as well as being Rocky the Rocket! Click here for Dr. Kissoff’s Home Page: http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/~nkissoff/
Talking with Dr. Kissoff, I found that there’s a lot going on in the Engineering College and specifically in the Engineering Technology programs. The big news right now is the move of the programs’ more than 1,000 students from Scott Park Campus to the Main Campus. Renovation is underway with students expected to begin classes here this upcoming fall semester. Click here for more information and photos of the renovation: http://www.et.utoledo.edu/newLocation.html
This last spring, the Construction Engineering Technology students participated in The Student Steel Bridge Competition. The Student Steel Bridge Competition is an annual competition sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). At the college level, students work together to design, fabricate, build and test a scale model steel bridge meeting the specifications set by the AISC/ASCE for that year’s competition.
This fall, please join me in welcoming our Engineering Technology faculty and students as they make the move to Main Campus!
