UWM’s Order of the Engineer Celebrates our Graduating Students
Upon graduating, students from UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science are invited to participate in the Order of the Engineer. This recognition ceremony is dedicated to upholding the standards and dignity of the engineering profession. Our college hosts the event at the end of each semester. It is typically held the day before UWM commencement. Summer graduates are invited to attend the spring event.
Not every college hosts this event.
Our college leadership has been hosting the Order of the Engineer since 1995. Its goal is to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in the engineering profession. Participating graduates are presented with an official certificate and given a stainless-steel ring to be worn on the fifth (pinky) finger of their working hand. Only students who participate in the in-person event receive the certificate and ring.
The ceremony includes a creed similar to the oath attributed to Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.). That oath is generally taken by medical graduates and which sets forth an ethical code.
The Order of the Engineer is guided by a national board of governors. Ceremonies are held in colleges and universities with engineering curricula in all 50 states. More information about the organization can be found here.
No membership charges; no ongoing meetings.
Students who have applied for graduation and who are on track to graduate will receive an invitation during their final semester before graduation. Registration is required to participate.
Find the next scheduled Order of the Engineer here.
Contact ceas-events@uwm.edu for more information.
