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The International
Engineering Program is a dual-degree program combining a B.A. in German,
French and/or Spanish with a B.S. in one of the engineering disciplines.
IEP students study language and culture each semester along with their
engineering curriculum. In the fourth year of the five-year program, they
then go abroad as interns with engineering based firms in Europe or Latin
America, and also as exchange students with one of our partner
universities |
Dr. Samuel Scheibler has degrees in cultural
anthropology and church history as well as theology
and intercultural communications. He has published
books and articles in several languages on topics
ranging from German folk customs to international
business ethics. He has delivered hundreds of
lectures on cultural, social, ethical and religious
topics in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. In 1981
the Church of England hired him to serve on the
staff of the Archbishop of Canterbury as a cultural
consultant and speechwriter. In 1996 the Patriarch
of Jerusalem referred to him as a living memorialto
the cause of peace and justice. Dr. Scheibler has
served as a cultural consultant for several
international and national organizations and
corporations such as the United Nations, the World
Trade Organization, the Walt Disney Company and the
International Olympic Committee. He has served in
same capacity in work for the United States
Government, a number state governments, and eight
foreign nations. Before relocating to Wisconsin Dr.
Scheibler was honored by the State of California for
outstanding contributions to intercultural
understanding and cooperation. He speaks seven
languages. He has taught in the university classroom
for 27 years. He was recently appointed to the
Pieper Family Endowed Chair in Servant-Leadership
and Distinguished Lecturer in General Studies at
Milwaukee School of Engineering.