On Wednesday, April 26th, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its quadrennial report card for the status of infrastructure in the State of Minnesota. Despite our state’s unofficial state motto as being “above average”, the GPA Minnesota earned is “C”. As members of MGEC, we’re already keenly aware of the state’s inconsistent efforts to maintain and modernize our infrastructure, but the ASCE’s report card attempts to bring the infrastructure conversation to new audiences. Even in 2022, many citizens narrowly associate road networks with the term “infrastructure”, but not much ... Read More >>
Contract Bargaining Update
Our contract continues to move along in the process toward arbitration. The next steps in the process are to select an arbitrator and set dates for arbitration. A list of 7 potential arbitrators has been provided to MGEC and the State. We research past cases that they’ve arbitrated and each side gets to eliminate 3 options from consideration. The last one remaining will be our arbitrator. We will work with that person to set dates for arbitration; as of now, it’s looking like the arbitration may not occur until June or July. Recently, 4 issues were certified for arbitration meaning ... Read More >>
Professional Ethics Seminar Final Day to Register April 15th
This is the final days to register for the Professional Ethics Seminar April 18th, 2022 - Noon - 2:00pm. Register Here Friendly reminder: Remember that you are only required to have 2 hours of ethics training during the license period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022. MGEC provided an ethics training in February 2021, so if you participated in that training, you would not need to participate in this training. Make sure to keep a copy of your certificate so you can track your hours! Here are a few additional details for the upcoming Ethics Seminar. This is a virtual ... Read More >>
Award Applications Now Being Accepted
“The Promotional and Recruiting Committee is seeking award nominations for the annual Golden Slide Rule Award and the Distinguished Citizenship Award. Read More ... Read More >>
Scholarship Update!
MGEC has opened the opportunity to apply for one of three scholarships. Applications will be accepted starting March 1, 2022 and received by MGEC no later than by 5:00pm on June 30, 2022. For the MGEC family member scholarship, MGEC will now accept applications from students pursuing post undergraduate degrees and students in their junior or senior year of an undergraduate degree in engineering or land surveying. Only applicants that have not received a previous award will qualify for this award. Read More ... Read More >>
Face Coverings
March 1, 2022, the State of Minnesota, following current CDC guidance, rescinded HR/LR Policy #1442 regarding face covering. Agencies may have developed their own policies. Employees who feel more comfortable continuing to wear a face covering are welcome to do so. ... Read More >>