“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March 1, 2022, the State of Minnesota, following current CDC guidance, rescinded HR/LR Policy #1442 regarding face covering.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 >>
MGEC’s Monthly Executive Board Meetings
Did you know that you can participate in MGEC's monthly Executive Board meetings? The Executive Board has been meeting on Teams throughout the pandemic. Interested parties are able to join the meeting on Teams by clicking the following link: https://tinyurl.com/MGEC2022. In order to allow for effective MGEC Executive Board Meetings, MGEC has the following guidelines for those who participate in Executive Board meetings as a non-Board member. Non-Board member meeting participants are asked to identify yourself when you join the meeting. Non-Board members are asked to ... Read More >>
Safety Footwear
What’s new? January 18th the Subcommittee on Employee Relations of the Minnesota Legislature passed contracts and plans for employee groups in the Minnesota State university system. They also passed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) pertaining to use of sick leave related to COVID-19 and to increase the amount the employer reimburses employees for safety footwear from $125 to $175. MGEC believes the MOU is unnecessary and places arbitrary limitations on the amount reimbursed to the employees. We didn’t agree to it and the employer continues to limit reimbursement to $125 for MGEC. We believe ... Read More >>
Thank You & Best Wishes
The MGEC Executive Board changes about half its members each year. That allows all members greater opportunity for participation. This year we are saying thanks to the following board members who have provided several years of service. Jason Hedeen (Director 2018-2021), Victor Vassas (Director 2018-2021), Mohammad Dehdashti (Director (2010), VP (2011 & 2014), President (2012 & 2015) and Past President (2013 & 2016-2021) and Heather Gardner (Director 2020-2021). Thank you for your years of service, recruitment of others and willingness to always put forward your ideas! ... Read More >>