Categories
Student Competitions Student News

Newly designed robots set to compete in international snowplow competition

Dunwoody students rolled up their sleeves and spent the last several months designing and building three new autonomous snowplows from the ground up. The new ones will update and replace namesakes Wendigo, Wechuge, and Snow Devil in the 12th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition, held on the Dunwoody campus later this month. This type of upgrade […]

Categories
News Releases

Dunwoody and DMACC partner to help more students become architects

DMACC Architectural Technologies graduates can now transfer to Dunwoody to complete their fully accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree in just three years Dunwoody College of Technology will accept Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) Architectural Technologies AAS degree as being equal to the first two years of its five-year Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) degree program. […]

Categories
Faculty News

Architecture faculty leaves mark with Minneapolis public art

Dunwoody has a long history of shaping the built landscape of Minneapolis. That tradition continues today as a new public artwork project for the Minneapolis Public Service Building is unveiled.   Molly Reichert, Associate Professor of Architecture in the School of Design, and her partners at Futures North, a public art collaborative, were chosen to create three of the 17 new public artworks for the downtown building […]

Categories
Technical Education

The top five cool careers you’ve never heard of – but should consider

Some of the highest-paying, most in-demand jobs are in career fields that most future students have never heard of – let alone considered. Yet these career paths offer great pay and benefits with starting salaries over $60,000, provide opportunities for advancement, and have high job-satisfaction rates for those in the field. So before you go […]

Categories
Student News

A future electrician

Scholarship recipient wanted a career with a bright outlook When Denise Nickens was choosing a future career in the midst of a global pandemic she had a few requirements. “After the pandemic I wanted a career that was reliable and stable,” she said. “And I also wanted to be able to make a good income.” […]

Categories
Student News

Career focused

Architecture student is second in family to attend Dunwoody When Kattye Gonzalez started at Dunwoody this fall, she became the second one in her family to attend the College – and the first is still in school. Gonzalez learned about Dunwoody from her brother, Brian, who will graduate this spring with a Bachelor of Science […]

Categories
News Releases

Celebrating women in technical fields

Annual Kate Dunwoody Luncheon raises scholarship dollars This month, Dunwoody College of Technology is celebrating extraordinary women who are inspiring others to pursue their own paths to success. The College is holding its annual Kate Dunwoody Society Luncheon at noon on Wednesday, November 17. Celebrating and supporting women pursuing careers in technical fields and the […]

Categories
Industry Partners News Releases

Supporting Manufacturing Education

Gene Haas Foundation awards Dunwoody $30,000 More students will be able to pursue a great career in high-tech, precision manufacturing and engineering at Dunwoody College of Technology thanks to the Gene Hass Foundation. Foundation representative Hope Riska recently presented a $30,000 check to the College. The money will be used to support scholarships for students […]