Sisters Rene Nichols and Tonya Robarge have distinct memories of driving around downtown Minneapolis as their father pointed at all the skyscrapers he worked on. “Creating is sort of ingrained in us,” said Nichols, the youngest of the two. “The workshop in the garage was really significant,” Robarge said. “The tools, the sawdust- that inspired […]
Searching for something fun to do this summer? Interested in exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) careers and Dunwoody programs? Look no further. Dunwoody is excited to offer three summer camp experiences in 2019: Youth Career Awareness Program (YCAP) College Prep Camp: June 10 – June 28, 2019 For students completing their junior […]
Twenty-two Dunwoody architecture students hopped on a plane bound for the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico during spring break. The students soaked up some sunshine and culture, but the main reason for the trip was to help residents of the country ravaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Initially, the scope of the trip was two-fold. […]
Ever since she was a child, Paige Fischer’s hobbies were playing with Legos and building whatever came into her head. “I’ve always been interested in fixing and building things; doing anything that is hands on and that will make things better for others,” Fischer said. “I think my parents knew I would be in a […]
A portrait of Dunwoody founder William H. Dunwoody is on loan to the Minnesota Historical Society through September in an exhibit at the James J. Hill house in Saint Paul. Works by the famed Minnesota landscape and portrait artist Nicholas Brewer will be on display. Of that collection, it is said that his portrait of […]
Interior Design junior Sam Haak has always known she had a passion for design. After changing lanes from marketing, Haak found a home within the Dunwoody’s Construction Sciences & Building Technology program. Driven to succeed, Haak is an active student within her program. Haak says that Dunwoody was her first choice because of the College’s […]
Five years into a pharmacy technician position, Brynn Pavlica decided she needed a change. “I was bored out of my mind,” she said. Pavlica quit and hit the road, working music festivals across the country. Driving between Kansas City and Oregon, she became enthralled with the wind farms and the power they generate. She felt […]
Michele Krolczyk’s connection to Dunwoody started with her father – and continues to this day Michele Krolczyk remembers driving past Dunwoody College as a child and hearing the story of how her father graduated from the school with a degree in Sheet Metal before embarking on his career in the roofing business. Krolczyk carried on […]