Dunwoody Construction Management, Construction Project Management students bring home eight awards from annual competition. Congratulations to all of the Dunwoody students who participated in the 2018 Construct*ium Pentathlon event! Sponsored by Wells Concrete, the annual competition—which just celebrated its third year—brings together Construction Management students from 10 local schools. At the event, students refine and […]
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Earlier this year, John Columbus, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering, contributed a column to EdTech Digest titled “Teaching the Untaught,” which focused on how software engineers need to learn both practical and soft workplace skills while still in college, so they are prepared to contribute right away when they enter the workforce. Here is a […]
Dunwoody partners with Make-A-Wish Minnesota A group of six Computer Technology students volunteered on a Saturday last month to grant a wish for a teenager with a critical illness by building him a high-end gaming desktop. The effort was coordinated by Make-A-Wish Minnesota. In order to maximize the computing power, Dunwoody students and faculty sourced […]
Rube Gold·berg (adj.) ingeniously or unnecessarily complicated in design or construction. It took them weeks to build, included hundreds of parts and dozens of steps—and it was over in a matter of minutes. But the end result couldn’t have been more perfect. Five teams—each comprised of three Machine Tool Technology students—recently demonstrated their creative thinking […]
Two students advance to SkillsUSA Nationals. Dunwoody College students performed well at the 2018 SkillsUSA State Competition late last month, bringing home two 1st place medals, two 2nd place medals, and one 3rd place medal. Electrical Construction & Maintenance student Matthew Longendyke placed first in the Related Technical Math competition; Architecture students Karla Schmitt, Garrett VanRoekel, and Helena […]
Where did you grow up? The Minneapolis area. Where did you attend college? Dunwoody College of Technology. What is your degree in? My field of study was Automotive Service Technology—the same program I teach now. How long have you been working at Dunwoody? 17 years! What is your favorite part about working at Dunwoody? Forming […]
Searching for something 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 five different summer camp opportunities in 2018: Youth Career Awareness Program (YCAP) College Prep Summer Camp: June 11-July 21, 2018 For students completing their junior or […]
Campus community celebrates the makers, fixers, doers, builders, and designers of the world. Dunwoody College of Technology kicked off its new creative campaign the week of March 19, which aims to celebrate the Dunwoody student—who they are and how they learn. The campaign, which will continue to be rolled out in the coming weeks, will […]