Where did you grow up? I was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Soon after, I moved to Montreal, Canada, and again to Geneva, Switzerland, where I started elementary school. I moved to the Twin Cities for middle school and have been here ever since! Where did you attend college? What is your degree in? I […]
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Your guide to Dunwoody’s Spring 2018 Graduation Ceremony Dunwoody College of Technology’s Spring 2018 Commencement is just around the corner! Whether you’re a graduate or an attendee, here’s what to expect: Graduate Reception Date: Wednesday, May 16 Time: 5-7:30 p.m. Location: Dunwoody College of Technology Dunwoody’s Graduate Reception is a free and casual event for […]
Dunwoody College of Technology is proud to announce that Mark Sherry will be this year’s keynote speaker during Commencement. Sherry is a 1987 graduate of the Architectural Drafting & Estimating Technology program. About Mark Sherry President, Mortenson Development Inc. Senior Vice President, Mortenson Construction Mark Sherry is the President of Mortenson Development Inc. and Senior Vice […]
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 […]
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 […]