Dunwoody College’s Snow Devil 01102 Snowplow earned third place—and a $2,000 prize—at the 6th annual Institute of Navigation (ION) Autonomous Snowplow Competition held January 28-31 during the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. The team also won the $500 Professor Nattu Sportsmanship Award for the second year in a row. Dunwoody’s 2016 team—coached by faculty members E.J. […]
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This past summer, representatives from American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) hand-delivered a $2,000 scholarship check to Dunwoody employees. The check was to be awarded at the start of spring semester to a student who showed promise of a successful career in the HVAC&R field. Dunwoody is pleased to announce that the […]
Jake Blue and Brandon Davis are celebrating their recent scholarship awards from long-time Dunwoody College industry partner Van Sickle, Allen & Associates (VAA). The scholarships—put towards the student’s 2016 spring semester’s tuition—are valued at $2,000 a piece. The application process For the past several years, VAA, an engineering, planning and design company, has allocated money […]
Photo courtesy of NAHB Student Chapter’s Facebook page Congratulations to Construction Management students AJ Flagg; Brett Broekema; Andrew Hoogenakker; Tyler LaBeaux; and Joe Myhre on their second place win at the 2016 National Association of Home Builder’s (NAHB) Residential Construction Management Competition (RCMC). Hoogenakker also received an “NAHB Outstanding Student” award at the event.[/expand] The […]
Dunwoody College of Technology is thrilled to announce the Construction Management program has received a $60,000 grant from the National Housing Endowment Foundation’s Homebuilding Education Leadership Program (HELP). The National Housing Endowment is a philanthropic arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which aims to increase education and training opportunities for future leaders […]
Kate’s Club on the rise
Electrical Construction & Maintenance Senior Instructor Karen Schmitt began working in a non-traditional career in 1978 and has since been looking for ways to help other women in technical fields. With this in mind, Schmitt started Kate’s Club to give female students a space to find mentorship and network with other women in non-traditional careers. […]
The 75th Diversity Forum featured a performance by saxophonist Jason Weismann and a talk given by Minnesota Council on Foundations President Trista Harris in celebration of MLK Day. Harris spoke about how to use the tools of futurism to build on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream for a better future. Three-Step Guide to a […]
Congratulations to the following students who have been named to Dunwoody College of Technology’s fall semester dean’s list. The students listed received this honor by upholding a 3.5 (or higher) grade point average while being a full-time student*. Anthony Ablack Eli Abnet Alexandra About Samuel Albers Connor Alexy Alexander Al-hilwani Jacob Allen Satiya Amporful Angela […]