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New software enhances how Dunwoody students prepare for job interviews

Career Services brings Big Interview software to campus Students looking to better prepare for a job interview can now find a helpful tool on campus — Career Services launched Big Interview software in August. The new software not only allows students to view more than 100 video lessons on interviewing and negotiating, but also to […]

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Mark Schwendeman, Welding & Metal Fabrication Instructor

Where did you grow up? Northeast Minneapolis. Where did you attend college? What is your degree in? I studied welding at Minneapolis Community & Technical College. How long have you been working at Dunwoody? Four years. What is your favorite part about working at Dunwoody? Teaching new students how to weld. What are a few of […]

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Dunwoody to host Community Open House/Ribbon Cutting of new space

Public welcome to tour Dunwoody’s 24,000 square foot renovation The public is invited to tour Dunwoody’s 24,000 square foot renovation on Friday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to noon during a Community Open House. A ribbon cutting and special program will take place at 10:30 a.m. The renovation includes the transformation of an under-utilized gymnasium […]

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Dunwoody Welding fabricates sculpture for City of Minneapolis

Instructor, students, and alumni gain life-changing experience, carry on Dunwoody legacy Accepting the challenge  This past May, Welding & Metal Fabrication Senior Instructor Denise Bailey was approached with quite the opportunity: to fabricate a 45-foot, 18,000-pound sculpture. Designed by visual artist Tristan Al-Haddad of Atlanta, GA, the sculpture – titled Nimbus – was commissioned by […]

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Dunwoody welcomes six new Radiologic Technology alumni

If you have broken a bone, needed a chest X-ray, or required radiation treatment, there is a growing chance that a Dunwoody graduate ran the diagnostic equipment. Since 2009, Dunwoody has awarded 127 Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Radiologic Technology. Six more students received their graduation pins Thursday, July 12, 2018, and officially graduated […]

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Summer Camps

YCAP Student Profile: Jansaree Na

A hands-on learner Jansaree Na is no stranger to technical education. A senior at Washington Technology Magnet School in St. Paul, Na is already taking advantage of an education focused around science and math. So when Dunwoody’s Associate Director of Special Initiatives Peggy Quam visited her school to talk about the Youth Career Awareness Program […]

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Dunwoody to design large-scale display for Minnesota State Fair

Interior Design, Graphic Design, and Engineering Drafting & Design students collaborate on new College initiative. A group of Dunwoody Interior Design, Graphic Design, and Engineering Drafting & Design students are working together this summer to create a large-scale display for the Minnesota Department of Health. Conceptualized and executed by Dunwoody students and department faculty, the […]

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Alumni & Friends Industry Partners

#DunwoodyDetermined: A joint project in the high-tech world of medical manufacturing

It was just another day at Dunwoody, when Ken Weis, a ‘15 Tool Technology and ’17 Engineering Drafting & Design alum, was approached with the project of a lifetime: to build parts for a prosthetic foot that would allow athletes to participate in high-impact sports. The project would be in partnership with Minnesota native Mike […]