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Academic Excellence Award Commencement

Academic Excellence Award: Kyle Larkin

Kyle Larkin Automotive Service Technology, ‘18 Cottage Grove, MN Just because Kyle Larkin’s dad, Bob, teaches in the Automotive Department, doesn’t mean it was inevitable that Kyle was going to enroll at Dunwoody. But certainly, spending time in garages from a young age left an impression. “Being in the garage as a little kid — I […]

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Academic Excellence Award

Academic Excellence Award: Indigo Isackson-Rod

Indigo Isackson-Rod Radiologic Technology ‘18 Pine City, MN Before enrolling in Dunwoody’s Radiologic Technology program, Indigo Isackson-Rod had never considered a career in healthcare. In fact, she had originally wanted to be a Spanish teacher. But after earning her Associate’s Degree in Liberal Education with a Spanish Emphasis and volunteering as a Spanish teacher aid, […]

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Paul Strother, Architectural Drafting & Design Senior Instructor

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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Commencement Student News

Dunwoody College Commencement Ceremony May 17

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 […]

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Commencement

Mortenson Senior VP/Dunwoody alum will give keynote address at Commencement

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 […]

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Student Competitions Student News

Dunwoody students compete, place in 2018 Construct*ium Pentathlon event

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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Faculty News

Assistant Professor John Columbus talks workplace skills and software engineering education

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 […]

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Industry Partners Student News

Construction Management students benefit from sitting down with industry representatives

Mock interviews = real life lessons The interviews may not have been “real,” but there was real benefit in the experience. This April, representatives from 12 companies in the construction industry led mock interviews with 12 Dunwoody students in the Construction Management and Construction Project Management program areas. The students walked away with their questions […]