On Friday, April 15, Dunwoody College of Technology student Tiara Hill testified before a Minnesota State Senate committee on behalf of the College’s Youth Career Awareness Program (YCAP) to provide background on a bill that would give grants to pilot programs in Ramsey County focused on serving girls of color. The awarded grants would be […]
On Tuesday, April 19, Dunwoody College of Technology hosted its 78th Diversity Forum, commemorating the Holocaust. Around 30 students, faculty and staff gathered in the College’s Holden Center to hear from artist, writer and genealogist Susan Weinberg and Holocaust survivor Dora Zaidenweber. Weinberg spoke about her experience researching her family history and learning about family […]
Dunwoody College of Technology is pleased to announce that S. Scott Crump, Co-Founder of Stratasys, Ltd, the leading organization for 3D printing innovation, will be the keynote speaker at the College’s Commencement on Saturday, May 21, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. About S. Scott Crump Scott Crump is the Chief Innovation Officer of Stratasys, focused […]
Dunwoody Architecture students and American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) chapter members have spent the last few months asking established architects for sketches of buildings—on paper napkins. The group of students voluntarily sent out more than 170 letters—reaching 25 different countries and 6 continents—to well-known architectural firms asking for architects to participate in their June […]
Looking for something to do this summer? Dunwoody College of Technology is delighted to offer the following camp opportunities for 2016: STEM Camp Sponsored by Boston Scientific: June 13-16, 2016 Dunwoody’s Robotics & Manufacturing department invites high school students entering their junior and senior years to explore various STEM programs and careers. Learn from technicians, engineers, […]
Architecture students Eli Abnet and Charles Evans Bille placed 2nd and 3rd respectively at the 2016 SkillsUSA Minnesota Competition, which was held earlier this month at various locations throughout the Twin Cities including Dunwoody campus. SkillsUSA—a national organization made of students, educators and industry representatives working to provide America with skilled workers—regulates the competitions, which […]
Ted Ferrara, ’77 Refrigeration, describes his personal leadership as a “work in process,” not a “work in progress.” “Some days progress, some days regress, but all days are part of a process,” Ferrara said. One of the owners of Standard Heating & Air Conditioning, a local, family-owned business, Ferrara shared his thoughts on leadership during the […]
Late last year, Northwest Community Television (NWCT)—a non-profit organization that offers free production classes, equipment use, and channel time to those in the northwestern suburbs of the Twin Cities—realized they needed a change. “Our current TV sets were outdated, falling apart, and overdue for an overhaul,” Studio Manager Nikki Jackett said. And as the 2015 […]