Firefighters from Minneapolis Fire Department’s Station 4 were on campus March 17 for some basic welding instruction and training. The training included proper and safe use of equipment and some cutting practice with both plasma and oxyacetylene welders. “The training has been excellent,” said MFD firefighter Chris Husnik. “Familiarizing ourselves with the equipment and the […]
Dunwoody’s Senior Flexographic Instructor, Shawn Oetjen, is a finalist for the American Technical Education Association (ATEA) 2011 Outstanding Technical Teacher Award, which will be presented at the ATEA’s 48th National Conference on Technical Education later this month. The award is given annually to an instructor whose performance and contributions to post-secondary technical education are exceptional […]
The American Subcontractors Association of Minnesota held its 11th Annual General Contractor of the Year, Scholarship and Membership Excellence Award Dinner at the Mendakota Country Club on Jan. 27, 2011. Brooks Schuettpelz, a Dunwoody Electrical Construction Design and Management student, was one of the lucky Scholarship Recipients at this year’s dinner.
Congratulations to Bryce Krohn, Brian Anderson and Krysztot Biernecki — winners of last week’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament and $25 each. A total of 11 teams participated. The second place team included Ben Wagner, Brandon Bomar and Austin Klasse.
Dunwoody College’s Autonomous Snow Plow Competition team the Snow Devils took third place at last weekend’s competition. The competition was sponsored by the Institute of Navigation and was part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival festivities. Teams from Ohio University and Miami of Ohio University took first and second. Dunwoody came in third, beating out […]
A group of Robotics and Manufacturing students will be competing at this weekend’s St. Paul Winter Carnival in the Institute of Navigation’s Autonomous Snow Plow Competition. The competing schools include: University of Minnesota, University of Michigan, Dunwoody College of Technology, Ohio University, Wright State University and Miami University (of Ohio). The competition will take place […]
Author of Still Standing to discuss his book, experiences Thursday Nov. 4 WHAT: A presentation by John Kriesel, a Veteran of the Iraq War (Staff Sergeant), and the author (as told to Jim Kosmo) of the book Still Standing, the story of his service, his courageous recovery from his injuries, and his determination to go […]
Cool Stuff at Dunwoody visits the Robotics lab for a demonstration of a Fanuc robot playing the piano.