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Autonomous Snowplows Will Compete this January

Annual Competition Set for Jan. 19-20 We might not have much snow on the ground in the Twin Cities, but that won’t stop this year’s Autonomous Snowplow Competition from taking place January 19 and 20 at Dunwoody College of Technology. Dunwoody will host teams from across the Midwest for the 14th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition. […]

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Academic Excellence Award Student News

A Return to Making

Academic Excellence Award – John Cullinan, Associate of Applied Science in Machine Tool Technology Details matter in the engineering and machining industry. Both fields require accuracy and precision and problem-solving skills.   John Cullinan bridges both worlds effortlessly with laser focus and a quiet determination.   These traits, along with an unparalleled desire to learn, earned […]

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Alumni Q&A

Denise King ’95, Machine Tool Technology Denise King is a 1995 graduate of the Machine Tool Technology program who went on to a career in Industrial Sales and Marketing. She later earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University and a Master of Business Administration from Hamline University. King has been […]

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Academic Excellence Award Student News

Academic Excellence Award — Bridgette Dalldorf 

Engineering Drafting & Design  Bridgette Dalldorf met Dean of Robotics & Manufacturing E. J. Daigle at a FIRST Robotics tournament in 2019. Three years later she is not only graduating from Dunwoody College, she also is the Student Speaker for Commencement, an Academic Excellence Award winner, and the winner of the Alumni Leadership Award. But […]

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Inspiring through design, play and innovation

Jazmine Darden will be Dunwoody College of Technology’s 2022 Commencement Speaker

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Student Competitions

Dunwoody Snow Plow teams earn first, third place at Autonomous Snowplow Competition

Dunwoody students receive sportsmanship award fifth year in a row Dunwoody students welcomed the cold temperatures and falling snow once again this past January as students competed in the ninth annual Institute of Navigation (ION’s) Autonomous Snowplow Competition. The yearly event serves as an opportunity for universities, colleges, and the general public to showcase hand-built […]

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Industry Partners

Graco grant helps Dunwoody integrate robotics and machining

Robotics & Manufacturing welcomes FANUC Machine Tending Education Cell A $125,000 gift from Graco has opened up new possibilities for students in Dunwoody’s Robotics & Manufacturing department in the form of a FANUC Machine Tending Education Cell (MTEC). The MTEC is designed to teach robot-tended machining, a process used in manufacturing where a robotic arm […]

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Solving long-term worker shortages in manufacturing starts today

By E.J. Daigle, Ed.D., Dean of Robotics & Manufacturing, Dunwoody College of Technology Minnesota has long been a leader and innovator in the world of manufacturing – and educating the future workforce has been part of Dunwoody’s mission for more than a century. But if we want Minnesota to remain at the forefront of today’s […]