{"id":1884,"date":"2016-04-14T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2016-04-19T10:20:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T15:20:16","slug":"architecture-students-place-2nd-3rd-in-2016-skills-usa-state-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2016\/architecture-students-place-2nd-3rd-in-2016-skills-usa-state-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture students place 2nd, 3rd in 2016 Skills USA State Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1886\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1886 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_7174-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Eli Abnet\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_7174-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_7174.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli Abnet at 2016 SkillsUSA Minnesota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Architecture students Eli Abnet and Charles Evans Bille placed 2<sup>nd<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> respectively at the 2016 SkillsUSA Minnesota Competition, which was held earlier this month at various locations throughout the Twin Cities including Dunwoody campus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillsusa.org\/\">SkillsUSA<\/a>\u2014a national organization made of students, educators and industry representatives working to provide America with skilled workers\u2014regulates the competitions, which are held annually at the local\/state, national and global level.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1885\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1885\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_7171-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Charles Evans\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_7171-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_7171.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Evans Bille at 2016 SkillsUSA Minnesota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the contest, Abnet and Bille participated in a short written exam, a hand drafting exercise, and a computer-drafting project. The competition aims to test students&#8217; problem-solving abilities as well as their drafting techniques.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get involved<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The College has been participating and placing in SkillsUSA competitions for many years, with <a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2015\/dunwoody-students-earn-gold-at-2015-skillsusa-minnesota-contest\/\">students earning gold in 2015<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2013\/dunwoody-students-earn-gold-at-2013-skillsusa-minnesota-contest\/\">2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in joining the 2017 SkillsUSA team, please contact Associate Director of Career Services Rob Borchardt at 612.381.3322 or <a href=\"mailto:rborchardt@dunwoody.edu\">rborchardt@dunwoody.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About SkillsUSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>According to mnskillsusa.org:<\/em> <em>SkillsUSA Minnesota is part of a national organization that serves over a quarter million student members annually, organized into more than 14,700 chapters and 54 state and territorial associations (including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands). The Minnesota Association has offered leadership opportunities to over 200,000 student members since 1967, with a current annual membership of over 3,000. There are chapters in 29 technical colleges and 50 high schools or cooperative centers, with potential to serve many more. SkillsUSA is governed by a Board of Directors, elected from teachers that advise local chapters, and representing both the high school and college divisions and industry representatives. All programs are offered as integral to the curriculum.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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