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DUNWOODY NEWS
YCAP celebrates 20 years
Dunwoody College’s Youth Career Awareness Program (YCAP) held its twentieth graduation ceremony Friday, Aug. 15. The ceremony honored 165 high school students from Minneapolis, St. Paul and other parts of the metro area who completed the six-week YCAP summer session. The ceremony featured a keynote speech by Benito Matias, former YCAP Manager and executive director of Dunwoody Academy, a Minneapolis charter high school with an emphasis on technical education. Matias is an inaugural graduate of the YCAP program. The four-year YCAP program focuses on under-represented students, particularly students of color, who have completed ninth grade and have the potential and or desire to succeed in a technical career. In addition to introducing students to the technical programs available at Dunwoody, YCAP helps students improve their math, English and study skills and requires them to complete several community service projects. This year’s group worked with such organizations as People Serving People, the Salvation Army and the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center. But it’s not all work. Students visit local businesses, including this year a trip to Best Buy to hear Erving “Magic” Johnson speak. There was also a celebratory visit to Valleyfair and a new experience for some of the students – a camping trip to Boy Scouts of America Camp Sterns in South Haven, MN. More than 1,100 youth have participated in YCAP over the past two decades. Students must be in good standing with their schools and maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average. Students who complete the summer program receive a $600 stipend, and those who complete the four-year YCAP program receive a scholarship to attend Dunwoody College upon graduation from high school and successful application to the College. For a sampling of photos from the graduation, see the Dunwoody Flickr photosetDunwoody Southwest adds Auto, Graphic Design for fall
Applications are still being accepted for fall classes at Dunwoody College of Technology’s Southwest Metro Area Campus. Classes begin Sept. 3. Dunwoody is offering two new programs for fall: an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Automotive Technician
Apprenticeship Cooperative and an A.A.S. in Graphic Design. For details, including a full list of degree and certificate offerings, see dunwoody.edu/swmetro Student Brandon Nelson took gold in the Major Appliance Repair category at the SkillsUSA National Contest held June 26 in Kansas City. Trevor Turek won a bronze medal in the Industrial Motor Control contest. Congratulations to the Brandon and Trevor and thanks to their advisers Polly Friendshuh and Satiya Solomon. A restored Ford 1915 Model T is now on display in Recognition Hall on the Dunwoody Campus. It was donated by alumnus Morrie Wagener, Founder & CEO of Morrie's Automotive Group and a member of the college's Board of Trustees. To view photos of the Model T, visit the Dunwoody College Flickr photo set. Dunwoody College is featured as the cover story of the latest issue of Minnesota Technology magazine. The full text of the story is available on the Minnesota Technology Web site. Dunwoody held a block party Tuesday, May 20, with a variety of activities and events. To view a few photos from the block party, visit the Dunwoody College Flickr photo set. The Board of Trustees of Dunwoody College of Technology approved a plan and funding for the creation of a new Health Sciences and Technology academic platform yesterday afternoon. The Health Sciences and Technology platform will include four initial programs: “By all estimates, the need for trained healthcare workers is going to continue rise over the next two decades,” President C. Ben Wright said. “The Health Sciences and Technology platform is a response to that need and fits well with Dunwoody’s mission to provide a hands-on technical education to a diverse group of students and grow Minnesota’s pool of skilled, employed workers.” The programs will begin operation in September 2009. Shelli Lampi, director of the Health Sciences department, will work over the next year on hiring staff and developing curriculum. In addition, the College will seek the necessary accreditations for the programs and begin facilities renovations to create Health Sciences labs and classrooms. Dunwoody College of Technology continues to work with the Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative (CSEC) to bring increased educational opportunities to the residents and industry of Carver and Scott counties. This spring, Dunwoody Southwest Metro Campus began several evening programs, which include the Bachelor’s of Science in Applied Management, Land Surveying Technology, Civil Engineering Technology and Facilities Service Management. “This new initiative is in keeping with our mission to provide outstanding technical education to the Twin Cities area,” President C. Ben Wright said. “We are confident that this partnership with CSEC will allow us to offer the full Dunwoody experience beyond the borders of our traditional campus” In order to emphasize the ties to the original Dunwoody location, the initiative is called the Dunwoody College of Technology, Southwest Metro Campus. Dunwoody College's partnership with the Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative (CSEC) officially launched at a Jan. 8 open house at the CSEC main building. Dunwoody Southwest Metro will offer additional certificates and two-year degree programs beginning in the fall. Among them will be programs in Computer Networking, The Carlson Certificate of Quality, Manufacturing SolidWorks, Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Cooperative, Basic Construction Management, Graphic Design and Information Modeling Technology. In addition, it will continue to offer classes in Land Surveying Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, Facilities Service Management and in the Bachelors of Science in Applied Management. For more about Dunwoody Southwest programs, including application information, contact Debra Kerrigan, Dunwoody Southwest Metro Campus Program Manager, at (952) 368-8813 or dkerrigan@dunwoody.edu. Also, see the Dunwoody Southwest Web page. The Dunwoody Southwest Metro’s next Open Houses will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12 at the CSEC building, located at 401 East 4th St., Chaska. 
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