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William Morris, Manager of Marketing & Communications
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Dunwoody College hosts conference for technical educators
Minneapolis — March 28, 2011 — Dunwoody College of Technology is the host institution this year for the annual conference of the American Technical Education Association (ATEA), which takes place March 30 – April 1. The conference will be held at St. Paul’s Crowne Plaza Riverfront and will bring together postsecondary technical educators from across the country to share best practices in applied and technical education.
Keynote speeches will be presented by:
- William Symonds, director of the Pathways to Prosperity project, who will speak on “Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century”
- James Brazell, a technology forecaster, who will speak on “The Future is Here: Mainstreaming Community College Technical Programs”
- Corporate Trainer, Columnist and Entertainer Stevie Ray, who will talk about speaking in public and thinking on your feet
- Rachel Lund, principal instructor in Arts & Sciences at Dunwoody College, who will speak on “Navigating a Life Interrupted”
Breakout sessions will cover everything from changes in the collision repair industry to 3D printing to using web conferencing. Dunwoody faculty will present the following sessions:
- Principal Instructor Leo Parvis: “Managing Diversity in the Technical Professions”
- President Rich Wagner: “Leaders in Postsecondary Technical Education Roundtable”
- Principal Instructor Rachel E. Lund: “Setting Your Course for Great Leadership”
- Program Director Chad Kurdi: “Significant Changes to NEC2011”
- Senior Instructor Arlinda Henderson and Senior Instructor Jenny Saplis: “An Innovative Approach to Teaching the Arts to the Technical Thinker”
- Principal Instructor Pete Rivard: “Considering the Carton: Educating Inside the Box”
In addition to the conference sessions, there will be a tradeshow featuring a variety of exhibitors.
For more information, visit the ATEA 2011 National Conference web page.
Founded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest. It has provided a hands-on, applied technical education to more than 300,000 men and women, who in turn have gone on to meaningful and rewarding careers. Located on the western edge of downtown Minneapolis, Dunwoody is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
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