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Making the world a more beautiful place: Summer McGrath, WEM Scholarship Recipient

Scholarship Spotlight: Summer McGrath, ’19 Interior Design The decision to pursue a career in Interior Design was not immediately obvious for Dunwoody student Summer McGrath. But when her senior year of high school rolled around and it was time to apply for colleges, McGrath knew she needed to pick a path. “It sounds silly, but […]

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Alumni & Friends

Making awesome brands more awesome: Matthew Sullivan Alumni Spotlight

Graduating from Dunwoody in 2015 with an Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design, alumni Matthew Sullivan has been driven to accomplish his goals in the field of graphic design. Recently, Sullivan accepted a full-time designer position at the nationally renowned firm Duffy Design. As a part of the Duffy family, Sullivan works hard at […]

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First-semester engineering students tackle autonomous robot project

Electrical, Mechanical, and Software engineering students collaborate on paper-delivering robots It was an ambitious project for any class. Teams of three or four students would be required to design, build, and test a self-powered robot capable of autonomously delivering a ream of paper to two multifunction printers on the Blue Level of Dunwoody’s main building. […]

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Architecture students work with City of Minneapolis on Loring Park project

Last semester, Dunwoody Architecture students worked on design proposals to revitalize Loring Park for the City of Minneapolis. The semester-long project centered around creating a new enclosure for the iconic Berger fountain, as well as proposals for new bus stops and paths. The City approached Dunwoody as a partner on the project because of the College’s […]

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Architecture students create colorful passageway

Architecture students Samantha Christner, Jacob Larson and Laura Stene created an installation called string * ergy (string and synergy) which is colorful yarn woven through two u-shape staircases in the Dunwoody hallway. They chose the location because of the unique design and a marker of Dunwoody’s growth over the years. “The string installment is designed to […]

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Alumni & Friends

Cathy Heying, ’10 Automotive Service, helps others through Lift Garage

Cathy Heying, ’10 Automotive Service Technology, knows first-hand that no one can do it all on their own. Heying founded The Lift Garage, a nonprofit automotive service garage which services low-income Minnesotans in need.  Watch her recent Ted Talk her here! This story first appeared in the spring 2016 Alumni and Friends Magazine. Cathy Heying, […]

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Dunwoody in the News

Automotive Dean addresses skills gap on Ratchet and Wrench Radio

Stephen Reinarts, the Dean of the Automotive Program here at Dunwoody, was a recent guest on the “Ratchet + Wrench Radio” podcast, where he discussed the current state of the automotive field. In this episode, Reinarts discussed his background in the world of automotive, while also weighing in on what needs to be done to […]

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Tina Nevala, Assistant Registrar

Where did you grow up?  I grew up in Champlin, MN. Where did you attend college? What is your degree in? I graduated from the MN School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a Human Resource emphasis; an Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration; and diplomas in Medical Office Administration […]