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Dunwoody College Student Affairs updates offerings for new academic year

As another academic year starts up, Student Affairs is busy putting together resources and programming so students have the support, spaces, and fun outside the classroom that they need to have a great experience at Dunwoody. “We know that Dunwoody is an intense academic experience, and many of our students have jobs and responsibilities in […]

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Dunwoody booth at State Fair aims to settle classic food debate: Pronto Pup or Corn Dog

The Great Minnesota Get-Together kicks off today. And this year, with a simple push of a button fairgoers can help answer the age-old questions: Pronto Pup or Corn Dog? To express their preference fairgoers can stop by Dunwoody’s booth in the Education Building, make their decision, and a FANUC industrial robotic arm will register their […]

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From concept to creation: Dunwoody students collaborate on State Fair display

For the second consecutive year, Dunwoody College of Technology students have collaborated with the Minnesota Department of Health to create a display educating fairgoers about water consumption. The project will be on display at this year’s Minnesota State Fair, Aug. 22-Sept. 2.  Throughout the summer, the sound of wood cut by Computer Numerical Control (CNC) […]

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HVACR program again earns six-year HVAC Excellence accreditation

Dunwoody College of Technology’s Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) program has been granted another six-year accreditation by HVAC Excellence—a nonprofit organization created in 1994 to improve competency through validation of the technical education process. The program first received accreditation in 2007. Dunwoody’s program was the first in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, and […]

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Campus Improvements

Dunwoody is investing in our facilities; Summer projects under way The start of the Fall Semester is just around the corner and numerous facility projects and campus improvements are being completed in anticipation of the start of the new semester.  Less than a year ago Dunwoody completed one of the largest renovations and expansion in […]

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Scholarships help women pursue technical careers.

Kelly Vang had no idea she was destined to become an Engineer.  When she was younger, it was the furthest thing from her mind.  She wanted to be a pharmacist. When she got to college, she began her studies by taking a pharmacy tech class and quickly became disenchanted. “I didn’t enjoy it,” she said. […]

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YCAP Student Profile Zhiwei Blaubach

Twelve years ago, Zhiwei Blaubach’s life looked much different. For starters, he lived in a Chinese orphanage more than 6,600 miles away. And could only speak one language.  That all changed in 2008 when Mark and Amy Blaubach travelled to China to adopt the 6-year-old boy. A few months after arriving in Minnesota, he endured […]

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Dunwoody welcomes seven new Radiologic Technology alumni

Seven Radiologic Technology student officially joined the ranks as Dunwoody alumni after a Pinning Ceremony on July 11, 2019. The pins are a symbol of a ceremonial tradition dating back to the days when hospitals gave out X-ray pins at the end of training. Dunwoody continues the tradition as a way of celebrating graduates and […]