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Doors Open MPLS Podcast features Dunwoody Dean Bridget Reynolds

Dunwoody Construction Sciences & Building Technology Dean Bridget Reynolds joined VAA CEO Jeff Schrock and VAA Engineer and Dunwoody graduate Paul Murphy for a Doors Open Minneapolis podcast. Moderated by novelist Ann Bauer, the discussion focused on buildings in Minneapolis and workforce development in the construction industry. Listen to the podcast here!  Dunwoody is one […]

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Employee Spotlight

Making an impact: Polly Friendshuh Spotlight

Electrical Construction & Maintenance Assistant Professor Polly Friendshuh passes on her passion for the industry Polly Friendshuh knows what it’s like to take the path less traveled. And she has often been the one leading the journey. While growing up in Bloomington, Friendshuh had always planned to be an engineer. Her aptitude for math and […]

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Student News

The Welding Sisters: Rene Nichols & Tonya Robarge, Student Spotlight

Sisters Rene Nichols and Tonya Robarge have distinct memories of driving around downtown Minneapolis as their father pointed at all the skyscrapers he worked on. “Creating is sort of ingrained in us,” said Nichols, the youngest of the two. “The workshop in the garage was really significant,” Robarge said. “The tools, the sawdust- that inspired […]

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Summer Camps

Dunwoody to offer three summer camps in 2019

Searching for something fun to do this summer? Interested in exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) careers and Dunwoody programs? Look no further. Dunwoody is excited to offer three summer camp experiences in 2019: Youth Career Awareness Program (YCAP) College Prep Camp: June 10 – June 28, 2019 For students completing their junior […]

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Student News

Architecture students use their skills in Puerto Rico over Spring Break

Twenty-two Dunwoody architecture students hopped on a plane bound for the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico during spring break. The students soaked up some sunshine and culture, but the main reason for the trip was to help residents of the country ravaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Initially, the scope of the trip was two-fold. […]

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Student News

From the classroom to the real world: Paige Fischer, Student Spotlight

Ever since she was a child, Paige Fischer’s hobbies were playing with Legos and building whatever came into her head. “I’ve always been interested in fixing and building things; doing anything that is hands on and that will make things better for others,” Fischer said. “I think my parents knew I would be in a […]

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Faculty News

William H. Dunwoody portrait on the move

A portrait of Dunwoody founder William H. Dunwoody is on loan to the Minnesota Historical Society through September in an exhibit at the James J. Hill house in Saint Paul. Works by the famed Minnesota landscape and portrait artist Nicholas Brewer will be on display. Of that collection, it is said that his portrait of […]

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Student News

Never ending creativity: Sam Haak, Interior Design, Student Spotlight

Interior Design junior Sam Haak has always known she had a passion for design. After changing lanes from marketing, Haak found a home within the Dunwoody’s Construction Sciences & Building Technology program. Driven to succeed, Haak is an active student within her program. Haak says that Dunwoody was her first choice because of the College’s […]