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Students learn networking skills through Lunch & Learn series

Every month, the Dunwoody Construction Management Student Association (DCMSA) brings industry professionals on campus for their Lunch and Learn networking series. It is an opportunity for students to learn about the industry and gain networking skills. Representation from a variety of companies attended this event including Lyman Lumber and David Weekly Homes. During the event, […]

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Solving long-term worker shortages in manufacturing starts today

By E.J. Daigle, Ed.D., Dean of Robotics & Manufacturing, Dunwoody College of Technology Minnesota has long been a leader and innovator in the world of manufacturing – and educating the future workforce has been part of Dunwoody’s mission for more than a century. But if we want Minnesota to remain at the forefront of today’s […]

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Computer Technology students simulate a complex global network

Class Project Explores the Complex Relationships of Companies and Technologies That Create the Internet Last month, students in Computer Networking System’s Routing & Switching II class created a complete simulation of a global network with multiple different corporations in different locations, several Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and all the connections between them. “The project is complete […]

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Dunwoody set to celebrate 100th Diversity Forum

Dunwoody will be hosting its 100th Diversity Forum. This event will take place on December 13, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. in the McNamara Center. This program will feature Emmy award winning news broadcaster, and Principal Art Consultant for fiveXfive, Robyn Robinson. Music from Soul Train with Lonnie Farrel will also be featured. “Our goal is […]

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Construction Management students win scholarships

Two students walked away winners from an annual materials take off competition. The local chapter of International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, a professional organization for the lumber products industry, announced the competition winners of at its event held on Nov. 20. Construction Management students Anthony Rush and Aaron Schutz won the competition and were awarded […]

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Molly Strickland, Radiologic Technology Assistant Professor

Where did you grow up? I grew up in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Describe your educational background. Why Radiologic Technology? I have always enjoyed teaching, so after high school I enrolled at the University of Minnesota to pursue an Elementary Education degree. I had the opportunity to shadow a first-grade classroom for a week and realized […]

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Architecture students collaborate with environmentalist Will Steger

For the third year in a row, Dunwoody Architecture students have been working on a hands-on collaborative design project with renowned environmentalist Will Steger. The class was given the task of working on phased plans for future development at the Steger Wilderness Center (SWC). Will Steger is 50 years into what he says is a […]

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Making it happen: Josue Rendon, CCP Scholarship Recipient

Scholarship Spotlight: Josue Rendon, ’19 Construction Project Management Josue Rendon has always had an interest in the construction industry. But growing up in San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras prevented him from pursuing that passion. “Since I was a kid, I’ve always been curious about how things are built,” Rendon said. “But I couldn’t work in […]