Category Archives: Architectural Drafting & Design

Local College Educates the Community for Free

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Throughout a given year the Globe University-Woodbury campus hosts an average of 10-15 free workshops open to students and the community. The majority of the workshops are hosted by a program chair or an instructor of one of the programs … Continue reading

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Are We Making Progress?

by John Hartman, Program Chair Architectural Drafting and Design, Globe University – Woodbury Structural Engineering is a discipline that draws on Drafting and Design and physics.  The basic goal is to design structures that protect, support and last.    As technology … Continue reading

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Engineering my Life – Poka-Yoke

Contributed by Pam Schumacher, Mechanical Engineering Technology Instructor – Globe University My husband and I are both engineers.  I think we have a pretty ordinary household, 3 children, a dog and a copy of every episode of Firefly, Babylon Five … Continue reading

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3D Printing – Just for Customized Toys?

Contributed by Pam Schumacher, Drafting and Engineering Technology instructor, Globe University 3D printing is the latest advance in technology to get a big buzz.  The President spoke about it in the State of the Union address.  A professor from Cornell … Continue reading

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Career in Drafting?

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Are you or someone you know considering a career in drafting? NTI School of Technology Globe University is hosting a FREE 90-minute informational seminar about emerging drafting careers on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Presentation … Continue reading

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Best Field Trip Ever: Students Fly Private Jet to Marvin Windows HQ

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Marvin Windows and Doors generously offered one of their corporate aircrafts to fly eight NTI School of Technology-Globe University  students, two faculty members, and two employees from Architectural Overflow, LLC, to the beautiful Lake of the Woods in Warroad, Minn., … Continue reading

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Working to Fill the Manufacturing Skills Gap

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NTI School of Technology-Globe University has learned about the skills gap in the manufacturing industry and is working to help fill that gap by hosting a Manufacturing Employer Summit on Tuesday, February 12 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This … Continue reading

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Building Architectural Connections via Networking

By John Hartman, NTI School of Technology Globe University Architectural Drafting and Design Program Chair Students in the Architectural Drafting and Design program at Globe University-Woodbury attended the 78th Annual Convention & Exposition for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) … Continue reading

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Pilgrim and Native American Architecture at Thanksgiving

Contributed by John Hartman, Architectural Drafting and Design Program Chair, Globe University Architectural Drafting and Design students at Globe University use technology and imagination to design and assemble plans for homes and other structures.  This is how homes are designed … Continue reading

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New Architectural Student Club on the Woodbury Campus

College students seek professional growth and personal enjoyment through collegiate club participation.  Globe University supports several career oriented student clubs and is excited to introduce the newest student club at the Woodbury Campus – the American Institute of Building Designers! … Continue reading

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