Campaign launched for Ontario college system’s 50th anniversary in 2017 Posted on April 25, 2016 at 11:03 am. The Start of Something Amazing campaign kicks off activities Oshawa, Ont. – A new website and publicity campaign was officially launched today to promote awareness of the Ontario college system’s upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations in 2017. “College education has had a real impact in our community and beyond,” said Don Lovisa, president, Durham College and chair of the College Sector Task Force that is planning province-wide activities in recognition of the milestone anniversary. “We have a lot to celebrate and an important opportunity to generate ideas about how we continue to build on our achievements.” The campaign, called The Start of Something Amazing, will reflect on the college system’s tremendous legacy and look ahead to the next 50 years. Students, faculty, alumni and communities throughout the province will be part of the celebration that runs to the end of 2017. In addition to the new website and social media activities, it will include an online yearbook and video reels, a province-wide bus tour, guest lecturer events that will be available online, a scholarship program for new students, special community events, and much more. “This is a significant occasion that celebrates just how much college education has evolved and become pivotal to Ontario’s success,” added Lovisa. “As a system, we’re starting the work to promote awareness of all the activities planned for this milestone anniversary.” Ontario’s colleges were training about 20,000 full-time students in the late 1960s. Today, enrolment is at an all-time high with 500,000 full-time and part-time students. Today’s colleges offer about 900 programs that prepare students for a vast range of fields, including business, IT, advertising, health care, biotechnology, 3D manufacturing, digital animation and renewable energy. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has said access to college education has made Canada a world leader in post-secondary attainment rates. “The coming year promises to be a banner one for Ontario’s colleges,” said Linda Franklin, president and chief executive officer of Colleges Ontario, the advocacy organization for the province’s 24 colleges. “We’re excited about this chance to mark our legacy and to engage everyone in a discussion about the future of college education.” For more information and for ongoing updates, visit the 50th anniversary website: http://www.amazing50.ca/ -30- About Durham College At Durham College (DC), the student experience comes first. With campuses in Oshawa and Whitby and a learning site in Pickering, the college offers more than 12,000 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 140 full-time and 16 apprenticeship programs in a number of different disciplines, enabling them to develop the skills required to meet the demands of today’s job market. The Oshawa campus features the state-of-the art Student Services building and the college will soon break ground on the Centre for Collaborative Education, a legacy project tied to DC’s 50th anniversary in 2017. The new facility will bring together local, Indigenous and global communities, providing a new home for several of the college’s most innovative and ground-breaking programs. The Whitby campus features the Centre for Food, including Bistro ’67, a full-service, teaching-inspired restaurant, and Pantry, a retail store featuring food prepared by students in the college’s culinary programs. For more information, visit www.durhamcollege.ca or call 905.721.2000. Media contact: Allison Rosnak Communications and Marketing 905.721.2000 ext. 2333 allison.rosnak@durhamcollege.ca SHARE:
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