Durham College Orientation Week to kick off Tuesday, September 4

College set to welcome more than 4,900 first-year students to campus 

August 28, 2012

OSHAWA, Ont. – The 2012-2013 academic year is right around the corner and with a commitment to student success in mind, Durham College is getting ready to welcome more than 4,900 first-year students to campus during its annual Orientation Week, which kicks off on Tuesday, September 4.

Featuring an ongoing series of events including Program Orientation, a First-Year Street Party, movie-on-the-lawn, a welcome barbecue, the annual Campus Cup soccer games, First Blast, the Part-time Job Fair, CampusFest Concert, Shinerama Shine Day and more, Orientation Week aims to acquaint new students with the college’s experienced faculty and staff and vibrant campus. It also offers great events designed to provide opportunities for them to learn about program expectations, student services and clubs while making new friends.

Orientation Week 2012 activities include:

  • Program Orientation (various locations and times), Oshawa campus, September 4, 8:30 a.m. to noon: students will have an opportunity to meet faculty and fellow students and receive detailed program information and a free orientation T-shirt;
  • First-Year Street Party (bus loop), Oshawa campus, September 4, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Commencement Drive will be closed to traffic as students enjoy a free barbecue, music and games while checking out student clubs and campus services;
  • Movie-on-the Lawn (bus loop), Oshawa campus, September 4, 7:30 p.m.: students will be invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs and friends to experience a movie night under the stars;
  • Welcome Barbecue (Whitby campus main entrance), Wednesday, September 5, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: students will be invited to a barbecue hosted by the Student Association (SA);
  • Campus Cup soccer games (Oshawa campus), September 5, 6 and 8 p.m.: students will support the Durham Lords as they take on the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks with the women’s team playing at 6 p.m. followed by the men’s team at 8 p.m. The Campus Pep Rally will also take place at the Student Centre patio at the Oshawa campus from 1 to 4 p.m.;
  • First Blast (E.P. Taylor’s Pub and Restaurant), Oshawa campus, Thursday, September 6, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.: first pub night of the year;
  • Part-time Job Fair (South Wing corridor, first floor), Oshawa campus, Friday, September 7, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: students can bring their resume and speak to local employers recruiting students for part-time jobs;
  • CampusFest (Polonsky Commons), Oshawa campus, September 7, 4 to 10 p.m.: the concert event of the academic year featuring 2012 headliner Avicii; and
  • Shinerama Shine Day (location TBD), Saturday, September 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: students will take part in a fundraiser in support of Shinerama, Canada’s largest annual post-secondary fundraiser involving students. Shinerama takes place at approximately 60 university and college campuses across the country to raise money to help fund Cystic Fibrosis research and treatment programs.

For more information on the above events and more, please visit the Orientation Week website.

Who:

  • First-year Durham College students; and
  • Durham College faculty and staff. 

Where:

Durham College Oshawa campus
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ont.

Durham College Whitby campus
1610 Champlain Avenue
Whitby, Ont. 

Parking:

  • Oshawa campus – enter off Simcoe Street North and proceed to the Founders 3 parking lot; and
  • Whitby campus – enter off Champlain Avenue and proceed to the main parking lot.

 

For more information and/or to attend a specific event, please contact:

Allison Rosnak
Communications and Marketing
905.721.2000 ext. 2333
allison.rosnak@durhamcollege.ca