Durham College Orientation Week to welcome first-year students

September 3, 2008

More than 3,000 new students arriving on campus September 2

OSHAWA, Ont. – With the new academic year just days away, Durham College is preparing to welcome more than 3,000 first-year students to campus with Orientation Week 2008, beginning September 2.

The week-long event allows new students at the Oshawa and Whitby campuses to participate in a series of exciting activities and events designed to familiarize them with the college’s faculty and staff, explore the unique campuses and learn more about program expectations, student services and campus clubs.

Orientation Week 2008 events include:

  • Campus Extravaganza, featuring a barbecue, music, carnival games and a clubs and service fair, Tuesday, September 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
  • Staff-to-Student Mentoring Social, September 2 from 4 to 5 p.m.;
  • Captain Jack’s Off-shore Shack for off-campus students, featuring live music, student artwork and a nacho bar, September 2 from 4 to 7 p.m.;
  • Double feature Movie-on-the-Lawn, September 2 at dusk;
  • Glow-in-the-Dark Capture the Shark (Capture the Flag), Wednesday, September 3 at dusk;
  • Bedouin Soundclash concert, Thursday, September 4 at 8 p.m.;
  • Part-time Job Fair, Friday, September 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
  • Shinerama Shine Day including a fundraising car wash and shoeshine for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Saturday, September 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
  • Durham College Varsity Soccer Games, September 6, beginning at 1 p.m.; and
  • Aloha Blast, South Village Courtyard, September 6, beginning at 4 p.m.

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

For more information contact:
Michelle Roebuck
Communications and Marketing
905.721.2000 ext. 2197
michelle.roebuck@durhamcollege.ca

 

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