Durham College students chosen to support the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Posted on April 16, 2015 at 11:25 am. Oshawa, Ont. – Fifteen Durham College (DC) students have been offered once-in-a-lifetime opportunities this summer to support the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Three students from the School of Media, Art & Design will assist the CBC in broadcasting the events and 13 students from the School of Skilled Trades, Apprenticeship & Renewable Technology will help build and maintain residences for the athletes. Three second-year students in DC’s Broadcasting for Contemporary Media program, were nominated by their professor and accepted as interns with the CBC following an intensive interview process. Only 30 paid internships are available to post-secondary broadcasting students across Canada. Their work at the international event will consist of assisting camera crews at the competitions or working in the CBC’s Broadcast Control Centre. The remaining 12 are students in DC’s Construction Carpentry – Sustainable program and will be working as carpenters and carpentry assistants to build and maintain residences for more than 7,000 athletes who will be participating in the games. Repair teams will be broken into three eight hour shifts so workers are available to address any issues 24/7. Following the event, the residences will be gutted and transformed into high-end condos, so the opportunity provides students with valuable hands-on experience in the field. “We are very excited and pleased that our students have this opportunity to gain skills in such a high-profile international event,” said Durham College President Don Lovisa. “We have a high calibre of talent at DC, and this opportunity is a testament to the tremendous skills and knowledge of our students. This event will certainly put their abilities to the test, but we know they will excel and shine as ambassadors for our programs, the college and the Region of Durham.” The 2015 Pan Am Games run from July 10 to 26 followed by the Parapan Am Games from August 7 to 15. The Region of Durham is hosting a number of the events that are spread across southern Ontario. -30- About Durham College At Durham College, the student experience comes first. In September 2014, the college welcomed more than 30,000 students to campus including 12,000 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students as well as part-time and continuing education students and online learners. The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs in a number of different disciplines including culinary, hospitality, tourism, horticulture, business, information technology, media, art, design, general arts, science, skilled trades, justice, emergency services, health and engineering technology, enabling students to develop the skills required to meet the demands of today’s job market. A three-phase expansion of the college’s Whitby campus was completed in 2013 when the 36,000-square-foot Centre for Food opened on the northwest corner of campus. Accommodating approximately 900 additional students studying in culinary, hospitality, event management, food science, and agricultural and horticultural programs, the CFF features Bistro ’67, a new, 70-seat, full-service, green-certified teaching-inspired restaurant and Pantry, a retail store featuring fresh-baked items, meals-to-go, preserved foods and ready-to-cook meals created by students in the college’s culinary programs. For more information, visit www.durhamcollege.ca or call 905.721.2000. Media contact: Krista Luxton Communications and Marketing 905.721.2000 ext. 2333krista.luxton@durhamcollege.ca Meghan Ney Communications and Marketing 905.721.2000 ext. 6219meghan.ney@durhamcollege.ca SHARE:
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