August 28, 2009

College president to give media first-hand glimpse of extensive expansion and renovation underway at Oshawa and Whitby campuses

OSHAWA, ON. – As Durham College kicks off the new academic year with more than 4,300 first-year students arriving on campus, Durham College President Don Lovisa is inviting members of the media to put on a hard hat and join him for an exclusive tour of the major expansion and renovation currently underway at the Oshawa and Whitby campuses.

The tour will begin at the Oshawa campus where Lovisa will showcase the new classroom spaces and laboratories in the Gordon Willey building and discuss how the new and upgraded facilities are directly impacting students enrolled in the School of Applied Sciences, Apprenticeship, Skilled Trades & Technology and the School of Health & Community Services.

Attendees will then travel to the Whitby campus where they are invited to join Lovisa for a light lunch, followed by a tour of the Whitby expansion including the new second story addition and recently installed wind turbines.

The expansion will add 20,000 square-feet to the Skills Training Centre in addition to enhancing the learning experiences of students in the college’s new Renewable Energy Technician and Energy Audit Techniques programs, which are both full for September. When complete, it will enable Durham College to meet the new and growing energy industry demand for skilled Ontarians who are able to plan, install and maintain the current and next generation of green energy systems and technologies.

When:
Tuesday, September 8
Morning tour – Oshawa campus: 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Lunch (available to those attending both tours): Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Afternoon tour – Whitby campus: 12:30 to 1 p.m.

Where:

• Oshawa campus (main entrance to Gordon Willey building): 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa,Ontario, enter off Simcoe Street North and proceed to Commencement parking lot; and
• Whitby campus (main entrance to campus): 1610 Champlain Avenue, Whitby, Ontario, enter off Champlain Avenue and proceed to the main parking lot.

Please RSVP by Thursday, September 3 to:
Michelle Roebuck/Allison Rosnak
Communications and Marketing
Durham College
905.721.2000 ext. 2197 or ext. 2333
michelle.roebuck@durhamcollege.ca or allison.rosnak@durhamcollege.ca

 

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