Experienced college leader joins DC as new vice-president, Academic Posted on July 2, 2015 at 3:06 pm. Oshawa, Ont. – Durham College (DC) is pleased to welcome Dr. Elaine Popp to the Durham College family as the new vice-president, Academic. Popp has more than 15 years of progressive experience in senior academic leadership within the Ontario college and broader post-secondary systems, a background that will help further strengthen the leadership team at Durham College. Before joining DC, Popp was the associate vice-president, Academic at Humber College, where she chaired many strategic and academic committees, and oversaw the review and development of academic regulations, policies and procedures to support and guide program development, implementation and delivery. She was also involved in leading the development of institutional space allocation and request processes. “Elaine has a long history of leading, developing and supporting academic excellence,” said Don Lovisa, president, Durham College. “That experience will be key to helping advance Durham College’s reputation for delivering high-quality, post-secondary education and training that prepares all our learners for success in a variety of established, emerging and dynamic fields.” Among her other roles at Humber, Popp was associate dean in the School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism, a program co-ordinator in the same school, and program head of the Kinesiology degree program at the University of Guelph-Humber, where she designed, developed and executed curricula. “I am very pleased to be joining Durham College and am looking forward to working with everyone on campus to deliver a post-secondary experience that ensures our students succeed while they are on campus and long after they graduate,” said Popp. “I have been particularly impressed by the college’s growth in students, programs and partnerships over the past number of years – its reputation has never been stronger.” Popp holds an Honours Bachelor of Science and a Doctoral Degree of Philosophy, Department of Biology from York University in Toronto, Ont. and has extensive experience working co-operatively and cross-institutionally to ensure organizational and student success. “I am confident the combination of Elaine’s experience and educational background will provide a solid foundation for Durham College moving forward,” added Lovisa. -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: Meghan Ney Durham College Communications and Marketing 905.721.2000 ext. 6219 meghan.ney@durhamcollege.ca Krista Luxton Durham College Communications and Marketing 905.721.2000 ext. 2333krista.luxton@durhamcollege.ca SHARE:
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