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MAD students juried art show
Just Mess With It - student art exhibit

Art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to view the fine works created by the talented students of the Foundations in Art and Design and Fine...

Zain Shafique named new student governor of Durham College Board of Governors
International student gives back to campus community

Zain Shafique is not your average college student. When his birth country of Pakistan was hit by floods, Shafique chose to volunteer with UNICEF to...

Energy Minister visits Durham College's Whitby campus
Minister Chiarelli tours Durham College Whitby campus

Bob Chiarelli, minister of Energy, was joined by Durham College President Don Lovisa, MPP Joe Dickson (Ajax-Pickering) and students from the college’s Renewable Energy Technician...

Durham College supports Lakeridge Health Whitby with Buy a Bed donation
DC and UOIT team up to help buy beds for Lakeridge Health Whitby

For patients who require special assistance, it’s important that they have access to a proper bed while at a hospital. That’s why Durham College and...

DC athletic scholars
DC student-athletes earn Academic All-Canadian awards

The Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) and the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) announced the 2012-13 SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award recipients and five Durham College...

DC Grad Lauren Toyota of MuchMusic
From Ontario to all around the world: MBM grad rises to the top

Lauren Toyota has had one wild ride since graduating from the Music Business Management (MBM) program in 2003. From hosting and producing a string of...

DC Vision exhibit of digital photography students
Digital Photography students host DC Vision

The first graduating class of Durham College’s Digital Photography program presented an exhibition titled DC Vision at the Ajax Public Library on April 4. The...

Sheldon Kennedy speaks to Durham College students
Sheldon Kennedy inspires DC students

Speaking to a packed house, former professional hockey player and sexual abuse survivor Sheldon Kennedy had Durham College students, staff and faculty hanging on every...

Durham Ideas Den 2013 winner
Durham Involves Youth winner of Durham Ideas Den 2013

Durham College in conjunction with the Community Innovation Lab (ilab), today announced that Sandra Young, Jennifer Russell, Elizabeth Willatt and Dana Murray, all first-year students...

Pan Am Games CEO speaks with DC students
2015 Pan Am Games CEO speaks to DC students

The highly anticipated Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games (TO2015) won’t kick off until July of 2015 but the Games’ organizers are already urging community...