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President Don Lovisa greets potential students and family at Open House
More than 3,000 prospective students visit DC campus during Spring Open House

More than 3,000 prospective students, their families and the community at large got a look inside Durham College (DC) on April 2 as the school...

Welcome package deliveries
@DC_Pres delivers welcome packages to new DC students

Durham College (DC) President Don Lovisa went door-to-door this week making special deliveries to six lucky students. Travelling to several local communities, Lovisa hand delivered...

week’s Mother Language Festival participants
Mother Language Day Festival highlights Durham College’s diversity

“Hello.” “Bonjour.” “Ola.” “Kamusta.” “Salaam.” “Marhaban.” “Nǐ hǎo”  These were just some of the greetings heard at the fourth annual Mother Language Day Festival, which...

Syrian refugees drop the puck at hockey game
Durham College student organizes major event for Syrian refugees

Like millions of Canadians, Durham College (DC) student Damien Haveliwalla was moved by stories of Syrian refugees who arrived in Canada in search a new...

JP Bedard speaks at Durham College
Boston Marathon bombing and sexual assault survivor shares inspiring story with DC students

Jean-Paul Bédard is a tough guy. The marathon runner, who visited the Durham College (DC) Oshawa campus recently to speak to students and employees, looks...

DC culinary and hospitality students give back to community at maple syrup festival
DC culinary and hospitality students give back to community at maple syrup festival

First-and second-year students from Durham College’s (DC) culinary and hospitality programs recently had the opportunity to show off their skills when they spent the weekend...

DC students potting milkweed seedlings in the greenhouse at DC’s Centre for Food (CFF) in Whitby.
DC partners with GM Canada to help save endangered butterflies

Pollination provides a direct link between ecosystems and agricultural production systems, and is critical in the process of cultivating natural foods such as apples, bananas,...

Rick Mercer cheering on students at the First Robotics Competition
CBC’s Rick Mercer Report attends international robotics showdown at Durham College

CBC Television’s Rick Mercer was on hand at Durham College (DC) and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s shared Oshawa campus on March 12 as...

Countdown to Grad
Grads-to-be countdown to convocation with exciting events and prizes

Durham College’s (DC) 2016 spring and fall graduates-to-be enjoyed more than just a free lunch during the college’s annual Countdown to Grad events held at...

DC employees with delegates from Barbados and Guyana
DC hosting international partners to support the advancement of leadership in higher education

As part of its commitment to supporting international education and training, Durham College (DC) has embarked on its most recent global partnership in collaboration with...