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Exterior shot of Bistro '67
Bistro ’67 awarded Certificate of Excellence

TripAdvisor, the largest travel website in the world, honoured Durham College’s (DC’s) Bistro ’67 with a Certificate of Excellence recently. This achievement was a result...

A shot of Anna's artwork
DC Student's Pan Am Artwork Showcased

Anna Chase, a third-year student in Durham College (DC)’s Graphic Design program, has made her mark on Oshawa’s downtown core with her art piece “The...

Students posing with the donated plants
Durham College’s Centre for Food pollinator garden springs to life

Here’s some food for thought: without the aid of pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other insects capable of spreading pollen from one plant...

Students participating in a dual credit program
Success rates soar for School-College-Work Initiative students

Once again students in Durham College’s (DC) School-College-Work Initiative (SCWI) have achieved academic excellence. The most recent term saw a success rate of 90 per...

DC president Don Lovisa and Trent U president and vice-chancellor Dr. Leo Groarke
New Pathways Agreement with Trent University offers diploma to degree options for media students

Building on a long-standing partnership of offering pathway programs to assist students in making the transition from diploma to degree, Durham College (DC) and Trent...

a student accessing DC's Twitter feed from their cell phone
Durham College recognized for being social media savvy

Durham College (DC) was recently ranked among the top 20 performing Canadian post-secondary institutions on Facebook and Twitter by Engagement Labs – a technology and...

New DC Board of Directors members, Pierre Tremblay, chair, and Dan Borowec, vice-chair.
Senior experienced industry leaders assume Chair, Vice-Chair roles with Durham College Board

The Durham College (DC) Board of Governors is pleased to announce that Pierre Tremblay is its new chair, effective July 1, 2015. Tremblay is a...

Elaine Popp posing inside DC
Experienced college leader joins DC as new vice-president, academic

Durham College (DC) is pleased to welcome Dr. Elaine Popp to the college family as the new vice-president, Academic. Popp has more than 15 years of progressive experience in senior academic leadership...

Kevin Baker prepares to begin his Ride for Inclusion journey on his motorcycle
Taking to the open road to promote inclusion

On Thursday, July 2, Durham College (DC) dean Kevin Baker embarked on the Ride for Inclusion, an epic road trip taking place during the month...

A group shot of the DC community, including Don Lovisa, president, and the representative from TADA
DC receives $55,000 donation from the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association

Durham College (DC) was honoured to receive a donation from the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) to establish the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association Award, which...