2006 News releases

 
DECEMBER 2006

December 15, 2006
Durham College, UOIT solar vehicle project really rolling now

December 8, 2006
Durham College graduate earns prestigious Premier's Award

December 6, 2006
Motorcity Saturn and RBC Royal Bank put some drive in Durham College student's trip home for the holidays

 
NOVEMBER 2006

November 30, 2006
Motorcity Saturn and RBC Royal Bank to send student home for the holidays in style

November 29, 2006
Durham College students earn national Excellence Awards

November 28, 2006
Durham College president to present first Accessibility Advocate Award

November 24, 2006
Durham College, UOIT students deliver prescription for success in earning Durham Access To Care awards

November 7, 2006
Durham College Fall Scholarship Reception to honour 177 students for academic excellence

November 6, 2006
Award-winning Durham College Job Connect program holds grand opening for Oshawa/Clarington office

November 6, 2006
Durham College and UOIT earn prestigious Silver Award of Excellence for state-of-the-art Mobile Learning program

November 1, 2006
Celebration takes on Olympic proportions as UOIT and Durham College announced as host site of Spring Games 2008

 
OCTOBER 2006

October 31, 2006
Durham College to host the Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform

October 27, 2006
Durham College Whitby campus to host Fall Open House

October 27, 2006
Durham College and UOIT named 2006 Canadian Information Productivity Awards finalist

October 26, 2006
Durham College and UOIT to officially launch campus as host site of the 2008 Ontario Special Olympic Games

October 19, 2006
Durham College's 2006 Fall Open House set to welcome over 1,000 potential students and parents to campus

October 13, 2006
Durham College welcomes class of 2006

October 3, 2006
NHL legend Bob Baun shoots for students

October 2, 2006
UOIT and Durham College 2006 Legacy Gala raises close to half-a-million dollars for students

October 2, 2006
Durham College, UOIT and Bob Baun team up to shoot for students

 
SEPTEMBER 2006

September 20, 2006
Durham College installs Leah Myers as president

September 15, 2006
Leah Myers to be installed as fourth president of Durham College

September 6, 2006
New programs help spur enrolment growth at Durham College

September 5, 2006
New emergency management program designed to help grads develop disaster plans attracts new students to Whitby campus

 
AUGUST 2006

August 30, 2006
From a carnival, to outdoor movies, to a fundraising car wash, UOIT and Durham College are set to welcome new students to campus

 
JULY 2006

July 31, 2006
UOIT/Durham College Solar Vehicle Team secures first gold-level sponsorship

July 28, 2006
Creative Summer Shorts Sound Design program teams up with Young People's Theatre Company to provide hands-on experience

 
JUNE 2006

June 22, 2006
The Estate of Kerry Willoughby donates over $1 million to UOIT and Durham College students

June 21, 2006
The Estate of Kerry Willoughby to make a major contribution to UOIT and Durham College

June 14, 2006
Durham College to honour 2006 Alumni of Distinction

June 12, 2006
Leah Myers to welcome Durham College class of 2006 at first convocation as president

June 9, 2006
Record-breaking Chairman's Charity Classic raises nearly half a million dollars

June 7, 2006
UOIT/Durham College Campus Library to receive top American library award

June 5, 2006
Association of Canadian Community Colleges honours Dr. Gary Polonsky with Distinguished Service Award

June 1, 2006
Record-breaking Chairman's Charity Classic to be held at Deer Creek

June 1, 2006
Durham College to host Building Connections Parent Day

 
MAY 2006

May 30, 2006
Generals team with City of Oshawa, UOIT and Durham College in bid to host 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup

May 29, 2006
The Oshawa Generals, City of Oshawa and UOIT/Durham College set to make national sports history

May 25, 2006
Canada's first virtual hospital unveiled today at International Nursing and Computer Technology Conference

May 25, 2006
The Mackie family makes significant donation towards helping single parents obtain post-secondary education

May 24, 2006
Rutgers and UOIT/DC to host International Nursing and Computer Technology Conference to showcase the latest in high-tech nursing education and patient care

May 24, 2006
UOIT/DC to unveil Canada's first virtual hospital at joint Rutgers International Nursing and Computer Technology Conference

May 23, 2006
The Mackie family to make major donation to Durham College

May 17, 2006
Building Connections to host Grade seven/eight students at Durham College

May 3, 2006
Durham College applauds federal government's commitment to building a strong skilled workforce

 
APRIL 2006

April 24, 2006
Durham College's Summer Shorts gears up for biggest year yet

April 21, 2006
Durham Community Choir to play upcoming spring concert

April 10, 2006
Durham College to unveil Walls of Recognition and Memoriam

April 6, 2006
Durham College ranked number one in the GTA for the seventh year running

April 4, 2006
Durham College extends warm campus welcome to Leah Myers

 
MARCH 2006

March 29, 2006
Durham College and UOIT to host first Pangaea Uniting Nations Cultural Show

March 25, 2006
Durham College faculty and students return to class

March 21, 2006
Third annual Environmental Awareness Day to be held on campus

March 17, 2006
Durham College classes off during provincial faculty strike

March 6, 2006
Ontario colleges urge OPSEU not to strike

 
FEBRUARY 2006

February 9, 2006
Durham College announces new President

February 6, 2006
Durham College students to be honoured by Durham Access to Care Foundation

February 3, 2006
UOIT and Durham College students to network with over 60 employers at 2006 Job Fair on campus

 
JANUARY 2006

January 27, 2006
Students get a day-in-the-life perspective at Faith Mosaic 2006

January 10, 2006
University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College to host electoral debates for Whitby-Oshawa and Oshawa ridings