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    The location of Durham College was key for Jennifer Beckett, who preferred to not uproot her family in her pursuit of post-secondary education. Her advice to new students is to keep trying and never give up. She feels students should not be afraid to ask for help because the faculty is warm and inviting and she encourages them to make an effort to get to know the people around campus.

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  • Rick Kerr, (far right in white shirt), professor with the School of Communication, Language & General Studies practices with members of the Pickering Dragon Boat Club.
  • Rick Kerr, (far right in white shirt), professor with the School of Communication, Language & General Studies practices with members of the Pickering Dragon Boat Club.
    Taking it away to China: Durham College professor to compete at dragon boat championship
    It takes team work, superior conditioning and a competitive spirit to win a dragon boat race. Just ask Rick Kerr, a professor with the School of Communication, Language & General Studies at Durham College, who's no stranger to winning. Kerr is as a member of the Pickering Dragon Boat Club Grandmaster men's team who won the Canadian National Dragon Boat Championships in Montreal, Quebec earlier this year.
  • Fans from Durham College and UOIT watch as the each institution's men's soccer team play in the inaugural Green and Blue soccer game on September 10.
    Men's soccer rivalry begins as Durham College bests UOIT in friendly match
    In what is sure to become a must-see event for years to come, the men's soccer teams at Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) met on Vaso's Field for the inaugural Green and Blue soccer game on September 10. The Lords came out victorious, beating the Ridgebacks 4-2.
  • Durham College was recently granted membership in the Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII), a consortium of colleges dedicated to helping business and industry become more competitive in the global economy. A key research area for the college under CONNI is energy, including the wind turbines recently installed at the college's Whitby campus.
    Durham College awarded membership in Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation
    Durham College recently got a jump start on its commitment to applied research when it was granted membership in the Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII).
  • Anna Rodrigues, a Journalism professor at Durham College, recently launched Global Student Journalists, an international website that enables students studying journalism all over the world to connect with each other and share their work and ideas.
    Durham College professor launches global journalism website for students
    The result of over a year's worth of work, including time spent away from her teaching duties in pursuit of social media, Durham College Journalism Professor Anna Rodrigues recently launched Global Student Journalists, an international website that enables students studying journalism all over the world to connect with each other and share their work and ideas.
  • First-generation student co-ordinator Lucy RomaoVandepol talks about the Success Matters Workshop Series with students at the First-Generation Students Social. It was one of many events taking place at both campuses during Orientation Week 2009.
    Orientation Week takes Durham College students around the world
    Durham College welcomed more than 4,300 new students to its Oshawa and Whitby campuses last week through a multitude of activities executed during Orientation Week 2009. This year's theme - Around the World in Seven Days - saw students begin their transition to post-secondary education through events designed to familiarize them with the campuses while encouraging new friendships.

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