Students at Durham College and UOIT to unveil major funding initiative

OSHAWA, Ont. - The Students of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Ontario (UOIT) will announce an unprecedented financial pledge on Tuesday, April 13, to support the development of their campus.

Student leaders and senior officials from the college and the university will gather to announce the students' contribution at 11:30 a.m. in the Marketplace cafeteria, located in the Gordon Willey Building on the Oshawa campus of Durham and UOIT, 2000 Simcoe Street North at Conlin Road. The event is open to the public and members of the media, and is scheduled to conclude at noon.

Speakers will include Ken Swan, the Student Association's current president, incoming president Thomas Coughlan, Gary Polonsky, the president of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and Terry Slobodian, vice-president of advancement for UOIT and the president of the Durham College Foundation.

The Student Association's contribution will count towards UOIT's $100-million fundraising goal, supporting the creation of state-of-the-art facilities, the underwriting of leading-edge research, and the funding of student scholarships and bursaries.

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