Excellence Through Education Stories Profiling Learning Initiatives at Durham Catholic High Schools - See Pages 6-10

They really grab the fact that so many people died... but what really affects the students are the ages. - See page 8 Volume XLIII, Issue 8 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca January 26 - February 1, 2016 Excellence through education Stories profiling learning initiatives at Durham Catholic high schools - See pages 6-10 Durham's Kathleen a great place Wynne visits to work DC, UOIT page 3 page 3 Photograph by Chris Rego Lords through the lens page 22 Photograph by Logan Caswell Photograph by Michael Fletcher 2 The Chronicle January 26 - February 1, 2016 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca Campus BACK OF THE FRONT DC journalism students look at Durham College and UOIT, and beyond, by the numbers and with their cameras UOIT players look right, our readers look left Durham College photojournalist Remona Pillai captured Ridge- backs defenceman Tyler Mayea and his teammates stretching WKHLUQHFNVWRWKHULJKWWRÀQGWKH puck, while Chronicle readers are forced to stretch their necks to the left. Campus chronicle.durhamcollege.ca January 26 - February 1, 2016 The Chronicle 3 Wynne speaks about student futures at DC summit Michael Fletcher The Chronicle Peggy Sattler, the NDP’s train- ing, colleges and universities critic, The need for science, technology, who was also at the event says, “she engineering and math (STEM) pro- (Wynne) mentioned that we are far grams is important to opening doors overrepresented in college level at- for students who will be looking for tainment but we are in fact being jobs after graduating and ultimately outpaced dramatically by other shrinking the unemployment rate countries. in Ontario and Canada as a whole. “Tuition is a huge barrier to That’s the message Ontario pre- access for students. The NDP has mier Kathleen Wynne says is be- called, repeatedly, at a minimum for hind a summit on talent and skills a freeze on post-secondary tuition in the new economy hosted by Dur- rates and then look to rebalancing ham College on Jan. 20. who is funding post-secondary edu- If workers, employers, govern- cation,” says Sattler. ment and educational institutions Sattler also says society bene- work collaboratively then we will fits from having a well-educated see constant improvement in the work force so the government has labour force and the skills students a responsibility to fund post-second- are attaining, the premier told re- ary education so people who want to porters at a news conference. get that education are able to afford Wynne was on hand to discuss to do so. the accessibility of post-secondary The summit featured many influ- education and what the province Photograph by Michael Fletcher ential speakers including Stephen of Ontario is doing to make STEM Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaking at a Durham College-hosted summit. Carlisle, president and managing programs in college and university director of General Motors Can- more accessible for students. ada and Robert Hardt, president STEM programs are some of the after completing a four-year degree. a huge debt load because they don’t The premier would not comment and CEO of Siemens Canada. The most expensive programs offered in “Access is somewhere we are have the financial support to deal further on what her government focus of the summit was to bring post-secondary schools, and accord- really focused on and it’s where we with tuition rates,” says Wynne. would be rolling out in the near fu- these people together to speak about ing to the Canadian Federation of will continue to focus. There are “The ministry is working with the ture to help combat the debt load the highly-skilledworkforce strategy Students, the average public debt students who come into the system government to find ways to improve and accessibility of post-secondary the government of Ontario is work- for students in Ontario is $37,000 and come out on the other side with access,” says Wynne. education. ing on. DC wins an award for being a great place to work Chris Rego The Chronicle “This is all about the things we do as an institution ….how Durham Durham College (DC) has won College contributes to the commun- the Greater Toronto Top Employ- ity not only our external community er award (GTTEA) for the sixth but our internal community,” says year in a row. The supportive en- Lovisa. vironment that DC has created for The successes are thanks to the its employees is one of the leading people who work at DC and how reasons for the award, according much they love what they do and to DC president Don Lovisa. DC are proud to do it, says Lovisa. currently has about 700 full and Stephen Forbes and Andrew part-time employees. Maine are professors in the I.T. DC supports not just the staff and school that have both gone from students but has a large presence in part-time work to full-time at DC. the community; employees of DC “I consider Durham to be one of spent 19,000 hours volunteering last if not the leading college in Ontario year, according to Lovisa. in terms of the facilities and services “We tracked last year the amount available to staff, you just can’t beat of charities that we support as an it,” says Forbes. institution by all of our employees… Forbes and Maine are always we were supporting 150 charities, looking for ways to help people. which is pretty amazing when you “It’s been an absolutely awesome think about it,” says Lovisa. ride, I couldn’t think of a better em- Other reasons why DC is con- ployer just off the top of my head,” sidered an excellent workplace are says Maine. things like the FLEX centre that Lovisa is pleased that DC is do- Photograph by Chris Rego PMI_IZL\PMKWTTMOM_WV\ٺgives staff a place to work out and ing well. He looks to the future to ,]ZPIU+WTTMOMXZM[QLMV\,WV4W^Q[IXZW]LTa[PW_[W medical help through the Campus see how the college experience can Health Centre, Lovisa says. The grow and what DC will look like Centre for Academic and Faculty in 20 years. Enrichment also helps employees “There’s always room for ing, you’re always looking for ways prove as individuals,” says Lovisa. Globe and Mail issue the GTA’s Top expand their knowledge. improvement, you’re always grow- to improve as an organization, im- Medicorp Canada Inc. and the Employer award. Campus job fair offers mentoring and networking opportunities Alyssa Bugg The Chronicle technology, among others. area of interest, there is still value in There will also be a ‘mentor lounge’, find balance between their work DC’s Career Development out- coming to talk with the company’s fitted with bar stools and white and home lives based on strategies Students from the University of reach coordinator, Louise Stiles, recruiters. leather couches, where students will she developed from her own experi- Ontario Institute of Technology says job fairs are moving away “We just encourage, even if be able to speak one-on-one with ences. (UOIT) and Durham College (DC) from the traditional ‘dress up and you’ve never heard of a company, former graduates and successful Throughout the year there are are encouraged to come and net- hand out resumes’ format and have to talk with them. Say ‘hey, I’m in business people about their experi- various other fairs, such as the part- work with employers at the job fair become more of an opportunity to this program, do you have that de- ences. time job fair in September and the on Feb. 3, regardless of whether it network. partment?’ Just throw it out there Among the 10 mentors available annual Tradesmart career fair held results in an immediate job. According to Stiles, campus re- and see what happens,” said Stiles. are: DC alumnus Brandon Heard, at Whitby campus, but this is the Canada’s Wonderland, City of cruiters understand students may “Students should just be coming to the creative lead and co-founder of only one of its kind that caters to Oshawa, electronics manufactur- stop by during the middle of their this and learning to talk to strangers Oshawa-based graphic and web both UOIT and DC students. ing company, Celestica, Paragon school day and aren’t expecting a in a professional way.” design company, Mediavandal and For those interested in attending, Security and various other police three-piece suit or a resume, they The job fair will feature booths Sunita Alves, professional engineer, the job fair will be taking place on and fire services are among the 75 just want to talk with students. She for each of the employers, some certified life coach and founder of Feb. 3 at the Campus Recreation employers recruiting, in the areas suggests that even if the company bringing as many as six recruiters Engineer Your Life Coaching, a and Wellness Centre between 11 of engineering, health care, IT and isn’t recruiting within a student’s to speak with interested students. company created to help others a.m. and 3 p.m. 4 The Chronicle January 26 - February 1, 2016 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca CONTACT US PUBLISHER: Greg Murphy EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Brian Legree NEWSROOM: [email protected] AD MANAGER: Dawn Salter Editorial ADVERTISING: [email protected] Cartoon by Alex Ross How graffiti is shaping our world The Broken Window Theory is painting an artist puts on a building around when English punk rock ever, some artists don’t always set- ter a swan that has escaped a paint- a criminological theory that says or other private property, usually an band Crass stumbled upon it and tle into a single style.

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