Fall classes start on Monday, August 16, which means next week is Fall Semester Preparation Week! The Library (and the College with the exception of the Bookstore) will be closed to students on Monday, August 9 for professional development. The Library will reopen to students on Tuesday, August 10. Check the Library and College website for up-to-date hours for next week and the fall semester. What's new for the fall semester? Well, classes are back in person (still online, too!) and everyone
Title: The Vanished Birds Author: Simon Jimenez Genre: science fiction; fantasy; dystopia; literary fiction Read Great Things 2021 Categories: A book about or set in space; A book about family; A book that takes place outside the continental United States; and A book suggested by a Durham Tech Librarian My own category: A book about travel, longing, and trying to find beauty in something that's broken This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian. Earth has
Explore the powerful stories of influential women throughout history! This documentary about the trajectory of an African-American girl wonder whose mathematical genius would catapult astronauts into space. Born in 1918, Johnson graduated high school at the age of 14, college at 18, and went on to a career with NASA where she broke race and gender barriers. Johnson not only succeeded in a white, male-dominated field, she excelled. In July of 1920, all eyes were on Nashville, Tennessee as anti-
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A lifetime of service by one of Durham’s native sons, Floyd B. McKissick Sr., is being honored in an exhibit at Durham Technical Community College in the D. Thomas Jaynes Art Gallery on the College’s Main Campus on Lawson Street.
The Early Childhood Education program at Durham Technical Community College anticipates it will gain several benefits from earning their full accreditation status.
Great Start Day is a half-day welcome opportunity to tour the campus and meet with your Success Coach and be prepared for your first day of classes at Durham Tech.
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Durham Tech is launching its Do Great in Eight initiative, which is designed to improve students’ success.
In Fall 2024 the College will begin offering two-thirds of its courses in eight-week formats instead of a 16-week semester. Eight-week courses are offered in two consecutive terms during the Fall and Spring semesters. In-person, online, hybrid, and blended formats will be available.
Durham Tech students have opportunities inside and outside the classroom to grow professionally and engage in hands-on learning experiences. Work-Based Learning (WBL) at Durham Tech pairs students with an employer in their area of study for a work experience designed to prepare them for a successful career.