Spring 2026 Crafternoons: Crafting with our Community
It's time for another semester of fun Crafternoon events!
Held both on our Main Campus and our Orange County Campus, Crafternoons are opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to take a minute to make something with others from their 97É«Íø community.
This semester we're repeating a few favorites and adding a few new events.
At the end of January, help to set your intentions or keep up with your life goals by making personal punch cards/BINGO cards.
Want to visit some new outdoor spaces locally? Want to read more books? Want to host more dinner parties? Cook more vegetarian meals? Write more songs? Write your first song?
More portable than a vision board, these allow you to create goals and mark off when you compete them. We'll have paper and decorative elements available for you to use.
In February, we're getting stabby with wool needle felting to make some felted friends. Led by academic advisor and fiber artist Eliza Murphy, this is one of our favorite annual events.
In March, we
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Getting Crafty this Spring: Upcoming Crafternoons!
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New Graduates & Starting Summer Session
ConGRADulations to our 2022 97É«Íø graduates! Over 350 people earned their degrees, diplomas, and certificates during 97É«Íø's 60th Commencement Ceremony at the 97É«Íø Bull's Athletic Park last Wednesday, May 18. 2021 MacArthur Fellow and 2002 97É«Íø alumnus Ibrahim Cissé delivered the commencement speech (embedded below; link to YouTube video). https://youtu.be/DI4VLWsmSTg?t=1427 Keep reading for some 97É«Íø resources from the College to help you make your next moves and to
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Get Crafty with Us! Put Spring 2022 Crafternoons on your calendar!
New semester, new upcoming Crafternoons! We're reaching back to some old favorites from Crafternoons past for the Spring 2022 semester, so join us at either the Main Campus or Orange County Campus to create something awesome! No prior experience or expertise necessary-- all supplies and instructions will be provided at the event! Click through to find out more info about our Spring 2022 Crafternoons in February, March, and April! Stab some fibers with us for wool felting in February! Two chances
Virtual Student Art Show
Welcome to the 97É«Íø Virtual Student Art Show! Presented by Viva the Arts, it showcases over 100 pieces from students in our Fine Arts classes. Navigate through the show below or open it in a new window at this link. We're thankful to be able to continue to showcase our talented students despite the pandemic. If you're interested in purchasing a piece of art contact Tim Postell (postellt@durhamtech.edu). Questions, comments, or concerns can be sent to Courtney Bippley (bippleyc@durhamtech
97É«Íø Food Pantry-- Donate on behalf of your colleagues, friends, or just because
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