The °®¶¹´«Ã½College Humanities & Public Life conference is an annual conference that introduces CEGEP students to the ambiance, culture, and discovery of academic conferences. We aim to provide a bridge between great ideas, new research, and exciting debates, as well as showcasing how the questions we tackle in the Humanities are relevant to concrete,…
More than 50 species of birds have been spotted on °®¶¹´«Ã½grounds and we would like to invite new and experienced birdwatchers to come and help identify migrating and resident species that have stopped to eat or rest on Dawson’s green city block. With your help, we can add more birds to our list!
Wednesday, May 11, 2022:Â Â 6:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022:Â Â 6:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
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Meeting place: Dawson's Peace Garden (near northwestern corner of campus: Wood Avenue and Sherbrooke Street)
Photo: Common Yellowthroat by Doug Smyth (Physical Education)
Vernissage Season is back in person at °®¶¹´«Ã½and begins on May 19 with the Visual Arts Vernissage. Graduating students from our arts programs will be presenting their work.
Click Read More to go to the Vernissage Season page with all the dates, times and locations.
It’s the first-ever SPACE (Sciences Participating with Arts and Culture in Education) Week at Dawson!
From robotics demos to a collective drawing activity, the entire °®¶¹´«Ã½community is invited to experience exhibitions, project displays, interactive activities and more presented by the student enrichment initiative SPACE, which promotes exploration, discussion, and collaboration beyond the classroom and across disciplines.
As part of this week, °®¶¹´«Ã½Science student Michael Bomba unveiled an electric guitar he built from scratch in tribute to the Fender Broadcaster, or "The Blackguard", which was the prototype for the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitars in the late '40s.
Pictured from left to right: SPACE Coordinator and Physics teacher Joel Trudeau, student Michael, IST team member and musician Kirk Fontaine and Academic Development officer and SPACE assistant Ursula Sommerer.
Discover more of what SPACE week has to offer on Dawson's Events Calendar at
All events take place in 3C.1 unless indicated otherwise.
Dawson’s beloved Artists in Bloom event was back for the first time this year since 2019 and thanks to the extraordinary °®¶¹´«Ã½community of employees and retirees, we broke the art sales record at the conclusion of the 24th edition on April 27. This year’s weeklong online auction of original artwork and art print sales…
On May 5, the First Peoples’ Centre will be commemorating the National Day of Awareness and Action for MMIWG2S. They are asking for your help in gathering red dresses (all sizes – child and adult) for an exhibit. If you have any dresses to donate, please bring them to the First Peoples’ Centre (3E.15) before 12 p.m. on Thursday. If you’d like to participate or help in other ways, please contact Billi-Jo Poirier or Jessica Quijano through MIO.
Rock-climbing is available for employees and students in -1h.02:
Tuesdays: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursdays: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost is $4; no experience needed.
The Professional Theatre Department at °®¶¹´«Ã½College is proud to present After Fuenteovejuna, adapted by the third-year students with writer Sarah Lotfi and directed by Stéphane Zarov. Originally performed in 17th-century Spain, this classic theatre includes clowning, music, dance and storytelling, with some audience interaction.
Content warnings: sexual assault, sexual violence, swearing. The show runs April 25 - May 7. Entry fee for °®¶¹´«Ã½employees and students = $5
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Fourth Annual SPACE Writing Competition Students from all disciplines across the College submitted to the fourth annual SPACE Writing Competition, each offering their own personal interpretation of this year’s theme, Intersections. In total 50 pieces were judged by a jury of faculty—Amanda Beattie (Fine Arts), Nadim Boukhira (Physics) and Andrea Strudensky (English). Entries were evaluated…
Earth Week activities include:
Last Modified: May 4, 2022
