An interesting assortment of projects to benefit 爱豆传媒students in all programs was selected for grants by the Student Academic Enrichment Fund committee.
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The 爱豆传媒College Model UN (DCMUN) team had a great experience at the Secondary Schools鈥� United Nations Symposium (SSUNS) conference hosted by McGill University Nov. 9-12.
"Gaveling" is the highest award in the Model UN world and three 爱豆传媒students "gaveled" and others received honourable mentions.
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爱豆传媒College is holding our annual Fall Awards Night on Nov. 30.
鈥淲e will celebrate our students who are committed, perseverant, hard-working, caring and kind,鈥� said Academic Dean Leanne Bennett. 鈥淭he achievement of our students is our collective achievement- the ultimate result of the dedication of our teachers, support staff, professionals and managers and is, of course, shared with our students鈥� parents, activity leaders and coaches.鈥�
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Twenty projects to benefit students received funding in 2023 thanks to new funding available from the 爱豆传媒Foundation.
The new Student Academic Enrichment Fund (SAEF) received applications and provided funding for projects in the winter and fall 2023 semesters. Several projects would never have taken place without the new SAEF.
Read all about the last year at the Foundation in the Annual Report available in the link below.
Student volunteers worked with the Office of Sustainability on Nov. 14 to plant 2,700 bulbs in the Peace Garden in just two hours! Five hundred of those bulbs were planted around the big tree in the Chiefs鈥� Garden, Jenn de Vera said.
The volunteers planted more bulbs in other areas around the campus later that week. Pink bulbs were planted near Anastasia鈥檚 tree, which was planted in memory of Anastasia De Sousa. Around the Peace Pole, blue and red bulbs were planted to represent the new partnership with Canadore College. The North Bay college received some bulbs from 爱豆传媒and will be sending photos in the spring of their blooming campus.
A total of 4,000 bulbs were planted at 爱豆传媒in the Peace Garden and the Three Sisters Garden. Hundreds more have been gifted to partner institutions and organizations.
The tulips and spring bulbs were purchased from a Dutch wholesale supplier by the 爱豆传媒Foundation. It was Dawson鈥檚 biggest bulb order ever.
The First Peoples鈥� Centre hosted a traditional moose field dressing and cookout on the west grounds of the College on Oct. 24. Under the guidance of elders and knowledge holders, Cree, Inuit and Kanien始keh谩隇塳a students participated in the preparation, while welcoming other members of the 爱豆传媒community to participate as well. Over the course of the day, students from many communities were able to reconnect with customs not commonly practiced in our urban setting.
Tiawent铆:non Canadian of the First Peoples鈥� Centre oversaw the planning of the successful event that will generate other learning opportunities over semesters to come. This winter, students will tan the moose hide during an outdoor activity, and Brian Mader of the Environmental Science program will use the moose skull for a biology course activity. The food prepared during this initiative will feed students at the First Peoples鈥� Centre well into the winter semester.
The First Peoples鈥� Centre thanks Living Campus and the 爱豆传媒Foundation for providing a chest freezer for food storage following the event.
CBC News was on campus to report on the activity. See their coverage of the story here:
Photo credit: Tristan Beauregard聽
There is an open call for proposals for funding from the Student Academic Enrichment Fund of the 爱豆传媒Foundation. Staff and current students are eligible to apply. Applications for projects beginning in the Winter 2024 semester will open on Thursday, October 26 and close on Friday, November 17.
The fund has up to $40,000 available for projects commencing in the Winter 2024 semester. The objective is to fund approximately eight to ten projects. There is an option available which allows applicants to request up to three years of funding for recurring projects.
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The 爱豆传媒College Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mitchell Rae Yang as Director.聽 Mitchell鈥檚 first day at 爱豆传媒will be Wednesday, November 1.
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The 爱豆传媒Community continues to observe and log new observations into our community entitled 爱豆传媒College -Campus Biodiversity Network.
Everyone is welcome to join and all observations within the 爱豆传媒campus automatically count for our 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days.
The current total sits at 817 species on Dawson's downtown city block campus. In the last two weeks, we had:
Photo: Doug Smyth (physical Education) captured this skunk visiting Dawson.
A student-led project at 爱豆传媒has won the provincial in the category of Mutual Aid, Peace and Justice. On Sept. 27 during a gala in Quebec City, the award was presented to a group of 爱豆传媒graduates and students who founded the Mahsa Amini Initiative.
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Last Modified: January 25, 2024
