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Thanks to ýblood donors

September 21st, 2022

Héma-Québec held a two-day blood drive at ýon Sept. 13-14 and a total of 121 students and employees donated blood. Of these, 31 were first-timers! Many first-timers said it was easy and that they would do it again.

M. Lauzon of Héma-Québec said that they exceeded their goal of 120 donors and that it was an “excellent” result, especially considering that they have been experiencing up to 30 per cent of no-show’s for appointments elsewhere.

Thanks to the ýcommunity donors for saving lives and embodying our value of well-being of all!


Senate has recommended new Social Science Program

September 21st, 2022

ýwill have a brand new Social Science Program! After three years of work, the input of more than 100 teachers and professionals, and consultation with universities and other stakeholders and partners, the Senate of ýCollege decided to recommend the revision of the pre-university program at their Sept. 20 meeting. It will be presented to Dawson’s Board of Governors for formal approval on Oct. 12 and ýexpects to welcome its first cohort in the Fall of 2023.

The Viewbook and the website are being updated and will reflect the new program and its profiles in October.


Read more about: Special invitation from Andrew Katz

Special invitation from Andrew Katz

September 21st, 2022

On Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10:30 a.m. at De Still Books in the Plateau (351 Duluth Ave E.), Andrew Katz (English) will be celebrating the official launch of the English version of his book, A STARLIT TRIP TO THE LIBRARY. Kid-friendly event and all are welcome! Read the Montreal Review of Books review of A…

Read more about: Cathy Roy is a DALChampion

Cathy Roy is a DALChampion

September 21st, 2022

Tell me about your experience with DALC. What has been the best part? I was introduced to the DALC through colleagues quite early in my teaching career, so the community has influenced my teaching trajectory enormously. Like many teachers, my initial teaching preparation was very much focused on content. What would I teach my students?…

Read more about: Cin | Comm’s Dipti Gupta presenting doc at Chicago film fest

Cin | Comm’s Dipti Gupta presenting doc at Chicago film fest

September 21st, 2022

Cinema | Communications’ Dipti Gupta is headed to Chicago this month for a screening of her documentary film Marginalizing Minorities. Dipti’s film was chosen by the Chicago South Asian Film Festival, running from Sept. 22-25, 2022. Marginalizing Minorities was shot in India in December 2019 and January 2020 and was edited in Montreal by Karan Singh. The film…

Students tackle climate change by building wetland as part of unique Phys. Ed. course

September 7th, 2022

A class of over 25 students reclaimed a concrete heat island on Dawson’s urban campus by transforming it into a wetland as part of a unique-in-Canada Physical Education course. The brand-new Eco-Landscaping course was co-developed by Dawson’s Physical Education Department and the Sustainability Office.

For the homepage news story, click Read More.


Joel Tyrrell’s retirement featured by CBC News Montreal

September 7th, 2022

Joel Tyrrell's retirement on Aug. 19 made the news! CBC News Montreal ran a feature story about him looking back on his 49-year career and his impact at ýand in the community.

To find the Aug. 28 CBC story, click on the Read More link and then search for Joel Tyrrell. (The story is live but the direct links are glitchy)


Blues logo gets refresh

September 7th, 2022

The ýBlues logo has been proudly worn by five decades of athletes at Dawson, some of whom went on to play at the national and international level, including the Olympics. It has just been refreshed.

Click Read More for the homepage news story.


Influence of Dawson’s Living Campus

September 7th, 2022

Dawson’s Living Campus concept has influenced other schools and organizations to become Living Schools, Work Places and even Churches/Places of Worship.

Rev. Neil Whitehouse of Westmount Park United Church wrote a letter to the editor in the to congratulate ýon being recognized as a leader in sustainability:

“Huge congratulations to ýCollege on recognition of their tremendous work towards sustainable living (). My church is a Living Church as ýis a Living Campus, and we both have special ginkgo trees.”


Read more about: Leigh Shapiro, DALChampion

Leigh Shapiro, DALChampion

September 7th, 2022

Tell me about your experience with DALC. What has been the best part? Being a member of the DALC group was an invigorating and inspiring experience. As an architect, the best part was being involved in a design experiment. Using the active learning classrooms was a unique opportunity to test and observe the classroom environment….

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