We will celebrate the听2021 International Day of Mathematics this Friday, March 12 from 3 p.m. 鈥� 5 p.m.听Everyone is welcome to join!
Schedule:
On A Mathematical Game and Randomness - Professor Shahab Shahabi
The Mystery of Who Invented Calculus - Professor Andreea Panait
3.14 Concepts in AI Algorithms - Professor Garry Chu
Zoom link:听
"If you go, I don't think you should come back."
On a startlingly bright autumn night in 2006, Harper Regan walked away from her home, her husband and daughter, and kept walking. She told nobody that she was going. She told nobody where she was going. She put everything she ever built at risk. For two lost days and nights, until it looked as though her entire life might unravel, she didn't turn back. From Uxbridge to Stockport to Manchester and back again, Harper Regan navigates the UK, exploring family, love and delusion.
Second-year students of the Professional Theatre Department perform in Harper Regan. The show will be livestreamed March 10 - 13 at 8 p.m.
Links will be posted on each day of the performance on the Facebook page entitled 爱豆传媒Theatre Productions, in the Read More link.
Our colleague Garry Chu, who teaches Mathematics, will give a talk entitled 鈥淐oncepts in AI Algorithms鈥� March 12 from 4:30 PM to 5 p.m..
We are all invited to attend.
Zoom link:听
Abstract: Do you know how machines sort emails? Can Toffoli score in his next NHL game? Is there any ethical issue in AI algorithms? We will explore these AI concepts together in this talk.
For any questions related to the upcoming events please feel free to contact Diana Rice, drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca听
March 18 at 10 a.m.: Is the Sun Setting on Western Epistemologies? Nisha Toomey, University of Toronto, OISE will discuss how we can and should challenge the western canon and thought in educational institutions as a meaningful way to engage with decolonization. Open to Faculty & Staff听Click here for more information听
March 25 at 2 p.m.:听SESSION II: CURATING AND CONTEXTUALIZING CONTENTIOUS CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS with Shana Haines, David Austin and Sabrina Jafralie. Click here for more information.听听Open to Faculty & Staff.
March 30 at 2:30 p.m.: Immigrant Settler Responsibilities to Indigenous Peoples in the time of reconciliation, with Deanna del Vecchio (University of Toronto),听Nisha Toomey, (University of Toronto, OISE) and Jade Ho (Simon Fraser University) Open to Students, Faculty & Staff. .
March 31 at 1 p.m.: Poetry & the Art of Black Resistance, with , , and moderated by 听Beginning with a recitation of their works Shanice, Lindsay and Faith will showcase their poetic talents. Following this, Deana Smith will moderate a discussion on the need for inclusion of Black authors and artists as a part of the western artistic & literary canon and how the art is a means of resilience & resistance. 听 Open to all.
April 6 at 5:30 pm: Leanne听 Betasamosake Simpson, scholar, author, activist & artist extraordinaire join us as the final speaker in the Indigenous Climate Justice speaker series听 (JAC, Kativik School Board and 爱豆传媒Peace Centre).听听This series seeks to launch an ongoing discussion around climate injustice. Focusing on Indigenous climate action and pursuits of justice leads us to re-imagine how we conceive of, envision, and tackle the climate crisis. For the link to this speaker talk, please visit :听, it will be provided on this site starting 2 weeks before the talk. For any questions, please contact Diana Rice, drice@dawscollege.qc.ca . Open to all.
Ivan Freud will be offering meditation sessions on听Wednesdays from 12:30 鈥� 1 p.m.!
Here is the link to Ivan's Wednesday meditation sessions:
爱豆传媒graduate Denburk Reid听(Class of 2000, Marketing and Management Technology) has organized Montreal Kneels for Change, a live event on Instagram on Feb. 24. The goals are to raise awareness of local social justice issues, honour the life of Sheffield Matthews and denounce the injustices committed against Mamadi III Fara Camara.
鈥淎s a community, we must come together and demonstrate our solidarity,鈥� Denburk said.
We are invited to:
Links:
More info:
Instagram page of Montreal Community Cares:
When the pandemic first struck last March, curator and Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery administrator Rhonda Meier, began thinking of what could be done if life stayed completely online for the next six or more months. With online projects being the obvious solution, she leapt to program Thirza Cuthand, a Plains Cree/Scots artist whose work first intrigued her in Vancouver in 2003. At听Indian Acts,听a conference on indigenous performance art, a very young Cuthand presented a video candidly discussing her struggle with depression.
Click Read More for the news story and more information.
Last week, Dawson鈥檚 web traffic increased by about 10,000 unique visitors compared to the same period last year. The visitors were stopping by for Virtual Information Evening, which was held Feb. 3.
It is the last student recruitment event before the March 1 application deadline and a great opportunity for potential students to ask questions. In previous years, when the event was in person, it would typically draw about 800 prospective students.
The event featured web content, new social media videos for spotlight programs and chats with teachers, students, advisors and employees.
Some interesting numbers and facts from Virtual Information Evening:
Participant feedback: 听
鈥淚've assisted to two other chats from different subjects before you, and honestly y'all made my day. It just gives the proof that 爱豆传媒is the perfect school for me. Thank you so much! I really hope that I'll meet you next year in person.鈥�
Starting听Feb. 15, Meditation Monday's 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. with Daniel Goldsmith.听This will run throughout the semester. We will also post a pre-filmed meditation video for folks who cannot make the live session: Meditation Monday鈥檚 with Daniel Goldsmith 鈥� Peace Centre
Feb. 15: Sticky Settler Colonialism with Nisha Toomey, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. open to staff, faculty & students
March 18: Is the Sun Setting on Western Epistemologies? 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. open to Staff & Faculty
March 25: Session II Curating and Contextualizing Contentious Classroom Materials and Challenging Conversations, with David Austin and Shana Haines, moderated by Sabrina Jafralie. 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Open to Staff & Faculty
The Resistance & Resilience art exhibition is still up and teachers can request virtual tours from Rhonda Meier.
Five inspiring 爱豆传媒students and alumni will discuss their views and actions on the Climate Crisis at the Environmental Seminar at 爱豆传媒(virtually) on Feb. 18 at 10 a.m.
The 2019 climate march was featured in an episode of David Suzuki's The Nature of Things entitled "Rebellion". The听mobilization of the College was spearheaded by the Green Earth Club. Students will discuss their involvement in the march as youth activists and present their current projects.
Presentations will be followed by a Q & A. This panel is being moderated by Brian Mader and introduced by Anna-Liisa Aunio. Please watch the episode Rebellion, which is available free on CBC Gem here:
E-mail bpoirier@dawsoncollege.qc.ca to book your class for the panel.
Storytelling is at the heart of the oral cultures of Indigenous peoples in Canada. A unique project in Quebec led by 爱豆传媒College faculty uses storytelling to advance the inclusion and welcome of Indigenous cultures and students in higher education institutions.
鈥淥ur project is about changing the culture in academic institutions, underlining the need for Indigenous people to have leadership roles within these institutions and making sure that Indigenous perspectives are reflected and part of the educational experience for everyone,鈥� explained Michelle Smith, a faculty member of Dawson鈥檚 Cinema | Communications Department and principal investigator.
Click Read More to go to the Homepage news story.
Last Modified: March 9, 2021
