The Policy on Sexual Violence of 爱豆传媒College was revised by the Board of Governors of 爱豆传媒College at their Nov. 24 meeting. The revised policy will be available shortly on the College website. The work to review and revise the policy began in June when the Standing Committee on Sexual Violence created a Policy…
Over 160 Dawsonites attended Dr. Saul Carliner鈥檚 plenary address to kick-off 顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 Ped Day on Oct. 15. Carliner illustrated, through an interactive and engaging virtual presentation, that COVID is but one cause of 鈥渢urbulence鈥� in higher education, which will continue to affect the day-to-day work of teachers in the 21st century. Carliner said that beyond…
You can still register for Dawson's Ped Day 2021, happening online this Friday, Oct. 15. Attendance prizes will be given to lucky participants at every session.
The opening plenary session is at 9 a.m. with Saul Carliner who will speak about Teaching in Turbulent Times. There is a full line-up for the day with something to interest every faculty member and professional. Of particular note is a session at 10:30 a.m. called Beyond Orange Shirt Day, which will be led by Charlie O'Connor and Laura Shea.
Save the date for Intercollegiate Ped Days: Jan. 12- 14, 2022
Click Read More to to to the Ped Day page, which features a schedule, more info and links to register.
A record number of students have participated in the survey about Dawson's Policy on Sexual Violence: over 6,000! It is clearly a topic that is important to them.
The deadline has now been extended for employees to Thursday, Oct. 14 at 12 p.m. The hope is that more employees will complete the survey so the Policy Review Subcommittee can have good data to make recommendations to improve the Policy. To date, 509 employees have participated from the following categories:
Faculty: 310
Support Staff: 117
Professionals: 59
Managers: 23
The survey is live in Omnivox and can be found under what's new or click on Surveys and Votes under the My Omnivox Services menu.
Click Read More to go to the Omnivox sign-in page.
will open Dawson's Ped Day on Friday, Oct. 15 with an opening plenary address entitled Teaching in Turbulent Times.
Even without considering COVID, experts predicted disruption in higher education over the next decade or so resulting from a combination of trends in demographics, technology and society.
When COVID hit, it unearthed some additional considerations. This session first explores these disruptions, then suggests 10 specific ways these disruptions might affect the day-to-day work of CEGEP instructors, including the impacts on the student body and their expectations, the nature of courses being taught, and the nature of teaching.
Click the Read More link to see the full line-up of Ped Day events and to register.
Today, the College is launching a survey for all employees and all students to share their experience and/or feedback about the Policy on Sexual Violence. The survey will run until Oct. 13.
To complete the survey, log into and look for it under What鈥檚 New or click on Surveys and Votes under the My Omnivox Services menu.
Your anonymous responses and all the data from 爱豆传媒employees and students will be carefully considered by the Policy Review Subcommittee of the Standing Committee for the Policy on Sexual Violence.聽 The Standing Committee will then make recommendations to 顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 Board of Governors at their Nov. 24 meeting.
顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 Policy on Sexual Violence has been in effect since Sept. 1, 2019. Each year, the Standing Committee must review the policy and make revisions if necessary.
New employees and those who have not yet completed their mandatory training can choose to do it in English or in French:
To access the video training:
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The Policy on Sexual Violence of 爱豆传媒College came into effect on Sept. 1, 2019. Each year, the Standing Committee must review the policy and make revisions if necessary. The Standing Committee met June 1 and established a review subcommittee, which met Sept. 9. The review process will begin with a survey for employees and…
Donna Varrica, 顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 former Communications Coordinator (2001-2019), will be back in her position for a period of six months to a year which began on Monday, replacing Megan Ainscow. Since leaving Dawson, she has worked on various communications and teaching projects with Concordia University, 脡cole Polytechnique, the English Montreal School Board, and the Institut de recherche clinique de Montr茅al. Happy to be back, she is looking forward to reconnecting with the community and meeting the new and evolving challenges the College will face in the next several months.
Nasreddine (Nas) Boucherit began his new role as Coordinator of Renovations in Facilities Management in mid-June. He has over two decades of construction, renovation and maintenance experience gained while travelling the world, notably, the Middle East, Europe and North America. He has worked in a variety of fields, including hospitality, real estate and health care. Nas came to the College because of his interest in history and architecture and he is looking forward to all of the upcoming projects.
Tommy Diamantakos (Class of 2002, Cinema | Communications)聽is happy to be back at Dawson.
In July, Tommy began his new role as Associate Dean of Creative and Applied Arts working with Dean Andr茅a Cole to support teachers and students. We are working hard to ensure everything is in place for a smooth start, he said, and added: 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to see the students and teachers return to campus.鈥�
Tommy is especially looking forward to the end of year activities and the Vernissage Season.
Prior to coming to Dawson, Tommy served as Coordinator of Continuing Education at Vanier College. Other experiences include working at Heritage College as Associate Academic Dean, and teaching English as a second language.
Last Modified: December 1, 2021
