D Announcements
D Announcements is your virtual bulletin board for Dawson community information, events, and news briefs, released on Thursdays every other week between issues of D News.
Want to let us know about an upcoming event/fundraiser/workshop in your program/profile/department? Click on the link at the bottom of this page and fill out the form, and we will include it in the next edition.
Artists in Bloom 2025 – Tonight!
This year’s edition will be on Thursday, April 17, 2025, and take place in 3C.1. Some new and exciting things will be taking place. The biggest is that more student artists will participate, so more paintings will be up for bid!
This year will be the fundraising event’s 27th annual edition! We are excited about the event and looking forward to seeing what our talented student artists will produce. Come out and support our students!
Ticket prices are $25 for adults, $15 for students with ID and free for those 12 and under.
Tickets include 1 drink (alcoholic/non-alcoholic) and finger food served starting at 6 p.m. A cash bar will be available to purchase other drinks.
Buy tickets online here: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/dawson-foundation/funds-activities/artists-in-bloom/
Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
Dawson’s Golf Classic 2025
The 18th edition of the Dawson Golf Classic will take place on Thursday, June 12, 2025. It will be returning to the Summerlea Golf and Country Club in Vaudreuil. The day will include breakfast, access to the driving range, lunch, celebrity golfers, prizes to be won, hole in one contest, a drink tent, a silent auction filled with great things to bid on, a cocktail hour, and dinner.
Spots are being snapped up, so make sure you sign up for what will be a fun day in which the money raised goes to support Dawson students.
You/your foursome can sign up here: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/golf/golf-tournament-2025/
Ergonomic Chair Raffle – Fundraiser by Interior Design
The office chair being raffled is a Smart Ocean by Human Scale – suggested retail price $1,699
Tickets available in the Atrium on Wednesdays this April
Draw on April 23 @ 3 pm
1 ticket for $5/5 tickets for $20
In support of: The first carbon-neutral and zero-waste Interior Design Exhibition at Dawson College on May 29, 2025.
Communications Request Form has Launched!
This is a friendly reminder that as part of a pilot project intended to improve student communications practices at the College, all newsfeed and event postings in both the Academic and Student Omnivox communities will soon be populated and scheduled by Communications Office staff. These two communities will be merged into one “Student” community that will receive priority in the newsfeed over posts from other Communities.
The Communications Office has developed and tested a centralized content request form for promotional requests across various channels, including the Omnivox Newsfeed and Events Calendar. This will benefit the community, given that every piece of content will be considered for publication across the following channels:
•Homepage slider
•Omnivox student newsfeed
•Omnivox student events calendar
•College screens
•Social media
•D News
•D Announcements
•Events calendar
•Weekly Student News Bulletin (New! Published and MIOed to students most Fridays)
Beginning on March 24, we asked that you use the recently developed form to request a posting in Omnivox and the places listed above. To access the Communications Office Request Form, please go to MyDawson → Administrative Services → Communications Request Form. The turnaround time from submission to posting is 1-3 business days. To speed up the posting process, please carefully follow the instructions accompanying the form.
Spaghetti Fundraising Dinner – CRLT
2nd Year students in the Community, Recreation and Leadership Training program Fundraising Course are organizing a dinner to raise funds to help families pay for their income tax services. The event will be held on Saturday, April 26th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Walkley Community (6650 Cote-St-Luc Road). The cost will be 25$ per person for a three-course meal. There will be entertainment, prizes, games, and much more. The event will be a Disney Wonderland theme.
If you cannot attend but would like to donate, please contact Simeon Pompey by MIO or email spompey@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Inclusion & Wellness Retreat – Spring 2025
Join a two-day, all-inclusive retreat dedicated to professional growth and well-being for Faculty and Professionals.
Theme: Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone
Wednesday and Thursday, June 11-12, 2025, at Far Hills, Laurentians.
-enriching professional development
-connecting with colleagues in nature
-PD funds may be used to cover costs
Spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Secure yours by signing up now.
Organized by the Universal Design For Learning co-facilitators
For more information, email udlatdawson@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Dawson will be a polling station on April 28
Conrod’s (2F.4), near the 4001 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. entrance will be used by Elections Canada as a polling station for the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount on the day of the federal election, Monday, April 28.
Candidates Debate – Federal Election
What: Federal Election Debate – Candidates from the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount riding
When: April 22nd
Time: 2:30 – 4:00 PM
Where: 5B.16
Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman: Memories We Carry, Stories We Heal
Exhibition dates: March 27 to May 3, 2025
In this exhibition at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman explores the complexities of memory and nostalgia in her everlasting search for a connection to her parents’ homelands, Somalia and India. A longing for home that can bring grief and joy. Delving into these contrasting emotions, Abdourahman’s work moves between themes of haunting and healing, evoking the bittersweet. Her yearning is woven into the fabric of multimedia-painted blankets and installations, which allude to both the innocence of childhood and its nightmares.
Fiesta Solidaria!
Fiesta Solidaria! – Anti-colonial solidarity. Taking place on April 24, 2025, in 5B.16 from 5-7 p.m.
Join them for food, cocktails, music, and dancing.
Tickets are $8 for students and $20 for the general public.
Buy tickets:https://dawsoncollege.givecloud.co/product/FIESTA-SOLIDARIA-2025/fiesta-solidaria-2025
Mental Health Services – Waitlist & Summer Availability
Mental Health Services is currently experiencing a high volume of requests. As a result, there is now a waitlist of approximately four weeks before students can begin sessions with a mental health professional.
Services will remain open during the summer, but availability may be reduced. If a student prefers not to begin sessions over the summer, they may want to reach out in the fall instead.
Immediate Support Available:
– If you are concerned about a student or they are in distress, they can be brought to Student Services during our opening hours to meet with a Social Work Technician.
– All Dawson students can also access the Dawson Student Assistance Program 24/7 by calling:
📞 1-844-451-9700 (within Canada & the U.S.)
🌍 001-416-380-6578 (outside Canada & the U.S.)
📱 Download the TELUS Health Student Support App for text, chat, or video support anytime.
This free and confidential program (within legal limits) is offered through the GuardMe Student Support Program and provides students with telephone, chat, video, or in-person appointments in 140+ languages.
Professional Theatre Presents Machinal
Machinal follows the story of a Young Woman searching for freedom. After being pressured into marrying her boss and then trapped by the domestic roles of motherhood, she breaks free, searching for passion and adventure. Events turn violent, and she finds herself on trial for her husband’s death.
Inspired by a true story, this early expressionist play is known as a masterpiece that exposes the double standards in society, the medical system, and the justice system, particularly for women.
Directed by Michael E. Hughes and performed by the third-year graduating students of the Professional Theatre Program.
- Previews at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, and Wednesday, April 23
- Opening at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24
- Playing at 7:30 p.m. from April 24 to 26 and April 29 to May 3
- Tickets: https://thepointofsale.com/tickets/machina
FEQ Intensive French Courses
The Spring session runs from May 22 to June 18, 2025.
CTD non-credit intensive French courses that start on May 22. Reg closes May 1.
For more information: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/ctd/feq/ or room 2H.1
ALC Festival – April 24 to May 15
| ALC Festival 2025 “Multitudes: A Celebration of Diversity, Creativity, and Possibility
Join us as we showcase and celebrate our student learning and work at our various events and vernissages between April 24- May 15, 2025. The schedule will be released shortly. Stay tuned! |
The next issue of D News will be on May 1, 2025 (Submission deadline: Friday, April 25, 2025).
The last issue of D Announcements will be on May 8, 2025 (Submission deadline: Wednesday, May 7, 2025)
