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Creative Change Maker Awards to be presented Sept. 21

August 30th, 2023

The Creative Collective for Change will be hosting an event at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery at Dawson on Sept. 21 at 5:30 PM to present Creative Change Maker Awards to three recipients.

Congratulations to Kessy Ininahazwe and Elishah Alphonse for their project "Can't Bare No More", Kylie Brown for her video "Say Gay" and Sarah Browne for her poster "Love Beyond Culture" (pictured).

From Sept. 18-21, the gallery will host an exhibit of the student artworks submitted to the Creative Collective for Change (CC4C).


Industrial Design graduate is 2022-2023 Chapeau, les filles laureate

August 30th, 2023

Industrial Design graduate Aneta Chirowski (Class of 2023) is one of 67 young women in Quebec to be honoured with a Chapeau, les filles award for the 2022-2023 academic year. She was recognized in the Creativity category.

Visit the link to read the homepage news story.


Closing in on 1,000 species observed on campus!

August 30th, 2023

Three hundred and two days into the Dawson community’s 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days campaign, the number of species identified is now at 749!

Visit the link below for the homepage news story and for more info about how you can join the Dawson College- Campus Biodiversity Network and help us reach 1,000 species catalogued at Dawson!


Dawson Homecoming: what you should know ahead of Sept. 23

August 30th, 2023

Dawson’s first ever Homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 23 is only three weeks away!

Here’s what you need to do:

  1. Get your early-bird lunch special: Those who pre-order their Homecoming Burgundy Lion lunch will benefit from a discount. Menu* and tickets** here
    *for kids 10 and under, a children's meal will be available for purchase on site
    **a small portion of each lunch ticket will go to the Dawson Foundation to support students
  2. Get your free drink at the 5 à 7: RSVP
  3. Invite your friends
  • Invite colleagues, former students, graduates and retirees
  • Share the Facebook event

This is a great opportunity to reconnect with the Dawson community - past, present and future (yes, children are most welcome)!

Lunch, fun activities, basketball games, program reunions and a 5 à 7! For more details, visit the link to the homecoming page.


Fall 2023 Theatre Season

August 30th, 2023

The Professional Theatre (Acting) Program will be staging three productions this fall:

  • Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Stefanie Buxton (First Studio, Year Two, Group One) Wednesday, Sept. 20 to Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 PM
  • Clue by Jonathan Lynn & Sandy Rustin, directed by Jonathan Monro (Second Studio, Year Two, Group Two) Wednesday, Oct. 4 to Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 PM
  • Henry V by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael E Hughes (First Major)  Previews at 7:30 pm Monday and Tuesday Nov. 13 and 14
    • Opening at 7:30 PM Wednesday, Nov. 15
    • Playing at 7:30 PM Nov. 15 to 18 and Nov. 23 - 25
    • Matinées at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 15, Friday, Nov. 17, and Thursday, Nov. 23

For tickets and more info, visit the Dawson Theatre Box Office webpage. Please note that tickets are available on Eventbrite two weeks before a show opens.


Ken Fogel presents new book to Library

May 31st, 2023

Ken Fogel (retired faculty, Computer Science) returned to Dawson on May 25 to present a copy of his new book, Transitioning to Java. The book will help non-Java developers transition from whatever language they are using now to learning Java.

Claire Elliott of the Library team was on hand to receive the book. She said it will be proudly displayed in the Books by Faculty bookshelf (visible in the photo)


Moving toward 1,000 species on campus

May 31st, 2023

In the past two weeks, the Dawson community has observed 10 new species, made 83 new observations and added one new observer to our Dawson Community-Campus Biodiversity Network on the free app iNaturalist.

These observations are moving us closer to our goal of identifying 1,000 species in 1,000 days!

As of May 31, the total species count is at 548. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the project. Download the free app iNaturalist, join the Dawson community project and start observing! To count, the species must be observed within Dawson’s city-block campus.

Pictured: Coccinelloidea beetle observed and posted by second-year Environmental Science student Ruisi Yang on May 25.


Read more about: Students from two courses beautify Dawson’s Living Campus

Students from two courses beautify Dawson’s Living Campus

May 31st, 2023

  Physical Education teacher Paul Wasacz reported: “The Eco landscaping class was the second of its kind offered through the Physical Education department along with the Sustainability Office.” “Students learned about overall wellness and the importance of reciprocity.  If you take care of something, if you make a difference and improve well-being for all, those…

Read more about: Dawson Illustration students win award for illustrations of UN Sustainable Development Goals

Dawson Illustration students win award for illustrations of UN Sustainable Development Goals

May 31st, 2023

The full fanzines and illustrations and be viewed on Issuu at the following links: https://issuu.com/dc5class/docs/booklet_-_group_1 https://issuu.com/dc5class/docs/booklet_-_group_2 The project will be showcased at the CiCan offices in Ottawa and on their website. The full list of students who won are: Pol Balan Camille Bastien Lucas Bégin Alexia Boreham Arusha Bruns Jade Carbonneau Léa Crépeau Koby Dumorne Lara Hemlin…

Read more about: Save the date and plan to participate in Peace Week

Save the date and plan to participate in Peace Week

May 31st, 2023

Dawson Dining Sept. 13 – 21, the Peace Centre and the Dawson Student Union combine forces once more to bring you seven days of free vegan meals. Look out for notices to sign up to volunteer when the semester starts anew. Urban Gardening with SustainabiliTEAM Sept. 13 – 21, faculty are encouraged to start the year…

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