Anna Williams is a visual artist based in Odawa/Ottawa. Her first Montreal exhibition, An Unquiet Mythology, features bronze sculptures and complex prints on view at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery until Oct. 22. On a recent Thursday evening, two visual arts students, Ella Gauthier and Alessandro Ruvo were given the chance to ask Anna…
For those of us who know Simeon Pompey, a faculty member of CRLT, it should not come as a surprise that we are not the only ones who recognize and treasure him. Liberal Member of Parliament for NDG-Westmount Marc Garneau recognized Pompey as a "distinguished teacher, community leader, and father."
This statement commended Simeon for his years of dedication to the community in NDG.
Héma-Québec held a two-day blood drive at Dawson on 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 Dawson community donors for saving lives and embodying our value of well-being of all!
Dawson will 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 Dawson College 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 Dawson expects 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.
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…
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?…
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…
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.
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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 Dawson and 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)
The Dawson Blues 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.
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Last Modified: October 5, 2022
