You’re invited to Virtual Grad 2021
Join us for the virtual ceremony to hear from teachers, this year’s valedictorian and our graduating students!
Link will be live on our Graduation webpage on June 30 at 7 p.m.
Dawson didn’t make me an anglo: 2011 valedictorian
Jean-François Garneau (Class of 2011) says his experience at Dawson College a decade ago was a positive one. He shared his opinion in The Montreal Gazette on May 21.
Click Read More to read his opinion piece.
OAD’s Madeleine Bazerghi wins CCDMD photo contest
Madeleine Bazerghi's photo, entitled A Socially Distant Moment, has won the Concours Photo Le Monde en Images - Catégorie Personnel du réseau collégial québécois from the Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactique (CCDMD).
Madeleine works as a pedagogical counsellor in Dawson's Office of Academic Development and is on the Faculty Hub team.
"So I submitted to a photo contest for the very first time. Never thought of doing so but, I thought this photo worthy of representing a socially distant moment," she said.
To see more of Madeleine's photos, visit:
https://www.dooneink.com/
Two students share 2021 Liberal Arts Brick Books Poetry Prize
Dawson College English Professor and poet Susan Elmslie is pleased to announce that Arwen Lawless Low & Lucie Markus have won this year’s Liberal Arts Brick Books Poetry Prize. The prize is awarded to a student in the second-term Liberal Arts poetry class who shows promise in poetry writing, as reflected in work completed in…
Joel Tyrell honoured
Joel Tyrell (Athletics, Student Services) was honoured by Montréal à Coeur/Montreal Community Cares with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Here is their Facebook post, which was published on May 14:
"You are a bridge builder in every sense of the word. You have created an outlet for young boys and girls to dream big as well as a pathway to help them become influencers and role models for their community. Thank you for putting your heart and soul into helping make dreams a reality for so many!"
Click Read More to see the post on Facebook.
It’s Vernissage Season next week!
Vernissage Season begins on May 26 with a series of virtual events.
Click Read More for the dates and more information.
Dawson students place third in college research contest
Graduating Health Science students Isabeli Pizzani Maurutto and Jennifer Robert were selected by a jury as third-place winners of a province-wide competition for the best student research projects at the college level announced by the Association pour la recherche au collégial (ARC) on May 11.
Click Read More for the homepage article, find out what they learned and where they are headed after graduation.
Nursing teacher promotes environmental understanding for Quebec nurses
For more than 20 years, Fiona Hanley has been an activist and researcher studying the impact of the environment on our health. In recent years, the Dawson Nursing Program teacher has been a key mobilizer in collaborating with the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) to create a climate change committee.
Click Read More for the homepage news story and a link to her recent article on the OIIQ website.
Vernissage Season 2021 begins May 26
One of the beloved springtime traditions at Dawson College is Vernissage Season when the graduating students exhibit their work to the Dawson community, alumni, industry players and potential employers.
Click Read More for all the dates and find out what's new this year.
Dawson Blue, volunteer & activist Niice Gédéon receives Lieutenant Governor of Quebec’s Youth Medal
Maintaining high grades while playing for the Dawson Blues Division 1 women’s basketball team is an achievement that would make many students very proud. Dawson General Social Science student Niice Gédéon achieved that and much more and is now one of two Dawson students to be awarded the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec’s Youth Medal.
Click Read More for the homepage news story, which features an interview.
Last Modified: June 1, 2021
