The Class of 2020 is graduating during a pandemic and a shutdown. As a way to pay tribute to their efforts, the Communications Office has prepared a surprise video.
Click Read More for the homepage news story, which contains a link to the video.
During her career as a teacher of Physical Education, Dawson’s Joanna Farmer has developed expertise in teaching posture.
Click Read More to read a homepage news story about Joanna's posture research and for a link to her research article.
The Dawson Blues Band (the DBB) has grown to 18 members now! They have put together a new video to cheer us and raise support for the students of Dawson College who could use some help.
The name of the DBB song is: “With a lot of help from our friends” inspired by “With a Little Help From My Friends” by the Beatles (released in 1967) and by Joe Cocker (released in 1969) and “You've Got a Friend" by Carole King (released in 1971).
"I want to congratulate all the participants for the great work you accomplished for this project," said organizer and musician Vincent Maggiore (Business Administration).
Enjoy the DBB video, released today for you in the Read More link.
If you enjoy it and can help out, consider a donation to the Dawson College Foundation for the Dawson Financial Aid Program. The community and our friends have now donated more than $5,000. More news to come in August.
The DBB plans to be back in the Fall with more great music for us!
On March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Two days later, classes ended for spring break and Dawson College closed for what turned out to be the rest of the semester. Teachers and the newly launched Faculty Hub were plunged into an education emergency: completing the semester for about 9,000 students.
Click Read More for the homepage news story about how the Faculty Hub supported teachers through this extraordinary end of semester.
Our extraordinary digital Vernissage Season continues this week with our two last events! Consider yourself invited!
Wednesday, June 17 at 6 p.m.: Graphic Design
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/vernissage/graphic-design/
Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m.: 3D Animation and CGI
Livestream link: https://youtu.be/7qasDo_anbo
You can still visit the other exhibits if you missed the vernissage events. Click Read More to go to the Vernissage Season landing page with all the links.
Next Tuesday, June 16 at 6 p.m., Andrew Katz (English Department) will be virtually launching his second picture book, I JUST WANT TO BE SUPER! / JE SUIS SUPER NINO! illustrated by Dawson Illustration graduate Tony Luzano (2014).The story is about a young kid with TONS of energy. Here is what Kirkus Reviews had to say about the book:…
The Dawson Blues Band has grown to 18 members, all employees of Dawson College, and they are working on their next release, set for next Tuesday, June 16. They want to lift us all up and raise support for our students through the Dawson College Foundation for the Dawson Financial Aid Program.
To send us all off on a happy note, their last video before the summer break will be With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles.
Did you see their first video? The Dawson Blues Band released Lean on Me on May 19. Link to the video is in the Read More link.
The graduates and faculty of the Industrial Design department cordially invite you to the graduating class of 2020's online exhibition, which will be launched and available for viewing as of Wednesday, June 10 at 6:00 pm. The exhibition will be ongoing.
Dawson's extraordinary online Vernissage Season continues this week with more amazing work by our graduates.
The Read More link leads to the news story about how it all came together.
A new pavilion for Dawson College is one of the 202 infrastructure, health and education projects that the Legault government is fast-tracking. Dawson’s project was included in the omnibus Bill 61, which was tabled June 3 and is expected to be passed before the National Assembly breaks for the summer June 12.
Read our homepage news story for more about this innovative and unique project that will benefit the whole College.
Last Modified: June 16, 2020
