News report on DAWSCON
Find out all about the most successful DAWSCON conference to date in our news report about the software conference organized by Computer Science teacher Ken Fogel.
Find out all about the most successful DAWSCON conference to date in our news report about the software conference organized by Computer Science teacher Ken Fogel.
Dawson College has been selected by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) as one of nine colleges nationally that will track how their colleges are advancing the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched in 2015, the SDGs are an urgent call to action for the entire planet. On the SDG website, it is stated that “they…
Venkat Subramaniam (pictured at Dawson) was the rock star speaker at the fourth annual DAWSCON conference, according to organizer Ken Fogel of Computer Science. The fourth annual software conference took place Jan. 10 at Dawson College and drew a record audience of 300 participants from industry and academia. A news piece will be posted soon with more news from the successful conference.
In the Jan. 1 New Year edition of La Presse, they looked back on the remarkable journey of Dawson College Visual Arts student Hannah Tooktoo in the summer of 2019. Click Read More for the article.
Take a break from winter and come see our Living Campus through a video produced by the Sustainability Office. The video showcases initiatives by students, faculty and staff that are inspiring elementary schools, high schools and other institutes of higher education to also take action. Live Living Campus group tours will be offered this semester. Watch for dates and times in upcoming D News.
Living Campus Orientation Tour
For further information on our sustainability inititiative and projects, please visit: www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/sustainable/
From now until May, about 30,000 kids in schools across Ontario will read all 10 of the French picture books nominated for Le Prix Peuplier. One of those books is the French version of How to Catch a Bear Who Loves to Read by Dawson teacher Andrew Katz and Juliana Léveillé-Trudel. The nominees are kid-picked, and the eventual winner will be as well. Congrats Andrew and good luck!
Teacher Ken Fogel was elected Nov. 19 to a one-year term on the executive committee of the Java Community Process. This organization, managed by Oracle Corporation, reviews all JSRs (Java Service Requests) submitted by developers and companies from around the world for changes, enhancements and even removals from the Java language. This language is used…
Enjoy four games of legendary Dawson Blues basketball for the price of one at Basketball Day at Dawson this Saturday, Dec. 7. A ticket to all four games is only $5! Bring your family- kids 12 years old and under are free. All four teams of the Dawson Blues will play: Division 1 and Division 2,…
Dawson students participating in the S.P.A.C.E. (Sciences Participating with Arts and Culture in Education) student enrichment initiative presented their winning McGill Physics Hackathon projects at a Montreal Planetarium gala Nov. 18. Dawson teams placed 2nd and 3rd out of 42 teams that competed in the hackathon that took place at MILA November 2-3.
Photo caption: The S.P.A.C.E. team with mentors and organizers during the McGill Physics Hackathon at MILA. Credit: Raffles Zhu Photography
Second to Convocation, the proudest moment at Dawson College is the Fall Awards Ceremony. On Nov. 20, students and their families, partners and friends were at Dawson College to celebrate student success. Faculty, management and staff as well as donors shared in the celebration as well. Seventy-nine awards were given to an incredible group of…
Last Modified: January 21, 2020