DAWSON PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM 2022-2023 SEASON Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice, directed by Jonathan Monro Dates: Wednesday September 21 to Saturday September 24 Showtime: 8 pm Price: Pay what you can Collaborators by John Hodge, directed by Matt Holland Dates: Wednesday October 5 to Saturday October 8 Showtime: 8 pm Price: Pay…
On Friday Sept. 30, the Dawson community will observe Orange Shirt Day – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As a young child at a residential school in 1973, Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation in British Columbia, was wearing a brand-new orange shirt on her first day of…
Welcome Back one & all! Come and join the Dawson College Peace Centre for our 7th Annual Peace Week. This year we examine our theme, Revolution & Metamorphosis. Revolution can often be associated with violent upheaval, however peaceful nonviolent action and imagination can be the necessary ingredients that precede metamorphosis. This September, the Peace Centre…
On Aug. 16-17, an estimated 1,800 new students participated in Welcome Days. This year, the dean’s welcome for the three broad areas of study took place in the Tony Proudfoot Gym. The experience also included orientation sessions with program and profile coordinators, booths about various services at the College, self-guided tours and free ice cream outdoors.
“Thank you to everyone who was involved in the planning and implementation of Welcome Days! Your time and effort was very much appreciated,” said organizer Caroline Blouin, Coordinator of Student Services.
The 10th anniversary of the Dawson Active Learning Community will be celebrated at the SALTISE Conference. The Honourable Marc Garneau will be awarding the DALC with a community prize. Special guest, Dawson College’s Former Direct General, Richard Fillion will also be in attendance.
The community prize will be awarded at the cocktail (5 à 7 event) on Thursday, June 2 in room 5B.16.
On Wednesday, June 1, all Dawson employees were invited to drop by the 4A-B hallway to receive free pink lemonade, cookies, and a brand new Dawson mug to celebrate the college's new branding.
Thank you to all who came by, the giveaway was a great success!
Those who haven't had the chance to collect their mug may schedule a pickup at the Communications Office by contacting sricci@dawsoncollege.qc.ca before June 20.
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Revolution can often be associated with violent upheaval, however peaceful nonviolent action and imagination can be the necessary ingredients that precede metamorphosis. This September, the Peace Centre invites you think about how peaceful revolution, in thinking and action, is a meaningful pathway to fundamental positive social metamorphosis. What is revolutionary? How can revolutionary thinking support…
This fall, Dawson will host several events leading up to, and in observance of Sept. 30, Orange T-Shirt Day-National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
A dedicated team of students, faculty, professionals, and support staff, in consultation with Indigenous advisors, will organize these events with the goal of providing learning opportunities and raising awareness about decolonization and the importance of this day.
Support (resources, ideas, suggestions for speakers) is available for faculty who would like to include the theme of residential schools, the Truth and Reconciliation Report, or other decolonization topics in their course.
To request support, or to contribute your ideas or your time to the organization of events, please contact Diana Rice drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
The Dawson Golf Classic is set to tee off next week with a full roster of golfers, including familiar faces like Ray Boucher, Drago Kresevic, Paul Rastelli and Dave Nagels, pioneers of Dawson’s first 12 tournaments. The Classic has also collected dozens of prizes to be won, on-course games to be played and even a…
Last Modified: August 24, 2022
