Last Friday, Dawson was informed that the government would likely not fund the long-planned and long-delayed project to acquire a new building. The building would have served to redress the well-documented shortage of space for students in the main building. Several key people were on the call with Danielle McCann, the Minister of Higher Education,…
Wishing all our Dawson colleagues best wishes for the end of the semester, very Happy Holidays and a healthy and happy 2022! Meilleurs voeux ! We had hoped to give all employees a little surprise featuring our new Dawson brand but our delivery was delayed. The gift will be distributed when we return to campus in the New Year.
Dawson will launch a refreshed and youthful brand in the New Year.
Employees will be the first to see merchandise with the new logo. In the coming days, Director General Diane Gauvin will invite employees via an email to All Dawson to come pick up a Holiday Gift from Dawson featuring the new refreshed logo.
Click Read More to see the new logos, learn more about the brand, the process that led to it and what comes next.
Last Tuesday, Dawson’s Director General Diane Gauvin, along with John Halpin of John Abbott College and John McMahon of Vanier College, represented the English College Steering Committee at the hearings on Bill 96. The group consists of Champlain Regional College, Dawson College, Heritage College, John Abbott College, Marianopolis College, and Vanier College.
To read the news release, which contains a link to the brief in French and English: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/news/uncategorized/proposed-bill-96-has-serious-repercussions-for-quebec-students/
The Coalition of Anglophone Student Associations of Quebec, which includes the Dawson Student Union, also released a statement last week on Bill 96.
Their statement can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUs5M3bls4w/
Dawson Support Staff play a vital role at the College, helping students, teachers and their colleagues throughout the College to achieve their goals in fulfilling our mission. During this, Support Staff Appreciation Week, we would like to take this opportunity to recognize the contribution of support staff to campus life, and to thank each and every member for their dedication, their professionalism and their commitment to their tasks and for maintaining a high standard of service to the entire community.
It was a big week for the Dawson community! Many employees returned to campus to work on site for the first time since March 13, 2020.
To mark the occasion and to recognize the efforts of everyone during this extraordinary pandemic period, Dawson's managers and directors invited all employees to drop by the Peace Garden on Aug. 18 and 19 to receive honey from Dawson's own honey bees and to choose a plant for their office.
Dean of Creative and Applied Arts Andréa Cole (left) was one of the managers on welcome duty Aug. 18.
We wish to extend our gratitude for your service to all our colleagues who are retiring this year.
Traditionally, we host a special Recognition of Service Dinner to salute our retiring colleagues as well as those marking milestones of service to the College.
So we will not say farewell because we plan to see you in late Spring 2022 when we will host a great party for all our retirees of 2020, 2021 and 2022 as well as those marking major work anniversaries.
Diane Gauvin, Director General of Dawson College; John Halpin, Director General of John Abbott College and John McMahon, Director General of Vanier College are issuing the following joint statement in response to the Quebec government’s tabling of Bill 96 “Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, le français” :
We, the Directors General of the English-language CEGEPs on the island of Montreal, welcome the Québec government’s initiative to protect and promote French as the common language of Quebec. We are proud of the role our institutions play in higher education and of our contribution to Quebec society.
Click Read More for the full statement.
Building on over 50 years of history, Dawson College is embarking on a Branding Project today. “Over the years, Dawson has established a reputation as a CEGEP with excellent and innovative academic programs and an active campus life, with opportunities to grow and learn both inside and outside of the classroom,” said Director General Diane…
Dear colleagues, This Thursday will mark one year since the global pandemic was declared. A few days later, our work life was radically transformed. Over the past year, I have been impressed by your resourcefulness and dedication despite enormous challenges. Dawson has risen to the occasion and once again proved to be a community of…
Last Modified: February 2, 2022
