March 27th, 2025
This year is the 40th anniversary of the Dawson Student Union’s 2SLGBTQIA+ club Etcetera, which was founded by Joe Rose in 1985. In collaboration with Cinema l Communications, Creative Collective for Change, and Women’s/Gender Studies, the Allies and Angels Music Fest took place on March 12 and a queer prom is planned for this spring….
February 27th, 2025
To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in STEM (Feb. 11) at Dawson, Andreea Panait (Faculty, Mathematics) together with STEMM FEM and DAS (the Dawson Astronomical Society) created a series of events during the second week of February. One of the highlights was a poster session on Inspiring Minds: Women who Shaped STEM…
Academic freedom in the news
February 26th, 2025
Dawson Dinin’ in the news
February 26th, 2025
La Presse newspaper featured Dawson's unique free food program, Dawson Dinin', on Feb. 18.
Visit the link to read the story.
Student report on first Model UN Conference at Dawson
February 25th, 2025
One month has passed since the first-ever Dawson College Model United Nations (DCMUN) conference, which took place Jan. 17-19. The DCMUN team had fun at what is now the biggest CEGEP conference in the world. Participants Anaya Ray and Bassma Al Atrache were two volunteers for the event, which hosted more than 100 participants.
Visit the link to read the homepage story.
Dawson will host CCAA Women’s Basketball Nationals in 2026
February 25th, 2025
On Feb. 14, the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) announced that Dawson College is the official host of the 2026 CCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship. The event will occur from March 18 to 21, 2026 at the Tony Proudfoot Gymnasium.
Over the years, the Dawson Blues Women’s Basketball Team has achieved remarkable success, including two silver medals, and two bronze medals within the last nine years, the CCAA said in their news release.
Visit the link for the full news release from the CCAA.
C’est bientôt la Francofête à Dawson !
February 14th, 2025
Venez célébrer la richesse de la langue française et des cultures francophones lors de la Francofête ! Du 24 au 27 mars 2025, découvrez un programme varié : spectacles, ateliers, conférences, projections de films, jeux et concours.
Assistez à Mythomane, un spectacle unique alliant conte et mythologie grecque présenté par Thomas Hellman, laissez-vous emporter par la voix lumineuse de la soprano Aneska Diament lors du récital de mélodies françaises, dégustez de la tire d’érable au Oliver’s et testez vos talents lors de la soirée micro-ouvert où vous pourrez livrer une performance de slam, de musique, de poésie ou d’humour.
Inscriptions
Pour vous inscrire à une activité, merci de remplir le formulaire suivant : https://forms.office.com/r/7E7P4EE4P2.
Si vous avez des questions, merci de les adresser à Emma Gauthier-Mamaril (egauthier-mamaril@dawsoncollege.qc.ca)
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Two extraordinary Dawson students are finalists for the Loran Award
February 14th, 2025
Two exceptional Dawson students will be in Toronto Feb. 21-23 for the final part of the selection process for the Loran Award, the country’s largest and most comprehensive four-year undergraduate award, valued at $100,000.
Ahmad Mousattat, a student in Enriched Health Science, and Leila Pozzi, a student in the Social Change and Solidarity profile of Social Science, are winners already. All finalists who are not selected are eligible to receive a one-time $6,000 Loran Finalist Award tenable at any Canadian university. Ahmad and Leila were chosen based on criteria that goes beyond good grades. Finalists have “a guiding sense of purpose” and “demonstrate strength of character, a deep commitment to service, and exceptional leadership potential,” according to the Loran Foundation.
Those selected as Loran Scholars will benefit from a four-year leadership-enrichment program, financial support for undergraduate studies in the form of a tuition waiver and living stipend, diverse opportunities for experiential learning, one-on-one mentorship from a business or community leader, scholar gatherings, and a long-term community of peers, alumni, and supporters. The 2025 Loran Scholars announcement will be in March.
The Communications Office interviewed Ahmad and Leila. Visit the link to read the Q & A.
Dawson in 30 seconds reel
February 12th, 2025
Last week Dawson students Garrett Loewen (Nursing), Mahshid Anvari (Commerce profile of Social Science), Nathan Bellemare Smallhorn (CRLT) and Dylan Bielinski-Regan (CRLT) gave their time to collaborate with the Fédération des cégeps on a short video.
The fast-paced video is a mini tour of Dawson and was published on Instagram on the le cégep account.
(Pictured Mahshid Anvari in a frame from the video)
Visit the link to view the video.
Fédération des cégeps highlight mental health support at Dawson
February 11th, 2025
The new president of the Fédération des cégeps, Marie Montpetit, visited Dawson Feb. 3. The association that represents Quebec’s public CEGEPs used the opportunity to comment about the importance of mental health in higher education and the need to invest in it.
The Fédération issued a news release on the same day and highlighted some examples of how Dawson, which it described as “distinguishing itself with its holistic vision of well-being,” is responding to the heightened anxiety in students.
Visit the link to read the news release (in French only).
Photo courtesy of the Fédération des cégeps. Pictured, left to right, Director General Diane Gauvin, Jenn de Vera of the Office of Sustainability and Marie Montpetit of the Fédération de cégeps.
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