Joel Tyrrell's retirement on Aug. 19 made the news! CBC News Montreal ran a feature story about him looking back on his 49-year career and his impact at Dawson and in the community.
To find the Aug. 28 CBC story, click on the Read More link and then search for Joel Tyrrell. (The story is live but the direct links are glitchy)
Dawson’s Living Campus concept has influenced other schools and organizations to become Living Schools, Work Places and even Churches/Places of Worship.
Rev. Neil Whitehouse of Westmount Park United Church wrote a letter to the editor in the Aug. 30 issue of the Westmount Independent to congratulate Dawson on being recognized as a leader in sustainability:
“Huge congratulations to Dawson College on recognition of their tremendous work towards sustainable living (August 23, p. 19). My church is a Living Church as Dawson is a Living Campus, and we both have special ginkgo trees.”
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer will offer perspectives on Indigenous sciences and western science in her Peace Week keynote address, entitled Confronting Western Science Epistemology, online at Dawson at 2 p.m. on Sept. 15. In her publications and her speaking engagements, she proposes a revolutionary way to rethink how we approach the land and the natural sciences.
Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, whose mission is to create programs which draw on the wisdom of both Indigenous and scientific knowledge for our shared goals of sustainability.
Her interests in restoration include not only restoration of ecological communities, but restoration of our relationships to land. She holds a BSc in Botany from SUNY ESF, an MS and PhD in Botany from the University of Wisconsin and is the author of numerous scientific papers on plant ecology, bryophyte ecology, traditional knowledge and restoration ecology.
To register for keynote by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer on Sept. 15 at 2 p.m.: https://arlo.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/register?sgid=8fa03ebf3cd04c96a9560e04b1da970c
For the full program and registration links for Peace Week at Dawson Sept. 13-21:
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/peace-week/peace-week-schedule/
Tell me about your experience with DALC. What has been the best part? Being a member of the DALC group was an invigorating and inspiring experience. As an architect, the best part was being involved in a design experiment. Using the active learning classrooms was a unique opportunity to test and observe the classroom environment….
Open House 2022 will blend the best of the in-person and virtual experiences of the previous years.
Sunday, Oct. 23 will be in-person by reservation only: Campus Tours and Program Experiences; times TBA
Tuesday, Oct. 25 will be online:
Program/profile coordinators and chairs will receive information soon from their associate dean.
In an annual tradition that never fails to awe employees and students with the beauty of Nature, the Sustainability Office distributed 100 Monarch Butterfly chrysalises to employees throughout the College, including to the staff of the First-Year Students’ Office, pictured.
“Taking care of the butterflies together helps us take care of each other and Nature,” said Jenn de Vera, project lead. “This is the most wonderful time of the year at Dawson! Our priority is to involve new people every year and spread the joy.”
At the time of publishing D News, a little more than half the chrysalises had eclosed and all were expected to eclose by the weekend. Every day at 12 p.m. this week, butterflies will be released in the Peace Garden. All are welcome.
To see a little video of the release on Sept. 6, check out Dawson's Facebook post: https://fb.watch/folWmmVvK1/
Meeting in person for the first time since January 2020, the community was invited to attend the Director General and Academic Dean’s welcome back general assembly and lunch on Aug. 17. Nearly 500 people participated for what was also the first time Diane Gauvin and Rob Cassidy were able to convene the traditional Fall meeting since they took office in January and August 2021, respectively.
To learn what the DG and Academic Dean spoke about, click Read More.
Dawson College graduate Michael Fagen (Class of 2014, Pure & Applied Science) took home Scrabble's top prize. For a CTV news report about his achievement, click Read More.
Economics professor Worku Aberra has been in the news recently on the topic of the rising popularity of the Canadian currency.
July 27 Moneywise article: https://moneywise.ca/news/us-dollar
June 4 article in The Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/2022/06/04/how-canadas-loonie-became-a-desired-international-currency.html
The book presents posture as a fundamental skill, a basic fitness component, and a foundation for exercise, sport performance, and efficient movement in daily living. Although written for college students, it is a do-it-yourself approach for anyone wanting to stand taller and move better. The basic premise of Stand Tall and Move Easy is that…
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