Four bat species added to 1,000 species count
September 26th, 2024
Possibly Dawson’s first ever Bat Walk took place on Sept. 5, which led to a few more species being added to the 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days goal. The FUNmtl team, which led the activity, brought speakers that pick up the frequency of bat calls and can identify the species. Around 25 people came, including people from the external community and students. We were able to identify four species, the silver-haired bat, hoary bat, eastern red bat and big brown bat! A very exciting night for our biodiversity count! The picture shows the speaker attached to an iPad so that we could see the bat calls and know when to look up to see them.
─Submitted by Narcisse Waiel Hassan of the Office of Sustainability
Six staff & professionals completed Sustainable Happiness
May 23rd, 2024
Facilitators Azra Khan and Jenn de Vera led another group of support staff and professionals in the Sustainable Happiness non-credit course. Congrats to our new SH grads of Winter 2024!
In the photo from left to right, here are the grads and their final projects:
- Azra Khan (HR, SH Facilitator)
- Liam Barnes (Industrial Design): Multicultural potluck with Industrial Design students
- Anne-Marie Marko (Library): Created music playlist with song ideas from Dawson community, posted board in library/partnered with Julien who also works in the library
- Skyler Charlie Hudon (CLEO): Wellness pomodoro workshops
- Anastasia Tzeckas (Finance): Community Coffee break for Finance and Social Science & Business Technology departments (partnered with Santa).
- Santa Di Stefano (Social Science & Business Technology): Community Coffee break for Finance and Social Science & Business Technology (partnered with Anastasia)
- Julien Procuta (Library): Created music playlist with song ideas from Dawson community, posted board in library/partnered with Anne-Marie who also works in the library
- Jenn de Vera (Office of Sustainability, SH facilitator)
Six faculty members completed Sustainable Happiness
May 23rd, 2024
Facilitator Holly McIntyre led a group of faculty members through the Sustainable Happiness non-credit course pioneered at Dawson. Congrats to our first SH faculty grads!
In the photo from left to right, here are the Winter 2024 SH grads along with their projects:
- Holly McIntyre (Phys ed, SH facilitator)
- Richard Montreuil (Department Chair, Phys ed): Created a student survey to understand what makes students happy in Phys. Ed. classes and shared results with the group and his department
- Cory Deegan ( Ed.): Adding SH activities and reflections to his Phys. Ed. courses
- Caroline Haddad ( Ed.): (with Layal) Put up a gratitude board in the hallway, provided to the community ways of feeling and expressing gratitude, and hosted a Phys. Ed. gratitude coffee and snack break to share gratitude
- Paul Wasacz ( Ed.): Planting three sisters with his Phys. Ed. class to prepare for the new Indigenous garden and arranging for students to take care of the seedlings
- Layal Nakhlé ( Ed.) (with Caroline): Put up a gratitude board in the hallway, provided to the community ways of feeling and expressing gratitude, and hosted a Phys. Ed. gratitude coffee and snack break to share gratitude
- Brian Mader (Program Co-Coordinator of Environmental Science,Biology): Ran a Bioblitz to identify species on campus
Active transportation news and BIXI discount
May 23rd, 2024
There will be a meeting with those who have shown interest in joining Dawson's Active Alternative Transportation Working group (AATWG). “We plan to meet with the group to discuss future bike workshops, helping people find the best route to and from Dawson. Whether it is a biking or walking route, we want to encourage people to live healthier lives by spending more time outdoors instead of sitting in a car, bus, metro or train to get to work or school,” said Jennifer de Vera (Office of Sustainability).
Don't forget to take advantage of the BIXI 10% Group discount to all Dawson community and friends. Use discount code BIXI2024DAWSON . The deadline is May 31, 2024!
In addition, the Office of Sustainability was able to form a partnership with local bike shop Martin Swiss Cycle, just a five-minute bike ride from Dawson. Simply present your student or employee I.D. and you will receive 15% off on all accessories. (Discount not applicable to bikes or labour)
If anyone has any bike related questions, feel free to contact Adam akingsland@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Students and staff are invited to a bike maintenance skills workshop May 28
May 23rd, 2024
Students and employees are welcome to bring their bikes to learn how to change a tire, adjust brakes and do basic tune up’s.
Mech Tech faculty member Adam Kingsland will lead an outdoor bike workshop by the Gazebo in Parking Lot 1 starting at 12 PM on Tuesday, May 28. (Rain date: Wednesday, May 29) Bring your bikes or simply come listen and learn. Adam facilitates the workshops by ensuring all participants can get their hands dirty to benefit from the hands-on learning.
Please reserve your spot by emailing sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
This activity is part of the Office of Sustainability’s Wellness Activities- Happy Hobbies series.
Food researchers from around the world gathered at Dawson
May 23rd, 2024
Industrialized food production and international food supply chains significantly increase food insecurity, worsen environmental degradation, and lead to inadequate livelihoods especially for women and youth. Food systems have the potential to be multi-functional levers for change. Small-scale, Indigenous, and traditional approaches can offer needed solutions for transformation.
Last week at Dawson College, a group of food researchers from Kenya, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and other parts of Canada met each other for the first time as part of a new major international project to identify, measure, and tell the stories of regional sustainable food systems. The project is called FLOW (Food, Learning and Growing) Partnership: Seeding Sustainability Transformation.
Visit the link for the homepage news story.
May 22nd, 2024
Over a decade ago, the Dawson Student Union began to address food insecurity at the College introducing Dawson Dinin’, a free vegan lunch service, offered once per week to the whole community. In Winter 2024, the Office of Sustainability, the Dawson College Peace Centre, and the Dawson Student Union joined together to expand the service…
May 9th, 2024
Students in Paul Wasacz’s Physical Education course, Eco-landscaping, built two new gardens on the west side of the campus over the weekend of May 4-5. Chris Adam and Jenn de Vera from the Office of Sustainability were also both present to guide the students. “We were able to use fillers such as large branches and…
May 9th, 2024
Over the last two weeks, the Dawson community and friends have collectively added over 1,300 observations from 200 new observers. The number of new species added is 64, bringing our 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days count to 900. On Monday, April 29, about 100 people attended the worldwide BioBlitz at Dawson. Participants included students, faculty,…
April 25th, 2024
A photo of the scilla bulbs blooming on the Sherbrooke Street West side of the Dawson campus, published in the April 18 D Announcements, brought back memories for Eleftheria Styliaras, a technician in the biology department. Eleftheria wrote to the Communications team: “I wanted to share the story behind these beautiful blooms. These scilla were planted…
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