Professionals & support staff can sign up for Sustainable Happiness
January 26th, 2021
Professionals and support staff, there is an opportunity to take the 24-hour Certificate in Sustainable Happiness (SH) Course this semester. The program will run Feb. 12 through April 9 on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Participants will be introduced to the concept of Sustainable Happiness and explore its implications, both personally and professionally. This is an experiential and applied certificate.
Key topics include: sustainability, connecting with Nature, positive psychology, well-being, happiness, and healthy/sustainable lifestyles. All participants must complete a project that benefits the well-being of themselves, others and/or the planet to obtain the certificate.
Some examples of successfully completed projects last semester were plant-based recipe books, yoga / meditation challenges, going on daily dates with Nature, 30 days of acts of kindness, plant giveaways, vertical gardens at home, family wellness and a zero waste challenge.
To express your interest or place your name on the waiting list, go to SH Wait List
For more information, go to https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/sustainable/sustainable-happiness/
There is also a Certificate in SH course that will run Feb.15- April 12 for students.
Registration open for CTD courses- free for employees
December 15th, 2020
Registration is open for the winter session of non-credit courses at Dawson's Centre for Training & Development.
Choose from a wide variety of language, technology or personal development courses - all online.
Courses are reasonably priced for the general population and *free* for all Dawson employees (conditions apply).
October 7th, 2020
Faculty members and professionals are invited to participate in the Dawson College Pedagogical Days taking place next week from Tuesday, Oct. 13 to Friday, Oct. 16. Registration is now open for the Pedagogical Days program. Join your colleagues on Oct. 13 at 1:00 p.m. for a keynote session by Usha James entitled “Seizing opportunities and meeting…
Meditation Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
September 8th, 2020
As part of Dawson's commitment to well-being for all, everyone is welcome to join faculty members Johanne Rabbat, Madeleine Côté and Daniel Goldsmith for meditation sessions every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-2:30 p.m. No experience is necessary; instruction will be provided. Sessions begin Tuesday, Sept. 8 and will continue until the end of classes.
Link to join in Read More.
August 25th, 2020
This year the Sustainability Office did the Monarch Nursery project a little differently. Usually employees foster Monarch butterfly chrysalises as a team in their offices. This year, employees brought their chrysalises home to share the amazing experience with their families and neighbours. “During these unknown and different times, it seems the monarch chrysalises have brought…
May 5th, 2020
At the Dawson College Health Clinic, we continue the conversation of how to be empowered with exercises that can be done from the comfort of your home to maintain healthy habits throughout the quarantine. Our intern students look forward to welcoming you to join our presentations on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m.. Please dress…
April 21st, 2020
Is this quarantine cramping your style?! Do you want to stretch your horizons and learn some tools to improve your health? As part of their internship, third-year Physiotherapy Technology students will be offering a series of webinars on various health promotion topics. Sessions will take place every Monday and Wednesday at 11 a.m. via Zoom….
Bixi discount for Dawson employees
April 21st, 2020
April 21st, 2020
Tomorrow (April 22) is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which is usually celebrated in a big way at Dawson College with a week-long program of events. This year, Earth Week is going virtual at Dawson and all over the world: Virtual presentation by yogipreneur Bhaskar Goswami (pictured) on Wednesday, April 22 via ZOOM meeting…
March 24th, 2020
Head over to the Dawson College Library homepage and click on “login off campus” situated right underneath the search bar in the centre of the page. Enter your network credentials and voilà! You are in! Use the Discovery Service search bar to find eBooks and journal articles. Purchase Request Form The library continually strives to…
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