New life for your old glasses
November 20th, 2024
The Office of Sustainability and students in the Social Change and Solidarity (SCS) profile of Social Science have plans for your old glasses.
The SCS students will bring the glasses on their solidarity trip to Cuba in late December. The glasses will be distributed to their partners on the island. Ultimately, your old glasses will provide the gift of improved vision to people in need.
Drop off your old glasses in the Upper Atrium at Dawson on Wednesday, Nov. 27 from 9 AM to 3 PM. After that time, glasses can be left in the recycling centre on the second floor by the escalators.
Winter Clothing Drive for Refugees and Newcomers
November 19th, 2024
The Dawson Teachers' Union has joined the effort of Welcome Collective to collect outdoor winter clothing for refugee claimants and newcomers. We are asking the Dawson community to contribute winter coats, boots, snowsuits, snow pants, and accessories like scarves, mittens, gloves, and hats for both adults and children. Items can be used but should be in good condition. Note that other items such as sweaters and rain boots are not accepted.
Please bring donations to the DTU office (8A.11) between now and Monday, Dec. 9.
Welcome Collective's core mission is to provide immediate help to the city’s most precarious refugee claimants in the belief that ‘Everyone has the right to seek and enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution’ (Universal Declaration of Human Rights).
November 19th, 2024
Last week, staff were offered another opportunity to use their well-being hours.* Cooking with Jamal was a two-hour workshop presented by the Zero Waste Café and the Office of Sustainability on Nov. 14. The small group of five students and two employees were given the chance to cook a delicious vegan meal with chef Jamal…
November 19th, 2024
1,000 Species project was front-page news in The Gazette on Nov. 19: Read the story here: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/snails-squirrels-and-creep-crawlies-over-1000-species-live-on-dawson-campus The “infamous” dog vomit slime mould, photo by Douglas Smyth: Two-spotted bumblebee, photo by Douglas Smyth:
Students invited to respond to mental health survey
November 7th, 2024
A mental health survey is being conducted across the CEGEP network this month.
The results will help Student Services develop and adapt services to respond to the needs of students.
Students have until Nov. 22 to respond. All participants are entered to win a gift card. Please promote the survey to your students.
Visit the link for more info and to see the survey.
You are invited to Cook with Jamal on Nov. 14
November 7th, 2024
Join the Zero Waste Cafe for a VERY special Thursday program after the Early Bird Breakfast, on Nov. 14 from 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Cooking with Jamal.
Learn to cook delicious vegan cuisine under our beloved Dawson Dinin’ head chef Jamal Spence! Students and employees are welcome to join us.
Register here for your spot to Cook with Jamal: https://forms.office.com/r/i28rKqEUHC
Should you require any accommodations to participate, please email Diana Rice, Office of Sustainability.
November 6th, 2024
This year, 10 students and two faculty members from the Social Change and Solidarity profile are going to Cuba and we are organizing a donation drive and a fundraiser to support our Cuban partners. About the donations We are setting up a donation bin, painted in the colours of the Cuban flag, outside the Sustainability…
Dawson project featured in national sustainability report
November 6th, 2024
Dawson's vermicomposting project is featured in a new report by Colleges & Institutes Canada (CICan).
The worms at work at Dawson are very busy transforming cafeteria food and campus landscape waste into rich organic soil. The project is already reducing the College's carbon footprint and still has untapped potential.
Read CICan's Campus Living Labs Report, which is found in the blog in the link. Dawson's project is featured on page 17 of the pdf or page 14 of the print version.
November 6th, 2024
Reflecting on your semester and wondering how you can improve your teaching and classroom environment next term? Upscaling UDL@Dawson is hosting its second all-inclusive two-day retreat! The theme is: Designing to the edges. Participants will dive into the inclusive design-cycle to better understand our students, identify barriers to learning in our course design and classroom…
Deposit of DSU petition in favour of Indigenous students’ rights
November 6th, 2024
On Oct. 30, the petition of the Dawson Student Union (DSU) asking the Quebec government to exempt Indigenous students from the harmful effects of Law 14 was officially deposited in the National Assembly.
“It was important for the DSU to stand up for our fellow students and the rights of Indigenous peoples,” said Leilah Doyle, Vice-President External Affairs. “This campaign has concluded but we will continue to advocate for Indigenous students.”
Doyle is sad that the government seems closed to really listening to the students and doing the right thing for Indigenous students.
Indigenous students in Quebec are already struggling to pursue further studies at CEGEP, and Law 14, as it is being implemented now, means some Indigenous students will not be able to graduate.
Before it closed on Oct. 25, the petition garnered 2,794 signatures from Quebecers. It was sponsored by Jennifer Maccarone, Member of the National Assembly for Westmount─St-Louis.
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