Thousands of bulbs planted on campus this month
November 24th, 2023
Student volunteers worked with the Office of Sustainability on Nov. 14 to plant 2,700 bulbs in the Peace Garden in just two hours! Five hundred of those bulbs were planted around the big tree in the Chiefs’ Garden, Jenn de Vera said.
The volunteers planted more bulbs in other areas around the campus later that week. Pink bulbs were planted near Anastasia’s tree, which was planted in memory of Anastasia De Sousa. Around the Peace Pole, blue and red bulbs were planted to represent the new partnership with Canadore College. The North Bay college received some bulbs from Dawson and will be sending photos in the spring of their blooming campus.
A total of 4,000 bulbs were planted at Dawson in the Peace Garden and the Three Sisters Garden. Hundreds more have been gifted to partner institutions and organizations.
The tulips and spring bulbs were purchased from a Dutch wholesale supplier by the Dawson Foundation. It was Dawson’s biggest bulb order ever.
November 9th, 2023
Physical Education faculty member and Nature photographer Doug Smyth’s photo is featured in the Birds Canada 2024 Calendar, which is mailed out to 15,000 people across Canada. Kate Dalgleish of Birds Canada said that “in 2023 nearly 2,000 photographers submitted images, so the competition is fairly fierce. A few of Douglas’s shots were in the…
November 9th, 2023
Erin Barker’s talk at Ped Day on Oct. 13 helped the audience understand the psychological stage that most of our students are in: emerging adulthood, which is from 18 years old to the late 20s. At this age, young adults are “not fully independent, but they are less dependent. It is an age of feeling…
Donate winter clothing for newcomers to Montreal until Nov. 28
November 8th, 2023
Third-year Social Service students are organizing a winter clothing drive for Welcome Collective, an organization that supports newcomers to Montreal.
You can drop off your winter clothes until Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Social Service Department Lounge (4H.1). Special thanks to the students who organized this: Greg Nathan Carpel-Souvenir, Tomas Mata Davila, Uwase Jessica Izere and Bhavana Taveras.
Dawson moose activity made the news
November 8th, 2023
The First Peoples’ Centre hosted a traditional moose field dressing and cookout on the west grounds of the College on Oct. 24. Under the guidance of elders and knowledge holders, Cree, Inuit and Kanienʼkehá꞉ka students participated in the preparation, while welcoming other members of the Dawson community to participate as well. Over the course of the day, students from many communities were able to reconnect with customs not commonly practiced in our urban setting.
Tiawentí:non Canadian of the First Peoples’ Centre oversaw the planning of the successful event that will generate other learning opportunities over semesters to come. This winter, students will tan the moose hide during an outdoor activity, and Brian Mader of the Environmental Science program will use the moose skull for a biology course activity. The food prepared during this initiative will feed students at the First Peoples’ Centre well into the winter semester.
The First Peoples’ Centre thanks Living Campus and the Dawson Foundation for providing a chest freezer for food storage following the event.
CBC News was on campus to report on the activity. See their coverage of the story here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/moose-butchering-quebec-cree-college-montreal-1.7008894
Photo credit: Tristan Beauregard
Join the Dawson Community Bulb Planting Nov. 14
November 8th, 2023
Come help out the Office of Sustainability and their Sustainabili-team student volunteers plant tulips and other bulbs in the Peace Garden and other gardens on campus.
All are invited to drop by any time between 10 AM-12 PM on Tuesday, November 14 to get your hands dirty and help beautify our grounds. No gardening experience necessary; gloves and tools will be provided. We look forward to Spring when we will see all the bulbs in bloom!
On behalf of the Dawson foundation and Office of Sustainability, we would like to thank the Dawson Community and friends for purchasing bulbs benefitting our student-run Living Campus projects and initiatives.
Bulb planting blitz
Date: Tuesday, Nov 14
Time: Drop-in 10 AM-12 PM
Location: Peace Garden (Meet near Peace Pole)
November 8th, 2023
The Dawson community is invited to once again make a child’s wish for Santa come true by participating in the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres annual Holiday Gift Campaign. The goal is to provide gifts and needed items for approximately 1,500 children aged 0-17 who are under Youth Protection in the Montreal region, including children…
November 8th, 2023
Call for Guest Teachers In Winter 2024, the Women’s/Gender Studies Certificate will once again be offering its foundational Learning Communities course GENDER MATTERS (see description and course competency below). Kim Simard from Cinema-Communications will be leading a group of faculty volunteers from across different disciplines. The goal is to offer a Learning Communities experience to…
November 6th, 2023
“Happiness that contributes to individual, community or global well-being and does not exploit other people, the environment, or future generations,” is how Dr. Catherine O’Brien defines the concept of Sustainable Happiness. The Office of Sustainability is pleased to announce that a 20-hour Sustainable Happiness certificate will be offered to faculty during the winter 2024 semester. Many employees…
Field trip to Canadore College
October 25th, 2023
Jenn de Vera, Sophie La Font and Chris Adam of Dawson's Office of Sustainability were in North Bay, Ontario this week to visit Canadore College.
"Dawson is entering an exciting partnership with Canadore that will further define what it is it be a Living Campus that offers high impact practices, research and experiential learning to reconnect people, community and Nature," Chris Adam said before the team left.
More to come...
Photo: Jenn de Vera on a tour of Canadore.
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