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Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020

#DawsonProud

DAWSCON draws top speakers on software development and record attendance

Venkat Subramaniam (pictured at Dawson) was the rock star speaker at the fourth annual DAWSCON conference, according to organizer Ken Fogel of Computer Science. The fourth annual software conference took place Jan. 10 at Dawson College and drew a record audience of 300 participants from industry and academia. A news piece will be posted soon with more news from the successful conference.

Human Resources, Policy on Sexual Violence, Workshops

Sexual Violence Bystander Training Jan. 21-22

Internationally renowned women’s rights advocate and educator Julie Lalonde will be at Dawson on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 21 and 22 to present: I've got your back: Bystanders stepping up to prevent sexual violence. Julie will be giving her presentation at three sessions to allow as many people as possible to participate. The sessions are open to all employees and students.

Read More - Sexual Violence Bystander Training Jan. 21-22

#DawsonProud, Sustainability

Dawson selected to track SDGs on campuses across Canada

Dawson College has been selected by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) as one of nine colleges nationally that will track how their colleges are advancing the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Read More - Dawson selected to track SDGs on campuses across Canada

#DawsonProud, In the news/in social media

La Presse named Hannah Tooktoo Excellence Personalité de l’année humanisme

In the Jan. 1 New Year edition of La Presse, they looked back on the remarkable journey of Dawson College Visual Arts student Hannah Tooktoo in the summer of 2019. Click Read More for the article.

Read More - La Presse named Hannah Tooktoo Excellence Personalité de l’année humanisme

Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery

Faculty Of Fine Arts Biennial 14

The Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery is pleased to host the Fine Arts Faculty Biennial 14, opening Jan. 23 and on view until Feb.19. The exhibition displays a uniquely broad range of contemporary practices and themes from 19 leaders of Montreal’s art and academic communities. The vernissage will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 23. Harlan Johnson, a Fine Arts faculty member, will be performing his foot-tapping Cajun music at the event. 

Read More - Faculty Of Fine Arts Biennial 14

Facilities Management

First Aid tips

Dawson College trained another cohort in First Aid in the Workplace last week. About 45 employees are now certified as First Aiders after two days of First Aid in the Workplace training. Last semester, about 40 students were also trained in basic First Aid.

The first responders on campus are always the Security team. They can help a speedy response by directing emergency personnel on site.

When at Dawson, do not call 911. Call the Security Desk at ext. 1000. There is always someone on duty 24 hours/day.

There are some great tips from the program that we can all keep in mind:

  • Never move the victim unless in danger
  • Never feed the victim
  • Whatever is inside (impaled), leave it in
  • Whatever has come out, leave outside the body
  • Whatever is normally dry, cover with a dry bandage
  • Whatever is naturally wet, cover with a wet bandage.

More Red Cross basic tips for First Aid can be found here: https://www.redcross.ca/crc/documents/comprehensive_guide_for_firstaidcpr_en.pdf

 

 

Awards Office

Jan. 24 deadline to submit nominations for Lt.-Gov. Youth Medal

Just 10 more days to submit a worthy student as your nominee for the Lt.-Gov. Youth Medal. Click Read More to get all the details you need to nominate.

Read More - Jan. 24 deadline to submit nominations for Lt.-Gov. Youth Medal

Facilities Management

Emergency procedures- time to review

At the beginning of the semester, it is a good time to re-familiarize yourself with the Emergency Procedures of Dawson College. Please click on Read More for a link to the procedures and some common questions.

Read More - Emergency procedures- time to review

Faculty Hub, Workshops

Faculty Hub presents two workshops Jan. 21 and 23

Next week there are are two great workshops for teachers: Setting The Tone for a Successful Term and Deep-Dive: Foundations of College-level Teaching. Click on Read More for more info and links to register.

Read More - Faculty Hub presents two workshops Jan. 21 and 23

Workshops

Become certified in Mental Health First Aid

Would you like to get trained in Mental Health First Aid? If this interests you and you are a member of the DSSU, click Read More and participate in a survey, the first step in planning a group workshop at Dawson College.

Read More - Become certified in Mental Health First Aid

DawsonITE

DawsonITE Newsletter # 452

DawsonITE is your weekly curated news related to IT and Education prepared by Dawson's Rafael Scapin. In this issue:

  • Moodle learning analytics from different perspectives
  • Best podcasting hosting sites for 2020
  • Adding interactive annotations to images with a new Classtools tool

Read More - DawsonITE Newsletter # 452

Finance

Finance Office closures

Please be advised of the following closures in the Finance department:

  • Wednesday, Jan. 15: Petty Cash will be CANCELLED
  • Friday, Jan. 17: Department (including Fees counter) will be closed from 11:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m.

 

Communications Office

D News name participation prize

Better late than never! We finally have a winner drawn from all who participated in our new newsletter name survey or suggested a name last semester.

Derek Gaucher, Coordinator of IT Solutions (Systems and Programming), gets the credit for suggesting the name that was retained for our employee newsletter. D News is perfect because the letter D is used as shorthand for Dawson with our D logo and the newsletter is meant to present the College news in short little pieces.

We entered all the names of employees who participated in naming the newsletter into an online random name picker. Dipti Gupta, Profile Coordinator of Cinema-Communications, was selected as the winner. She won a $50 gift card. Thank you to all who participated!  And thank you to all who continue to make D News your news by contributing content and giving feedback.

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Last Modified: January 14, 2020

 

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