The Board of Governors of Dawson College made the bold commitment to be Carbon Neutral Forever in October 2018. Now, that promise is being implemented with the planting of 30,000 trees this spring and summer.
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Read More - 30,000 trees being planted to offset Dawson’s carbon footprint
If you are wondering how our Nursing Department is helping to reinforce the capacity of the health system during the COVID-19 pandemic, click read more for the homepage news story.
Read More - Nursing Department helping in battle against COVID-19
I really hope that everyone was able to disconnect, relax and think about other things than COVID-19 over the long Easter weekend. Despite the fact that we are getting some encouraging news and, following our Premier’s own words, that sunny days will be back soon, we are still in the midst of this battle to…
There is art throughout our beautiful heritage building. Sometimes when you pass something every day, you no longer see it. Let's use this time away from the building to appreciate the art we have on campus.
Here is a gallery of professional photos shot in June 2019 of the art work at Dawson. It was commissioned under the 1% rule that public buildings (new or renovated) have to set aside 1% of the budget for art. Special thanks to Alan Stewart and Rhonda Meier for help putting these photos together.
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Thank you! We asked and many of you responded.
To date, we have received enough support from members of the Dawson College community and from friends outside Dawson to stock our Food Bank for about a week. Nonetheless, the needs are great and we need your help to keep the momentum going.
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Read More - Donations from inside & outside our community for our COVID-19 Student Fund
While Dawson College has been closed since March 14, a critical crew of people continue to come to the campus to perform vital services. Many of the people who keep things going at the College are from external contractors. “Our Security team played a key and active role in the distribution of laptops and other…
Dawson's Phys. Ed. Department has prepared two more new workouts especially for you this week, including a fun card game workout.
Your challenge is to see how many cards you can go through in 20 minutes. If you are able to complete an entire deck, keep going!
Come to the Faculty Hub for webinars, resources and more to help you deliver your classes this semester.
Coming up on Friday, April 17: Online Courses Q&A Drop-In Session at 11 a.m. and at 1 p.m.: Role Reversal: What do your students see in an interactive class using Zoom?
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Dawson College was in the news over the weekend because of the ministerial order from Health Minister Danielle McCann to redeploy employees of CEGEPs and school boards to work in the health sector.
April 12 CTV news report with Director General Richard Filion and Nursing teacher Fiona Hanley
April 13 City TV news report with Nursing teacher Sherry McMillan
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Last Modified: April 14, 2020
