2022-11-30 – Newsroom

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Celebrating Dawson’s Fall Awards recipients

Meet Dawson’s Fall 2022 Awards recipients! They are all current students at Dawson in a wide range of programs. These students are distinguished by involvement in the Dawson community, giving back or academic excellence and perseverance. Congratulations to our students and many thanks to all the donors and staff who make these awards possible.

At the celebration held on Nov. 24, we marked the 40^th anniversary of the Anne-Marie Howlett Memorial Award, the inauguration of the Harry Fainsilber Memorial Award, given in memory of a beloved Dawson Mathematics teacher, and the return of the Dawson Teachers’ Union Polytechnique Memorial Scholarship.

Click Read More to see all the recipients of our Fall 2022 Awards.

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Everyone wants more interprofessional education- feedback about learning last semester

This semester, the Interprofessional Education team has implemented many successful learning opportunities for the medical technology and health students. As always, the team’s mission is to create and implement IPE learning opportunities that help the students learn with, from, and about each other in order to improve the quality of patient/client care.

For a detailed report from the IPE team with links to IPE podcasts and all the highlights of the semester, click Read More.

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The Romany Eveleigh gift for students of the arts

Dawson students received an early holiday gift this week: a $50,000 donation to seed awards, scholarships and grants for students in the arts. Details of the first award, honouring the late filmmaker and Dawson Cinema | Communication’s alumni Jeff Barnaby, will be published in the new year. Open to all Arts, Literature and Communication students, the award will grant $3,000 a year to graduating students for film production projects.

For more about the artist who made the award possible, click read more.

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DTU Award goes to student with don’t-give-up message

The Dawson Teachers’ Union Polytechnique Memorial Scholarship is given to a student who has shown a commitment to persevering and overcoming obstacles within their field.

This year, the award was given to Fred-Dgennie Louis, a student in Computer Science, who said: “It means a lot and I am very grateful. It was the least thing I expected since figuring out my path and where I wanted to go has been a struggle. You know after high school, you’re thrown into a completely new environment, and you’re just expected to go on, graduate and then go to university.”

Click Read More for the homepage story, which includes Fred-Dgennie's message to students who are struggling and for women and gender minorities in male-dominated fields.

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Mitacs honours Joel Trudeau and Dawson team

Retired Academic Dean Bob Kavanagh gave a great report on the Mitacs Awards evening on Nov. 22 on his Facebook page. Mitacs Awards is one of Canada's premier innovation celebrations. The ceremony was broadcast live from the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and recognized groundbreaking research is fostering innovation and growth in our nation.

One CEGEP was recognized. Click read more for Bob's report.

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Work can overcome talent in math says Harry Fainsilber recipient

The inaugural Harry Fainsilber Memorial Award was given to Parnia Akhavansaffar at the Fall Awards Night on Nov. 24. Several family members of the beloved Mathematics teacher who passed away in 2015 were in attendance.

Click Read More for the homepage story, including Parnia's thoughts on math.

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Dawson students win gold & silver at industrial design competition

Twenty-eight Dawson students in various programs participated in the very first industrial design contest entitled L'Odyssée de L'Objet en 48h, which took place Nov. 4-6 at Cégep de Vieux Montréal. Dawson students won five of the eight categories on composting, a theme that was only revealed on day one of the competition.

To read about their winning designs, click read more to go to the homepage news story.

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Two more students continue legacy of Anne-Marie Howlett’s passion for nursing

At Fall Awards Night on Nov. 24, Susan and Michael Howlett were at Dawson for the presentation of the Anne-Marie Howlett Memorial Award in honour of their late sister and daughter, who was in her first year of Nursing when she passed away tragically 40 years ago.

Click Read More for the homepage news story about the two students who won this year.

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Dawson team reunites to use their CERN particle physics kit prize

In early November, there was a reunion of the 2021-’22 Dawson High Energy Particle (HEP) Physics Group. The occasion was receiving (and experimenting with) their prize pack from CERN's Annual Beamline 4 Schools Competition.

Click Read More for the homepage story and a link to the winning proposal and a video about their project.

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Teachers involved in active learning share experiences in video

Dawson faculty members share their experiences about adopting active learning pedagogy and some examples of how it enriches learning in a bilingual video made on the occasion of the 10^th anniversary of the Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC). The video features interviews with Jean-François Brière (Physics), Daniel Goldsmith (Humanities), Selma Hamdani (Psychology), Carmen Leung (Chemistry), and Jocelyn Parr (History).

Click Read More to go the homepage story and watch the video.

Milestones

New faces in OAD

The Office of Academic Development welcomes new team members. Tannia Ditchburn, Pedagogical Counsellor - Program Life Cycle, started in mid-November. Tannia comes with 20 years of teaching experience in high school, a number of years of experience as a pedagogical counselor at Mariannopolis and Vanier College, and studies in the field of education. She will be supporting programs in the processes of program revision, course design and eventually program evaluation.

On Nov. 29, Kanerahtiio Hemlock, Pedagogical Counsellor – Indigenous Pedagogy began a Special Project at Dawson. Kanerahtiio brings 15 years of experience in teaching in Kahnawake education. He has already worked as an Indigenous pedagogical consultant at Dawson a few years ago and has been a consultant for various colleges and universities. He will be working on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. His primary responsibility will be to provide support to faculty in Indigenous pedagogical approaches and resources, indigenization and decolonization.

Carole Duplantie has also joined the Team as Administrative secretary in mid-November. Carole has experience in diverse departments at the College, and has been in an administrative secretary role in other positions.

#DawsonProud, Dawson Gives

Dawson community sponsoring over 100 Batshaw kids; still need for more

To date, individual Dawson employees and teams have committed to sponsor gifts for over 100 kids as part of the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres annual Holiday Gift Campaign. There are still many children's files left at Batshaw and there is still time to participate.

To answer a child's wish for Santa, please contact Janice Harvey (retired, History) before Friday, Dec. 9 at jharvey@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

Human Resources, Learning opportunities, Living Campus, Sustainability, Well-being for all

Dec. 19 deadline for Sustainable Happiness course for support staff & professionals

Another opportunity is being offered by the Sustainability Office and Human Resources for support staff and professionals to take the Sustainable Happiness course during working hours for free!

Spots are limited and the deadline to apply- with your manager's approval- is Monday, Dec. 19.

Click Read More for the link to register and more details.

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Student Services aim for harm reduction with cannabis videos

The most common questions about cannabis from students at five CEGEPs are answered in a series of four 2-minute video capsules that were premiered at Dawson on Nov. 18 to media and partners. All videos can be found on the Santé Montréal YouTube channel.

To see the videos released today and last Wednesday as well as links to select media coverage, click read more.

Academic News, Dawson Foundation, Dawson Gives

Deadline extended for applications to Student Academic Enrichment Fund

A new fund available through the Dawson Foundation by and for students, the Dawson Student Academic Enrichment Fund, has extended the application deadline to Friday, December 9. Projects selected in this round will receive funding at the beginning of the Winter 2023 semester. The fund has up to $40,000 available with the objective to fund approximately eight to ten projects.

For more info, click read more.

Awards Office

Nomination deadline for Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal is Dec. 8

The purpose of the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal is to recognize the involvement, determination and constant striving of Quebecers who have a positive influence in their community or the Québec nation.

All employees can nominate a student; deadline is Dec. 8.

Details in Read More link.

Academic News, Campus Life, Events

Languages Profile presents: Daniel Grenier: The Writer as Translator

How does one become a literary translator? To what extent is translation creative writing? How does the writer inspire and inform the translator? Celebrated writer and translator Daniel Grenier will explore these questions with us in English and in French. He will also read from his collection of short stories Malgré tout on rit à St Henri (2012) and from his translation of Dawn Dumont’s Glass Beads, Perles de Verres (2021).

Daniel Grenier was a finalist to several Governor General’s literary awards for his translations of novels by Canadian authors Andrew Forbes and Dawn Dumont and for his own works of fiction and non-fiction. He won the Prix Littéraire des Collégiens in 2016 for his novel L’année la plus longue.

This event takes place on Dec. 8 from 1-2 p.m. in the CoLab (3F.43).

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Cuba fundraiser by NSS students on until Dec. 6

Students from the North-South Studies Profile are raising funds and accepting gift-in-kind donations to bring to communities in Cuba as part of their upcoming three-week trip. Accepted items include cash donations, toiletries, toys, school and medical supplies, sports equipment, small tools and clothing.

A drop box is set up in front of 4A.0 until Dec. 6
For cash or card donations, please go to 4B.3A.
For more information, contact gfrias@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

Dawson Blues, Dawson Gives

Drop off clothing & toiletries at PARC (1H) until Dec. 8

The Division 2 Women’s Basketball team, led by student-athletes Sabryna Purich and Semaeja Charlot and supported by the Athletics Department, is organizing a drive for clothing and toiletries for people in need served by Welcome Hall Mission. The connection was made through retired Student Services Coordinator Dan Boyer who is now working for Welcome Hall.

To see the list of needed items, please click read more. Deadline is Thursday, Dec. 8.

Faculty Hub

A new faculty orientation session will be held in person on Jan. 16 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.

Dawson’s New Faculty Orientation is designed to introduce new faculty to information about college services and procedures, teaching at the college-level, and tips for engaging students.

The orientation includes asynchronous and synchronous components:

Welcome from the Deans and Directors of Dawson
Competency based education and the program approach
Academic integrity at Dawson
Faculty deadlines
Faculty roles and responsibilities
Classroom scenarios and discussion
Professional development opportunities

This event is open to all new Day and Continuing Education faculty with a winter 2023 workload. Registration is required.

Register Here

Human Resources

New group insurance rates

Please note that the College has received new group insurance rates from SSQ and Beneva for 2023. Please note that we are still waiting for the management group insurance rates from SSQ. These new rates will come into effect on the pay of January 19, 2023.

I would like to remind everyone with coverage that all pertinent information (rates, information brochures, etc.) can be found on Dawson’s website under the Employee Insurance and Benefit tab; https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/human-resources/employee-insurance-and-benefits/. Choose among the employment categories available and then scroll down for the rates.

If you have any questions, please contact the Benefits team at benefits@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

Faculty Hub

SALTISE webinar on Dec. 2

Picking up from the 2022 SALTISE Conference and the insights from Dr. Gomez’s webinar on Oct. 6, our panel of emerging researchers reunite to critically explore their own experiences of collaborative design in education, research and teaching. From educational innovation projects to STEM research on perinatal trauma, these emerging scholars explore the messiness of collaborating across people, time and space. This talk is inspired by the following questions: what partnerships emerge in the process of centering inclusive and equitable pedagogies? What biases disrupt these partnerships? What conditions enable these partnerships to create sustainable pedagogical change?

This event is taking place on Friday, Dec. 2 from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. To register, click on Read More.

Model UN students attended CCMUN & SSUNS

Our DCMUN (Dawson College Model United Nations) executive team (Aidan Byrne, Nica Calandriello, Sanjana Deb, Sydney Levitt, Mathis Paquin, and Bryan Vu) prepared a rigorous fall training schedule for new and returning delegates, culminating in an all-day United Nations General Assembly simulation. DCMUN welcomed the return of in-person conferences, with delegates attending CCMUN (Champlain College) and SSUNS (McGill University) where their diplomacy and research skills were commended. Our delegates look forward to competing in the winter conference season, with travel to national and international conferences planned.

#DawsonProud, Dawson Foundation, Dawson Gives, Living Campus, Sustainability, Well-being for all

Gift-wrapping volunteers needed to raise funds for sustainability projects

Dawson will be running a gift-wrapping service again this Holiday shopping season at Alexis Nihon Mall. All proceeds will go to Dawson’s student-driven sustainability projects.

We will need volunteers for shifts Dec. 5-24. Contact sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca to sign up.

Dec. 2 deadline to order Blues merch

Help your Dawson Blues teams by stocking up on brand new Blues merchandise for all the people on your Holidays gift list. Orders can be placed from now through Friday, Dec. 2. Don't wait; limited stock available!

Click Read More to place your order, which will be delivered to your address.

Academic News, Campus Life, Events, Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery

Pareidola: Dawson College Professional Photography Vernissage

Pareidolia is the ability to see or make pictures out of randomness. Seeing beyond what the average person sees and expressing that vision in an image is a large part of training to be a photographer. This collection of work by Dawson’s third-year photography students embodies how they see people, places or objects in their world.

Twenty-two Dawson students will be showcasing their work at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery from Dec. 9-15, their vernissage will be held on Dec. 8 from 6-9 p.m.

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Next: The Art, Literature and Culture festival, Dec. 5-9

The fall edition of the festival starts next week. Discover the creative works made by students in the program, this time in-person! Click Read More to visit the festival webpage for more information about the events.

Dawson Remembers, Milestones

In memoriam: Mara Gutmanis Grey

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of retired English teacher Mara Gutmanis Grey, just a couple of months shy of her 83rd birthday.

Mara passed November 15 at St. Mary's Hospital, in the company of her family, after several months of illness. A memorial has not yet been planned. Details will be announced once received by her family.

Mara taught in the English Department from the early 1970s until 2008, specializing in Poetry, and Latin and African American Literature. She completed a Ph.D. dissertation called The Jazz Voice: Rewriting the Poetic Voice in American Modernism.

After retiring from Dawson, she enjoyed African drumming and dance, travel, working on a novel, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Paul Serralheiro (English Dept., retired)

Campus Life, Events, Student Services, Well-being for all

Stress-Free days from Dec. 5-9

This year our Stress-Free days are happening Dec. 5-9. Yoga and meditation are open to everyone, including faculty and staff. However, all other activities will be reserved for students only.

Please spread the word and encourage students to attend.

Click Read More for the full schedule and offerings.

Postcards

Phil Lagace’s travel blog

Click Read More for the latest instalment in Phil Lagace's travel blog from India.

Next D News and D Announcements

This is the last issue of D News for 2022. The next issue will come out on Wednesday, Jan. 25. D Announcements will be coming out on Wednesday, Dec. 7 and we will include the holiday office hours for the building and various services and offices in that edition.

#DawsonProud, In the news/in social media, Student Services

Dawson Library graces cover of CHOICE

We are happy to announce that the Dawson College Library will be featured on the cover of CHOICE magazine for their December issue. CHOICE reviews the latest academic books of interest to academic libraries.

DawsonITE

DawsonITE Newsletter # 574

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

• Best Annotated Bibliography Generators for Teachers and Students

• Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19

• What Is the Best Encryption Software?

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

The Romany Eveleigh gift for students of the arts

DTU Award goes to student with don’t-give-up message

New faces in OAD

Dawson community sponsoring over 100 Batshaw kids; still need for more

Dec. 19 deadline for Sustainable Happiness course for support staff & professionals

Deadline extended for applications to Student Academic Enrichment Fund

Nomination deadline for Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal is Dec. 8

Languages Profile presents: Daniel Grenier: The Writer as Translator

Cuba fundraiser by NSS students on until Dec. 6

Drop off clothing & toiletries at PARC (1H) until Dec. 8

Faculty Hub

New group insurance rates

SALTISE webinar on Dec. 2

Model UN students attended CCMUN & SSUNS

Gift-wrapping volunteers needed to raise funds for sustainability projects

Dec. 2 deadline to order Blues merch

Pareidola: Dawson College Professional Photography Vernissage

Next: The Art, Literature and Culture festival, Dec. 5-9

In memoriam: Mara Gutmanis Grey

Stress-Free days from Dec. 5-9

Phil Lagace’s travel blog

Next D News and D Announcements

DawsonITE Newsletter # 574

Dawson Events

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

Celebrating Dawson’s Fall Awards recipients

Everyone wants more interprofessional education- feedback about learning last semester

The Romany Eveleigh gift for students of the arts

DTU Award goes to student with don’t-give-up message

Mitacs honours Joel Trudeau and Dawson team

Work can overcome talent in math says Harry Fainsilber recipient

Dawson students win gold & silver at industrial design competition

Two more students continue legacy of Anne-Marie Howlett’s passion for nursing

Dawson team reunites to use their CERN particle physics kit prize

Teachers involved in active learning share experiences in video

New faces in OAD

Dawson community sponsoring over 100 Batshaw kids; still need for more

Dec. 19 deadline for Sustainable Happiness course for support staff & professionals

Student Services aim for harm reduction with cannabis videos

Deadline extended for applications to Student Academic Enrichment Fund

Nomination deadline for Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal is Dec. 8

Languages Profile presents: Daniel Grenier: The Writer as Translator

Cuba fundraiser by NSS students on until Dec. 6

Drop off clothing & toiletries at PARC (1H) until Dec. 8

Faculty Hub

New group insurance rates

SALTISE webinar on Dec. 2

Model UN students attended CCMUN & SSUNS

Gift-wrapping volunteers needed to raise funds for sustainability projects

Dec. 2 deadline to order Blues merch

Pareidola: Dawson College Professional Photography Vernissage

Next: The Art, Literature and Culture festival, Dec. 5-9

In memoriam: Mara Gutmanis Grey

Stress-Free days from Dec. 5-9

Phil Lagace’s travel blog

Next D News and D Announcements

Dawson Library graces cover of CHOICE

DawsonITE Newsletter # 574

Dawson Events

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