2024-09-26 – Newsroom

From the Director General, Human Resources, Well-being for all

Dawson’s Well-Being for All Initiative

Starting October 1, 2024, all support staff, professionals and managers can use up to four hours of work time every month for well-being and building community. This is part of the College’s commitment to our core value of well-being for all. Faculty members are, of course, welcome to participate in any activity that takes place outside their teaching responsibilities.

Please visit the link for more details.

Awards Office

Nominations & applications open for Fall Awards

Nominations and applications for Dawson's Fall Awards open today Thursday, Sept. 26 and close on Monday, Oct. 14. This is a great opportunity to recognize and encourage students.

The Awards Office is also looking for volunteers to serve on the Awards Selection Committees.

Please visit the link for information about which awards are offered this fall and for a link to sign up for a committee.

#DawsonProud

In appreciation of support staff

It is Support Staff Week across Quebec from Sept. 23-27. During this Semaine du personnel de soutien de l’enseignement supérieur, we thank all support staff at Dawson for the incredible contribution you make every day across all areas of the College.

Support staff at Dawson work in a vast array of jobs, from technical support to administrative work, and play important roles in the background or support students directly.

Thank you for contributing so much to the Dawson community! You have every reason to be proud of your essential role.

#DawsonProud, Events

Invitation: Neuroscience Research poster session Friday, Sept. 27

The summer interns in the Dawson Research in Neuroscience Group will be presenting their research posters on Friday, Sept. 27 from 3 PM to 5 PM in 3H.10. Light refreshments will be served.

All are welcome!

Campus Life, Events

Full program & schedule for Humanities and Public Life Conference Oct. 21-25

Every year the Humanities Department at Dawson College hosts the Humanities & Public Life Conference. This year, the conference is happening Monday, Oct. 21 to Friday, Oct. 25 and the theme will be aesthetics: theories of art, beauty, and performance. All events will take place at Dawson in 5B.16; exceptionally the last event on Oct. 25 will take place in 3F.43 (CoLab).

Please visit the link to access the full program pdf and the schedule at a glance pdf.

AccessAbility, Student Services, Well-being for all

Inclusion Kits now available for your class

Starting this semester, faculty will have the opportunity to borrow inclusion kits for students to use in their classrooms. These kits contain tools students might need to help palliate a disability or limitation.

This could allow students to stay in class to complete in-class assignments, essays, quizzes, and exams where extra time is not a factor. Items in these kits can be useful to all students. Should you wish to try one in your class or if you have any questions, suggestions, comments, please contact Adriana Raimondo at araimondo@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.

Visit the link to see a list of the inclusion kit's contents.

─Submitted by Adriana Raimondo

#DawsonProud, Dawson Professional Theatre

Two absurdist comedies Oct. 2 through Oct. 5

Two absurdist comedies by Arthur Kopit will be performed by second-year Professional Theatre students Wednesday, Oct. 2 to Saturday, Oct. 5. Set in a 1930s mental institute, the women in Chamber Music devise a plan to thwart an attack from the men’s ward. Believing they are famous women from history, the characters raise questions about identity and self-perception in this dark comedy.

In The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis, wealthy, influential men gather to socialize at their country club. When a group of women break into the club and take over the tennis court, chaos ensues, and the status quo is challenged. Directed by Matt Holland and performed by the second-year students of the Professional Theatre Program at Dawson College.

Visit the link to reserve your tickets. Tickets are Pay what you can or a suggested $5 donation.

Human Resources, Well-being for all

Reminder about 15-minute mandatory training

This is a reminder of the mandatory Sexual Violence Prevention Training: Systems of Oppression and Intersectionality. All employees are required to complete this 15-minute module as part of our ongoing efforts to foster a respectful workplace.

This is expected to be completed during work hours.

Please visit the link for details about accessing the training.

Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery

Indigenous student art on display until Oct. 6

This year the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery invited indigenous students Julia Clement (curator), and three artist/creators—Shayla Chloe oroho:te Etienne, Angela Ottereyes, and Tapisa Tulugak—to present works in the Upper Atrium display case for Truth and Reconciliation Week.

They shared acrylic paintings (Etienne), a linocut work on paper with a poem (Tulugak), handsewn regalia—a jingle dress, and a ribbon skirt with a poem (Ottereyes). Together, their works honour residential school survivors and their families, and create hope and beauty for the generations to come.

The showcase is located just outside the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery in the Upper Atrium and the works will be on display until Sunday, Oct. 6.

─Submitted by Rhonda L Meier

Learning opportunities, Office of Academic Development

Hybrid teaching and learning course for faculty & staff

Are you curious to learn more about what literature has to say about hybrid teaching and learning? Good news: there are a few more places to be part of the first cohort taking place at Dawson this fall.

Registration is open until Oct. 4. Visit the link for more info.

#DawsonProud, Dawson Foundation

Creative Change Maker showcase in 5C corridor Oct. 1-4

The Creative Collective for Change has selected the winners for their 2nd annual Creative Change Maker Award!

Look up as you walk the 5C corridor next week (October 1-4)! The CC4C will be showcasing the diverse student art works submitted last June for its Creative Change Maker Award.

Please visit the link for a report by Pat Romano and Kim Simard.

Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery

Interview with Cassia Powell

Cassia Powell (they/them) is an emerging artist + curator currently located in Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh territories. They are a BFA Visual Arts honours graduate from the University of Victoria (2020) as well as a co-founder/curator of the Dirty Dishes Collective. They have been awarded grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Subtle Technologies Membership Program. Between their personal artistic practice and curatorial focus, their work explores comfort + care as a radical act of social resistance, with queer methodologies being at the root of all projects. Powell's visual works take on the shape of surreal, affective visual structures, depictions of quotidian rituals, and narrative-heavy portraits, using a combination of soft sculpture and large-scale oil painting. Their third solo exhibition, In Between You and Me, is on view at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery until September 28. Within the context of this exhibition, Visual Art Students and WGFAG Representatives, Olivia MacIntosh and Tristan Boisvert-Larouche were given the chance to ask Cassia about their work.

Please visit the link to read the interview.

Student Services, Well-being for all

Insightful mental health information on Station SME website

We often encounter students who are in distress, but we, as staff members, don’t always know how to address them. You can find insightful mental health information on the Station SME website, which was developed as a part of the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur’s Mental Health Action Plan.

Station SME is a mental health resource divided into two sections that includes (1) mental health tools for students and (2) information for staff members on how to support student mental health. You can explore different themes, like crisis management, access toolkits and view initiatives from other higher education institutions.

Visit the link to go to the Station SME website.

─Submitted by Caroline Blouin

Campus Life, Events

Attention: brave souls of the campus!

In the shadows of past Halloweens, only offices under Student Services dispensed delights. This year, we’re unleashing a wider web of candy-filled surprises throughout the campus! The Campus Life Office invites other offices and employees to join in the fun and festivities and expand Dawson’s spooktacular trick-or-treating event.

If you dare to participate in this eerie escapade, let us know by the witching hour on Monday, October 14 by writing to ksmith@dawsoncollege.qc.ca . Your name will be added to our enchanted list but remember it is up to each department to conjure your own stash of sweets.

All students are summoned to join the festivities, but beware: only those donned in the most spectacular costumes will be granted passage to claim their sweet, sugary treasures.

Be prepared for an afternoon of frightful fun and delightful treats on Thursday, Oct. 31 from 2 PM-3:30 PM!

-Submitted by Kayla Smith of the CL Team

#DawsonProud, Dawson Professional Theatre

Theatre students shortlisted for prize

Three Dawson Professional Theatre students are finalists in Infinithéâtre’s The-Write-Stuff playwriting competition: Rachel Bruder-Wexler for her play On the Edge, Scarlett Harvey for her play Apple's Tree, and Emmanuela Idjidina for her play Micros.

The plays will be read by professional actors as part of Infinithéâtre's Park N' Play reading series on Saturday, September 28 at 2:30 PM at Parc Drolet-Rachel.

Congratulations to our students!

Photo: left to right: Rachel Bruder-Wexler, Scarlett Harvey, Emmanuela Idjidina

-Submitted by Leah Esau

Decolonization, Well-being for all

Petition still collecting signatures for Indigenous rights

The Dawson Student Union's petition requesting that the Government of Quebec exempt Indigenous students from Law 14 is still open. At time of publication, the signature count was at 2,303.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Sept. 30 is another good opportunity to share it on social media and invite people you know to sign the petition as a concrete gesture of solidarity with Indigenous peoples in Quebec.

It is expected that the deadline may be extended to give more time to widen the mobilization and get more signatures.

English petition:https://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/exprimez-votre-opinion/petition/Petition-10915/index.html

French petition: https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-votre-opinion/petition/Petition-10915/index.html

Dawson Remembers, Milestones

In memoriam Graeme Welch

We regret to inform you that Graeme Welch passed away on Sept. 7. Graeme was hired by Dawson in 1983 and held a variety of roles including Dean of Social Science and Academic Dean. He retired from Dawson in 2005.

Please visit the link for an obituary by Greta Hofmann-Nemiroff.

In memoriam Jean-Claude Klein

We regret to inform you of the passing of Jean-Claude Klein, a Dawson retiree. Jean-Claude taught French at Dawson from 1970 until his retirement in 2001.

Please visit the link for the obituary.

Student Services, Well-being for all

Save lives by donating blood Oct. 1-2 at Dawson

HÉMA-Québec will be running a blood drive on campus in 3C.1 on Tuesday, Oct.1 and Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can make an appointment in advance by visiting the link or calling 1-800-343-7264.

Donating blood can seem intimidating, but it’s an easy and painless process that can help save someone’s life.

No reservation is necessary this time; walk-in's are welcome. Free snacks and feel-good feeling guaranteed!

Decolonization, Events

Indigenous Perspectives: Christopher Columbus and the Doctrine of Discovery

Watch a short video and share a discussion led by OAD's Tiio Hemlock on the true history, impact and legacy of Columbus and learn why native people do not celebrate Columbus Day.

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
7C.5 (Rose Lounge)

Register here

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Start Time: 12:00 PM End Time: 1:30 PM
Colab 3F.43

Register here

Human Resources, Learning opportunities

October Webinars offered by the AQPC

A series of webinars with simultaneous translation is offered by the AQPC on various dates in October. Visit the links below for dates and details.

English site: Webinar (aqpc.qc.ca) French site:Webinaires (aqpc.qc.ca)

Living Campus, Sustainability, Well-being for all

Four bat species added to 1,000 species count

Possibly Dawson’s first ever Bat Walk took place on Sept. 5, which led to a few more species being added to the 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days goal. The FUNmtl team, which led the activity, brought speakers that pick up the frequency of bat calls and can identify the species. Around 25 people came, including people from the external community and students. We were able to identify four species, the silver-haired bat, hoary bat, eastern red bat and big brown bat! A very exciting night for our biodiversity count! The picture shows the speaker attached to an iPad so that we could see the bat calls and know when to look up to see them.

─Submitted by Narcisse Waiel Hassan of the Office of Sustainability

DawsonITE

DawsonITE Newsletter # 643

DawsonITE is your curated news related to IST and Education prepared by Dawson's Rafael Scapin.

In this issue:

Students Are Using AI Already. Here’s What They Think Adults Should Know
Professor tailored AI tutor to physics course. Engagement doubled.
The Impact of AI in Advancing Accessibility for Learners with Disabilities

Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024

Dawson’s Well-Being for All Initiative

Nominations & applications open for Fall Awards

In appreciation of support staff

Invitation: Neuroscience Research poster session Friday, Sept. 27

Full program & schedule for Humanities and Public Life Conference Oct. 21-25

Inclusion Kits now available for your class

Two absurdist comedies Oct. 2 through Oct. 5

Reminder about 15-minute mandatory training

Indigenous student art on display until Oct. 6

Hybrid teaching and learning course for faculty & staff

Creative Change Maker showcase in 5C corridor Oct. 1-4

Interview with Cassia Powell

Insightful mental health information on Station SME website

Attention: brave souls of the campus!

Theatre students shortlisted for prize

Petition still collecting signatures for Indigenous rights

In memoriam Graeme Welch

In memoriam Jean-Claude Klein

Save lives by donating blood Oct. 1-2 at Dawson

Indigenous Perspectives: Christopher Columbus and the Doctrine of Discovery

October Webinars offered by the AQPC

Four bat species added to 1,000 species count

DawsonITE Newsletter # 643

Dawson Events

Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024

Dawson’s Well-Being for All Initiative

Nominations & applications open for Fall Awards

In appreciation of support staff

Invitation: Neuroscience Research poster session Friday, Sept. 27

Full program & schedule for Humanities and Public Life Conference Oct. 21-25

Inclusion Kits now available for your class

Two absurdist comedies Oct. 2 through Oct. 5

Reminder about 15-minute mandatory training

Indigenous student art on display until Oct. 6

Hybrid teaching and learning course for faculty & staff

Creative Change Maker showcase in 5C corridor Oct. 1-4

Interview with Cassia Powell

Insightful mental health information on Station SME website

Attention: brave souls of the campus!

Theatre students shortlisted for prize

Petition still collecting signatures for Indigenous rights

In memoriam Graeme Welch

In memoriam Jean-Claude Klein

Save lives by donating blood Oct. 1-2 at Dawson

Indigenous Perspectives: Christopher Columbus and the Doctrine of Discovery

October Webinars offered by the AQPC

Four bat species added to 1,000 species count

DawsonITE Newsletter # 643

Dawson Events

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