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Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024

#DawsonProud, Academic News, In the news/in social media

MRT Week at Dawson

The Diagnostic Imaging Technology Program at Dawson College celebrated MRT (Medical Radiation Technologists) Week by having third-year students promote the profession on Nov. 7 in the Lower Atrium.

“The students invested significant time in creating posters and PowerPoint presentations with audio-visual elements related to emerging technologies, as well as trivia games like fun facts and Jeopardy, while engaging the Dawson community to participate and raise awareness about the profession,” reported Heidi Gumbley, Co-Program Coordinator/ Chair of Dawson’s Diagnostic Imaging Technology Department.

“The students need to meet competencies that promote the profession and healthcare system, while also educating fellow students, peers, patients, and the public about their field,” she said.

“The greatest impact observed was the enthusiasm and passion exhibited by the students for their profession. They effectively communicated to the public that Medical Imaging is an integral part of the medical field. The Diagnostic Imaging department is proud of its future graduates.”

A total of 21 students led the activity and hundreds of fellow students and Dawson staff participated.

Board, In the news/in social media

Close to 40 CEGEP Board chairs sign open letter to Premier

Close to 40 Board chairs of CEGEPs across Quebec signed a letter dated Nov. 18 to Premier François Legault.

You can read the letter and see the signatories, including Sean Smith, Chair of Dawson's Board of Governors:

Lettre_ouverte_PCA_finale

Signataires

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Student Services, Well-being for all

First Mental Health Fair at Dawson

Dawson held its first Mental Health Fair last Wednesday, Nov. 13, which brought together a diverse array of community-based resources to promote and support the well-being and mental health of our student population. Support in the following areas were present: disordered eating, crisis intervention, addiction, sexual and gender identity, sexual violence, suicide prevention, life skills, physical and psychological disorders, social polarization, and caregiving.

Visit the link for a report, including student feedback, by Erin Dunne.

Read More - First Mental Health Fair at Dawson

#DawsonProud, Academic News, Dawson Talent, Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery

Student interview with artist Joe Di Leo

Re-Assembly:  Emboldening the Temporal exhibits work from past students of Dawson's Visual Arts program over the last 20 years, brought together by their teacher Giuseppe (Joe) Di Leo (Retired Faculty, Fine Arts). The exhibition, on view at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery at Dawson until Nov. 27, focuses on sharing ideas through different and diverse forms of drawing. Read what Joe and his former student Sheena Hoszko have to say about what this exhibition means to them.

Questions by Visual Arts students Olivia MacIntosh & Tristan Boisvert-Larouche. Visit the link for the interview transcript.

Read More - Student interview with artist Joe Di Leo

Human Resources, Living Campus, Office of Academic Development, Perks for Dawson Employees, Sustainability, Well-being for all

Sustainable Happiness community training Winter 2025

Support staff and professionals and now teachers too, have the amazing opportunity to actively participate in Dawson’s Sustainable Happiness non-credit community certificate group. The Sustainable Happiness training will guide people to reflect on positive psychology and sustainability. It contributes to Dawson’s commitment of well-being for all, sustainably.

Registration is open now and the course begins on Jan. 23. Visit the link for more info and to sign up. Do not miss this great opportunity!

Read More - Sustainable Happiness community training Winter 2025

#DawsonProud, Human Resources, In the news/in social media

College Professionals Week

During this College Professionals Week, November 18-22, we thank all professionals who contribute so much to the mission of Dawson College.

The theme this year is “50 years of history: together towards the future”.

The work, skills, commitment and passion of professionals have helped build the CEGEP network and student services. Thank you!

Events, In the news/in social media, Well-being for all

White Ribbon Campaign Dec. 2-6

The White Ribbon Campaign is a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls. It was formed by a group of pro-feminist men in Toronto, Ontario, in November 1991 as a response to the École Polytechnique massacre of female students in 1989. The campaign’s mission is to raise awareness about the prevalence of male violence against women, with the ribbon symbolizing the idea of men giving up their arms.”

Visit the link for more details and how to get involved. Campus Life is especially seeking male students and employees to participate.

Read More - White Ribbon Campaign Dec. 2-6

Events, Student Services

Calling all Dawson musicians!

From November 25-28, 10 AM-5 PM, Campus Life is aiming to transforming Conrod’s into a European-inspired Holiday Market. We are looking for musicians to drop in and fill the room with sounds of holiday/winter classics.

This will be done open-mic style, so very informal and stress free. If you, or someone you know, are interested, please email Kayla at ksmith@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

Whether you are interested in sharing your musical talents or not, we hope to see you all there!

Wishing you all a wonderful end of semester and a joyous holiday season!

Office of Academic Development

Seeking guest teachers for Gender Matters course

Please take a moment to think about bringing your knowledge and expertise to our Women's/Gender Studies certificate students in Winter 25 as a guest lecturer!

Gender Matters is a unique course that brings W/GS students and faculty into a learning community to explore how gender shapes our individual lives, societal institutions and the systems of privilege and exploitation that mark our world.  The course will be offered next semester on Tuesdays between 4 PM-7 PM. Central to the course is the participation of a diverse group of guest teachers who explore the problem of gender inequality, and its seeming intractability, from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives.

The course was inaugurated in Fall 2018 and will be led next semester for the third time by Cinema-Communications teacher Dipti Gupta.

Send your proposals to Pat Romano (promano@dawsoncollege.qc.ca) by Monday, Dec. 9. Visit the link for all the details.

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#DawsonProud, Student Services

DCMUN At McGill’s Secondary Schools’ United Nations Symposium

Seventy-five delegates from Dawson College Model UN took part in McGill University’s Secondary Schools’ United Nations Symposium (SSUNS). The UN simulation requires students to research solutions to world problems; develop their public speaking; and engage in international diplomacy. Many Dawson students won awards. They include: Aliénor Bourreau-Rios, Bassma Al Atrache, Lilly Gicquel, Anne Liang, David Awad-Batista, Maira Jade Paynot, Anaya Ray, Çatalkaram Hatt Sustam and Alexandra Williams.

The 2024-2025 DCMUN executive (Wilhelm Pamba, Letitia-Stefania Savulescu, Alexandra Williams) and faculty advisors (Julian Nemeth, Nancy Rebelo) were proud of the DCMUN delegation.

DCMUN will be hosting its own conference at Dawson, January 17-19, 2025. Topics include the Patriation of the Canadian Constitution, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, and the Drake vs. Kendrick feud. Conference website: https://www.dawsoncollegemun.ca/.

─Text by Wilhelm Pamba

Events, Living Campus, Sustainability, Well-being for all

Beeswax Food Wrap Workshop Nov. 25

The next event in the Zero Waste Cafe Series is an opportunity to learn how to make your own food wrap with beeswax.

Dawson employees and students are invited to learn how to make your very own beeswax wrap, a reusable alternative to plastic wrap. We will be using beeswax harvested from our Dawson 4H rooftop beehives.

What? Beeswax wrap Workshop

Who? Led by Susan Hoffmann (Faculty, Philosophy/Humanities) and Jenn de Vera (Office of Sustainability)

When? Monday, November 25, 2024

Time? 11 AM-12 PM

Where? Conrod's kitchen area 2F.4

Spaces are limited, please use the form to RSVP. Check your Dawson email for a confirmation email.

Dawson Blues

Dawson Blues news

The Women’s Cross-Country Running team qualified for the CCAA Nationals Championships, held on November 9 at St. Clair’s College in Windsor. We’re happy to report that the team finished 5th overall, with Mai Simpson ranking 4th individually.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCJu-CUuqAK/

After an amazing season of 6 wins and only 2 losses, the Women’s Rugby team was ranked 1st in the league before entering the RSEQ Provincial Championship game on November 10. They won the championship against John Abbott College scoring 21 points to the latter’s 12.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCN0oKOgsml/?img_index=10

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCP6XMmJBYS/?img_index=1

Dawson Gives, Well-being for all

Winter Clothing Drive for Refugees and Newcomers

The Dawson Teachers' Union has joined the effort of Welcome Collective to collect outdoor winter clothing for refugee claimants and newcomers. We are asking the Dawson community to contribute winter coats, boots, snowsuits, snow pants, and accessories like scarves, mittens, gloves, and hats for both adults and children. Items can be used but should be in good condition. Note that other items such as sweaters and rain boots are not accepted.

Please bring donations to the DTU office (8A.11) between now and Monday, Dec. 9.

Welcome Collective's core mission is to provide immediate help to the city’s most precarious refugee claimants in the belief that ‘Everyone has the right to seek and enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution’ (Universal Declaration of Human Rights).

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Dawson Gives, Sustainability, Well-being for all

New life for your old glasses

The Office of Sustainability and students in the Social Change and Solidarity (SCS) profile of Social Science have plans for your old glasses.

The SCS students will bring the glasses on their solidarity trip to Cuba in late December. The glasses will be distributed to their partners on the island. Ultimately, your old glasses will provide the gift of improved vision to people in need.

Drop off your old glasses in the Upper Atrium at Dawson on Wednesday, Nov. 27 from 9 AM to 3 PM. After that time, glasses can be left in the recycling centre on the second floor by the escalators.

Dawson Gives, Well-being for all

Dawson Holiday Gift Campaign for children in care

The Dawson community is invited to once again make a child’s wish to 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 in foster care and group homes. The deadline is Dec. 5 and Dawson's organizer is retired faculty member Janice Harvey.

Visit the link for more information about how to participate.

Read More - Dawson Holiday Gift Campaign for children in care

Dawson Foundation, Dawson Gives

Save the date for Dawson Golf Classic

The Dawson Golf Classic returns for its 18th edition on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at Summerlea Golf & Country Club in Vaudreuil-Dorion.

Stay tuned, as prizes, special guests, registration details and event updates will be announced on the Dawson Golf Classic page in the coming weeks.

#DawsonProud, Academic News, In the news/in social media, Sustainability, Well-being for all

1,000 Species project made front-page news of The Gazette

The 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days project led by Brian Mader (Faculty, Biology) with the support of the Office of Sustainability was the subject of a front-page feature in The Gazette on Nov. 19.

To view the front page of the daily Montreal newspaper, read the story and see more photos of various species taken on our urban campus by Douglas Smyth (Faculty, Physical Education), visit the link.

Photo: Chipping Sparrow chick and mama bird at Dawson by Douglas Smyth.

Read More - 1,000 Species project made front-page news of The Gazette

Living Campus, Perks for Dawson Employees, Sustainability, Well-being for all

Cooking with Jamal for well-being

Last week, staff were offered another opportunity to use their well-being hours.* Cooking with Jamal was a two-hour workshop presented by the Zero Waste Café and the Office of Sustainability on Nov. 14.

Five students and two employees were given the chance to cook a delicious vegan meal with chef Jamal Spence. He introduced us to a healthy, budget-friendly and rather simple-to-make vegan dish called Butternut Squash Stew.

For the report by Carey-Ann Pawsey and the recipe so you can make it at home, visit the link.

*support staff, professionals and managers can use up to four hours of work time every month for well-being and building community.

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Living Campus, Sustainability, Well-being for all

2,000 people at Dawson for first Canada Invertebrate Expo

Over 2,000 people visited the first Canada Invertebrate Expo on Nov. 16 hosted by Dawson College. Organized by Dawson alumnus Daniel Zimmerman, who is owner of Live Beetles Canada, this Expo hosted over 30 booths with displays of insects, spiders, lizards, frogs, snakes, bonsai, carnivorous plants and more. Children and adults alike enjoyed a day of discovery and learning about the care of living things. Collectors were also here in abundance. It was organized as part of our 1,000 species accomplishment and part of the proceeeds went to the Living Campus Fund.

Daniel says “Dawson’s biodiversity efforts are amazing! Fragmentation of habitat in our urban environment is a problem and Dawson’s on-site micro-habitat development is inviting insects back to the urban landscape.”

He will be involved in creating a large indoor beetle breeding unit at the college with students and staff in the near future. He will also help further develop habitats that will attract native beetle and invertebrate species to the campus grounds.

#DawsonProud, Promotional

New children’s book by Andrew Katz

Petits coeurs sur la neige, written by Andrew Katz (Faculty, English) and Juliana Léveillé-Trudel, was published last month. It is the third book in the Julia and Bertrand series, following How to Catch a Bear Who Loves to Read / Comment attraper un ours qui aime lire and A Starlit Trip to the Library / Voyage de nuit à la bibli. It is available for order at any local bookstore in Montreal or online.

The English version of this third book, titled Little Hearts in the Snow, will be out next year at this same time.

Communications Office, Events, Perks for Dawson Employees

Dawson Holiday Party- RSVP by Nov. 22

All employees are cordially invited to attend the Holiday Party on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 4:30 PM.

This event presents an opportunity for everyone to come together socially, making it a great way to chat with colleagues or meet new ones. The party will be held in 3C.1 with snacks, dinner, cash (only) bar, and a DJ playing music for dancing.

For planning and catering purposes, and to avoid food waste, please confirm your attendance no later than November 22 in Omnivox.

DawsonITE

DawsonITE Newsletter # 651

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

In this issue:

  • Canadian Government to Ban TikTok (the Company not the App)
  • Google's Custom Searches Are the Best-Kept Secret for Searching Exactly As You Want
  • Teachers who leverage AI for guidance and lesson plans feel more effective

Read More - DawsonITE Newsletter # 651

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