A plenary + panel will take place on Friday, June 1 in the Dawson Theatre featuring a keynote address by Professor Ollivier Dyens, Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) at McGill University, on the subject of Artificial Intelligence and its growing impact on our societies and on human life. The address titled Education on the…
Tony Proudfoot was a Dawson institution. He was also a former Alouette and a sports broadcaster at CJAD. Now, in addition to the Dawson gyms named in his memory, his will be the namesake of a park in Pointe-Claire, where he was an active member of his community until his death in 2010. Tony spent…
Four trailblazing and accomplished individuals in Dawson’s sports history have been inducted in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame. A little less than two weeks ago, it was announced that John Davidson, former Athletics Director of Dawson, was named to the Hall in the Builder category. Late last week, three more names were…
Three-time Olympic medalist and seven-time IIHF World Championship winner Marie-Philip Poulin has accepted to serve as Honorary Chair of the 13th edition of the Dawson College Foundation Golf Tournament, presented by partners Alexis-Nihon. Marie-Philip began her varsity hockey career at Dawson and maintains a deep connection to the College. It will be her second time at…
Dust off your clubs because spring is coming (really!) Join friends, colleagues and partners for 18 holes on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Summerlea Golf & Country Club in Vaudreuil-Dorion. This edition of the Dawson Golf Tournament will continue a great tradition, raising funds to help students succeed. The Tournament has raised $450,000 over the…
The 3D Animation and Computer Generated Imagery program at Dawson College launched the much-anticipated Motion Capture studio, giving students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with this cutting-edge industry technology before entering the workforce. Motion Capture tools allow professionals to record the movement of real actors, and then have that motion applied to a character…
Dawson College has launched a Sustainability Plan which showcases progress, outlines goals for the future and reaffirms our commitment to the development of sustainable solutions to real-world problems. “Our College has a history of supporting sustainability and well-being for all. This Sustainability Plan provides clear goals that align with the College Strategic Plan goals and…
The Sustainable Campuses project: For 6 years Dawson has partnered with Mexican universities and a college on action research projects that benefit individuals, communities or the environment. Through the arts, sciences, plenty of goodwill and a strong sense of responsibility, students and teachers from both countries express joy and satisfaction in transformative learning that makes a difference….
Ten experts from Afghanistan and Pakistan gathered online and in person at Dawson College during Study Week for a week-long in-depth dialogue to find effective solutions and opportunities for sustainably resolving conflicts generated by the looming water crisis in the Kabul River Basin. The workshop was convened by the Center for the Advancement of Public…
(Reprinted with edits from files from Nureva and EducationDive) Photo credit: Tom Berthelot Calgary-based Nureva Inc., an award-winning collaboration-solutions company, has partnered with Dawson to create the world’s largest installation of its visual collaboration systems in a single classroom. The unique configuration is located in an active-learning classroom at Dawson (3H.10) and includes eight Nureva Walls…
Last Modified: March 28, 2018
