Dawson’s Director General and Academic Dean addressed faculty and staff at the Fall 2017 Welcome Back Luncheon on August 22. As the College heads into its 49th year of serving its educational mission, Richard Filion addressed the changing nature of society and its challenges, and the role of education in meeting these new challenges. He…
Sam Carmel (former Dawson Rowing Team member) raced the quad (M4x) and the double (M2x) at the 2017 Canada Games in Kenora Ontario for Quebec. He medaled in the double with his partner Quentin Basiren (McGill). He is also racing at Canadian Henley in the single (U23M1x) and the double (U23M2x) alongside other Dawson rowers…
Dawson College will enter its 49th academic year on Wednesday, August 23 with some 8,000 students, of which about 3,400 are new students. Once again this year, students have responded to Dawson as a college of choice to pursue their post-secondary education on their way to university studies or to careers. With all of the…
In the books, it would appear that Lionel Geller retired from his teaching job in Math at Dawson many years ago. But the truth is, he has never left. Serving as a mentor and confidante to members of Dawson’s women’s hockey team since the program was started, tutoring students and student-athletes at PARC, Lionel can…
In another record year, more than 2,900 students received DEC and AEC statements after having completed their programs of study between Summer 2016 and Winter 2017. More than 600 of those graduates attended ceremonies held at Place des Arts’ Théâtre Maisonneuve on June 20. The afternoon ceremony celebrated graduates in Social Science, Liberal Arts and…
Simonetta Barth, who graduated from Dawson in 1984 in Computer Science Technology before embarking on police training, has been named to the second highest post in the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal. When she takes the reins as Deputy Director, Chief of Operations in September, she will become the first woman to…
Dawson’s Director General Richard Filion and the Academic Dean of John Abbott College Erich Schmedt were honoured at the SALTISE annual conference 2017 with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their support to SALTISE in “exceptional ways that have been complementary and timely.” In the citation to pay tribute to both administrators, SALTISE writes:…
Dawson College continues to set the standard for research activity within the CEGEP network with 31 active funded projects under way, including nine new grants, totaling over $1 million in external funding. These exceptional projects investigate important research questions across the disciplines and contribute to both knowledge construction and mobilization. You can read more about…
On Friday, May 12th, the Dawson College Peace Centre was proud to present 25 exceptional students with the Peace Studies Certificate. By completing three Peace Studies courses, participating in a Peace 101 workshop, and devoting six or more (often much more) hours to community engagement, these students graduated from Dawson with a better understanding of…
Five students from the Environmental Science profile have landed in Mexico for a six week Sustainable Campuses internship. The students will spend six weeks at two partner schools: the Prepatoria Comunitaria de Tres Marías (UAEM) and the Universidad Politécnica del Estado de Morelos. The students will work to advance sustainability projects within each school and…
Last Modified: August 25, 2017
