On October 18, Dr. Catherine Fichten of the Psychology department and Adaptech at Dawson was honoured with the Prix ACFAS Denise-Barbeau for research in social and human sciences at the college level. A reception held for nine ACFAS award-winning scholars noted Catherine’s exemplary vocation for the integration of students with disabilities, but also paid tribute…
As this year’s Ped Day activities drew to a close, the day was capped off with the traditional cocktail event in the Reception Hall. A highlight of the evening was the honouring of this year’s Director General’s Teaching Excellence Award recipients before an audience of their peers. Each year, students and teachers alike nominate teachers…
Dawson welcomed 5 students and a teacher from the Civil Engineering program at Nantong Vocational University in Nantong, China on October 12th, 2016. The group will attend courses along with Dawson students and faculty in Dawson’s Civil Engineering program and will have an opportunity to tour the city of Montreal as a part of their…
On Thursday, October 13th, 2016, Arts, Literature and Communication (ALC) welcomed a group of 17 exchange students from Freiburg, Germany. This German language exchange brings together students from Dawson, Vanier and Collège Ahuntsic in Quebec and students from the Rotteck and Angell Gymnasiums in Freiburg, Germany. The German students are currently participating in a homestay…
After just one growing season, the Three Sisters Garden has provided aboriginal students at Dawson with an inspiring place to gather, to commune with nature and to harvest traditional foods. And as a Gazette article recently reported, “It is also a place of sharing and learning, a bridge between indigenous and non-indigenous students.” Talented veteran…
Along with some members of the Montreal Alouettes, six members of the Dawson Blues Men’s Hockey team (David Kronish, Marco Lento, Jacob Meltzer, Emile Badji, Ben Kreyzerman and Coach Carl Benoit) volunteered their time during the annual Thanksgiving dinner event at Welcome Hall Mission’s Men’s shelter. Thanksgiving is an occasion to celebrate blessings with friends…
History teacher Frédéric Bastien led his class last semester to the War Museum in Ottawa to pay heed to the words of Hans Uhthoff, a veteran of German origin with a remarkable story to tell. The visit was captured by Radio-Canada and broadcast as a mini-documentary as part of its Second Regard series, also available…
Dr. Boustan Hirji of the Religion Department at Dawson College has been selected by the Alpha Chapter of the Boston University Association of Alumni as the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the School of Theology. The honour cited Dr. Hirji for excellence as a teacher, an author and a leader in helping others on a path…
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced two years ago an exciting new partnership program aimed at fostering social innovation and collaboration among Canadian colleges, industry, and community organizations to find solutions to social challenges. Social innovation entails an initiative, product, process or program that creates positive social outcomes for societies….
Living Campus is a concept that integrates educational approaches under the vision of well-being for all and is the embodiment of the College’s commitment to the betterment of society. It recognizes that our entire campus is a learning lab that explicitly demonstrates that Nature matters and mobilizes the College mission values and strategic plan through…
Last Modified: September 28, 2016
