A joint project between the Kinesiology Department at Université de Montréal and the Physiotherapy Technology programs at Dawson and Cégep Marie-Victorin to develop intelligent technology in the field is making its mark with the development of tools, including smartphone apps, for use in therapy. The project, acronym TEKPHY, has been developing a tool for balance…
Good afternoon everyone – It’s good to see you back! I hope you had a restful break and that you’re all in for another exciting semester. I wish you a happy and healthy 2016 year filled with accomplishments you can dream of. Sustainability at Dawson 2015 is now behind us, but it will certainly leave…
Dawson College has established a Foundation to help support the College’s academic mission through new and existing initiatives. In late December, the College took the final step after filing the paperwork for the Foundation’s charitable status by selecting an Executive Director to oversee the Foundation’s fundraising activities. Francis Lessard has been appointed to take on…
Open House will take place on Sunday, January 31, 2016 from 1-5 p.m. On this day, the College is open to prospective students and their families, and anyone thinking of applying to CEGEP or transferring programs. This is a chance to meet and talk with current students, teachers, advisors, admissions and other non-teaching staff about…
The Center on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge will award Dr. Catherine Fichten its Fred Strache Leadership Award at the Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference in March 2016. This conference, commonly known as the CSUN Conference, is the largest, oldest and only university-sponsored conference of its kind. It is now in…
Dawson student Samson is getting ready to play Basketball at the university level. Dawson College Athletics has seen its share of great talent and players recruited at a university level. This is the case for one Dawson student from Saint-Bruno named Anie-Pier Samson, who was being scouted to play university basketball throughout her time at…
The departments and programs of Dawson College want to assure potential students that we greatly value your interest in us, that our Open House has been delayed due to difficult labour negotiations, and that we expect it to be rescheduled at the nearest possible date. We encourage you to get in touch with our program…
Eleven students from Dawson College attended the prestigious National Model United Nations in Washington, D.C. on the weekend of Octover 30 – November 1. They represented Indonesia on several committees and managed to find time to visit several interesting sites as well. We are happy to report that our students came home with a delegation…
Dawson is host to this year’s international Science et Société conference taking place from November 6-8. Organized by the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), this event will draw close to 300 students from CEGEPS around the province and speakers from Quebec and France. The theme for the forum is Connaissances pour un monde en…
JavaOne is the premiere event for worldwide users of Oracle’s Java computer software. The week-long conference in San Francisco brings in all the big names of the programming world (along with A-list entertainers like Elton John and Beck). The esteemed presenters at JavaOne 2015 included Dawson’s Ken Fogel, addressing the methods and challenges of teaching…
Last Modified: November 2, 2015
