Dawson teachers, please join us for a day of professional development for faculty featuring a keynote address by Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a renowned neuroscientist and human development psychologist. Participate in day of engaging and interactive workshops, presentations, and panel discussions based on the interests of Dawson’s faculty. Please register here. For more information and to…
The Rooftop Gardens Project was featured in the Gazette today with a front page photo and long article in the food section. Photos of the project, the article, and a video tour narrated by Anna-Liisa Aunio in the Sociology Department can be found on the Gazette’s homepage. Congratulations and thank you to everyone on the…
On September 13, more than 500 family, friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of former Board of Governors Chair Bruno Mital. It was a joyous occasion tinged with sadness at the loss of a remarkable man at the age of 49. Bruno had a ferocious passion for education. For those who wish to…
As part of the celebrations for the official opening of the Dawson Centre for Peace Education for today, September 12, we invite you to participate in an Introduction to Meditation Workshop from 2-4pm, in room 4F.1. Join Dawson’s own Marie-Christine Brunelle, Seiun Thomas Henderson, Sarah Allen, and Daniel Goldsmith as they lead us through an…
At a special meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors on September 2, Leanne Bennett was unanimously approved as the new Dean of Social Science and Business Technologies. She will take up her duties effective immediately, succeeding Diane Gauvin who has taken up the position of Academic Dean. Leanne started at Dawson…
Are you a full-time student in any one of our Dawson College programs? Did you know that a founder of a company does not necessarily come out of a business program? One of our recent graduates of Social Sciences started a company in the entertainment and mobile app business. He followed his passion and is…
At the Board of Governors meeting of Monday, June 9, Diane Gauvin was unanimously approved as the new Academic Dean (as per clause 4.11 of Bylaw 1) for a five-year term commencing November 15, 2014. She will take up her duties in the interim as outgoing Academic Dean Robert Kavanagh winds down toward his retirement…
It’s finally here – our Sponsor-A-Seedling IndieGogo campaign to raise funds for the Dawson Gardens Rooftop Project is officially launching today! All of us who are involved in this project are really excited to be beginning this fundraiser, and are hoping for as much community enthusiasm as possible. Please take a look at our IndieGogo…
Industrial Design student Nicholas Parent has won the Sustainable Design Award and a scholarship of $2,500 for Boardslide, a wall bracket system that can be used as a skateboard holder or can mount and reuse old skateboard decks as shelves. Some 2 million skateboard decks are landfilled each year. Parent says his design not only…
We are on a roll. Two graduates of Illustration & Design have captured top prizes at the annual Illustration Quebec competition. Antonio Junior Luzano was presented with the !Q award 2014 to highlight work excellence (left) and Annabelle Hauffe (right) with the !Q People’s Choice Award 2014. Congrats! Below is the work of the two…
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