CRLT students had the opportunity to attend a presentation by Nancy Kosik on current Business Etiquette practices. Students learnt how to enter a group or conversation, establish personal presence, how to exit a group conversation to continue to mingle and manage and maximize the opportunities at a cocktail party. The seminar provided the students with...

This year 20 students and 3 faculty members participated in the 4th Science Program trip to visit facilities at the National Research Council (NRC), Transportation Safety Board (TSB) in Ottawa and the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) in Chalk River Ontario (formerly The Atomic Energy of Canada, AECL). The trip was a great success as students...

This year 30 rowers were able to take advantage of this training camp opportunity. The men and women’s crew teams at Dawson College travelled to the training facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This venue is extremely popular with many scholastic programs from across the northeast of the U.S. as well as Ontario. At Oak Ridge,...

Industrial Design students travelled to the McCormick Place’s international Home + housewares (iHA) show, an exclusive event for Industrial Designers, retailers, manufacturers and buyers. Dawson College received this once in a lifetime opportunity to attend because Andres Delgado, 3rd year Industrial Design student, received an “Honorable Mention” and was invited, along with his peers, to...

A record number of Dawson teams participated this year for the PontPop event this year. Momentum has really been building in the last few years, especially thanks to Jean Nagy in the Civil Tech department. The students were very motivated this year and had excellent bridge designs. All teams had support in the planning, design...

The Mini-Science Lecture Series at McGill is an annual event that covers a theme from a variety of viewpoints. This year’s theme is: To Infinity and Beyond: from neutron stars to neuroengineering. Students will have the opportunity to learn from McGill and hospital research scientists. This event is similar to the McGill Mini-Med series, however...

CRC is an annual robotics competition open to high schools and CEGEPS. The objective is to build a robot, themed kiosk, and website. This year the objective was to pick up and launch balls into various containers in order to win points. This year, we had the participation of nine students from various programs including:...

Students from the Law, Society and Justice Student Association (and others) visited the National Assembly in Quebec City. The students toured of the National Assembly and then watched Question Period. The students spent 45 minutes with the Minister of Education Yves Bolduc. Students asked questions about recent reports on evaluations of the education reform, reductions...

This past academic year 17 students and 3 biology teachers travelled to Costa Rica. One of the main objectives of this trip was to introduce students to the wealth of biodiversity in a tropical area as well as bring attention the various adaptations of the different organisms to their particular environments. The students had the...

The Interior Design Program has been providing an opportunity for 2nd and 3rd year students to visit the llDEX Canada tradeshow in Toronto every other year since 2010. It is the largest Interior Design tradeshow in Canada, providing students with the ability to learn about the vast range of products and professional services available and...