In this workshop, History students will create short stop-motion videos that capture the drama and division of certain episodes during the French Revolution or inspired by it, such as the Haitian Revolution. The students will work in groups of 6, taking on various roles such as writer, director, set builder and so on. They will...

The Dawson Case Competition offers teams from participating CEGEPs across Quebec the opportunity to demonstrate their presentation skills and business acumen by analyzing, assessing and solving a business case. The Competition will take place on Sunday, April 9, 2017. In 2017, for the first time in its history, the competition will feature four streams: accounting/finance, marketing, entrepreneurship,...

Field trip to Graphiscan (Lithography Presses) Mirazed Serigraphie (Large Format Silkscreen Presses) printers in the South Shore area. The students will be able to see how silk screening, lithography and large format digital printing is done in our industry.  A survey will be given to the students for them to evaluate their experience.

Akwé:konskàtne/Maamuu: Journeys in Leadership combines experiential learning and a strength-based approach to building academic skills while celebrating indigenous identity and culture. Students will be the coordinators and managers of this project. It includes: 1) Children’s Day: Dawson Journeys students will plan, organize and host a program for Indigenous Awareness Days Children’s Day on April 6. 100 students...

Students in the Visual Arts program to collectively visit exhibitions at museums and galleries of both historical and contemporary Canadian and International Art in Toronto. This trip to visit Toronto’s museums and art galleries is proposed as an alternative pedagogical incentive to enhance student’s ability “to collect, organize and evaluate information from a variety of sources,...

27 students and 3 faculty members from the Science Program will spend two days during the March Break visiting labs at the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) and the National Research Council (NRC) in Ottawa, and the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) in Chalk River. The visits will expose students to world-class research facilities and the scientists and engineers who work in them.

Environmental Science students will get the opportunity to study Biology, observe species diversity and discuss evolution by natural selection in the actual area in the world that inspired Darwin to develop one of the most important theories in science. The main objectives of this field trip are: i. Observe and become familiar with the biodiversity...

30 students from 3D Animation, Industrial Design and Photography are going to Japan to visit Polygon Pictures, Square Enix and 21_21 Design Sight. There, they will all take part in design workshops and visiting companies where 2 Dawson Alumni are working in the design field. The group will attend an exhibition at 21_21 Design sight, where they will participate and...

In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8th, Women’s/Gender Studies students are organizing various activities from March 6th to March 8th. Over a three-day period, we will have speakers and events in Conrod’s to celebrate past and present women’s achievement, and also to highlight issues that still need to be overcome. Activities will include...

Artist Guillaume Brisson Darveau will give a talk to both 2nd year Visual Art student groups. The talk will focus on the artist’s work created in the context of printmaking residencies, here and abroad. Students will also visit the printmaking studio Atelier Circulaire. Atelier Circulaire occupies a bright 10.000 ft2 space and provides workspaces and specialized...