One of the most significant academic enrichments for students at secondary and post-secondary education institutions in the world today is participation in Model United Nations organizations, activities and competitions. Participation brings students together from around Canada, North America and the world as representatives of assigned countries to local, national and international competitions. Among other things,...

The Law, Society & Justice trip to Ottawa allows students to experience the Supreme Court of Canada as well as question period at Parliament. Students will tour the Supreme Court, observe an actual Supreme Court hearing, and participate in a mock trial organized and guided by the Supreme Court support staff. In addition, the students will...

Dawson College will participate in The Canadian Robotics Competition (CRC) being hosted at Vanier College. This event is open to high schools and CEGEP’s in the greater Montreal area. This would be the sixth year in a row that Dawson has participated. This is a multi-disciplined competition with the following requirements: Design and build a robot able to...

The BDC Case Competition is a formative event for Dawson students, who train for 5 months by analyzing university-level marketing cases, developing oral presentation skills, and learning to think on their feet (literally) in order to respond to questions posed by industry experts. Throughout the Case Competition process, technology students are informed of the benefit of the...

“Sustainable Campuses Initiative” is a partnership between Dawson College and Mexican universities aimed at generating and sharing knowledge on campus sustainability. An important part of this initiative has been the establishment of Dawson student internships in Mexican Campuses. The Sustainable Campuses Internships provide an opportunity for Dawson Students from the CRLT program (4), Environmental Science...

The Manufacturing & Field trips course offers students the opportunity to visit manufacturers here in Quebec to learn and see first hand how products (which they design in class) will be made. This enables them to interact with manufacturers, ask questions and receive feedback pertaining to their designs, helping them grasp how designs are made...

Sustainable Dawson, the First Peoples’ Centre and the Dawson College Peace Centre will continue the ongoing project of the Three Sister’s garden in the Conrod’s Courtyard. The Three Sister’s Garden, established in the 2015-16 year, is a commitment by these three initiatives and by extension the College, to acknowledge the land as Indigenous, promote Indigenous...

Dawson Gardens aims to provide active learning opportunities to Dawson students through experience in planning, planting, and maintaining organic vegetable gardens on Dawson’s rooftops. The Dawson Gardens team contributes to community and environmental sustainability on campus by providing fresh, healthy, affordable and locally grown food to the Dawson Community. Finally, we contribute to food security and...

Dawson Media Night is the prime event for Dawson College’s Cinema-Communications department. Divided into four categories; animation, narrative, experimental and documentary, the screening features the work of students that, throughout the semester, have striven to create creative and professional material. Prizes are given, students host the event along with live performances, art installations in the lobby and food/beverages...

ScienceFest is a dynamic student-centered conference at Dawson College that shares students’ knowledge, creativity and passion for learning science in a public forum and recognizes them for their efforts and achievements in 2015-2016.. It foresees involvement from all disciplines in the program (as well as technical programs) and invites participation from the entire Dawson community.