Dawson Student Bulletin
August 29, 2025
Welcome to the first edition of the Dawson Insider for the 2025-26 academic year. Sent out every Friday by MIO, it contains need-to-know information for Dawson students.
- Don’t miss free corn & hot dogs next Thursday, Sept. 4
Join the Welcome Back event on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 12-3 PM on the Atwater side of the campus (east side of building) or Upper Atrium if it rains. Free food for registered students with a Dawson ID. Enjoy hot dogs, cotton candy, music, and more!
- Sign the petition calling on the government to restore critical funding to CEGEPs
The Quebec government has cut more than $150 million from the CEGEP network across Quebec, which will impact all students. The petition is in French because it is addressed to the Government of Quebec and will be presented in the National Assembly. Add your signature, then check your email inbox to validate your signature. The deadline is Oct. 20. Sign and share with your friends and family: https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-votre-opinion/petition/Petition-11577/index.html,
- First-Year Office Lounge Schedule
The First-Year Students’ Office’s lounge (2D.0) is reserved for first year students only on Tuesdays and Thursdays all semester. Come visit us from 9 to 6!
- Reserve your Dawson Orange Shirt
If you would like to buy an Orange T-shirt featuring artwork entitled “Remember me” by Shayla Chloë Oroho:te Etienne (Class of 2025, Visual Arts), fill out this form to reserve your shirt before Thursday, Sept. 4. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day is Sept. 30. Stay tuned for more information.
Key Dates
- Sept 1: Statutory holiday
- Sept 4: Free hot dogs and corn lunch
- Sept 4: Parents Night
- Sept 19: Course and College withdrawal deadline
Helpful Info for This Semester
- Absences of less than five days
Medical notes are no longer required for health-related absences of less than five consecutive days. Notify the College, from the mobile app:
- Go to Omnivox
- Click “Services”
- Under “Omnivox WEB Services,” click “Omnivox web version”
- Go to the “Absence declaration form” under “My College Services” and complete the necessary information
- Do this for each day you are absent
- A medical note is required if you are absent for five consecutive days or more.
From a desktop or laptop computer:
- Go to Omnivox
- Go to the “Absence declaration form” under “My College Services” and complete the necessary information
- Do this for each day you are absent
- A medical note is required if you are absent for five consecutive days or more.
Your teachers will automatically be informed of your absence. However, you must contact each of them to arrange accommodations.
- Sept. 19 deadline to withdraw from a course
The course withdrawal deadline is Sept. 19, 2025 for the Fall 2025 semester. Any course a student withdraws from will NOT appear on the student’s transcript. Students in the first semester of a program must see an advisor at a scheduled drop-in or join an online chat session in order to withdraw from a course.For Fall 2025, the second course drop deadline is Oct. 30, 2025. An AE remark (abandon étude) will appear on the transcript. A student will only be able to drop a course for which attendance has been validated.Deadlines for course withdrawal and course drop vary for intensive courses; check your course schedule or the Timetable for specifics.
- To get on Wi-Fi at Dawson:
- Look for Eduroam network
- Enter your Dawson email as your username
- Enter your Dawson Omnivox password
Need help? Go to 2H.12 IT Support counter or email ITsupport@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Services for Students
Hours of availability for the week of September 1-5, 2025
- Academic Advising Drop-in (2D.7) and Chat: Academic Advising Schedule
- Learning Centre (6D.2): Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Bookstore (1F.2): Tuesday – Thursday 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM, Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Career Resource Centre (6D.5): Wednesday 11:00 AM -12:00 PM, Friday 10:00 AM -11:00 AM
- Continuing Education Office (2H.1): Tuesday to Thursday 10:00 AM to 5:45 PM, Friday 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM
- Financial Aid (4E.5): Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- First Year Office (2D.0): Tuesday - Friday (in person 2D.0) 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
- IT Support (2H.12): Tuesday to Friday 7:30 AM – 10:30 PM
- Library (5C.1): Tuesday to Thursday 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM, Friday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Student AccessAbility Centre (2E.6): Tuesday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Student Fees (4B.5): Tuesday to Friday, from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
About this issue
Dawson College is committed to improving communications with students.
The Student Bulletin, created by the Communications Office and the Student Bulletin Editorial Team, provides important information you need to know throughout the semester.
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