Every so often, an educator’s influence reaches far beyond the classroom: shaping how students see themselves, the choices they make, and the kind of impact they hope to have on the world. The Teachers Building Leaders Award presented by the Loran Foundation and the McCall MacBain Foundation recognizes outstanding educators across Canada whose dedication to their…
Second-year Dawson student Zhijian (Jian) Sun is in Antalya, Turkey as part of a youth delegation at the Decarbonize Student Climate Summit taking place in parallel to COP31, the United Nations climate conference taking place Nov. 9 – 20. The student summit, which is mobilizing hundreds of schools, is organized by the Centre for Global…
Dawson College hosted a special celebration on behalf of Quebec’s English-language colleges on the evening of Oct. 22, honouring CEGEP teachers and staff from 12 CEGEPs who completed the Performa Master Teacher Program (MTP) through the Université de Sherbrooke. In all, 31 participants received a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, or Master of Education in College…
Thanks to an incredibly generous donation from Edward D’Antoni, the Financial Aid Office is raffling off a new ENVO E36-13 Foldable Rechargeable E-Bike, complete with a new Via Velo bike lock. All proceeds will benefit Dawson’s Food Bank. With a retail value of $2,500, the e-bike is fully assembled and ready for its lucky new…
Just in time for holiday gift shopping, Dawson’s Athletics Department is proud to launch the new Dawson Online Store, featuring official Dawson College and Dawson Blues merchandise at affordable prices. With items starting at just $7.50 for a Dawson t-shirt, it’s an easy way to show your Dawson pride on Wear Blue Wednesdays or find…
This fall, 100 Painted Lady butterflies found temporary homes across Dawson and beyond as part of the Sustainability Office’s annual butterfly adoption program. A total of 35 individuals and groups participated in the Fall 2026 initiative, fostering caterpillars through their remarkable transformation into butterflies. Students and employees observed every stage of the process, creating moments…
Dawson’s Creative Collective for Change (CC4C) welcomed students, faculty and community members to its fourth annual Creative Change Maker Awards Gala and Exhibit, held Oct. 21-23. The event showcased student-created works that use art as a catalyst for reflection, dialogue and social change. Social Science graduate Enrique Aranda received a Creative Change Maker Award for…
From artificial intelligence and brain imaging to mental health interventions and the science of human connection, Dawson students explored a remarkable range of neuroscience topics through the 2026 Summer Internship in Research in Neuroscience. Coordinated by Dawson faculty members Hélène Nadeau and Sylvia Cox in collaboration with university partners, the internship program gives students the…
When a patient enters the healthcare system, they may interact with nurses, physiotherapy technologists, social service workers, diagnostic imaging technologists, laboratory professionals and many others. At Dawson’s Interprofessional Education (IPE) Symposium on Oct. 16, students from seven health and social service programs had the chance to experience what effective collaboration looks like before they enter…
Student artists from across three decades of Dawson’s history are being highlighted in a new exhibition at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery, where works created between 1993 and 2026 have been brought together to showcase the talent, experimentation and achievements of Visual Arts students. In an interview following the Oct. 8 vernissage, Amanda Beattie,…
Last Modified: October 15, 2026
