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Read Full Text: SPACE students mastering physics by designing video game

SPACE students mastering physics by designing video game

March 7th, 2024

Eight Dawson students working in two teams have won an independent video game design competition in an extracurricular competition organized by Physics faculty member Nadim Boukhira. The students are all in the SPACE student enrichment initiative. In the fall of 2023, Nadim started designing an educational video game for physics, with funding through an Entente…

Read Full Text: Honourable mentions for Dawson students at Harvard’s Model UN

Honourable mentions for Dawson students at Harvard’s Model UN

March 7th, 2024

Thirty-six Dawson College students travelled to Boston in mid-February to participate in Harvard National Model United Nations. The conference, one of the world’s longest-running and most prestigious UN simulations, brought together over 1,200 college and university students from over 30 countries. The Dawson College Model United Nations (DCMUN) delegation debated issues ranging from international peace…

Read Full Text: Students interview multidisciplinary artist Craig Commanda

Students interview multidisciplinary artist Craig Commanda

March 7th, 2024

Craig Commanda is a multidisciplinary artist from the Algonquin nation at Kitigan Zibi. His current exhibition, WÌDJIDEYAMAWOWIN / INTERCONNECTION, features prints, videos, and complex sculptural beadwork at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery until March 16th. On a recent Friday afternoon, two visual arts students, Katya Kieran & Lisseth Llorente Ruiz, had the chance to…

Read Full Text: Change at the helm of the Dawson Foundation

Change at the helm of the Dawson Foundation

February 22nd, 2024

Earlier in February, Steve Hatajlo (Class of 1981, Computer Science) handed over the presidency of the Dawson College Foundation to Sean Smith (Class of 2001, Pure and Applied Science). Steve has served as a volunteer on both the Dawson Foundation Board of Directors and Dawson’s Board of Governors for many years. He remains a member…

Read Full Text: 50th anniversary reunion and celebration of New School April 13

50th anniversary reunion and celebration of New School April 13

February 8th, 2024

Dawson’s “novel experiment” New School is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. That is what The Gazette called New School in an article published in April 1973. Back then, New School was created to engage students in their own learning and to build communities so that students would not get lost in a big institution….

Read Full Text: Student poem captured magic of New School space

Student poem captured magic of New School space

February 8th, 2024

For decades, the New School community has enjoyed a special space on Dawson’s 8th floor, which fosters a communal vibe. As we look back on the history of New School, here is a poem that captures the essence of that space. Just after the start of the pandemic, student Ada Santavy (Class of 2020, Pure…

Read Full Text: More space for Nursing at the Forum

More space for Nursing at the Forum

February 8th, 2024

Dawson’s Nursing department has moved into a new home across the street from the main campus on the second floor of the Forum. They join Physiotherapy Technology and Medical Ultrasound Technology, which are also housed at the Forum. “It is nice to be centralized here,” said Natalie Turner, Department Co-Chairperson and Program Co-Coordinator of Nursing….

Read Full Text: Dawson 2024-2029 Strategic Plan prioritizes student development through the lens of well-being

Dawson 2024-2029 Strategic Plan prioritizes student development through the lens of well-being

February 8th, 2024

Over the next five years, Dawson College will deliver on its academic mission led by the overarching value of Well-being for All, which emphasizes the cultivation of a stimulating, inclusive and caring environment for learning and working.  Other core values of the plan include Student Achievement, Institutional Excellence, Collaboration, and Innovation and Creativity. In its…

Read Full Text: Sixth Dawson cohort begins AI Launch Lab/Dawson AI series Feb. 10

Sixth Dawson cohort begins AI Launch Lab/Dawson AI series Feb. 10

February 8th, 2024

AI Launch Lab and Dawson AI are offering a sixth series of workshops on artificial intelligence beginning Feb. 10. Registration is open to all college students for a free eight-week online course on Saturday mornings beginning Feb. 10. Two students who were in previous workshop series shared their thoughts on the experience, uniquely available through…

Read Full Text: Dawson’s solidarity delegation to Cuba

Dawson’s solidarity delegation to Cuba

February 8th, 2024

Twelve students and two teachers from the Social Change and Solidarity profile of Social Science returned from Cuba Jan. 15 after a three-week solidarity delegation. The trip is a close partnership with the Centro Martin Luther King Jr. (CMLK) in Cuba, an organization that promotes local and global solidarity, popular education, and justice. The Dawson…

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