D Announcements
Keeping Up to Date on What is Happening at Dawson
A reminder about how to keep up to date about what is happening at Dawson (a very busy place!), you have D News, D Announcements, College TV screens, and the Omnivox Latest News Feed. We do our best to make sure everything you need to know is posted in these places. Check them out!
International Women’s Day Lunch & Book Sale
The DSSU, DTU, and ADP will be co-hosting a celebration for International Women’s Day. On Thursday, March 5, from 12 PM -2 PM in the Rose Lounge (7C.5), there will be a book sale of new and used books and a collection of cash donations, in which all monies raised will be donated on behalf of the three unions to Chez Doris.
The book sale will be cash only.
A light lunch will be available while supplies last. We ask that you please bring your own mug if having coffee.
While students are welcome to buy books, the event is intended for employees only.
Come Make Art in the Gallery!
The Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery (2G.0) is offering drop-in times for anyone to make art with a student facilitator as part of Kathleen Vaughan’s community art project, What is Art For?
Free for all, and no registration needed.
From 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM on March 5.
Everyone welcome!
Cooking with Jamal
The Office of Sustainability has organized these cooking workshops. Reminder: you can use your well-being hours (4 hours/month) to take part in events like this.
Cooking with Jamal workshops, taking place in Conrod’s (2F.4), are being offered to staff, faculty and students:
- Thursday, March 5, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Thursday, March 26, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Thursday, April 16, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Spaces are limited; please sign up here.
Professional Theatre Presents Concord Floral
The play centers around a group of teenage friends who frequent a one-million-square-foot abandoned greenhouse, a place where they dream, dare, and come of age. A terrible secret buried within the greenhouse, when discovered by two friends, sets off a chain of events that leads to supernatural occurrences and the teens’ attempts to confront the truth.
The play explores themes of alienation, fear, and the anxieties of teenage life, drawing parallels to the plague in Boccaccio’s “The Decameron”. Directed by Matt Enos and performed by the second year students of the Professional Theatre Program at Dawson College.
Performance Dates:
- Thursday, March 5 – 7:30 PM
- Friday, March 6 – 7:30 PM
- Saturday, March 7 – 7:30 PM
Studio Productions are “Pay What You Can.”
Tickets: At the box office, which opens one hour before the performance.
Tickets on Sale for the 2026 Women’s Basketball Nationals
Dawson College is set to host the 2026 CCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship during our Spring Break week. The best college/CEGEP teams from across Canada will be vying to win the title. Games are taking place from March 18-21. See schedule here: https://www.ccaa.ca/sports/wbkb/championship/index
Our Women’s Division 1 Basketball team is playing, so come out and cheer them on!
Tickets are on sale, and a special price is available to Dawson employees. For a full tournament pass, it is only $32.47! That is a great price for four days of high-calibre basketball! You can buy your pass here: https://lepointdevente.com/tickets/ccaawbb2026
Murs Murs de Vers : la poésie en partage
Atelier de poésie à ne pas manquer !
10 mars – 11 h 30 à 13 h 30, à Oliver’s
10 mars : Illustre ton vers préféré et laisse parler ta créativité !
Vos œuvres seront exposées à la bibliothèque lors de Poésie à porter, le 23 avril.
Inscription : https://forms.office.com/r/rQQG7Jti3A
Au plaisir de vous accueillir !
Peace Panel – Panels de la Paix
Part of Dawson’s Peace Studies Certificate and the Paix 365 course taught by Ivan Freud, two upcoming Peace Panels with the themes being Peace & Other and Peace & Nature will be held, and you are welcome to join! This semester, the panels are in French and taking place from 1:00 – 2:15 PM in the Dawson Theatre on the following days:
• Friday, March 13, 2026 – Paix et l’autre
• Friday, April 10, 2026 – Paix et nature
These Peace Panels have historically been educational, engaging, social, and fun! You can take a look at past panels here.
Peace Studies Certificate students can get 1 meeting credit and 1 activity credit for attending!
Reminder: Communications Request Form
Just a reminder that if you want to let the community know about any activity, fundraiser, event, bake sale, well-being activity, etc. that is happening, you just have to fill out the Communications Request Form. The link to the form is in Omnivox under the Administrative Services section. This is how to get things on TV Screens, in Omnivox, on the home page slider, the College’s social media account or in D News/D Announcements.
Sanda & Wing Chun
Learn Wing Chun, a traditional Chinese martial art. Try it out as it is free for employees.
Winter 2026 Session:
Until May 5, every Wednesday in 0H.3 from 6-7:30 PM
Sanda is Chinese Kickboxing. Try it out as it is free for employees.
Winter 2026 Session:
Until May 5, every Wednesday in 0H.3 from 6-7:30 PM
Brought to you by the Athletics Department.
Questions? Email campusrecreation@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Black History Month Continues – March Events
Caribbean Style Carnival
There will be live music, a DJ, colourful costumes, free snacks to enjoy and a chance to speak with members of the Caribbean Coalition.
March 12, in Conrod’s
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Francofête – Les frontières, un lieu de rencontre
Du mardi 24 mars au vendredi 27 mars 2026
Venez célébrer le mois de la francophonie en participant aux activités gratuites proposées durant la semaine de la Francofête à Dawson !
Nous pensons souvent aux frontières comme des limites qui séparent deux réalités, mais elles sont aussi souvent un lieu de rencontre à la fois linguistique, culturel, scientifique, philosophique, sociale et artistique. Explorez ce thème fécond en participant à un marathon d’écriture, à des conférences littéraires, à des ateliers ludiques, à des ateliers de création ou à des visionnements de films suivis de rencontres avec les réalisateur·rices !
Consultez le lien suivant pour accéder au programme de la semaine et au formulaire d’inscription : https://forms.office.com/r/3VbaecMwny
Emergency Call Numbers
Emergency or accident?
Contact Security
Call 514-931-8731 ext.1000 or
Dial 1000 from a Dawson phone
Go to 2E.14.
Prix de la BD – Le phylactère
1ère édition – Une expérience unique autour de la BD, du zine et du roman graphique
Bienvenue à la toute première édition du Prix de la BD – Le Phylactère.
Un concours de lecture et de discussion qui célèbre la richesse de la bande dessinée francophone contemporaine.
Co-organisé par le département de français (Catherine Soleil) et le département d’illustration (Marc-André Cright), soutenu par Campus Life et la Dawson Library, en partenariat avec le certificat SPACE.
Le concept
Lire 6 oeuvres sélectionnées (BD, romans graphiques et zines – incluant des alumni de Dawson).
Participer à 3 séances de délibération :
24 mars · 11h45 à 12h45
14 avril · 11h45 à 12h45
5 mai · 11h45 à 12h45
Discuter, débattre…
Puis voter pour le Phylactère d’Or de Dawson
Les oeuvres en lice
La bête à sa mère — Eldiablo & Laurent Pinabel
Ernestine — Salomé Laroche
Moi, Fadi le frère volé (L’Arabe du futur) — Riad Sattouf
Racines — Lou Lubie
Momm — Catherin
Mon lit n’est pas ta maison — Aurore Juin (ancienne étudiante en illustration à Dawson)
Les ouvrages devraient être disponibles à la bibliothèque du collège.
Pour qui ?
Ouvert à tous·tes : étudiant·es et membres du personnel.
En partenariat avec SPACE — la participation favorise l’accès au certificat SPACE.
Avec la collaboration de Campus Life (prix de participation pour les étudiant·es engagé·es).
Inscrivez-vous ici
Inscriptions au Prix de la BD – Le phylactère : https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=emq2trv7uEKnxXEjQglO7_ZdYH_PsLRAsEPSffgAptVUNDZHUjA5NUxaMURHTllaTTgzNzdOSFJJTi4u&route=shorturl
Venez lire.
Venez débattre.
Venez voter pour le Phylactère d’Or de Dawson.
What is Art For? at Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery
Running in the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery (2G.0) until March 14, 2026.
More than 80 artworks created in the pandemic summer of 2020 by artists worldwide respond to this question, posed by Montreal artist and educator Kathleen Vaughan.
Suicide Crisis Helpline
It can be hard to find the words. 9-8-8 can help.
Call or text 9-8-8 from anywhere in Canada.
College Communications
D Announcements is your virtual bulletin board for Dawson community information, events, and news briefs, released on Thursdays every other week between issues of D News.
Submit your news or info via the Communications Request Form in Omnivox under the Administrative Services menu.
- The next issue of D News will be on March 19 (submission deadline: Friday, March 13).
- The next issue of D Announcements will be on March 12 (submission deadline: Wednesday, March 11).
