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Employee Holiday Party – Friday, December 4

The Dawson Employee Holiday Party will take place on Friday, December 4. It is open to all employees – part-time, full-time, Faculty, Professionals, Support Staff and Managers. Here are the party details:

Location: 3C.1
Time: Starts at 4:30 PM
Dinner Time: 6:00 PM
Dinner Cost: $20 (full meal—pasta, salad, bread, and dessert)

Purchase and pay for dinner tickets from November 9 until November 27: 2E.4—see Gianna Smith. Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 4 PM. Can pay with exact cash or by card.

We will also be collecting personal hygiene products, feminine hygiene products, basic toiletries, and non-perishable food items for the Dawson Food Bank. You can drop these off at the party at the Bar ticket table.

If you can volunteer some time for party set-up, food distribution, clean-up, etc., please fill out this form.

Prix Préambule du 28 octobre au 17 novembre

Le département de français et la Vie étudiante (Campus Life) invitent toute la communauté de Dawson (les étudiant.e.s et le personnel) à participer au Prix littéraire Préambule qui se tiendra du mercredi 28 octobre au mardi 17 novembre inclusivement.

Le prix Préambule est un nouveau prix littéraire qui cherche à «mettre en valeur le potentiel de plaisir de lecture dans les premières pages d’un roman, dans son titre et dans sa page couverture». Pour plus d’informations, cliquez ici.

Un coin lecture vous accueillera les mardis, mercredis et jeudis de 10 h à 16 h en face du local des premières années (2D.01). Des grignotines et du thé seront servis aux personnes lectrices.

Un tirage aura lieu le 17 novembre.

À gagner : une entrée pour le Salon du livre de Montréal.

Call for Donations. Our Food Bank needs your support!

Our Food Bank needs some TLC! In November, we will collect donations of personal hygiene products, feminine hygiene products, basic toiletries, and non-perishable food items. Donation bins are located at 2D.0, 2E.04, 4E.05 and 4E.02.

C’est pas Violent – Intimate Partner Violence

SOS Violence Conjugale is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help ensure the safety of victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and that of their children throughout Quebec, by offering free, bilingual, anonymous and confidential referral services. Their services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and provide direct access to information, support or shelter.

Contacting SOS Violence Conjugale allows a person to find resources to be heard, defended, protected and understood. Whether someone was born here or not and regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation or physical condition, SOS Violence Conjugale is equipped to find the best answers to all needs related to IPV.

How to contact:

By phone: 1 800 363-9010
By texting: 438-601-1211
By chat: www.sosviolenceconjugale.ca
By email: sos@sosviolenceconjugale.ca

Bake Sale – Professional Photography 3rd-year fundraiser

The 3rd-year students from the Professional Photography program are holding a bake sale on November 5th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Upper Atrium.

The funds raised will support their December exhibition in the Warren Flowers Art Gallery.

Upcoming Dawson Blues Teams Games

Come out and support our student athletes!

Basketball	D1 MBB – Jean-de-Brébeuf vs Dawson	Friday, Nov 6 7:00 PM	Dawson College – Tony Proudfoot Gymnasium
Basketball	D2 MBB – Dawson @ Heritage	Friday, Nov 6 7:00 PM	Heritage College
Basketball	D2 WBB – Dawson @ Édouard-Montpetit	Friday, Nov 6 7:00 PM	Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
Hockey	D2 WHOC – Dawson @ Thetford	Saturday, Nov 7 7:30 PM	Thetford – Centre Sportif G.H Vermettre
Badminton	D3 BAD – Gérald-Godin vs Dawson	Sunday, Nov 8 1:00 PM	Valleyfield College
Badminton	D3 BAD – Champlain St-Lambert vs Dawson	Sunday, Nov 8 2:15 PM	Valleyfield College
Badminton	D3 BAD – Valleyfield vs Dawson	Sunday, Nov 8 3:30 PM	Valleyfield College

Reminder—Read Omnivox Latest News to Keep Up to Date on Dawson Activities

While much of what is happening at the College is right here in D Announcements, on a day-to-day basis, the Latest News section at the top of Omnivox will keep you up-to-date about the goings-on at Dawson. Make it a habit to check it out.

SAGE Open for Applications

Got an idea to make student life at Dawson even better? Apply for SAGE funding by Nov. 13 at 11:59 PM for a chance to receive up to $5,000 for a project that enhances the student experience beyond the classroom. A committee, including representatives from the Dawson Student Union, will review applications, and decisions will be announced by Jan. 31, 2027.

Apply here

November Stairs Challenge

Are you up for the November STAIRS challenge?

If you have two options in front of you—taking the stairs or the elevator/escalator—which do you choose? Does your choice depend on your mood, energy level, time constraints, or who you’re with?

For the month of November, you are invited to challenge yourself to take the stairs whenever and wherever possible. Taking the stairs daily has been shown to improve both physical and mental well-being. This challenge can take place in the college, in metro stations, and anywhere in your community. (Walking up the escalators is accepted, provided you are actively moving and maintaining the same pace you would when walking up stairs.)

The goal is to raise your heart rate and become warm enough to break a light sweat. At first, you may feel tired or short of breath, but by the end of the month, you should notice an improvement in your cardiovascular and respiratory fitness. You may even decide to continue making stair climbing part of your regular routine.

For people with physical challenges who are unable to take the stairs, consider adding a strengthening, balance, or flexibility exercise to your daily routine. These activities can help improve overall fitness while providing an alternative way to stay active and support your health goals.

Join us this November and make every step count toward a healthier you!

Ongoing Series: Indigenous Perspectives – November

Indigenous Perspectives: Basic Call to Consciousness. Part 2: The Haudenosaunee Message to the Western World at Geneva Switzerland, Autumn 1977 – Tiio Hemlock	November 24, 2026, 2:00pm – 3:15pm	Register
Indigenous Perspectives: Basic Call to Consciousness. Part 2: The Haudenosaunee Message to the Western World at Geneva Switzerland, Autumn 1977 – Tiio Hemlock	November 25, 2026, 10:30am – 11:45am	Register

Registration is required for all events.

Questions? Contact Tiio Hemlock themlock@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

Thrift Store – Fundraiser for 3rd-year photo student vernissage

The 3rd-year students from the Professional Photography program are holding a Thrift Sale as a fundraiser for their vernissage.

The sale will take place on November 12th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lower Atrium.

Kindness Campaign at Dawson College

November 13 is World Kindness Day! Keep your eyes peeled for compassionate and encouraging messages in strategic locations around the College on November 11 and 12…

You can also attend the Kindness booth in the Upper Atrium between 10 AM and 1 PM on November 12 to receive inspiration on how you can be kind to others or yourself this week.

The Arts & Social Science 2026 Open House is taking place on November 15

The Arts & Social Science Fall Open House will be on Sunday, November 15, from 1 to 4 PM. It features all pre-university and technical programs in Social Science, Business Technologies, and Creative & Applied Arts.

Tell all potential applicants that you know it is taking place and that they can keep up to date about what is going to take place by signing up for the Destination Dawson newsletter here.

Trivia Question and Answer

Question: How many teeth do adult humans have?

Answer: 32 (though having 28 teeth is also completely normal if the wisdom teeth have been removed or never developed)

Intercollegiate Singing Competition

Come support Dawson students, D-Voice winners, as they compete against students from Champlain, John Abbott, Marianopolis, and Vanier.

Unplugged is a free show taking place on Monday, November 16th, at 7 PM in 5B.16 at Dawson. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

The grand prize winner gets to perform at the 2027 MTL Fringe Festival!

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 November 12 (submission deadline: Friday, November 6).
The next issue of D Announcements will be on November 19 (submission deadline: Wednesday, November 18).