D Announcements
Campus Recreation Programs Have Begun!
Group classes run from August 27 to December 1, 2026.
Registration for Fall 2026 is online.
There are also weekly ‘open gyms’ in which you can participate in different activities/sports for free. These Gym Sports are only open to Dawson students and employees.
Schedule:
| Rock Climbing
(from September 14) |
N/A | Monday | 6:00 – 8:45 p.m. | -1H.6 |
| Volleyball (From Sept. 3) |
N/A | Thursday | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | -1H.6 |
| Basketball (From Oct. 1) |
N/A | Thursday | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | -1H.2 |
| Badminton (From Nov. 12) |
N/A | Thursday | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | -1H.2 |
Writers Yara El-Ghadban and Rodney Saint-Éloi to Speak at Dawson
The talk will bring together two prominent Montréal-based writers, Yara El-Ghadban and Rodney Saint-Éloi, Dawson students and their teachers. The guests will discuss their recently published work, “Les fascistes n’ont jamais compté les étoiles,” and invite attendees to participate in the discussion.This event will be primarily in French, with some moderation and discussion in English. Open to all students and employees. Please note that this event counts towards the Peace Studies certificate.
Happening on Thursday, September 3 in Oliver’s (2C.17) from 6 to 8 PM.
Organized by Djemaa Maazouzi (French department) and Matthew de Vries (Anthropology department).
Orange Shirt Pre-Order
The Campus Life Office is selling Orange t-shirts to the community. The t-shirts will feature the artwork entitled “Remember Me” by Shayla Chloë Oroho:te Etienne, a former student in Visual Arts at Dawson.
Use the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/uj8UnByWvX to place your order for your September 30th Orange Shirt. For employees, the price is $20.
Profits will go to the Dawson First People’s Center.
The deadline to pre-order your shirt is Friday, September 4th, 2026, at 16:00.
Sustainabili-TEAM Volunteers Wanted!
The College’s many gardens are up and running into the Fall semester, and Sustainability needs helping hands to continue maintaining them. Get your hands dirty by watering, weeding, pruning, and harvesting. No gardening experience needed; they will teach you.
Volunteer in between, before or after classes or use your Wellness Hours by signing up for a minimum 1hr time slot – Monday to Friday.
Fill out this MS FORMS here to choose the 1hr time slot(s) you are available for; a new MS FORMS is posted every two weeks, and you can edit the form at any time
Update Self-identification Questionnaire by September 12, 2026
As you may know, the Act respecting equal access to employment in public bodies (R.S.Q., c. A-2.01) came into force on April 1, 2001. As part of the College’s commitment to employment equity, and in accordance with the Act, Dawson College maintains an Equal Access to Employment Program (Programme d’accès à l’égalité en emploi — PAÉE).
To ensure that our current records appropriately reflect the Dawson community and work towards equity in our workforce, the College is inviting all current employees to submit or to update their self-identification information, even if you already did so when you were hired.
The self-identification questionnaire is voluntary, and the information you provide will remain confidential and used only for workforce analysis, equity planning and reporting purposes under the Act.
Please complete the questionnaire in Omnivox by September 12, 2026. Look for Human Resources Forms under the Administrative Services menu.
If you wish to change the language of the questionnaire, please use the menu option at the top.
If you have any questions about the Equal Access to Employment Program or this questionnaire, please contact either Laura Smith or Anca Oprisi.
Support Our Student Athletes and Show College Spirit!
Some of our 15 teams have begun their seasons and have games/races/tournaments at Dawson and around the province. Show your school spirit and support our student athletes by attending a game and cheering them on.
Game schedules can be found here
Vaccination Day at Dawson
A Vaccination Day has been scheduled to support the Dawson community in updating their vaccination status.
Date: September 16, 2026
Time: 9 to 4 PM
Location: 3C.1 cafeteria
Open to all staff
• Free vaccines provided in compliance with Québec Immunization Program recommendations.
• Québec Vaccination Records update offered: please bring any relevant medical documents for record updating.
First come, first served: no booking required.
Please bring your RAMQ card (not mandatory, but preferable).
If you have any questions, please send Mio to Julie Drolet or Julie Gosselin at Student Health Services.
Trivia Question & Answer
Q: What is the only bird that can fly backward?
A: Hummingbirds
Join DAC – Dawson Activity Club
DAC stands for the Dawson Activity Club and it is a great way to meet people at Dawson College. DAC members lunch together or enjoy activities once a month while socializing with colleagues.
All employees are welcome to join DAC. It only costs $1 per pay. Where else could you get these types of free events or rebates for $2 per month? To fill out the form to join, see Gianna Smith in 2E.6 or email her at gsmith@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Upcoming events for the Fall Semester include a Pizza Lunch and a couple of Coffee Breaks.
If you have a suggestion of something we could do or have any other questions then don’t hesitate to send an email to dac@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Professional Theatre Presents Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata
Before Instagram and TikTok, before the algorithm decided who we were and who we might love, there was Craigslist. This offbeat music-driven play sets actual Craigslist classifieds, missed connections, and personal ads to a witty, tuneful score.
By turns hilarious and unexpectedly poignant, the piece moves through the absurd corners of online life (oddities for sale, lonely seekers of love, eccentrics looking for roommates) and uncovers the longing, grief, and tenderness beneath the screen.
A meditation on a society of people who, despite being more connected than ever, remain strangers to one another.
Directed by Jonathan Monro and performed by the second-year students of the Professional Theatre Program at Dawson College.
- All performances at 7:30 PM
- Wednesday, September 16
- Thursday, September 17
- Friday, September 18
- Saturday, September 19
Price: $10 suggested contribution
Discount on Montreal Alouettes Tickets
The Montreal Alouettes will take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday, October 3 at 7 PM at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium. Take advantage of 25% off the price of select tickets. Seats are limited so buy quickly!
Discount link here
Dawson Reads ft. Misha Solomon
Misha Solomon is a homosexual poet in and of Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. His work has appeared in journals across Canada and has been anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry 2024, 2026, and 2027 (Biblioasis) and in On Occasion: Poems for the People (Coach House). He is a student in Concordia University’s Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD program. He is the author of three chapbooks, and his full-length debut, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet, was released by Brick Books in March 2026.
On Thursday, September 17, 2-3:30 PM
In Amphitheatre, 4C.1
A short reading and a Q&A + a book raffle!
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 September 10 (submission deadline: Friday, September 4).
- The next issue of D Announcements will on September 17 (submission deadline: Wednesday, September 16).
