Get Ready to “Bee” Hands-On: Join Dawson’s Rooftop Honey Harvest on Nov. 13
November 6th, 2025
It’s that time of year again when you can get your hands dirty, or should we say your fingers sticky, and help extract honey from our bee frames located in the hives on the 4H rooftop. Our bees have been busy producing a lot of honey thanks to our many pollinating flower gardens on campus, which are all maintained by our very own Sustainabili-team student and employee volunteers.
The fun-filled hour will include uncapping honeycomb cells, hand-spinning honeycombs in the centrifugal extractor, and filtering the raw honey before jarring and labelling it. All participants will leave with a little sample jar of Dawson's honey. It will BEE fun and you can use your weekly well-being hour to participate.
Spaces are limited. RSVP IS A MUST, please fill out this MS form for the employee event on Nov. 13 from 11 AM to 12 PM. The Office of Sustainability will send you a confirmation email.
Physiotherapy students assessed Special Olympics athletes
November 6th, 2025
It was a day of learning, connection, and purpose as Dawson’s third-year Physiotherapy Technology students turned classroom knowledge into meaningful community engagement. On Oct. 23, 28 students, accompanied by faculty members Krista Bulow, Kim Bulger, and Sharon Clegg, visited an adult education centre in Saint-Laurent to meet and assess 25 Special Olympics athletes.
Visit the link for the homepage news story.
Dawson women’s cross-country team heads to nationals
November 6th, 2025
The Dawson College Women’s Cross-Country Running Team is heading to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to compete in the 2025 CCAA National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 8. The event will be hosted by Holland College.
The Blues earned their spot at Nationals after an outstanding season. Following their victory at the RSEQ Sud-Ouest Conference Championship, the team went on to place second at the RSEQ Provincial Championship on October 25. They will be one of seven teams representing the RSEQ at the national event.
Dawson will be represented by: Mia Simpson (pictured, 3rd year, Health Science) – Gold medalist at the Provincial Championship; Amélie Bardon (1st year, Health and Life Sciences); Amelia Clerk (2nd year, Health Enriched); Ella O’Carroll (3rd year, Professional Photography); Mila Degand (2nd year, Health and Life Sciences); and Lieba Bacher-Spitzer (3rd year, Health Science).
The team is coached by Justin Pfefferle, Joanne Wedlock, and Katherine Brown.
Nurturing Dawson’s “wild yeast”: Adam Bright on joining the Foundation
November 6th, 2025
The Dawson College Foundation is pleased to welcome several new board members this fall. Among them is Adam Bright, an English teacher who has joined this dedicated group of volunteers supporting the Foundation’s mission. He recently sat down with the Communications Office for a Q & A.
Visit the link for the homepage news story.
Donal Gill published in The Dial
November 6th, 2025
Political Science faculty member Dónal Gill recently published an insightful article in The Dial , an award-winning online magazine of culture, politics and ideas.
In his article, Dónal reflects on the tariffs imposed on Canada and how Canadians see themselves compared to their American neighbours and trading partners.
Discover what it’s really like to study at Dawson in our new podcast
November 6th, 2025
Dawson College has launched a new podcast series, Discover Découvrir Dawson, offering listeners a behind-the-scenes look at the programs, people, and projects that make our community unique.
The first episode features Cinema | Communications professors Kim Simard and Dipti Gupta, who share what it’s like to study and teach in a program that blends creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Special thanks to Cinema | Communications faculty member Michael Filtz for his production assistance and to Dawson Graphic Design student Andriana Vassilakis, who created the Discover Découvrir Dawson visual identity.
Visit the link for a homepage news story and links to listen.
Dawson in the news
November 6th, 2025
Diana Rice of the Office of Sustainability was interviewed by CTV News. about Food Justice programs.
You can see the Oct. 23 report by visiting the link.
Creating inclusive classrooms: Dawson experts featured in Eductive
November 6th, 2025
Dawson’s Cathy Roy (Faculty, Physiotherapy) and Guissou Iravani-Manesh (Pedagogical Counsellor, Student AccessAbility Centre) are featured in Eductive, a publication dedicated to sharing best practices in teaching and learning across Quebec’s college network. Their article, based on their 2025 Intercollegiate Ped Day workshop, explores how accessibility connects to broader inclusion in education. Visit the link to get to the article.
Dawson’s First Career Showcase Day
November 5th, 2025
Ten career programs collaborated to organize Dawson’s first-ever Career Showcase Day on Nov. 4.
Coordinated by Laurel Breidon, Co-coordinator of Professional Photography, the goal was to offer mini experiences of the kinds of learning and work opportunities available in the participating career programs.
Students could play mini putt at the Community, Recreation and Leadership Training booth, make a lampshade at the Product Design booth and get behind the lens at the Photography and Video booth.
Despite the metro doors being locked to the venue, the Lower Atrium, dozens of students found their way to the event.
“For us, we managed to sign up at least a dozen students for the Student for a Day experience in Professional Photography,” Laurel reported. “Everyone who participated was happy and felt although it was a bit quiet, it was a good experience. The set up was good and it was a good template to follow next time.”
Thanks to the faculty and students who organized and staffed it.
November 5th, 2025
Below is an interview with Michael Filtz (Cinema | Communications), facilitator of “Beyond the Echo Chamber: Tools for Teaching Journalism and Media Literacy,” a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) taking place over the 2025-26 year at Dawson College. Faculty Learning Communities are currently accepting proposals for Facilitators for 2026-27. Please learn more and apply, see the…
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