Dawson students building solar powered bike rack
February 26th, 2025
A new bike rack will be set up this spring on Dawson’s campus. It is a project by three Dawson students, who entered it in the Green Innovation Challenge at John Abbott College in January and won the third-place prize of $500.
“Bikers at Dawson experience many difficulties,” said team member Kyana Boncy. “They report having trouble parking their bikes due to lack of space, faulty design and accessibility depending on the season.”
Pictured from left to right: Miella Manjava (Social Science student), Arina Capral (International Business student), Kyana Boncy (Mechanical Engineering Technology student)
Visit the link for the homepage news story.
Two Shakespearean Studio productions in March
February 26th, 2025
Enjoy some winter reading with Subtext
February 25th, 2025
Subtext is the name of an online Dawson journal that showcases the writing of Dawson students in the field of film and media. The journal was launched in the fall of 2023 and since then, an issue has been published each semester.
Subtext is put together by a group of students with the assistance of Cinema | Communications faculty advisor Justine McLellan.
The most recent issue came out at the end of the Fall 2024 semester and the next one will be released around mid-May.
To read the Fall 2024 Subtext issue, visit the link.
Student report on first Model UN Conference at Dawson
February 25th, 2025
One month has passed since the first-ever Dawson College Model United Nations (DCMUN) conference, which took place Jan. 17-19. The DCMUN team had fun at what is now the biggest CEGEP conference in the world. Participants Anaya Ray and Bassma Al Atrache were two volunteers for the event, which hosted more than 100 participants.
Visit the link to read the homepage story.
Interior Design students raise thousands of dollars in an hour
February 14th, 2025
On Jan. 22, a class of Interior Design students were told at 10 AM that if they could raise $500 in an hour for their Vernissage, a donor would match the $500.
Chris Adam of the Office of Sustainability shared a story with them about a Community, Recreation and Leadership Training class that raised over $2,000 in an hour many years ago to get the Peace Garden project started.
Visit the link to find out how much they raised and what the students thought.
Two extraordinary Dawson students are finalists for the Loran Award
February 14th, 2025
Two exceptional Dawson students will be in Toronto Feb. 21-23 for the final part of the selection process for the Loran Award, the country’s largest and most comprehensive four-year undergraduate award, valued at $100,000.
Ahmad Mousattat, a student in Enriched Health Science, and Leila Pozzi, a student in the Social Change and Solidarity profile of Social Science, are winners already. All finalists who are not selected are eligible to receive a one-time $6,000 Loran Finalist Award tenable at any Canadian university. Ahmad and Leila were chosen based on criteria that goes beyond good grades. Finalists have “a guiding sense of purpose” and “demonstrate strength of character, a deep commitment to service, and exceptional leadership potential,” according to the Loran Foundation.
Those selected as Loran Scholars will benefit from a four-year leadership-enrichment program, financial support for undergraduate studies in the form of a tuition waiver and living stipend, diverse opportunities for experiential learning, one-on-one mentorship from a business or community leader, scholar gatherings, and a long-term community of peers, alumni, and supporters. The 2025 Loran Scholars announcement will be in March.
The Communications Office interviewed Ahmad and Leila. Visit the link to read the Q & A.
Dawson in 30 seconds reel
February 12th, 2025
Last week Dawson students Garrett Loewen (Nursing), Mahshid Anvari (Commerce profile of Social Science), Nathan Bellemare Smallhorn (CRLT) and Dylan Bielinski-Regan (CRLT) gave their time to collaborate with the Fédération des cégeps on a short video.
The fast-paced video is a mini tour of Dawson and was published on Instagram on the le cégep account.
(Pictured Mahshid Anvari in a frame from the video)
Visit the link to view the video.
Social Science students experience four-day immersion in local solidarity movements
January 30th, 2025
In January, 18 Dawson students from the Social Change & Solidarity (SCS) and General Studies profiles went live on the radio at CKUT: 90.3-FM. “This song is dedicated to the people we met this week from the group Solidarity Across Borders,” announced Emerson Rheault, a student in SCS, into the microphone. “Solidarity was really the theme of this entire week.”
Visit the link to read the report by Sara Louise Kendall.
The Speculator is on through Feb. 8
January 30th, 2025
The Speculator, which opened Jan. 29, is being performed tonight, Friday and this weekend and next week as well before closing on Feb. 8
The play is a historical drama set in early 18th century France, when the country is experiencing some of its lowest economic moments. John Law, Scottish economist, gambler and conman, arrives in Paris with a plan to stimulate the French economy. He hires playwright Marivaux to write a play to distract and entertain investors. The French government, nobility, and commoners alike are swept up in the frenzy of Law’s scheme, the Mississippi Company, only to have it come crashing down. A play about greed and deception. Directed by Stefanie Buxton and performed by the third-year graduating students of the Professional Theatre program.
Members of the Dawson community, including students, employees, alumni and retirees, benefit from reduced rates.
Visit the link to go the box office.
Helping prepare students to face real life situations
January 29th, 2025
Building the belief that “I’ve got this” was the subject of CRLT teacher Heather Martin’s Performa project. The belief that you can achieve your goals, or self-efficacy, was the focus of her research paper and Intercollegiate Ped Day workshop.
(Pictured: Heather, far right, with her students at the Winter Outdoor Experience course)
Visit the link for a report on her presentation.
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