Kim Webb (Faculty, Product Design) has completed a Master of Education in College Teaching (M.Ed.) through the Performa program at the University of Sherbrooke. She shared her project, how she developed as a teacher and more in a Q & A with the Communications Office.
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Dawson College proudly honours four exceptional faculty members: Michael Duckett (History), Felix Fuchs (English), Jennifer Koopman (Humanities), and Meghan Waugh (Interior Design). They are being awarded the Director General’s Teaching Excellence Award for 2024-2025. The award presentation will take place on Jan. 14 at the Winter 2026 Ped Day.
This award recognizes their outstanding dedication and excellence in teaching, as nominated by their students and colleagues. Michael has long been passionate about history and open classroom discussions. Felix, originally from Munich, brings expertise in postcolonial literature and critical social theory; Jennifer has been enriching humanities education since 2013 with a focus on literature; and Meghan, a Dawson graduate, combines design expertise with teaching.
Their commitment to inspiring, engaging, and supporting learners enriches the academic community and embodies the highest standards of education at Dawson. They each shared insights in a Q & A with the Communications Office.
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An inspiring story of friendship, determination, and accessibility is being brought to life in a new graphic novel entitled RUN. The project follows Bradley Heaven, a Dawson College graduate with Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy, and Dan O’Connor, his integration aide and co-founder of their non-profit All Access Life, as they take on their first marathon together in October 2021.
The graphic novel captures the extraordinary challenge they faced: Dan pushing Brad (Social Science, Class of 2020) in an adaptive stroller for 40 kms before Brad switched to his adaptive walker to complete the final 2.2 kms solo. As English faculty member Andrew Katz, who is collaborating on the project, said: “Things did not go according to plan. It made for an eventful day—and a great story.”
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A new initiative called Cooking for Justice is connecting Dawson College students with their community—and with each other—one pot of soup at a time. Led by Diana Rice of the Office of Sustainability, the project blends hands-on cooking with lessons in social justice, sustainability, and mutual aid, transforming classroom time into meaningful action.
“It started last year during Indigenous Awareness Week,” explains Diana Rice. “The students of the Decolonization and Indigenization Studies certificate and the Office of Sustainability teamed up to make Three Sisters Soup to donate to Resilience Montreal as our contribution to the week. The students enjoyed the work so much that I decided it would be a great repeat activity, but this time with the intention of working directly with teachers and their classes.”
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Eva Helms of the Office of Sustainability at Dawson College has joined the Board of the Dawson College Foundation. Recently, she participated in a Q & A with the Communications Office.
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Photo credit: Sarah de Guzman
One of Dawson’s Scholars in Residence, retired history professor and very active researcher Janice Harvey, is the first person to win the Prix Paul-André-Linteau, awarded by the Institut d’histoire de l’Amerique français for the best book on Montreal history published last year.
Janice did a Q & A with the Communications Office about her book, Their Benevolent Design. Conservative Women and Protestant Child Charities in Montreal.
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The Fall 2025 edition of the Dawson Film Festival (DFF) is rolling out the red carpet. Join us on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 PM in the Dawson Theatre for a glamorous (and slightly tongue-in-cheek) celebration of student filmmaking. Expect a showcase of student-produced short films, a playful nod to classic award shows, and of course, the presentation of this semester’s DFF awards.
Tickets go on sale Monday, Dec. 1 in 3B.1-1., with all proceeds supporting student awards and the Cinema | Communications profile.
For updates, sneak peeks, and festival fun, follow @dawsonfilmfestival on Instagram.
Dawson College’s recently renovated room 2H.02 has been thoughtfully redesigned to better serve students with disabilities, with essential upgrades addressing a range of needs beyond mobility.
“Our vision was to create a purposeful space that genuinely meets students’ real needs. With the help of Inhwa Choi and Elias Azar of the Facilities Management team, that vision surpassed our expectations,” said Christine Lister, manager of Dawson’s Student AccessAbility Centre (SAAC).
Inhwa emphasized the design intent: “We wanted students to feel that this room is truly their space—a welcoming, intentional environment, not a storage area or an undefined corner, but a place where every student can relax, focus, and find comfort whenever they need a quiet moment.” Inhwa said the team felt that the College’s standard paint and flooring colours could use a fresh approach in this space. The team chose a soothing green paint palette “to foster warmth and relaxation.”
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Photo: from left to right: Dawson employees involved in renovating the 2H.02 room Maxwell Jones, Samuel Vallery Saint-Hilaire, Elias Azar, Inhwa Choi, Diane Gauvin, Geoff Kloos and Christine Lister.
The Professional Theatre Department's play, The Women, is on this week and closes Saturday, Nov. 22.
The satirical comedy set in the 1930s tells the story of Mary Haines, a wealthy, New-York-City socialite who discovers that her husband is cheating on her with a younger woman. Mary’s socialite, gossipy, so-called friends counsel her to get a divorce and take her husband for everything he’s got.
Mary ends up in Reno with a handful of other divorcees and thinks she’s made a mistake. She sets out to reclaim her husband, but at what cost? A searing, satirical comedy of manners. Performed by the third-year students and directed by Matt Holland. Closes Saturday Nov. 22. A ticket is only $6.18 for members of the Dawson community!
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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.
Last Modified: November 20, 2025
