Jackie’s Drawing is Andrew Katz’s latest children’s book
April 30th, 2025
Andrew Katz (Faculty, English) is launching his latest children’s book May 10 at 10 AM at Le Renard Perché. Jackie’s Drawing is the English title, and the French version is called Le dessin de Charlie.
Andrew will be accompanied by the translator, Juliana Léveillé-Trudel, and will read the book in English and in French. Snacks and activities for kids will be on the menu!
Here is a description of the story, suitable for young readers aged 5-7 years old: When a rusty haze falls over a city, a young girl named Jackie keeps up her spirits by drawing whatever nature she can see from her window, including the mountain where she used to bring her sketchbook and draw all day. As the days wear on into weeks and months, Jackie eventually loses the heart to do anything, even to draw. But one day, in the canal below her window, a dolphin leaps into the air. Soon, a moose, an eagle and other animals begin to wander into the city—a sight that inspires Jackie to pick up her pencils again and create a drawing unlike any she has ever made. Poignantly illustrated in a bright painterly style, this ecological fable celebrates the resilience of both the natural world and human creativity, and will have young readers eager to head outdoors and do some drawing of their own.
Exploring Quebecois literature in French and English at Dawson
April 30th, 2025
The diverse, multicultural and unique community of Dawson College is a place where barriers come down, where students from different backgrounds sit next to each other and where the value of well-being for all is promoted. Even teachers of French and English are coming together at Dawson!
Dawson teachers Carmen-Silvia Cristea (Faculty, French) and Jeff Gandell (Faculty, English) met through Writing in the Disciplines (WID), a Dawson community of practice focused on pedagogy and curriculum development related to writing, critical thinking and active learning.
“We really connected on teaching literature in a creative way,” Jeff said in an interview with Dawson’s Communications Office.
As a response to Law 14 (also known as Bill 96), Carmen and Jeff co-created a learning community and piloted their project in the Winter 2024 semester. “There was a lot of fear and anxiety, and I thought, how can we take this and turn it into something positive?” Jeff recalled. It seemed natural to work with Carmen since they had already worked together on a project for WID.
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April 10th, 2025
Three Sisters Soup Makes 4-6 portions Ingredients: 1 can of white kidney beans (or navy beans or red kidney beans) 2 leeks 1 acorn squash 1 butternut squash 1 large can of pozole / hominy corn (substitute if needed with chickpeas, fresh or frozen corn kernels, or hulled barley) 1 bunch of dandelion greens (optional…
April 10th, 2025
After years of work and great effort by hundreds of students and employees from the Dawson College community, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) confirmed Dawson’s platinum rating as a global leader in sustainability. Dawson College is the first “Associate” level institution to achieve a platinum rating. There are only…
200 teachers a semester!
April 10th, 2025
The Communications Office believes we all need inspiration these days so we are launching our "Inspired Teaching" series and are open to your suggestions for future features. Paul Wasacz, a teacher of Physical Education, is our first feature.
It might sound like a cliché, but CEGEP students truly do want to make the world a better place, says Paul.
“They want to make a difference and wish to be taken seriously,” he said. “They have opinions and thoughts, and they want to be heard. They are industrious and creative and able to find solutions. If you give them ownership and a say, they run with it.”
This is what happens in his Eco-Landscaping course, a popular course he launched in 2022 with support from Richard Montreuil in Physical Education and Chris Adam in the Office of Sustainability. The course was initially proposed by former colleague Anthony Berkers. “I was the lucky one who got to teach it,” he said. Previous classes have created the Dawson wetlands, overhauled sections of the Peace Garden, set up a Hugel garden (German for hill or mound), and helped make the First Peoples’ Centre Garden.
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April 10th, 2025
The Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS) at Concordia University, in collaboration with sociologist and Dawson College adjunct faculty member Jamilah Dei-Sharpe, invites the academic community to a special screening of the short documentary film: WIBCA’s Legacy: Carrying the Torch from Elders to Youth in Montreal’s Black Community Thursday, April 10 |5 PM–7 PM…
Get your tickets for Artists in Bloom happening next week
April 10th, 2025
Springtime at Dawson means Artists in Bloom! It is only one week away; you can buy your tickets in the link. It will be at 5:30 PM on Thursday, April 17 in 3C.1. Some new and exciting things will take place at this year’s edition, including more student artists and more paintings in the live auction.
Ticket prices are only $25 for adults and $15 for students with ID. Free for those 12 and under.
Tickets include one drink (alcoholic/non-alcoholic) and finger food served starting at 6 PM. A cash bar will be available to purchase other drinks. Proceeds will support student mental health and student vernissage season. Get your ticket(s) in the link.
Phys. Ed.’s Jonathan Egan in Blue Metropolis talk
April 10th, 2025
Jonathan Egan (Physical Education) will be a speaker as part of the Bold & Creative Talks at the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival on April 26 in Montreal. Hosted by Monique Polak, six of these exceptional individuals will give a five-minute talk to share their insights about the causes that matter most to them, what motivates them to be a game-changer in their field, and how they are creating meaningful impact in their community.
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Science on tourne at Dawson
March 26th, 2025
On March 19, 10 teams from the Science Program competed in the 2025 Dawson Preliminary Science on tourne! competition. This extra-curricular event was a qualifying competition for the 2025 Dawson final competition scheduled for April 4.
Science on tourne! is an annual provincial engineering competition that sees student teams design and build a mechanical device to accomplish a task. This year’s task is to use wind power from a fan to transport a mass over an obstacle. The team that succeeds in transporting a greater mass over a greater distance wins the competition.
The winners of the 2025 Dawson finals on April 4 will go on to the Quebec competition (May 5-6) where a total of $20,000 in prizes are at stake. If you are interested in engineering, science, and/or design please come to see the Dawson finals on April 4 in room 5B.16 from 4-6 PM. (A special thanks to the Dawson Student Success Action Plan, The Dawson Foundation, and the SMSE Sector Office for supporting Dawson Science on tourne! teams with funds and equipment.)
-Submitted by Chris Whittaker
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)
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