Come to the Fiesta Solidaria April 30
April 16th, 2026
Join the Social Change & Solidarity profile for Fiesta Solidaria — a night of food, music, and community, from Tiohtià:ke/Montreal to Cuba.
Thursday, April 30 | 5 PM – 7 PM
Room 5B.16 at Dawson
Enjoy student art and films, local movement highlights, appetizers, cocktails, music, and dancing. Plus, grab your tote bags and bid on student art.
Tickets: $10 for Dawson students | $20 for guests — includes a drink and appetizers. Proceeds support SCS solidarity projects and medical aid for Cuba.
Buy your ticket or donate now: Fiesta Solidaria 2026
April 16th, 2026
Retired History faculty member and Dawson College Scholar in Residence, Janice Harvey was awarded the first ever Prix Paul-André Linteau. The prize is awarded by the Institut d’histoire de l’Amerique français for a book written in the last year on Montreal history. Janice’s book is entitled Their Benevolent Design: Conservative Women and Protestant Child Charities in…
Get your Mad Dog Wrestling tickets now—support the Dawson Blues!
April 16th, 2026
Mad Dog Pro Wrestling is bringing its high-energy, old-school action to Rumble in the P.A.R.C. at the Tony Proudfoot Gym at Dawson on Saturday, April 25, and everyone’s invited. Watch professional wrestlers battle it out while supporting the Dawson Blues teams!
Tickets are $25 in the stands or $35 ringside, available online or at the PARC desk. You can also buy tickets at the door.
Grab your seat, enjoy a snack from the canteen, and get ready for an afternoon of pure entertainment! The show runs from 3 PM to about 5:30 PM.
Black History Month ended with colourful celebration
March 26th, 2026
Black History Month at Dawson this winter was over several weeks and included multiple events. It concluded in style on March 12 with the second Caribbean Festival.
Black History Month Committee member Simeon Pompey reported that “the event offered a vibrant mix of culture, music, and cuisine for students and staff across the college community…
“The program featured performances by Fatima Wilson, the Grenada Ensemble Folk Performers, and a colourful costume presentation by Rayne Carnival. Guests were treated to samples of Caribbean favourites, including Jamaican patties and plantain chips. Thanks to the generosity of Ketlyn Maitland-Blades, many students were treated to ginger beer (“ginger juice”), and Caribbean-style bread pudding. Education can be delivered in many different forms.”
Simeon thanked the organizers: the Campus Life team at Dawson College and the Caribbean Coalition Network of Montreal.
Photo by Christine Layne, who is also on the Black History Month Committee.
Get up to date on your vaccines April 1 at Dawson
March 26th, 2026
The CIUSSS is offering Dawson employees and students a vaccination clinic on Wednesday, April 1 in 3C.1 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM; no appointment needed. This is an opportunity to catch up on your vaccines and to update your vaccination record. Bring your RAMQ card and your vaccine booklet.
Here are the vaccines that will be available:
- Tetanus and dcaT
- Covid-19 (Moderna)
- Hépatite B
- HPV (Gardasil 9)
- MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
- MPOX
- Varicella (chicken pox)
- Pneu-C-21 ( ≥65 yrs)
- Zona ( ≥71 yrs)
Come celebrate the Class of 2026 at Graduation June 23
March 26th, 2026
Please save the date for this year’s graduation ceremonies at Place des Arts in the Salle-Wilfrid-Pelletier on Tuesday, June 23 at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
Approximately 200 seats are reserved in the front rows for staff and faculty to attend, as well as the 40 or so seats on stage reserved for the platform party for representatives of academic programs and sectors, the Dawson Student Union, the Dawson Board of Governors, and the Dawson Foundation Board of Directors.
If you can, please consider attending the ceremonies. Graduating students and their families appreciate seeing the people who shaped their future at the crowning event of their CEGEP years. Nearly 900 graduates attend between the two ceremonies.
More information will be forthcoming about reserved tickets, participation in the platform party, and the division of programs between the two ceremonies.
Book sale for Chez Doris & Women’s Day celebration for employees
February 26th, 2026
The DSSU, DTU and ADP will be hosting a celebration for International Women’s Day.
On Thursday, March 5, from 12 PM - 2 PM in the Rose Lounge (7C.5), there will be a book sale of new and used books and a collection of cash donations in which all monies raised will be donated on behalf of the three unions to Chez Doris. The book sale will be cash only.
A light lunch will be available while supplies last. We ask that you please bring your own mug if having coffee.
While students are welcome to buy books, the event is intended for employees only.
Physiotherapy Fair March 4
February 25th, 2026
Third-year students in Physiotherapy Technology will be hosting a fair on Wednesday, March 4 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM in the Lower Atrium (metro level).
There will be 26 interactive stations covering topics such as:
- long-term impact of neck and back with phone use
- improving one's flexibility
- weight-bearing exercises to prevent osteoporosis
- mental health improvement with physical activity
- back pain prevention
- brain health and dementia prevention
- benefits of Pilates and yoga
- and more!
Standing room crowd at Social Science Week talk on Tik Tok
February 12th, 2026
Dawson's Reception Room (5B.16) was overflowing on Feb. 10 for the talk entitled Feed-Work, Dream-Work: A TikTok Phenomenology by Samuele Collu, an Assistant Professor of Medical and Psychological Anthropology at McGill University.
In rapid fire style, he shared findings and insights from his research work over the last three years with McGill’s Scrolling Societies Lab. His work has focused on what is happening to young people when they are looking at content on Tik Tok.
He says the pyschic life is being territorialized by big technology companies. In his reasearch, he tracked facial expressions, eye movements and predictions of a viewer's emotional state. Research participants also journaled what they experienced. He likened it to talking about dreams.
Samuele does not aim to make people technophobic. He wants young people and others to understand what is happening to our brain on Tik Tok. The short answer to that is that after about 20 minutes many users go into a trance like state where they are very open to suggestions.
Lion Dancers celebrate Lunar New Year at Dawson Feb. 16
February 12th, 2026
Campus Life has invited the Montreal Chan Lion Dance Club back this year to help Dawson kickstart the Lunar New Year of the Horse. It is believed that the lion chases away bad luck, evil spirits, and negative energy.
Don't miss the performance on Monday, February 16 at 12 PM in the Upper Atrium. Touch the lion's head and receive some luck for this new year. We can all use some good energy right about now!
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