The Lunar and Planetary Institute (NASA) is holding the 1st Workshop on Ices in the Solar System at Dawson College (Jan. 9–11, 2023). The two principal convenors are Richard Soare (Geography), a Mars researcher and Dawson College faculty member and Jim Garvin, formerly NASA’s Chief Mars Scientist and currently the Principal Investigator of the DaVinci Mission…
Biennial 15 marks 30 years of Dawson Fine Arts Faculty members exhibiting their current artworks at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery. It continues this long tradition of investigating the relationship between art making and learning, as well as reflects on the history of the biennial.
All faculty—past and present—of the Fine Arts department will have images and texts in the catalogue, which accompanies the exhibition. There will also be a sound component containing faculty responses to the question of how the biennial has played a role in the pedagogical innovations of Dawson’s reputed Fine Arts Department.
Montreal writer Neil Smith will read from his darkly comic new novel Jones on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. in room 5B.16, with a special opening act—a Dawson student reading from their creative work. Smith will also give a short talk and participate in a Q&A. This event is free and open to the public. About…
Submitted by Daniel Goldsmith and Sean Elliott, co-organizers of the Humanities and Public Life Conference. After a 2-year Covid-induced hiatus, the Humanities and Public Life Conference was back in force this year from September 19-23. Our theme was Crisis, Conflict, and Resolution, and over the span of the strike-shortened week, over 2,000 students attended 20 different presentations. …
Dawson’s 2022 Open House will be a blend of in-person experiences at the College by reservation only and online information sessions open to all.
For the in-person events, prospective students are required to reserve their spot in a Program Experience and/or Campus Tour, which are taking place on Sunday, Oct. 23.
Dawson’s reservation system opens Wednesday, Oct. 5 here and spots are limited. Each student may register for up to two program experiences and one campus tour. Due to limited capacity, students may only bring one guest.
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The Humanities and Public Life Conference continues until Friday, Sept. 23.
Check out the program, including descriptions of talks and locations: HPL 2022 Program
Parents of first-year students were invited to an information session online on Sept. 7 and were offered an opportunity to tour the College and learn about our Living Campus on Sept. 15. The info session included presentations by Environmental Science student Narcisse X, Biology teacher Brian Mader and Yanina Chukhovich of the First-Year Students’ Office….
The Professional Theatre Program at Dawson College is proud to present Peter and the Starcatcher. Directed by Jonathan Monro and performed by the second-year students, this adaptation of Peter Pan features music and 12 actors playing many unforgettable characters. Peter and the Starcatcher uses ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination to bring the story to life.
OPENS TONIGHT: Wednesday, Sept 21 and runs through Sept. 24 with performances at 8 p.m. at the Dawson Theatre (on Atwater near de Maisonneuve)
Pay what you can: cash donations to the Theatre Department are accepted at the door.
Time to reap the fruit of our labour with this very hands-on honey extraction workshop. A beekeeper will assist you over the course of this fun-filled hour as you uncap honeycomb cells, hand-spin honeycombs in the centrifugal extractor, and filter the raw honey before jarring and labelling it all! This event takes places on Oct. 14 at 12 p.m. Contact Jennifer De Vera for more info: jdevera@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Last Modified: November 2, 2022
