Four Dawson teachers honoured for teaching excellence
November 20th, 2025
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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New Space for Dawson College in 2026
November 18th, 2025
The leadership of Dawson College is nearing the completion of a complex process to secure new rental space, customize it to meet the College’s needs, and prepare for an eventual move.
The Ministry of Higher Education has allocated funds for a 20-year lease, including renovations to address Dawson College’s significant space deficit. The lease must be signed by April 1, 2026, to move forward with this plan.
“The Ministry of Higher Education is supporting us in the pursuit of rental space,” said Director General Diane Gauvin. “They are invested in this new process for Dawson.”
Diane shared this update with the Dawson community during a Town Hall meeting on Nov. 12, where she highlighted the confidential nature of the ongoing process. Visit the link for more information in the homepage news story.
Last few days to nominate for Teaching Excellence Awards
April 10th, 2025
Dawson College has a teaching staff of dedicated faculty members. Each year, students and peers are asked to nominate those faculty members who exemplify the qualities of the Teaching Excellence Awards, teachers who embody teaching excellence through their outstanding teaching performance in the classroom, lab and/or fieldwork, but also those who have gone above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of their students and their colleagues.
All staff can nominate an outstanding faculty member for a Teaching Excellence Award. The nomination period began on Monday, March 24 and runs until April 13 at 11 PM To nominate: log onto Omnivox, go to Academic Services and then click on Teaching Excellence Awards.
January 29th, 2025
Much work has been done over the past several months to improve communications to Dawson students, including the launch of a new student bulletin on Jan. 10. During the Strategic Planning process, the topic of student communications arose with some frequency. For some time now, student communications have been decentralized, uncoordinated, duplicative, and spread over…
Invitation to Dawson Town Hall Nov. 13
November 7th, 2024
Director General Diane Gauvin invites all Dawson employees to join her in 5B.16 on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 10 AM to 11:15 AM for a Town Hall meeting.
Diane will be providing information about the hiring freeze and will be available to take your questions.
One more day for Teaching Excellence Award nominations
November 6th, 2024
Nominations are open until Friday, Nov. 8 for the Teaching Excellence Awards for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Anyone can nominate an outstanding teacher. Employees can find the nomination link in Omnivox under Academic Services and students can find the link in Omnivox under My College Services.
October 10th, 2024
How would you describe your teaching philosophy? I am most interested in the cultural and emotional environment design of a classroom, holding space for the diverse ways of existing in the world, and cultivating a sense of belonging for all. I believe that every student has a rich body of knowledge from their own lived…
October 10th, 2024
How would you describe your teaching philosophy? Teaching depends less on how well a teacher presents but depends more on how well the students understand. If a student already knows everything, s/he need not come to class. The reason why s/he comes to class is because s/he wants to learn something. Not only am I…
October 10th, 2024
How would you describe your teaching philosophy? In the blur of the semester, teaching feels too elusive and too organic for a stable, well-considered philosophy. Ideally, each class is as spontaneous as a conversation. Most of the time I feel like an underslept vaudevillian trying to get students to hear the sound of their own…
October 10th, 2024
How would you describe your teaching philosophy? I haven’t really thought about this. If there is one thing I feel is most important, then it’s caring for our students. I realize they are going through life, just as we are. They have highs and lows, goals and struggles. Our courses are but a small stepping…
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