Feature on retired DG in Richard Filion’s hometown newspaper
Retired Director General Richard Filion's life and career were the subject of a feature article in l'Écho de La Tuque last week.
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Life on Mars statistically probable according to Richard Soare’s research
Is there life on Mars? That question is propelling the mission of the Perseverance rover, which landed on the Red Planet Feb. 18. It has also driven the research of Dawson College Geography teacher and Mars researcher Richard Soare for over two decades.
Specifically, Richard’s research has focused on finding evidence of near-surface ice in the non-polar regions of Mars.
Click Read More for the homepage news story, which includes a Q and A with our colleague Richard Soare and a link to the CTV News interview with him last week.
Website live for First Peoples’ Post-Secondary Storytelling Exchange
A celebration was held online Feb. 16 to launch the new website of the First Peoples' Post-Secondary Storytelling Exchange project. About 170 people attended from all over Quebec and other parts of Canada. An elder opened the event, some of the storytellers shared their experiences, a quliq was lit, a video was premiered and the new website was shown.
There is a great amount of content to read and watch on the website. Perhaps you can begin by viewing this 10-minute video, which was premiered at the event: https://fppse.net/stories/
City TV broadcast this report on the day of the launch: https://montreal.citynews.ca/video/2021/02/15/indigenous-students-share-their-story/
Click Read More to visit the new website.
CBC Radio Let’s Go was at Dawson
CBC Radio reporter Shahroze Rauf was on site at Dawson College on Feb. 22 to see how in-person learning is going. He conducted live interviews during the afternoon program Let's Go.
Part 1 featuring interview with Maxwell Jones (Associate Dean, SMSE): https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-383/clip/15826121
Part 2 featuring interviews with two students in Diagnostic Imaging:
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-383/clip/15826117
After “Rebellion” students discuss climate change at Feb. 18 panel
Five inspiring Dawson students and alumni will discuss their views and actions on the Climate Crisis at the Environmental Seminar at Dawson (virtually) on Feb. 18 at 10 a.m.
The 2019 climate march was featured in an episode of David Suzuki's The Nature of Things entitled "Rebellion". The mobilization of the College was spearheaded by the Green Earth Club. Students will discuss their involvement in the march as youth activists and present their current projects.
Presentations will be followed by a Q & A. This panel is being moderated by Brian Mader and introduced by Anna-Liisa Aunio. Please watch the episode Rebellion, which is available free on CBC Gem here:
https://gem.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/season-60/episode-1/38e815a-01356eb43e5
E-mail bpoirier@dawsoncollege.qc.ca to book your class for the panel.
Statement from Dawson College
The new pavilion project of Dawson College is not an expansion of the downtown Montreal CEGEP. We reject the use of the word expansion, which is inflammatory in this context. Almost seven years ago, in the spring of 2014, Quebec’s Ministry of Education recognized that Dawson College has a significant space deficit.
Click Read More for the full statement.
Dawson in the news
Associate Dean Max Jones was interviewed by CBC Daybreak Feb. 8
Associate Dean Max Jones was interviewed by CTV on Feb. 5 about the gradual return of students to campus
Director General Diane Gauvin was interviewed by The Montreal Gazette Feb. 4
Coordinator of Student Services Dan Boyer was interviewed on CBC Quebec's Radio Noon Feb. 4 about support for students
Yann Brouillette (Faculty, Chemistry) was interviewed for an article published by Le Devoir Jan. 30.
Student Wellness Challenge begins Feb. 15
A Wellness Challenge for Students is being launched Feb. 15
Student Services, Sustainability and Communications have developed a peer to peer model that will encourage students to sustain healthy minds and healthy bodies through awareness and prevention.
Students will learn about how to create positive habits and find motivation from one another to combat the mental and physical burden they may be experiencing. Participants will earn entries into a draw for prizes throughout the semester.
Mental health and well-being are essential to student success. To find out more, students can follow @dawsoncollege on Instagram.
Help promote Information Evening Feb. 3
Information Evening is a virtual event on Feb. 3 from 6 - 8 p.m. for students considering applying to Dawson. It is the last recruitment push before the application deadline of March 1.
The spotlight is on five programs: Community, Recreation and Leadership Training; Computer Science; Industrial Design; Laboratory Technology - Analytical Chemistry; and Medical Ultrasound Technology.
Brand-new videos featuring testimonies from students, teachers and graduates will be rolled out on Dawson's social media channels in the next few days.
Click Read More to see the Industrial Design video.
Round-up of Dawson in the news
Dawson was in the news recently for a variety of reasons.
Jan. 22 in The Montreal Gazette: Montreal CEGEPs, universities brace for another challenging semester
Jan. 5 in La Presse: Une nouvelle vie pour l’ancien campus Selby du Collège Dawson
Dec. 16 on Global TV: ‘We hope others will follow’: Dawson College awarded gold rating for leadership in sustainability
Last Modified: February 23, 2021
