Website live for First Peoples’ Post-Secondary Storytelling Exchange
February 23rd, 2021
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
February 23rd, 2021
Student Wellness Challenge begins Feb. 15
February 9th, 2021
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.
After “Rebellion” students discuss climate change at Feb. 18 panel
February 9th, 2021
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
February 9th, 2021
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
February 9th, 2021
Help promote Information Evening Feb. 3
January 26th, 2021
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
January 26th, 2021
Let’s Talk Day is Jan. 28
January 26th, 2021
Join the conversation on Jan. 28 and show your support for mental health by getting involved in Bell Let's Talk Day. This is largely a social media campaign. Check out and share the content on the official Dawson College social media channels as well as on the Dawson Blues, CLL and Student Health social media channels.
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIN
Twitter
Dawson gets GOLD for leadership in sustainability
December 15th, 2020
It's official! AASHE announced Dawson College's GOLD rating for leadership in sustainability on their website. Congratulations Dawson community!
We have been collecting reactions by video and text to the news in preparation for this week's announcement. We will be proudly sharing these thoughts from Dawson employees, government leaders and people active in environmental issues with the media this week.
In the New Year, we will be celebrating this as best we can during the pandemic and we will certainly share the videos and reactions with our community at that time. Today, you, the members of our Dawson community, get to know the good news first!
We will be sharing our GOLD news with the media and on social media later this week. You can help us amplify the news by sharing the Dawson College posts (scheduled for Dec. 16) on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIN and Twitter.
Click Read More to go to the homepage news story.
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