Support staff, professionals and teachers have the amazing opportunity to actively participate in Dawson’s Sustainable Happiness non-credit community certificate group. This is a gift from Dawson that you can do within your working hours at the College! The Sustainable Happiness training will guide people to reflect on positive psychology and sustainability. It contributes to Dawson’s…
Tickets for Dawson's Holiday Party go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 12. You can buy them with a bank or credit card in the Campus Life Office at 2E.4 every workday from 9 AM to 11:45 AM and from 1:30 PM to 4 PM. Last day to buy tickets will be Friday, Nov. 21.
Tickets only cost $15 and give you a dinner and entrance to the party that will take place on Friday, Dec. 5 starting at 4:30 PM.
Please take a minute before the end of day Friday, Oct. 24 to respond to a super short survey on Omnivox about the holiday party, set for Dec. 5.
A very creative planning committee is working hard to make the party fun despite current challenges and want to know if you are willing to chip in $15 to make it happen.
We intend to maintain the usual format of dinner and a cash bar, a dancefloor, photobooth, and good times! We hope you feel it is as important as we do to come together as we continue to foster our unique Dawson community spirit.
We hope to see you Dec. 5!
Visiting a museum, going for an urban hike and playing games are some of the activities that Dawson employees have enjoyed during their workdays over the past year. The College’s Human Resources team launched weekly Well-Being Hours in the fall of 2024. Every employee may spend one hour of worktime each week focusing on their personal well-being.
“It has made me really appreciate our Dawson community and all the new initiatives the College has offered in the last couple of years to work on well-being and community building,” said Sophie La Font, Project Coordinator in the Office of Sustainability. “I have met a lot of lovely new people that work outside my typical work sphere. These activities have helped me to feel more engaged and refreshed.”
For some resources and ideas, check out the HR well-being Sharepoint page.
Visit the link to read about other colleagues' experiences using the well-being hours in the homepage news story.
Wednesday, Sept. 17 – Saturday, Sept. 20, 7:30 PM each night The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens Christopher is a 15-year-old with a remarkable intellect and a deep passion for mathematics. One night, just after midnight, he is found standing beside the body of Wellington, his neighbour Mrs. Shears’…
Early Bird Breakfasts: Free breakfasts every Monday and Thursday, starting the week of Sept. 8. Join us in Conrod’s from 9:30 AM until supplies last for a FREE vegetarian breakfast. First come, first served! Brought to you by the Office of Sustainability, with the help of Student Services; funded by the Dawson College Foundation. Sustainable…
Another group of colleagues has completed the Sustainable Happiness non-credit course. Congratulations to Antoine Bergeron, Marilou Berlow, Eva Helms, Raisa Palencia, Carmen Saileanu and Kayla Smith! Participants in the certificate are introduced to the concept of sustainable happiness and explore its implications, both personally and professionally. Topics covered include sustainability, connecting with Nature, positive psychology,…
This group of Dawson walkers enjoyed a Black History Month tour led by Paul Wasacz on Feb. 12 in St-Henri and Little Burgundy. They used a lunch hour and one well-being hour to participate.
Other examples of Dawson employees using well-being hours include an outing of colleagues to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, a snowshoe evening hike on Mount Royal and volunteering at Dawson Dinin'.
Since the fall, Dawson employees have one well-being hour/week or four well-being hours/month.
More information about the well-being hours are here: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/news/dnews/dawsons-well-being-for-all-initiative/
If you have questions, write to wellbeing@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
You can still come to the Holiday Party this Friday, Dec. 6 even if you did not RSVP. Come, enjoy a drink, mingle with colleagues, dance and have fun.
Doors open at 4:30 PM in 3C.1.
Support staff and professionals and now teachers too, have the amazing opportunity to actively participate in Dawson’s Sustainable Happiness non-credit community certificate group. The Sustainable Happiness training will guide people to reflect on positive psychology and sustainability. It contributes to Dawson’s commitment of well-being for all, sustainably. Course time and the course itself are a gift from Dawson to employees.
Registration is open now and the course begins on Jan. 23. Visit the link for more info and to sign up. Do not miss this great opportunity!
Last Modified: November 19, 2025
