On June 11 and 12, the third edition of Dawson’s Inclusion and Wellness Retreat took place at the picturesque Far Hills Inn in the Laurentian mountains. Thirty people from a variety of departments (faculty and professionals) gathered to explore ways we can adapt our teaching approaches, interactions, and course design to meet a wide range…
More than five years after the Mexico–Canada Sustainable Campuses Initiative wrapped up in 2019, its impact and friendships continue to thrive. In June, Dawson College faculty member Gisela Frias (Geography) and Chris Adam (retired Head of Sustainability) traveled to Mexico to represent Dawson at the 5th Binational Forum on Institutional Memory and Sustainability: Seeds of Yesterday, Fruits of Tomorrow. Both played central roles in the original initiative, which fostered international collaboration on sustainability in higher education.
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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…
This is your invitation to gather as a community with your colleagues and foster a beautiful Painted Lady Butterfly. “Caring for such small creatures together helps us recognize the importance of every living thing and the role they play in the ecosystem, reconnecting people, community and Nature,” said Sophie La Font of the Office of…
Looking to host an event at Dawson College and reduce waste at the same time? Say goodbye to single-use plastics and hello to the Dawson DishShare program, a free, eco-friendly service brought to you by Dawson College’s Office of Sustainability. Whether you’re organizing a club meeting, classroom gathering, or campus celebration, DishShare makes it easy…
Do you enjoy being outdoors, or want to meet like-minded people who enjoy NATURE?
Join our Summer Sustainabili-team volunteers and help us maintain the multiple vegetable gardens, fruit trees, pollinator gardens, and biodiversity zones, or inspect beehives, help with composting, bird feeders, vermi-composts and more! In addition, we will take field trips to other organizations who have gardens, and will offer several workshops (examples include jam workshop, pest control, tea making)
It is thanks to our dedicated volunteers that our gardens thrive! We will contact you by email once you complete the form. The bees, butterflies, worms, birds, plants THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
Employees can use their weekly one hour of well-being time!
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,…
Food insecurity affects over 50% of youth in Quebec attending CEGEPs and universities, according to several recent surveys in the province. In response, Dawson College has expanded the once a week Dawson Dinin’, run by the Dawson Student Union, to a robust food justice initiative to support its community. Collaborating with the Dawson Student Union…
Dawson was in the news on Earth Day for achieving a platinum rating in sustainability from AASHE.
CTV News Montreal (April 22, 2025): https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/dawson-college-students-mark-earth-day-with-seed-planting-to-boost-biodiversity-on-campus/
City News (April 22, 2025): https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/04/22/earth-day-dawson-college-sustainability/
Global News (April 22, 2025) https://globalnews.ca/video/11144364/dawson-college-celebrates-earth-day
The Gazette (April 22, 2025): https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article890132.html
The Dawson College community came together on Earth Day to dedicate two new pollinator wildflower gardens on their “Living Campus” on April 22 in celebration of achieving a platinum rating in sustainability.
After years of work and great effort by hundreds of students and employees from the Dawson College community, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) confirmed Dawson’s platinum rating as a global leader in sustainability. Dawson had previously achieved the Cégep vert Excellence Level with special mention.
Dawson College is the first “Associate” level institution to achieve a platinum rating. There are only 13 other higher education institutions who have reached it. Over 1,000 institutions participate in the program located in nine Canadian provinces, 47 U.S. states and territories and more than 20 countries.
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Last Modified: September 11, 2025
