Here is the schedule for the last week of Wellness Weeks: 1249 WEEK 4 2 Please also see ingredient list for Cook-along with Kaye Francis Cooking with KAYE on Wednesday, March 10 @12-1pm Click here to join! and Material list to paint along with Melanie Matthews MelanieARTMaterials on Thursday, March 11 @ 12-1pm Click here…
In September of 2020, Dawson’s COVID-19 Steering Committee approved the creation of a student peer mentoring initiative. The plan was to assemble and train a team of second- and third-year students who would mentor new students adjusting to the remote learning environment.
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Dawson graduate Denburk Reid (Class of 2000, Marketing and Management Technology) has organized Montreal Kneels for Change, a live event on Instagram on Feb. 24. The goals are to raise awareness of local social justice issues, honour the life of Sheffield Matthews and denounce the injustices committed against Mamadi III Fara Camara.
“As a community, we must come together and demonstrate our solidarity,” Denburk said.
We are invited to:
Links:
Instagram page of Montreal Community Cares: https://www.instagram.com/mtl_community_cares/?hl=en
The Dawson College Health Clinic (DCHC) is back, and ready to help you get active! After a year in COVID confinement, have you developed a sore neck or stiff back? The staff at the DCHC are excited to help you reach your health and wellness goals of 2021.
Treatments are administered by Dawson’s own Physiotherapy Technology interns under supervision of a licensed Physiotherapist who also handles the initial evaluations. The facilities have been reconfigured to ensure physical distancing, and increased safety protocols have been implemented, such as mask-wearing and full disinfecting between patients.
Are you ready to MOVE. HEAL. LEARN? Call our office to reserve your spot today: 514-931-8731, ext. MOVE (6683).
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/
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Make a lunch date for your own well-being and enjoyment. There are still 13 more days of free programming and activities offered exclusively to Dawson employees at lunchtime through the 1249 Club, a wellness project sponsored by Human Resources and the Sustainability Office with contributions from services and departments across the College. Two of the…
We need your help to break the isolation our students feel in the online learning environment and to help ease the stress caused by the pandemic. With your help, we aim to reach 2,000 students through our outreach efforts. Our target group consists of second-year or third-year students who have failed at least one course…
Click Read More to go to the news brief, which contains the second and final video compilation of Dawson community reactions to the news of being recognized at the AASHE Gold level for leadership for sustainability. You will also find links to the previous two videos and written messages from the Dawson community and to the Dawson community.
Dear Faculty, In September 2015, Canada and all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), a shared blueprint for partnership, peace and prosperity for all people and the planet, now and into the future. As part of this Canadian initiative, the Dawson Sustainability Office is working on including the 17…
Did you know that it takes 12 female honey bees to travel 1249 kilometers together to produce 1 teaspoon of HONEY? Let’s get moving like the bees with 12 weekly wellness activities over 4 weeks including 9 live activities to connect and engage with the community!
Dawson’s Sustainability Office and Human Resources, with contributions from departments and services across the college, are excited to offer 4 weeks of wellness activities to all Dawson Employees!
Join the 1249 Employee Wellness Group on YAMMER through office 365 to participate in our weekly activities!
BEE a part of it!
Last Modified: March 9, 2021
