Thank you! We asked and many of you responded. To date, we have received enough support from members of the Dawson College community and from friends outside Dawson to stock our Food Bank for about a week. Nonetheless, the needs are great and we need your help to keep the momentum going. Based on a…
The Board of Governors of Dawson College made the bold commitment to be Carbon Neutral Forever in October 2018. Now, that promise is being implemented with the planting of 30,000 trees this spring and summer.
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Dawson History teachers Stacey Zembrzycki and Cassandra Marsillo and their colleagues Margo Shea, Salem State University, and Kate Preissler, public historian for the City of Holyoke, launched a blog last week called Historians Cooking the Past. “Facing the daily challenges that come with living through this pandemic has led us to rethink how we engage with the…
Your phone calls could save lives. If you are available to make a few phone calls every week and you want to help out during the COVID-19 situation without leaving your house, here is an opportunity.
The Department of Psychiatry of the Jewish General Hospital is looking for volunteers to call isolated seniors who are in need of support.
To volunteer, email telehealthmontreal@gmail.com
Statistics Canada is conducting a survey on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis from April 3 to April 16. The results will inform the government's response to the crisis. While the survey has a national scope, it is important to have enough observations within each community to ensure data can be released at the community level without breaching the confidentiality of respondents.
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The Homebody program is an initiative from your Physical Education Department. For the month of April, we will be sharing weekly workouts as well as some other health related information. We totally understand that it can be hard to complete physical movement every day. Everyone is trying to adjust to the new ‘normal’. Now that…
Half-hour guided meditation sessions are now offered Mondays at 2 p.m. with Ivan Freud, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. with Daniel Goldsmith.
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The COVID-19 outbreak did not just disrupt our everyday, mundane lives, but for some, our spiritual lives as well. Aside from a few outliers, religious councils around the world have followed the secular health guidelines: religious centres are closed, services are cancelled, and the faithful instructed to stay at home, to socially distance themselves, and…
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, which is doubly true when you are looking at one of high quality. Here is a sampling of Phys. Ed. teacher Douglas Smyth's amazing wildlife photography.
The Sustainability Team is taking care of the plants and creatures at Dawson College.
Click Read More to view a Photo Gallery of your plants, many are blooming in the empty building.
Last Modified: April 14, 2020
