Psychology student Ninna Giles received the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec’s Youth Medal at a ceremony in Laval on April 26. The Honourable Manon Jeannotte presented the award in recognition of her sustained volunteer involvement and positive influence on her community. Ninna shared her thoughts and experiences with the Communications Office in an interview. She is…
MONTREAL (April 22, 2025) – 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,…
It might sound like a cliché, but CEGEP students truly do want to make the world a better place, says Paul Wasacz, a teacher of Physical Education at Dawson College. “They want to make a difference and wish to be taken seriously,” he said. “They have opinions and thoughts, and they want to be heard….
One person, one soul, one body through patience and persistence can turn a barren landscape into a thriving lush forest. This is the story of The Man Who Planted Trees, a short film by Frédéric Back based on the story by Jean Giono. Dipti Gupta, a teacher in Cinema l Communications at Dawson, spoke about the…
A new bike rack will be set up this spring on Dawson’s campus. It is a project by three Dawson students, who entered it in the Green Innovation Challenge at John Abbott College in January and won the third-place prize of $500. “Bikers at Dawson experience many difficulties,” said team member Kyana Boncy. “They report…
One month has passed since the first-ever Dawson College Model United Nations (DCMUN) conference, which took place Jan. 17-19. The DCMUN team had fun at what is now the biggest CEGEP conference in the world. Participants Anaya Ray and Bassma Al Atrache were two volunteers for the event, which hosted more than 100 participants. Anaya…
On Jan. 22, a class of Interior Design students were told at 10 AM that if they could raise $500 in an hour for their Vernissage, a donor would match the $500. Chris Adam of the Office of Sustainability shared a story with them about a Community, Recreation and Leadership Training class that raised over…
An exceptional Dawson student will be in Toronto Feb. 21-23 for the final part of the selection process for the Loran Award, the country’s largest and most comprehensive four-year undergraduate award, valued at $100,000. Leila Pozzi, a student in the Social Change and Solidarity profile of Social Science, is a winner already. All finalists who…
Coordinators from six career programs in the arts and medical studies at Dawson met regularly throughout the Fall 2024 semester to work on improving program and course alignment to meet program competencies. The participating programs were: Medical Ultrasound, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, from the Science, Medical Studies and Engineering sector, and Interior Design, Product…
On January 14, 10 students and two teachers in the Social Change & Solidarity (SCS) profile returned from a three-week solidarity delegation to Cuba. The trip was organized in partnership with the Centro Martin Luther King, an organization in Cuba that promotes local and global justice through popular education and grassroots community-building. As the students…
Last Modified: January 30, 2025
