Dawson College may be in the news this week because funding for a new pavilion was scuttled by the Quebec government, but the driving principles behind the need and purpose of the facility remain for an innovative, unique-in-Quebec Interprofessional Education Pedagogy (IPE) project. For the past four years, faculty in Dawson’s seven health and social…
Upgrade or renovation are words that do not do justice to the complete metamorphosis of student space Oliver’s on the second floor of Dawson in the 2C clubs hallway. “It is night and day,” said Stephanie Chan-Thim, Dawson’s in-house architect on our Facilities Management team and project manager of the Oliver’s renovation. Prior to the…
Elaine Gusella is living out her professional dreams as the new co-coordinator of the Independent Video Game Design (IVGD) AEC Program at Dawson College and as a partner in Artifact 5, an independent video game studio. “Breaking into video games is difficult for anyone,” she said. “Historically, the industry has been male-dominated and there has…
Chris Adam, Co-developer of Sustainable Happiness Certificate, Sustainability Office: Create micro-restorative places that calm you, bring back pleasant memories or contribute to pleasant family moments. It could be an outdoor garden project, constructing a backyard “snow restaurant” with a special lunch for young children or an indoor sitting area with plants and photos that pull…
For 19 days in December, an empty storefront in Alexis-Nihon bustled with activity as a valiant squad of volunteers wrapped gifts: big ones, small ones, oddly shaped ones, hundreds of them. This special activity was offered to the College by the mall’s administration: to be the beneficiary of the gift-wrapping service leading up to the…
We are proud to celebrate our Fall 2021 Awards cohort of 35 exceptional Dawson College students. Their involvement in student life, commitment to community service and determination to succeed at CEGEP enrich the Dawson community and make us hopeful about the future. Congratulations to our students! Thank you to all the donors, teachers and employees…
With the input of more than 4,700 students, employees and others connected to the Dawson community, the College will be launching a refreshed and youthful brand in the New Year. Dawson’s branding project began late last spring and involved consulting the entire Dawson community through surveys, focus groups with representative samples of the community and…
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recognized Dawson College as the top performer in the category of associate colleges around the world and called out the Monarch Butterfly Nursery project as an institutional highlight in its 2021 Sustainable Campus Index, published Nov. 9, 2021. This comes less than a year…
Mid-November means that the s-word is in the forecast. In fact, there are three s-words that Dawson’s Communications Office monitors: snow, storms and special weather alerts, such as freezing rain. If the College decides to cancel classes and in-person work: all students will be alerted via an Omnivox mandatory document all employees will receive an…
In September, a series of activities to bring awareness of the legacy of Canadian colonialism was launched leading up to and Beyond September 30th, the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation and Mourning for the victims and survivors of the Residential School System. These events, which have been running through the semester, emphasize our roles…
Last Modified: November 18, 2021
