A new award celebrating exceptional team spirit has been presented for the first time to Dawson women’s basketball player Salina Haynes. The Troy Cornford Team Player Award honours the memory of Troy Cornford, who passed away in December 2024 after a courageous battle with ALS. It is funded by donations in his memory to the…
Dawson College student athletes who go above and beyond both at school and on the field/court/ice were honoured at the annual Athletics Awards evening on May 2. Noteworthy award recipients include hockey player Noémie Bastien who received the Rob Springer Memorial Award, basketball players Isaiah Graham-Roache and Regan Cornford who each received the Adele Ivy McDonald Walton Award,…
The diverse, multicultural and unique community of Dawson College is a place where barriers come down, where students from different backgrounds sit next to each other and where the value of well-being for all is promoted. Even teachers of French and English are coming together at Dawson! Dawson teachers Carmen-Silvia Cristea (Faculty, French) and Jeff…
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…
Last Modified: February 14, 2025
