Dawson College will be hosting the Winter School (École d’hiver) in partnership with the Institut du Nouveau Monde on March 4, 5 and 6. The Winter School will bring together students from colleges and secondary schools to discuss and exchange on social and political topics, and to develop their abilities to be active members of…
While the rest of us were freezing our tails off this past weekend the Dawson Women’s Hockey team participated in a tournament in the United States. In Washington, D.C. from February 11-15 some of the top U19 women’s hockey teams from across Canada and the U.S. took part in the 9th annual JWHL Challenge Cup….
19-year-old Sam Roe does not believe in idly standing. Last week that was put to the test. The former Dawson student and rowing team member is now a first year science student at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He was out for his regular daily run when he saw a car disappear into the waters…
The Dawson Women’s Hockey team has produced a lot of talent. One of the best is Ann-Sophie Bettez, who is now a member of Les Canadiennes in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. Just after playing in her second league All-Star Game, she was also named the Player of Month of January by the Canadian Women’s…
It all began a year ago in an Acrylic Painting class. Many hundreds of hours later and involving the collaboration of over two hundred students, faculty and staff from various programs and departments, and student teams from Cinema-Communications, Community Recreation Leadership Training, Electronics Engineering Technology, Illustration & Design, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering Technology and Visual…
A joint project between the Kinesiology Department at Université de Montréal and the Physiotherapy Technology programs at Dawson and Cégep Marie-Victorin to develop intelligent technology in the field is making its mark with the development of tools, including smartphone apps, for use in therapy. The project, acronym TEKPHY, has been developing a tool for balance…
Good afternoon everyone – It’s good to see you back! I hope you had a restful break and that you’re all in for another exciting semester. I wish you a happy and healthy 2016 year filled with accomplishments you can dream of. Sustainability at Dawson 2015 is now behind us, but it will certainly leave…
Dawson College has established a Foundation to help support the College’s academic mission through new and existing initiatives. In late December, the College took the final step after filing the paperwork for the Foundation’s charitable status by selecting an Executive Director to oversee the Foundation’s fundraising activities. Francis Lessard has been appointed to take on…
Open House will take place on Sunday, January 31, 2016 from 1-5 p.m. On this day, the College is open to prospective students and their families, and anyone thinking of applying to CEGEP or transferring programs. This is a chance to meet and talk with current students, teachers, advisors, admissions and other non-teaching staff about…
The Center on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge will award Dr. Catherine Fichten its Fred Strache Leadership Award at the Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference in March 2016. This conference, commonly known as the CSUN Conference, is the largest, oldest and only university-sponsored conference of its kind. It is now in…
Last Modified: December 7, 2015
