Welcome Days 2020
Schedule For New Students
Do you have questions about the Welcome Days? Check out our FAQ section.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 (10:00 a.m. via pre-recorded presentation)
- Sector: SOCIAL SCIENCE & BUSINESS RELATED TECHNOLOGIES (SSBT)
- Dean: Isabelle Carrier
- Associate Dean: Mylène Saucier
Plenary Session: (15 minutes)
- Message of Welcome from the Director General, Richard Filion
- Message from the Director of Student Services
- Message from the Sector Dean – Isabelle Carrier
- Message from the First Year Student Office
Program Specific Information Sessions: – 10:15 a.m.
|
Program
|
Presenter(s)
|
Format
|
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Fabienne Cyrius (chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Accounting & Management | Rosario Lo Raso (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Marketing and Management | Nick Papatheodorakos (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Computer Science Technology | Jaya Nilakantan (chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| CRLT | Heather Martin (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| CRLT | Sarah Cartier (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Social Services | Vanessa Robillard (chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Liberal Arts | Beverly Sing (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Social Science | Cynthia J. Martin (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Child Studies | Elliott Kerr (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Commerce | Phil Ghayad (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Environmental Studies | Anna-Liisa Aunio (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| International Business | Charles-Albert Ramsay (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Law, Society & Justice | Christopher Bourne (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| North South Studies | Gisela Frias (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Psychology | Selma Hamdani (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Psychology/Anthropology | Madeleine Côté (chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Travel & Tourism | Anna-Liisa Aunio (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 (10:00 a.m. via pre-recorded presentation)
- Sector: SCIENCE, MEDICAL STUDIES & ENGINEERING (SMSE)
- Dean: Leanne Bennett
- Associate Dean: Maxwell Jones
Plenary Session: (15 minutes)
- Message of Welcome from the Director General, Richard Filion
- Message from the Director of Student Services
- Message from the Sector Dean – Leanne Bennett
- Message from the First Year Student Office
Program Specific Information Sessions: – 10:15 a.m.
|
Program
|
Presenter(s)
|
Format
|
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Laboratory Tech. | Paraskevi Siandris (Vivan) (chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Biomedical Laboratory Tech. | Penny Smith (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Laboratory Tech. Chemistry | Silja Maknen (chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Laboratory Tech. Chemistry | Nicolas Duxin (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Civil Engineering Tech. | Michael Dellar (co-chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Civil Engineering Tech. | Caroline Harvey (co-chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Diagnostic Imaging | Vittoria Fusco (co-chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Diagnostic Imaging | Heidi Gumbley (co-chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Electronic Tech. | Jimmy Plaitis (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Electronic Tech. | John Veroutsos (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Mechanical Engineering Tech. | Darren Narine (chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Nursing | Catherine Moore (chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Nursing | Sherry McMillan (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Physiotherapy Technology | Mark Mattei (chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Radiation Oncology | Jocelyne Napias-Pfeiffer (chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Radiation Oncology | Giovanna Miceli (co-coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Health Sciences | Jonathon Sumner (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Pure & Applied Sciences | Jonathon Sumner (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Developmental Science | Sameer Bhatnagar (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Environmental Science | Brian Mader (co-coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Environmental Science | Tonia DeBellis (co-coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Exploration Science | Sameer Bhatnagar (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Enriched Science (Health) | Chris Whittaker (co-coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Enriched Science (Pure & Applied) | Carmen Leung (co-coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
Thursday, August 27, 2020 (10:00 a.m. via pre-recorded presentation)
- Sector: CREATIVE & APPLIED ARTS (CAA)
- Dean: Andrea Cole
- Associate Dean: Wolfgang Krotter
Plenary Session: (15 minutes)
- Message of Welcome from the Director General, Richard Filion
- Message from the Director of Student Services
- Message from the Sector Dean – Andrea Cole
- Message from the First Year Student Office
Program Specific Information Sessions: – 10:15 a.m.
|
Program
|
Presenter(s)
|
Format
|
|---|---|---|
| 3D Animation & Computer Generated Imagery | Charles Le Guen (chair) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Cinema & Communications | Jesse Hunter (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Cinema & Communications | Cheryl Simon (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Cinema & Communications | Dipti Gupta (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Graphic Design | François Martin (chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Graphic Design | Gyula Gefin (Assistant chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Illustration | Chantal Chapson (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Illustration | Pauline Fresco (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Industrial Design | Michel Séguin (chair) | No Program Specific Presentation |
| Interior Design | Kurt Holfeld (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Interior Design | Anne-Marie Legault (co-chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Modern Languages | Helen Karanika (chair) | Zoom meeting |
| Modern Languages | Sebastien Doderlein (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Professional Theatre | Judith Beny (chair) | On-campus: August 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
| Professional Photography | Laurel Breidon (chair & coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Arts & Culture | Robert Stephens (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Interactive Media Arts | Bérengère Marin-DuBuard (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Literature | Pauline Morel (coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Studio Arts | Julianna Joos (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
| Journeys | Francesca Roy (co-coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Journeys | Pauline Morel (co-coordinator) | Pre-Recorded Presentation |
| Visual Arts | Rachel Echenberg (coordinator) | Zoom meeting |
Note
Students wishing to ask a question following the Program Specific Information Session can do so by going to the “My Dawson Portal” on Omnivox, and from the menu on the left hand side of the page under the section marked “Welcome Week” select “Questions for your Program Coordinator”. Students will then be able to submit their written question which will automatically forwarded to the coordinator who will answer within the shortest possible delay.
