Maclean’s magazine features Dawson in 2-page spread
September 22nd, 2020
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ, our environmental profiles in Social Science and Science and our Sustainability Office are featured in Maclean's 2021 Canadian Colleges Guidebook, now available in print on news stands across Canada.
A two-page spread on pages 38-39 features a report by Jennifer Lewington entitled Where green is all there is to be that is accompanied by a large photo of our Sustainabili-Team volunteers working in the Theatre Garden this summer.ÌýJennifer spoke to Chris Adam of the Sustainability Office, faculty members Anna-Liisa Aunio and Brian Mader and student John Nathaniel Gertler, who mentioned that he switched to Dawson for our environmental offerings.
Drop by the Sustainability Office or Communications Office to consult a copy.
Zooming from the Peace Garden
September 22nd, 2020
Johanna Stosik (Student Services) snapped this beautiful photo of faculty member Melanie Doyle teaching outdoors last week.
"I got to meet some of my students for the first time during a gardening activity in the Peace Garden and taught my course on Zoom from the stump," Melanie said.
"I always love teaching from the Peace Garden, COVID or not! It's such a beautiful, calming and inspirational space; I'll forever be mindful of why we have the Peace Garden and whenever I'm in it, I feel a heightened awareness to be my best self and try to connect with my students on a deeper level."
September 8th, 2020
Do you recognize yourself, your courses, your interests and concerns in our newly adopted Women’s/Gender Studies’ attributes? The Women’s/Gender Studies Certificates began a reflection last semester on the state of our certificate: where it began, where it is now and where we might want to go in the future. Our new certificate attributes of knowledge,…
Peace Week is Sept. 13-25
September 8th, 2020
Peace Week is almost here! Make sure you check out the schedule of speakers and events.
News story in the Read More link.
Back to school week at Dawson
September 8th, 2020
The big welcome sign was hung in the Atrium to welcome new and returning students for the first week of classes that began Aug. 31. However, it was a back-to-school week different from any other in the last half century of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ.
Click Read More for the news story.
Congrats to the Class of 2020!
August 25th, 2020
Another 2,600 graduates joined the big family of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ alumni over the summer.
In the coming weeks, they will all receive a special grad package in the mail. The College made a special Virtual Commencement Speech video addressed to the Class of 2020 and held an intimate Awards Ceremony Aug. 12.
A news story, the video and a list of awards recipients are in the Read More link.
August 25th, 2020
On Aug. 31, the Fall 2020 Semester officially begins. The majority of courses will be offered online. The campus is now open but restricted to employees and students. Director General Richard Filion has formed a Steering Committee, which will be responsible for developing COVID-related procedures and monitoring the situation. The Committee is chaired by the…
Dawson passes test of summer exams operation
August 25th, 2020
About 650 summer students in Math, Chemistry and Physics wrote exams the week of Aug. 3 on campus at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ.
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August 25th, 2020
Welcome Days Week began today for all new students. On Tuesday, students in Social Science and Business Technologies had their Welcome Plenary Session online. On Wednesday, it will be students in Science, Medical Studies and Engineering. On Thursday, it will be the turn of students in Creative & Applied Arts. The students are being given a two-minute…
August 25th, 2020
While it seems like it was only yesterday that the world came to a shuddering stop, it also feels like this pandemic has been going on for over 600 years. In this strange too-short-too-long span of time, we have witnessed and lived through an entire history book of events, movements and phenomena. Though they may…
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