Students interview multidisciplinary artist Craig Commanda
March 1st, 2024
Craig Commanda is a multidisciplinary artist from the Algonquin nation at Kitigan Zibi. His current exhibition, W脤DJIDEYAMAWOWIN / INTERCONNECTION, features prints, videos, and complex sculptural beadwork at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery until March 16. On a recent Friday afternoon, two visual arts students, Katya Kieran & Lisseth Llorente Ruiz, had the chance to ask Craig a few questions about his artistic practice and this exhibition.
Visit the link for the homepage interview feature.
W/GS Women鈥檚 Day fundraiser and button making activity
March 1st, 2024
The Women鈥檚/Gender Studies Certificate faculty and students organized a number of events during the week leading up to Women鈥檚 Day and the events continue.
On Friday, March 8 at 10 AM, there will be a Bake Sale fundraiser & Button-making Activity in Conrod鈥檚 (2F.4). Proceeds will听benefit the Financial Aid Food Bank.
Looking for volunteers to bake and sell goods; sign up听here:
Please feel free to bring a class!
March 1st, 2024
星空传媒视频 is hosting Brain Awareness Week March 11 – 17. Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a worldwide initiative aimed at igniting public interest and advocacy for brain sciences. Each March, institutions across the globe organize a variety of creative events within their communities. These activities are designed to showcase the marvels of the brain…
Student wins Silver for Quebec in Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge
February 22nd, 2024
It is a pleasure to announce that Sohon Ye, first-year student in Enriched Science obtained the Silver Award - Quebec 鈥� Championship, Silver Award - Quebec - Grade 12 or CEGEP in the Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge organized by the Canadian Mathematical Society.
The Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) is Canada鈥檚 premier national mathematics competition open to any student with an interest in, and grasp of, high school math. It is the most prestigious math competition in Canada, and one of the most prestigious in the Americas. The COMC is the only way to be invited to the CMS鈥� free, exclusive training camps and compete internationally as part of Math Team Canada!
Sohon was invited to write the Canadian Math Olympiad this year on March 7. Andreea Panait, math teacher and Coordinator of external math competitions at Dawson since 2007, said: "It is an excellent result which is hard to obtain. In my experience of almost 20 years, we have had only one student with a similar result. We are very proud to have Sohon as one of our students in the Science program. In the coming weeks we will be preparing for the Canadian Math Olympiad."
-Thanks to Andreea Panait, Co-Chair of the Mathematics Department
6th annual SPACE writing competition: winners and honourable mentions
February 22nd, 2024
In 2023-2024, SPACE held its sixth annual writing competition. Students from all disciplines across 星空传媒视频 were invited to submit writing that offered a personal interpretation of this year鈥檚 theme,听.听The submissions were divided into three categories鈥攑rose (fiction and creative non-fiction), poetry and essay鈥攁nd were judged in a blind fashion by Lois Valliant (retired Faculty, Fine Arts) and Hannah Rahimi (Faculty, English).
Entries were evaluated according to originality and depth of thought, style, arts-sciences connections and relation to the theme. The winners received gift certificates from Argo Bookstore, and the winners and honourable mentions have been published and highlighted on the SPACE website. You can read and comment on their thought-provoking work .
Stay tuned as well for the announcement of a public reading by the winners and honourable mentions during the first week of May for SPACE Week.
Illustration by L茅a Cr茅peau
Dawson鈥檚 solidarity delegation to Cuba
February 8th, 2024
Twelve students and two teachers from the Social Change and Solidarity profile of Social Science returned from Cuba Jan. 15 after a three-week solidarity delegation.
The trip is a close partnership with the Centro Martin Luther King Jr. (CMLK) in Cuba, an organization that promotes local and global solidarity, popular education, and justice. The Dawson group traveled to Havana, Puerto Esparanza, Cienaga de Zapatas, Trinidad, and Santa Clara.
To read what members of the delegation thought of their experiences in Cuba, visit the link to the homepage news story.
More space for Nursing at the Forum
February 8th, 2024
Dawson鈥檚 Nursing department has moved into a new home across the street from the main campus on the second floor of the Forum. They join Physiotherapy Technology and Medical Ultrasound Technology, which are also housed at the Forum.
Visit the link for the homepage news story.
Social Science Week is Feb. 12-16
February 8th, 2024
Social Science Week is next week! There is a diverse array of speakers and topics to interest everyone at Dawson鈥檚 Social Science Week 2024, from Monday, Feb. 12 through Friday, Feb. 16. All events are taking place in 5B.16 at Dawson and every day concludes with a Cinema Politica film screening at 6:30 PM.
Check out the updated schedule here: /programs/social-science-business-technologies/social-science/social-science-week
Teachers, please register your class here: 听
Student poem captured magic of New School space
February 7th, 2024
For decades, the New School community has enjoyed a special space on Dawson鈥檚 8th floor, which fosters a communal vibe. As we look back on the history of New School, here is a poem that captures the essence of that space.
Visit the link to read the poem.
50th anniversary reunion and celebration of New School April 13听
February 7th, 2024
Dawson鈥檚 鈥渘ovel experiment鈥� New School is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. That is what The Gazette called New School in an article published in April 1973.
Back then, New School was created to engage students in their own learning and to build communities so that students would not get lost in a big institution.
For the homepage news story including a link to RSVP for the reunion on April 13, please visit the link below.
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