At the opening of DawsCon on March 24, Dawson AI lead Joel Trudeau gave some updates about the last three years of the Dawson AI initiative: 鈥淲e are grateful to put on an event like this with our colleagues in Computer Science spearheaded by Victor Ponce and are especially pleased to have students actively contributing…
Le comit茅 est heureux de vous d茅voiler la programmation de cette 茅dition 2023 qui se d茅roulera durant la derni猫re semaine de mars聽: lundi 27, mardi 28, mercredi 29 et jeudi 30 mars.
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Pour consulter le programme聽: /french/evenements/francofete-2023/
On Friday, March 24, 星空传媒视频 will be hosting a free conference for educators and industry, and a subsequent weekend聽Data Journalism Challenge聽(March 25-26) aimed at students聽of any background. Attendees will be exposed to a wide range of AI topics from challenges of ChatGPT in education to ethics and bias to data manipulation and machine learning,…
Ahead of their guest appearance at a Dawson Reads event on March 22, Arizona O鈥橬eill (Fine Arts, 2013) and Heather O鈥橬eill (Social Science, 1992) shared some thoughts on their Dawson experiences, the creative process and writing. Thanks to organizer and English teacher Sarah Gilbert for interviewing the mother-daughter duo.
For the short Q & A with the O'Neills, visit the link below.
The disappearance of Rakel, a young Norwegian girl, while on an exchange trip to Italy sends her friends and family into a whirlwind of emotions. As the days pass and the tension rises, they are faced with unknown emotions and grief, all reacting in different ways while confronting the harsh reality of the world they live in. Watching Shadows is performed by the second-year students and directed by Stefanie Buxton.
The play runs from Wednesday, March 22 鈥� Saturday, March 25 at 8 p.m. at Dawson's Theatre.
Tickets are free and are available through the link below.
In 2022-2023, SPACE held its fifth 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,聽?听The submissions were divided into three categories鈥撯�損rose (fiction and creative non-fiction), poetry and essay鈥撯�揳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 in the SPACE web magazine.
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.
You can read and comment on their thought-provoking work in the link below.
A fun and free event promoting well-being for all and physical fitness is coming to Dawson Wednesday, March 29 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. in 3C.1.
Students are invited to for . The program includes Pound (鈥渞ocking out鈥�) fitness sessions, glow-in-the-dark yoga, free snacks and fun. If there is space, staff are also welcome to attend.
鈥淭he VIB tour only makes a few campus stops every year so I think Dawson students are lucky to have this opportunity,鈥� said Julie Gosselin of Student Health Services, Dawson鈥檚 VIB coordinator. The event is sponsored by the RSEQ, Sports Experts and the Quebec Government.
Springtime means that Artists in Bloom is back! The event will be in-person on Thursday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. in 3C.1 It will also be possible to buy prints online from April 11-28. This year will be the fundraising event鈥檚 25th annual edition鈥� a quarter century! We are excited to welcome you to the event and to see what our talented student artists will produce. Advance tickets are only $20 and will be for sale as of Monday, March 27 in 2E.6 and 4A.1 Your ticket gives you entrance to the event, one drink and hors d'oeuvres.
For the details, see the homepage news story in the link below.
On March 10, a very special and intimate evening was held at Dawson to honour a true legend in the world of jazz, pianist Dr. Oliver Jones. The event was a resounding success, with representatives from the college and the community coming together to pay tribute to Jones' inspiring life and legacy for promoting future generations pursue post-secondary education.
To learn about the event, see the homepage news story in the link below.
笔补蝉蝉补驳别听by Christopher Chen follows the residents of two countries, Country X, which is occupied by Country Y, as they form unlikely friendships. The play investigates colonialism, and mysticism, and asks if friendships can be formed when there is a power imbalance or among warring factions. Inspired by the novel, 鈥淎 Passage to India.鈥� Passage is performed by second-year students and directed by Matt Enos.
Runs from March 8, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Last Modified: April 5, 2023
