Welcoming new and returning students
August 18th, 2021
Just shy of 1,600 students came into 星空传媒视频 ahead of the semester for student-led tours.
For the first time, the invitation was extended to returning students as well as new students. Almost all students are like new students since most learning has been online for the last two and a half semesters.
Michelle Lee and Billi-Jo Poirier of Campus Life and Leadership (Student Services) organized the tours and reported that students are excited to start the semester on campus. Ten students, third-year and recent Dawson graduates, led the tours.
The students were especially interested in learning about services available to students, tutoring and volunteering.
Blanket Exercise open to all Aug. 19
August 18th, 2021
August 19th, 9 a.m. in 5B.16: Diane Labelle will facilitate a Blanket Exercise, open to all employees of the College. This is one of a series of events that will be hosted at the College in August & September leading up to and including Sept. 30, the National Day of Mourning for Residential School Victims and Survivors.
To join this session please click on the link to register: . For any questions, please contact Diana Rice.
A schedule of events will be released over the coming weeks that will invite the participation of the entire Dawson Community. Also, be on the lookout for special displays in the library featuring award winning Indigenous authors & different thematic book resources accessible to the Dawson Community.
If you would like to have a Blanket Exercise facilitated in your class by an experienced Indigenous facilitator, please contact Diana Rice.
Peace Week begins Sept. 13
August 18th, 2021
The 5th Annual Peace Week will kick off Sept. 13 with an in-person beading workshop with Cory Hunlin, Keynote Speaker Tracy Lindberg and cap off on Sept. 22 with the amazing Dr. Philip聽 Howard's virtual professional development workshop. Full details will be released in the coming weeks through D News and the Peace Centre website. For any questions or inquiries, please contact Diana Rice.
At the Warren G. Flowers Gallery this autumn
August 18th, 2021
Counterpart: Students Photographing Students: Sept. 9-25
Other Landscapes: Anahita Norouzi: Oct. 14-Nov. 25
Professional Photography Graduating Student Exhibition: Dec. 2-10
AEC Photography Program Exhibition: Dec. 15-19
Photo: Anahita Norouzi, Other Landscapes (detail), 2019-20
250 monarch butterfly chrysalises up for adoption
August 18th, 2021
The butterflies are returning to Dawson and new employees and employees who have never fostered a butterfly will have priority for adoption.
Click Read More for the link to sign up to become a monarch foster parent.
May 18th, 2021
In 2018, the Academic Dean launched an initiative to rethink learning spaces and improve the learning environment in the college鈥檚 general-purpose classrooms. Teachers and students were surveyed about how these classrooms should be equipped and configured to facilitate student engagement. The findings were analyzed by Melanie Doyle (Psychology) and Leigh Shapiro (Interior Design), who presented…
Free bike tune-up with Dawson’s bike gang
April 7th, 2021
Do not miss Richard Dugas at Earth Week on April 27 at 12 p.m. for a . You will learn about bike inspection, cleaning, lubrication and inflating tires.
That afternoon Richard will also be on campus (outside the Security entrance) between 3 -4 p.m. for a He will be offering spring riding tips and personalized troubleshooting. RSVP to bring your bike.
Come say hi and join the bike gang!
Earth Weeks are April 19-30
April 7th, 2021
This year, we have added an s to Earth Weeks and scheduled two weeks of events.
Here are some highlights:
Sustainability 星空传媒视频 Open House Wednesday, April 21 at 10 a.m.
Come meet representatives from colleges and universities that offer Sustainability degrees and/or certificates, including Dawson鈥檚 Environmental & Sustainability Certificate.
Beehive Opening Wednesday, April 21 at聽12 p.m.
Take a peek inside Dawson鈥檚 4H rooftop hive 鈥� and聽 experience honey bees remotely!
Zoom link:
Keynote Speaker Dr. Ingrid Waldron Thursday, April 22 at 1 p.m.
Author of There鈥檚 Something in the Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities, which was turned into a 2020 Netflix documentary, Dr. Waldron recently co-founded the Anti-Environmental Racism Coalition. Organizations in the environmental and climate change sector are collaborating on projects and sharing expertise and resources to address environmental racism in Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities across Canada.
For more info, click Read More to go to the full schedule. To get zoom links and reserve your class, contact sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Seeking judges for D Voice
March 23rd, 2021
The Campus Life and Leadership (CLL) team is looking for 2-3 judges to choose the winners of a singing competition, co-hosted by the Dawson Student Union. In addition to prizes, the winners will be entered as Dawson's representatives in the annual intercollegiate Unplugged singing competition. The judges are provided with a criteria sheet, along with the rules and guidelines that the students receive. They will have at least five days to review all the submissions in the comfort of their own home. Winners will be announced April 19.
Contact Michelle Lee or Billi-Jo Poirier to volunteer as a judge.
Students make earrings and learn about beading
March 23rd, 2021
The Beading Together project offered 40 students the opportunity to connect to Indigenous cultures and ways of learning through guided beading workshops with artist Cory Hunlin on March 15 and March 17.
Dawson students enrolled in the Decolonization and Indigenization Studies Certificate and those who participate in the First Peoples' Centre activities were invited. The funding was provided by SSAP and the Certificate. Students received beading kits in the mail from in Kahnawake.
Jennifer Smith (Faculty, Anthropology and Coordinator of the Decolonization and Indigenization Certificate) reported that the students loved the workshop. "While frustrating at first (about three meters of thread are used for one earring) as knots are commonplace, students reported feeling relaxed and peaceful afterwards," she said.
Workshop leader Cory Hunlin is a Tsilhqot'in artist originally from B.C. who is now based in Tio'tia:ke (Montreal). He taught the students to make a beaded pair of earrings. Beading as a group is a common practice for many Indigenous peoples and is central to relationship and skill building. These workshops opened up a collaborative space for students, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to work together and learn about beading, Jennifer said.
Student Mia Kennedy shared her experience: "This workshop showed me how accessible beading is. Anyone can bead. Also, it felt really special to explore and participate in an artform that is so fundamental to Indigenous communities. I felt like I was able to further appreciate the work of Indigenous artists by seeing how long it takes to complete a piece of beadwork. It took me three hours to complete a single earring. ... It takes a lot of skill to make beadwork as clean and beautiful as Cory can. I admire their skills and their patience. All in all, this was a wonderfully positive experience for me."
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