In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC) has named 10 of its faculty members 鈥淒ALChampions鈥� in honour of their extraordinary contributions to innovating the classroom experience. DALC is a group of teachers from various disciplines that strives to improve teaching and learning through Active Learning (AL) pedagogical practices, and the…
Eight Dawson students have presented the work they have been doing at ScienceFest 2022 as interns as part of DawsonAI鈥檚 collaboration with industry partner Ciena, a postdoctoral researcher and university partners from Concordia and 脡TS to promote the study of innovative AI-enabled applications for the future of 5G in Canada. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity…
The provincial Forces Avenir recognition program is back at Dawson after several years鈥� absence. Colleges and CEGEPs in Qu茅bec, as a group, chose not to participate until the process of nomination and selection was streamlined. For the first time in a long time, the program is back at the CEGEP level. Dawson鈥檚 only previous recipient…
Three new Learning Community projects are in development this Winter 2022 semester.聽 Two projects,聽Physics for Physiotherapy听补苍诲听Inter-professional Education, illustrate the continued expansion of LC curriculum development to career programs, specifically in the medical technologies, where collaboration between program and contributing discipline faculty aims to optimize student learning.聽 A third project,聽LCs for Small Social Science Disciplines, is developing a new model for pairing courses by way of a common time-block, a complementary theme, and integrative learning activities.
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Vernissage Season is back in person at Dawson and begins on May 19 with the Visual Arts Vernissage. Graduating students from our arts programs will be presenting their work.
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It鈥檚 the first-ever SPACE (Sciences Participating with Arts and Culture in Education) Week at Dawson!
From robotics demos to a collective drawing activity, the entire Dawson community is invited to experience exhibitions, project displays, interactive activities and more presented by the student enrichment initiative SPACE, which promotes exploration, discussion, and collaboration beyond the classroom and across disciplines.
As part of this week, Dawson Science student Michael Bomba unveiled an electric guitar he built from scratch in tribute to the Fender Broadcaster, or "The Blackguard", which was the prototype for the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitars in the late '40s.
Pictured from left to right: SPACE Coordinator and Physics teacher Joel Trudeau, student Michael, IST team member and musician Kirk Fontaine and Academic Development officer and SPACE assistant Ursula Sommerer.
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All events take place in 3C.1 unless indicated otherwise.
Currently, Rotshenn贸n:ni Two-Axe and Kayla Spencer-Young are two of a handful of Indigenous students in Dawson鈥檚 Science Program.
Rotshenn贸n:ni and Kayla wanted to encourage and support their fellow Indigenous students who may be interested in Science. They came up with an idea last semester that has won them the local award and put them in the running for the provincial award, which will be announced at an event in Quebec City in September.
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Dawson鈥檚 beloved Artists in Bloom event was back for the first time this year since 2019 and thanks to the extraordinary Dawson community of employees and retirees, we broke the art sales record at the conclusion of the 24th edition on April 27. This year鈥檚 weeklong online auction of original artwork and art print sales…
For Arwen Low, it was very meaningful to receive the Youth Medal from the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec and it was also inspiring to see the service of other youth leaders throughout the Montreal region be recognized at a ceremony in early April.
鈥淚 feel so lucky for the support from the Dawson community,鈥� she said in an interview with Dawson鈥檚 Communications Office, adding that serving at Dawson has been 鈥渟uch a joy. I am so grateful for the incredible friends and mentors I have found in the Dawson Student Union (DSU), the 星空传媒视频 Model UN (DCMUN) team and clubs, who inspire me to push myself further and take on new projects.鈥�
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Shirin Hinojosa-Violante feels that receiving the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec鈥檚 Youth Medal is recognition for everything she has done up until now.
鈥淏eing nominated by my peers among so many talented students was an honour,鈥� she told Dawson鈥檚 Communications Office in an interview. 鈥淏eing selected and winning the award went beyond my expectations. Community service and being able to help those around me has always been a passion of mine.鈥�
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Last Modified: May 4, 2022
