Another successful playtest event by IVGD
The Independent Video Game Design program held another public indie game playtesting event on Friday, April 12 in room 3C.1.
The event gathered teams of students, graduates and local independent game developers to showcase their games to the public. Some of the teams present included Superset Games (Carl Boisvert, 脡meric Coude, Juan Osorio, Charles-Antoine Solis), a team composed of former graduates of the IVGD program who were showing Project Containment, their new multiplayer-focused survival game, as well as Obesquito (Shane Barnard, Sooah Kim, Vlad Sebastian Raducan), a team of current students who were showing Mark of the Knights, a classic action adventure game.
The IVGD hosts free public playtest events every two months for all students, graduates and local developers.
Celebrating Lola鈥檚 46 years of service in Cont. Ed.
We are very happy to announce that our wonderful colleague Margaret Ronald, who we all know and love as Lola, is retiring on July 5, 2024, after an incredible 46 years of service to our College. Lola has been an integral part of our Dawson family, and all her years were spent in the Continuing…
Celebrating Chris Adam’s Meritorious Service Medal at Dawson
Director general Diane Gauvin hosted a Dawson celebration with the Office of Sustainability team, the Community Recreation and Leadership Training family, staff and faculty who have participated in the Sustainable Happiness course and sustainability projects, management team members and the Communications Office to celebrate Chris Adam on April 4. Two weeks before he had received the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) from Governor General Mary Simon.
Photo by Debbie Resurreccion (CRLT)
Environmental Science student receives bursary in recognition of research work
Bianca Zlotea, who is in her last semester at Dawson, received a BIRC bursary valued at $3,500 for her research internship with Dawson鈥檚 Adaptech Research Network. The Communications Office interviewed her about this achievement. What program and profile are you in at Dawson? What activities, clubs, athletics, research projects are you involved in? Bianca: I’m…
Future Olympian is Dawson ALC student
Arts, Literature and Communication student Fergus Spitzley was selected from among 2,200 top athletes from across Canada as one of 30 RBC Future Olympians! In a news release, RBC stated that: 鈥渢hese athletes were carefully evaluated on their speed, power, endurance, strength and overall Olympic potential in front of Team Canada scouts and National Sport…
Take part in the worldwide BioBlitz at Dawson April 29
People around the world will be participating in a four-day BioBlitz April 26-29, including students, staff, alumni, retirees, friends and neighbours of Dawson on Monday, April 29. Take a break and drop by the Peace Garden at Dawson anytime between 3 PM and 6 PM on April 29. This global BioBlitz is part of the .
Photo by Doug Smyth
Visit the link for the homepage news story and invite your friends and family to join you at Dawson on April 29!
Founder of New School reflects on 50th
Dawson invited Greta Hofmann Nemiroff, a living legend in innovative education and women鈥檚 studies in Canada as well as a beloved retiree of Dawson, to write a personal reflection on the occasion of New School鈥檚 50th anniversary. Greta was a founding member of Dawson鈥檚 New School in 1973 and served as its director from 1975-2015. She is also the author of a book about the New School: Reconstructing Education: Toward a Pedagogy of Critical Humanism. Toronto: OISE Press, 1992.
Visit the link for Greta's personal reflection.
鈥淚nspiring woman in aerospace鈥� is Dawson grad
Valentina Falci (Class of 2012, Interior Design) was featured last month as part of a series on 鈥渋nspiring women in aerospace.鈥�
Since 2017, Valentina has worked as an aircraft interior designer for Bombardier, a world leading manufacturer of business jets in Montreal. Prior to working there, she held other interior design jobs after graduating from Dawson鈥檚 three-year Interior Design program.
What does Valentina like best about her job? As a designer, she enjoys seeing creative ideas come to life, collaborating with clients or their team. Valentina鈥檚 job entails creating the interiors of Bombardier鈥檚 renowned business jets of the Challenger and Global families.
Interior Design Program Coordinator Kurt Holfeld is very proud of Dawson鈥檚 graduates and of Valentina: 鈥淐ongratulations to Valentina on this recognition. This honour is no surprise given the dedication that she showed during her studies at Dawson. Our grads continue to make us proud across many industries, including aerospace!鈥�
Visit the link to see the post by A茅ro Montr茅al, a consortium bringing together the leaders of the Quebec aerospace sector.
North South Soir茅e April 25
Calling all 1998 to 2023 alumni, current and future students, present and retired teachers, and all friends of our profile. You are invited to this big community celebration and solidarity fundraiser! The event will take place in 5B.16 at Dawson on Thursday, April 25 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
This year鈥檚 program will include:
- Celebration of the final North South Studies graduating class
- Launch of the Social Change & Solidarity local partnerships
- Retirement celebration for Mary Ann Farkas
- Alumni through the decades panel
- Student presentation of their field trip to Cuba
- Cuban appetizers, cocktails, and mocktails
- Art exhibit and swag (NSS and SCS tote bags!)
- Solidarity photo booth
- Music and dancing!!
All proceeds will go to support Social Change & Solidarity activities 鈥� including the 2024-2025 Field Trip to Cuba, and the profile鈥檚 new local social justice partnerships.
Visit the link for tickets and more information.
Last Modified: April 25, 2024
