Summer and Fall semesters mostly virtual
May 12th, 2020
To protect our students, staff and the broader community of Montreal, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ will mostly be virtual for the summer and fall semesters. All employees received an email on May 11 and all students were notified via Omnivox on May 12. For the homepage news, click Read More.
Theatre student Fanny Dvorkin’s work to be broadcast Thursday
May 5th, 2020
Congratulations to second year Professional Theatre student Fanny Dvorkin. Fanny is the recipient of a $500 ART APART award from the National Theatre School of Canada. Her project will be broadcast on the and on Thursday, May 7. Her filmed performance focuses on the isolation caused by COVID-19, while exploring the notion of gender in a private world.
Today is Giving Tuesday Now
May 5th, 2020
Dawson, help us show the power of generosity today on Giving Tuesday Now, a global day of giving and unity for those impacted by COVID-19 and its economic fallout.
Thanks to all who have contributed to date, we have now raised over $3,600 for our students in need.
You can still help:
- Just $34 is enough to buy about two days of food for a student in need.
- Amplify our modest campaign by sharing online:
CEGEPs must reopen earlier
May 5th, 2020
Director General Richard Filion outlined three reasons why CEGEPs must reopen earlier in an opinion piece published by Le Devoir on April 30. You can read the English version (with a link to the original French embedded) in the read more link.
Front page news for Dawson on Earth Day
April 28th, 2020
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ made the
and also reported about Dawson's work to live well-being for all, sustainably and on our pledge to be Carbon Neutral Forever.
Robert Soroka speaks about consumer habits
April 21st, 2020
Business Administration faculty member Robert Soroka, who also teaches at Concordia University, was interviewed by CTV News April 19 about the effects of the pandemic on consumer habits.
Click Read More for a link to the report.
Dawson opening up as day shelter
April 21st, 2020
Beginning today, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ is opening up 3C.1 as an indoor day shelter.
The shelter will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and clients will enter by 2100 Atwater. The use of Dawson is restricted to 3C.1, also known as the third floor cafeteria.
Mobile toilets and sinks are set up outside.
CTV reported on this yesterday and you can see the report in the Read More link.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ and Nursing in the news
April 14th, 2020
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ was in the news over the weekend because of the from Health Minister Danielle McCann to redeploy employees of CEGEPs and school boards to work in the health sector.
Dawson Physics teachers’ COVID-19 graph in the news
April 7th, 2020
The work of Physics teachers Jonathon Sumner, Sameer Bhatnagar and Jean-François Brière was in the news last week.
They developed an . The hope was to reinforce social distancing and create a positive feedback loop. Here are the TV reports that featured interviews with Jonathon and Sameer:
Montreal Gazette features Dawson’s move online
March 31st, 2020
The Montreal Gazette interviewed Academic Dean Diane Gauvin March 27 about moving courses online.
Click Read More to read the article.
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