Food Justice is a core tenet of well-being-for-all. This is why the Office of Sustainability, the Peace Centre, Student Services, and the Dawson Student Union (DSU) have teamed up this year to expand free and healthy accessible meals to our community up to four days a week. Since Sept. 9, the Dawson Community can grab…
DAC stands for the Dawson Activity Club and it is a great way to meet people at 星空传媒视频. DAC members lunch together or enjoy activities once a month while socializing with colleagues. Last week, we kicked off the Fall 2024 semester with the traditional Welcome Back Breakfast. It is never too late to join!
Upcoming events for the Fall Semester include a Pizza Lunch, a 5@7, a vegetarian lunch to celebrate October鈥檚 International Vegetarian Day, and a Trivia Night involving friendly competition and prizes. Potential events/activities for the Winter 2025 semester include a bowling evening, art class, beginners pickleball, beginners line dancing, and, of course, food.
If you have a suggestion of something we could do or have any other questions then don鈥檛 hesitate to send an email to dac@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
All employees are welcome to join DAC. It only costs $1 per pay. Where else could you get these types of free events or rabates for $2 per month? To fill out the form to join, see Gianna Smith in 2E.6 or email her at gsmith@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Exciting news! To promote the well-being of employees, 星空传媒视频 has invested in Campus Recreation activities to make fitness classes and gym sports free for all employees!
Regular physical activity helps prevent health issues, improves mood, helps manage stress, boosts energy, promotes better sleep and provides opportunities to meet new people! 聽More on benefits of activity here.
Campus Rec at Dawson has something to get everyone moving. Choose from circuit training, Pilates, yoga and Kung Fu classes and drop by the gym for the weight room, climbing, badminton, basketball and volleyball. More details on the offerings can be found here.
Although it鈥檚 free, it is necessary to register by going to and clicking on 鈥淐ampus Recreation鈥� under the 鈥淪tudent Services鈥� section. Note that all charges will disappear when you get to the checkout.
For gym access, present yourself to the PARC front desk at 1H.2 to sign up for the day.
鈥淭he only bad workout is the one that didn鈥檛 happen.鈥� 鈥� Anonymous
The Professional Theatre Department proudly presents the 2024-2025 season: The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong,聽directed by Jonathan Monro. Sept. 18 – 21, Pay What You Can (PWYC) Chamber Music & The Day the Whores Came out to Play Tennis聽directed by Matt Holland. Oct. 2 – 5, PWYC Idomeneus聽directed by Leslie Baker. Nov. 13 – 23,…
The inaugural Spring Party for Dawson employees and faculty was a resounding success!
Over 300 community members gathered in Conrod鈥檚 and the Upper Atrium on May 3 to enjoy an evening of snacks, dinner, and music mixed by DJ Paul Cargnello.
Thanks to our organizing team: Karina D鈥橢rmo, Sarah Cartier, Stacy Kennedy, Carey-Ann Pawsey, Debbie Resurreccion, Stephanie Ricci, Myka Taylor and Natalie Trepanier.
To access photos from the event's photo booth, Dawson employees need to be signed in to their College Microsoft account:
This year's Earth Weeks once again promoted well-being for our students and employees and brought back some favourite activities and events while introducing new ones.
On April 23, Kaye Francis led a cooking workshop, which was the crowd favourite.
"I wanted to inspire participants to bring out their inner chef," she said. Kaye, a trained French chef who likes to inject Caribbean influences into her cooking, presented couscous and suggested many different ways to use it or other grains as a base to create flavourful, healthy and satisfying meals. "People get stuck on recipes, I wanted to focus on methods," she said.
Couscous is a blank canvas and you can create different meals by adding vegetables, protein, and dressing/sauce. Here is Kaye's recipe for Italian or Greek couscous.
Photo credit: Christine Layne
The Peace and Sustainability Winter Wellness Series will launch on Tuesday, Feb. 27 with a Living Campus biophilic tour and a hands-on indoor gardening workshop. All participants will receive a house plant!
The plan is to offer a wellness workshop/event each month of the semester.
To participate in the Feb. 27 workshop, which will take place from 12 PM to 1 PM, you must register.
Campus recreation has a whole schedule for employees and students to get moving and feel good.
There are classes in pilates, yoga, circuit training as well as badminton, weight training, martial arts, volleyball and rock climbing.
Open House is Feb. 5-16 and everything is free!
Check out the schedule here: /campus-life/recreation
For more info: email campusrecreation@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Information sessions on the Performa professional development programs for teachers and professionals are taking place throughout the month of February Training programs are offered in both English and French.
Check out the website for more info and times:
Professionals and support staff members are invited to register for free French courses through Dawson鈥檚 Centre for Training and Development. 聽The deadline to register has been extended to Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 12 PM.
Check out the flyer for more info: French course for support staff and professionals
Last Modified: October 24, 2024
