A student-led project at Dawson has won the provincial in the category of Mutual Aid, Peace and Justice. On Sept. 27 during a gala in Quebec City, the award was presented to a group of Dawson graduates and students who founded the Mahsa Amini Initiative.
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The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept. 30) is being marked at Dawson again this week.
Organized by Campus Life, posters and pins will be made on Friday in the Upper Atrium for Saturday鈥檚 March for Truth and Reconciliation leaving from Mount Royal Park (near the George-脡tienne Cartier monument)聽 at 1 PM.
For the month of September on the second floor of the library (6C), at the top of the stairs, there is a themed book display and bookmarks are being given out.
The weather was great and so was the turnout for the annual Welcome Back Corn Roast on Sept. 7. The Campus Life team of Student Services brought back favourites, like cotton candy and added some new things, like bubble tea (boba).
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The Food Bank shelves are in desperate need of your support. 鈥淪tudents will opt to purchase their OPUS to get to school above groceries," says Yvonne Dudley of the Financial Aid Office.
"I am asking for the Dawson Community to bring what you can to 4E.2 or I can bring my trolley to you to collect any donations. I am forever grateful for the continued support of the 星空传媒视频 community to make this project a success.鈥�
Current needs:
The 星空传媒视频 Financial Aid Food Bank is available to all registered students 12 months of the year.聽 Students can come during drop-in times (2:30 to 4 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays) or they can email ydudley@dawsoncollege.qc.ca for an appointment.
The Food Bank shelves are in desperate need of your support. 鈥淪tudents will opt to purchase their OPUS to get to school above groceries," says Yvonne Dudley of the Financial Aid Office.
"I am asking for the Dawson Community to bring what you can to 4E.2 or I can bring my trolley to you to collect any donations. I am forever grateful for the continued support of the 星空传媒视频 community to make this project a success.鈥�
Current needs:
The 星空传媒视频 Financial Aid Food Bank is available to all registered students 12 months of the year.聽 Students can come during drop-in times (2:30 to 4 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays) or they can email ydudley@dawsoncollege.qc.ca for an appointment.
New students were welcomed over two days of programming Aug. 17 and 18 and staff were welcomed back by Director General Diane Gauvin and Academic Dean Leanne Bennett at the annual Welcome Back Lunch on Aug. 18.
A total of 2,396 new students participated in Welcome Days and over 400 staff and faculty attended the Welcome Back address and lunch.
Student Services Coordinator, Caroline Blouin, reported that 鈥渟tudents were happy to be at Dawson despite the rain.鈥� They heard presentations from their sector dean, met the Dawson Student Union team and learned more about their program and the services available to them.
New students were invited to explore the College, meet our mascot Blue at the photobooth, see a magic show, and learn about opportunities to volunteer and work. They also could pick up some free popcorn, treats and merchandise.
The highlight for Trudy Ste. Croix of the Campus Life team 鈥渨as the level of student engagement from our 16 student tour guides and 30 amazing student volunteers.鈥�
Caroline鈥檚 highlight was 鈥渢he use of a software program to track attendance developed by Jonathan Perlman of Dawson鈥檚 IST team. This system cut down on wait times and kept the Lower Atrium from becoming chaotic.鈥�
鈥淲elcome Days is a team effort meaning that it can鈥檛 be successful without the participation of multiple departments, teachers, staff and student volunteers,鈥� said Caroline. 鈥淚鈥檇 like to thank everyone who helped make these two welcome days possible, whether you gave a program presentation, set up one of the many rooms used, worked at the sign-in table, promoted your service, took students from one place to another or handed out popcorn!鈥�
Starting Monday, May 29 until the end of summer school, the 6th floor of the library will be closed due to painting. This project is part of our ongoing efforts to maintain and improve our library, ensuring a comfortable and pleasant environment for all.
Please note that the Chapel floor (5th floor) will be open for studying during the summer.
If you require any books located on the 6th floor (General Collection, Reference Collection or Paperback Collection), we kindly ask you to approach the library staff at the Circulation desk for assistance.
Don't forget that our online resources, including e-books, journal articles, research databases, and streaming collections are available 24/7 on the library鈥檚 website!
We will keep you updated on any changes to the closure schedule.
The last day of the Miriam on Campus Program will be Thursday, June 22. The program will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 6.
The program鈥檚 purpose is to promote the development of work, social and interpersonal skills in an integrated work environment for people with special needs. They are currently at Dawson during the work week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Their office is located in the 5B. 16 area.
The Miriam members can help you with all kinds of tasks: small amounts of paper shredding, putting up and taking down posters, flattening boxes, and/or assembling the boxes, they help in the kitchen cafeteria (wrapping food for example), laundry, reception at PARC, helping out with a variety of gardening tasks, bringing items to shipping, mailing, packaging, cutting old folders, collecting recycling, assembling packages and much more.
You can reach out to Melicha Dorset if you would like some help: 514-931-8731,聽ext. 1537聽(Dawson Program) or
melicha.dorset.miriam@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Ken Fogel (retired faculty, Computer Science) returned to Dawson on May 25 to present a copy of his new book, Transitioning to Java. The book will help non-Java developers transition from whatever language they are using now to learning Java.
Claire Elliott of the Library team was on hand to receive the book. She said it will be proudly displayed in the Books by Faculty bookshelf (visible in the photo)
Three members of the Dawson community were honoured with Forces Avenir awards on May 4: students Kitenge Kayembe and Fred-Dgennie Louis were recognized, respectively, for commitment and perseverance. Physics faculty member Joel Trudeau was honoured for his commitment to students.
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Last Modified: October 11, 2023
