Students, staff and even the little ones in the Dawson Daycare enjoyed the Lion Dancers. Director General Diane Gauvin, Academic Dean Leanne Bennett and Student Services Coordinator Caroline Blouin ready to feed the lions. Photos by Michelle Lee
The Office of Sustainability, the听Peace Centre, and the Dawson Student Union are thrilled to announce a new food justice initiative听to expand access to food security for students and employees during the Winter 2024 semester.
Beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Dawson Dining will be offered two days every week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, as a collaboration between the Office of Sustainability and the Dawson Student Union. This service will end on May 22. Students and employees can drop off their labelled containers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays by 11 AM at Conrod鈥檚 (2F). All meals are vegan and zero-waste (90 per cent of waste will be diverted from a landfill).
As of Thursday, Feb. 15, the Peace Centre, under the auspices of the Office of Sustainability, will offer free Early Bird Breakfast to the Dawson community on a first come, first served basis. This will continue every Thursday at 10 AM in Conrod's (2F) for the winter 2024 semester. All meals will be clearly indicated vegetarian or vegan and will also be zero-waste. The service will end May 23.
(also available in the cafeteria to reduce our waste) will be provided to students that can be returned to the Cano dispensers near the cafeteria.
If you would like to help out with the meal services, please email Diana Rice, who says: 鈥淭his is a wonderful way to meet new colleagues, get to know the students we work so hard for every day, and just feel good about being of service."
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.
From now through Feb. 23, all staff and students are invited to participate in the Push-up Challenge. How it works: Sign up as an individual or a team: https://www.thepushupchallenge.ca/ Download the app and track your progress there Do 2,000 reps of any exercise (Feel free听 to do lunges, squats , skipping rope, jumping jacks, whatever…
Sir Tom Stoppard鈥檚 play Leopoldstadt had its Canadian premiere at the 成人黑料 Theatre on Feb. 7. Directed by Matt Holland, the play features the 2024 graduating class of Dawson鈥檚 Professional Theatre program. Shows are happening on Feb. 8-9-10 and Feb. 15-16-17.
Here鈥檚 what one student acting in the play said about it: "I think audiences can look forward to being thrown off. It's funny, it's sad, it's a family story. Families have history: they have fights, they have losses, they have good moments, and each member just wants to be a part of it." - Frida Flores
For more about the play, read the Jan. 25 story.
To get your tickets, visit the link.
A delegation of 49 students in 成人黑料 Model United Nations (DCMUN) participated in the Dawson delegation to the McGill Model United Nations conference (McMUN) Jan 25- 28. McMUN is one of the premier Model UN conferences in North America, attracting nearly 2,000 student delegates from universities and colleges across North America and from around the world.
Magalie听McKay, DCMUN Head Delegate at the McMUN conference described her experience:
鈥淚 was in absolute awe with the McMUN conference. In addition to working with talented, well-spoken, and driven delegates from around the world, it was an occasion for me to improve my public speaking and to think outside the box, to imagine innovative ideas to solve, or at least alleviate, world issues. McMUN was also an opportunity to create strong bonds with delegates from all over the globe.鈥�
鈥淚t is truly shocking to see how close you can get to someone in four short, albeit emotionally charged, days! Moreover, as Dawson鈥檚 Head Delegate, I worked to develop leadership skills and I had the privilege of getting to know both McMUN鈥檚 secretariat and Dawson delegates personally, thus making me all the more attached to and invested in the conference.鈥�
For the first time ever, DCMUN students will be headed to Massachusetts to attend the Harvard National Model United Nations conference Feb. 15 -18. They will also be attending other local college and university conferences throughout the semester.
Submitted by Nancy Rebelo (成人黑料 Model United Nations Coordinator)
The Independent Video Game Design program is presenting a new edition of its bimonthly indie game playtesting event in room 3C.1 of 成人黑料 on Friday, Feb. 23 from 6 PM to 9 PM.
The Playtest @ IVGD event will showcase over a dozen new independent video games created by local developers including current Dawson students, graduates, IVGD faculty, and several Montreal-based indie studios.
Come celebrate the emerging talent in Montreal's continually growing game development scene by trying out the games, chatting with developers and enjoying a few snacks.
The event is free and open to all ages. Full details available in the link below.
Pictured in the image, from left to right: Dion by Baobab Games, Shards Between Us by Queensgard Games, and 9-To-Fight by Osama Dorias.
There is a diverse array of speakers and topics to interest everyone at Dawson鈥檚 Social Science Week 2024, from Monday, Feb. 12 through Thursday, Feb. 15. All events are taking place in 5B.16 at Dawson and every day concludes with a Cinema Politica film screening at 6:30 PM.
Check out the schedule here: /programs/social-science-business-technologies/social-science/social-science-week
Teachers, please register your class here: 听
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
Twenty-four students took part in a street art mural project in December at Dawson. Their work has added colour, beauty and a youthful feel to the 2C hallway, the location of student clubs and close to common spaces of the college.
This art project was fully funded by , a nongovernmental organization based in Montreal that works to advance human rights in Canada and around the world. The project was overseen by , which has a mission to beautify the city of Montreal by creating murals.
For the homepage news story, including interviews with some of the students involved, visit the link below.
Last Modified: February 9, 2024
