IndigeSTEM students in Warrior Up documentary series
February 8th, 2023
Filming took place at Dawson on Jan. 24 and 30 for the production of a documentary series entitled Warrior Up, which will air on APTN and stream on聽 APTNlumi later this year. The series follows inspiring and activist Indigenous youth aged 15 to 26 as they face challenges and make positive changes happen in their communities and beyond.
Film actor Joshua Odjick from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation was the host for this episode and he interviewed the student founders of IndigeSTEM peer tutoring group, Rotshenn贸n:ni Two-Axe (Health Science) & Kayla Spencer-Young (Pure & Applied Science), and their faculty advisor Joel Trudeau (Physics). They also captured footage of the students at the college and doing a moose heart dissection lab.
"We are very grateful for the opportunity to share the work we've been doing," Rotshenn贸n:ni and Kayla said. "We believe that shedding light on the project and its impacts can have a positive outcome for the Indigenous community. Overall the experience was very rewarding and the crew was quite fun to work with. We hope to inspire others to undertake similar projects and to create change within their own communities."
(Photo credit: Chloe Emond-Lane)
Dawson’s first C茅gep en spectacle packed the house
February 8th, 2023
Dawson's very first C茅gep en spectacle talent show was a great success. On Feb. 2, the audience of 200 people enjoyed 22 acts, all 100% Dawson student talent. At the end of the night, judges Andr茅a Cole (Dean of Creative and Applied Arts), Jacinta Luis (Faculty, Music) and visiting guest judge Chad Lindsay, a jazz music teacher from Vanier College, chose Aliyah聽Sarimazi to be Dawson's entry in the regional contest on March 25 at C茅gep du Vieux-Montr茅al. The audience chose Clara Nhi锚n聽L茅vesque as the fan favourite and she will be the replacement entry should Aliyah not be able to compete in the regionals.
In addition to a fun evening, a total of $1,600 and three big grocery bags of nonperishable food were collected for Moisson Montr茅al.
Photo credit: Akossi Chiyoh Ange-Ariel Seka (Professional Photography student)
“Happy chemist” Yann Brouillette wins national award for excellence in teaching chemistry
February 8th, 2023
Dawson鈥檚 Yann Brouillette 鈥渋s not a聽mad聽scientist, he鈥檚 always a聽happy聽chemist,鈥� wrote the Chemical Institute of Canada in their Jan. 12 announcement that he is the The award is given to one teacher in Canada every year in recognition of excellence in teaching chemistry.
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Two exceptional Dawson students are Loran Scholar finalists
February 8th, 2023
Dawson students Sophia El Bakir (Social Science-North-South Studies) and Mariana Cueto Mendoza (Social Science-Law, Society and Justice) are headed to Toronto for the Loran Scholar national interviews, which take place Feb. 24-26.
Click Read More to find out why they are being considered for the top undergraduate scholarship in Canada.
Dawson ALC student wins College Writers Award and another is a finalist
February 8th, 2023
Celebrating active learning at Dawson
February 8th, 2023
There are almost endless ways to do active learning and it can be adapted to various disciplines, spaces and personal preferences. Throughout the 10th anniversary of the Dawson Active Learning Community in 2022, champions from a variety of disciplines were highlighted in Dawson鈥檚 e-newsletter, D News, and on social media.
Click Read More for the homepage news story and learn about the AL experiences of teachers and students.
Netflix honours filmmaker Jeff Barnaby
February 8th, 2023
Acclaimed Mi鈥檊maq filmmaker and former Dawson Creative Arts student Jeff Barnaby is being honoured posthumously by Netflix.
CBC Indigenous posted a news story Jan. 30:
Holiday gift-wrapping yields $9,900 for our Living Campus
January 25th, 2023
The Dawson Foundation and the Sustainability Office would like to thank the 33 volunteers who gave their time in December and all those who donated at the Dawson gift-wrapping station in Alexis-Nihon Mall.
Over 21 days of holiday gift-wrapping, a total of $9,900 was raised. These funds will be used by the Sustainability Office for learning activities and projects that contribute to well-being for all on our Living Campus. While getting their gifts wrapped, visitors and donors learned about Dawson鈥檚 Living Campus projects, including the gardens, the beehives, the Monarch Butterflies and more.
First trip to Cuba in 3 years!
January 25th, 2023
The heart of the North-South Studies Profile of Social Science is the field trip. For the first time since 2019-鈥�20, the profile students and faculty were able to go to Cuba.
Here is what Profile Coordinator Gisela Frias wrote from Cuba in December as a caption to this photo: 鈥淥ur first trip since the pandemic. Our first stop, Plaza de la Revoluci贸n. We are being hosted by the Martin Luther King Center. Let the learning begin. Thank you to all of you who have supported this trip. Thank you to Dawson staff and teachers, to alumni and to the greater community. Also thank you to members of Place de la Dignit茅 who mobilized to support the donation drive we carried out.鈥�
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development on SH
January 25th, 2023
On Jan. 16, Karina Gould, Canada鈥檚 Federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, visited Dawson to learn more about our Sustainable Happiness Course.
This is what she about it after her visit:
鈥淎 future includes having a healthy, happy and sustainable lifestyle. Through the Sustainable Happiness Certificate, students at develop strategies to integrate positive psychology, well-being and happiness in our everyday lives.鈥�
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