Tell me about your experience with DALC. What has been the best part? Community.聽 (Yes, it鈥檚 right there in the name.) Only a very small number of us has any formal training in how to teach.聽 But the community facilitates something akin to crowd-sourcing of experience gained through experimentation.聽 With dozens of practitioners exploring alternatives,…
During our October study break, a group of faculty from 6 departments – Biomedical Laboratory Technology, Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology, Nursing, Physiotherapy Technology and Social Services – met to plan for a November 11th symposium, where their third-year students can learn with, from and about each other. The day is the result of a 2-year…
What do you like best about the Diagnostic Imaging Program at Dawson? What I liked best about being in the Diagnostic Imaging Program was how welcoming and supportive everyone is. Throughout my studies, I appreciated how involved the teachers were in my learning and how the lessons they taught shaped me into a valued member…
Bradley Heaven (Class of 2020, Social Science) and his partner Danny O鈥機onnor are sharing their inspiring 鈥淣o Limits鈥� message with the world. Bradley and Danny created their organization All Access Life to do this. Despite being born without the ability to speak, control his muscles, feed himself, or do most routine daily activities autonomously, Brad鈥檚 positivity and 鈥淣o Limits鈥� mindset allow him to live his life to the fullest. Brad never fails to constantly amaze and inspire everyone around him. Danny has been by his side as his aide since 2010 and is his partner in All Access Life.
鈥淒awson played a vital role in helping mold Brad's No Limit mindset,鈥� Danny said. They would like to share their latest project with the Dawson community. They trained for a year to run the Montreal Marathon and their goal is to raise enough funds to continue working on All Access Life and create content that empowers people with disabilities all over the world.
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More than 150 people at Dawson as well as external stakeholders contributed over a three-year process to develop the brand new Social Science Program, which was approved by Dawson鈥檚 Board of Governors on Oct. 12 and will be implemented in the Fall of 2023.
Special thanks to: Worku Aberra (Program Revision Committee & Program Revision Writing Committee), Chris Bourne (Program Revision Committee), Selma Hamdani (Program Revision Committee), Cornelia Howell (Program Revision Committee & Program Revision Writing Committee), Cynthia J. Martin (Program Revision Committee & Program Revision Writing Committee), Marianne Pelton (Program Revision Committee) and Lisa Steffen (Program Revision Committee & Program Revision Writing Committee); the Office of Academic Development: Madeleine Bazerghi, Catherine LeBel and Monica Lopez; and Dean Isabelle Carrier.
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D贸nal Gill (Political Science), Angela Rose Lapierre (Biology), Jaya Nilakantan (Computer Science), Gregory Polakoff (Humanities) and Emilie Richer (Mathematics) were honoured on Oct. 14 when they each received a Teaching Excellence Award from Dawson鈥檚 Director General Diane Gauvin.
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成人黑料 held its first in-person Ped Day on Oct. 14. More than 120 teachers, managers and professionals attended.
Human Resources Director Pascahl Scott opened the event saying 鈥渨e can be proud of the way we have adapted to our current reality.鈥� The goal of the day, she said, was to equip Dawson teachers with practical strategies.
Special thanks were given to organizers Angela Silvaroli and Jennifer Di Lalla of Human Resources and Anne Piggott of the Office of Academic Development as well as their colleagues.
Photo: Keynote speaker Roger Azevedo of the University of Central Florida addresses Dawson teachers on Oct. 14.
Come celebrate one year of community building and mutual aid with the Atwater Pantry Project on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m., right in front of the pantry (2111 Atwater).
Enjoy a free meal courtesy of the People鈥檚 Potato but feel free to bring food to share as well if you鈥檇 like. Finally, PLEASE bring your own re-usable containers and cutlery as there will be a limited amount to distribute.
Bringing some non-perishable donations for the pantry would be super appreciated as well. It would be nice to kick off the pantry鈥檚 second year with it full!
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Acclaimed Mi鈥檊maq filmmaker and Dawson Cinema| Communications alumni, Jeff Barnaby died on October 13, 2022 at the age of 46, after a year-long battle with cancer. Jeff was an immensely gifted and highly original filmmaker whose exceptional talents were clear from the start. Fresh out of film school, his early, surrealistic shorts From Cherry English…
Last Modified: November 2, 2022
