On Thursday, October 13th, 2016, Arts, Literature and Communication (ALC) welcomed a group of 17 exchange students from Freiburg, Germany. This German language exchange brings together students from Dawson, Vanier and Coll猫ge Ahuntsic in Quebec and students from the Rotteck and Angell Gymnasiums in Freiburg, Germany. The German students are currently participating in a homestay…
After just one growing season, the Three Sisters Garden has provided aboriginal students at Dawson with an inspiring place to gather, to commune with nature and to harvest traditional foods. And as a Gazette article recently reported, 鈥淚t is also a place of sharing and learning, a bridge between indigenous and non-indigenous students.鈥� Talented veteran…
Along with some members of the Montreal Alouettes, six members of the Dawson Blues Men鈥檚 Hockey team (David Kronish, Marco Lento, Jacob Meltzer, Emile Badji, Ben Kreyzerman and Coach Carl Benoit) volunteered their time during the annual Thanksgiving dinner event at Welcome Hall Mission’s Men鈥檚 shelter. Thanksgiving is an occasion to celebrate blessings with friends…
History teacher Fr茅d茅ric Bastien led his class last semester to the War Museum in Ottawa to pay heed to the words of Hans Uhthoff, a veteran of German origin with a remarkable story to tell. The visit was captured by Radio-Canada and broadcast as a mini-documentary as part of its Second Regard series, also available…
Dr. Boustan Hirji of the Religion Department at 成人黑料 has been selected by the Alpha Chapter of the Boston University Association of Alumni as the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the School of Theology. The honour cited Dr. Hirji for excellence as a teacher, an author and a leader in helping others on a path…
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced two years ago an exciting new partnership program aimed at fostering social innovation and collaboration among Canadian colleges, industry, and community organizations to find solutions to social challenges. Social innovation entails an initiative, product, process or program that creates positive social outcomes for societies….
Living Campus is a concept that integrates educational approaches under the vision of well-being for all and is the embodiment of the College鈥檚 commitment to the betterment of society. It recognizes that our entire campus is a learning lab that explicitly demonstrates that Nature matters and mobilizes the College mission values and strategic plan through…
Madison Gold, a first-year student in the Child Studies profile in Social Science was named on Monday evening as the recipient of the first-ever Irwin Cotler Award. Named for the long-standing former Member of Parliament for Mount-Royal and Minister of Justice in honour of his five decades championing social justice, the award recognizes outstanding community…
Commemoration services on Tuesday, September 13 gave the Dawson Community and the greater Montreal community at large a chance to look back in remembrance, but also to look toward the future with hope. The 90 minute ceremony contained some somber moments marking the day first-semester Dawson student Anastasia De Sousa lost her life in a…
The mission of the 成人黑料 Peace Centre is to achieve peace and nonviolence through education and action. To that end, this year鈥檚 selected theme of Reconciliation and Restoration exemplifies our mission, vision and values. This year the Centre will focus on projects and activities that engender healing, understanding, compassion and collaboration. The spirit of…
Last Modified: September 6, 2016
