Interior Design students raise thousands of dollars in an hour
February 14th, 2025
On Jan. 22, a class of Interior Design students were told at 10 AM that if they could raise $500 in an hour for their Vernissage, a donor would match the $500.
Chris Adam of the Office of Sustainability shared a story with them about a Community, Recreation and Leadership Training class that raised over $2,000 in an hour many years ago to get the Peace Garden project started.
Visit the link to find out how much they raised and what the students thought.
Two extraordinary Dawson students are finalists for the Loran Award
February 14th, 2025
Two exceptional Dawson students will be in Toronto Feb. 21-23 for the final part of the selection process for the Loran Award, the country鈥檚 largest and most comprehensive four-year undergraduate award, valued at $100,000.
Ahmad Mousattat, a student in Enriched Health Science, and Leila Pozzi, a student in the Social Change and Solidarity profile of Social Science, are winners already. All finalists who are not selected are eligible to receive a one-time $6,000 Loran Finalist Award tenable at any Canadian university.聽Ahmad and Leila were chosen based on criteria that goes beyond good grades. Finalists have 鈥渁 guiding sense of purpose鈥� and 鈥渄emonstrate聽strength of character, a deep commitment to service, and exceptional leadership potential,鈥� according to the Loran Foundation.
Those selected as Loran Scholars will benefit from a four-year leadership-enrichment program, financial support for undergraduate studies in the form of a tuition waiver and living stipend, diverse opportunities for experiential learning, one-on-one mentorship from a business or community leader, scholar gatherings, and a long-term community of peers, alumni, and supporters. The 2025 Loran Scholars announcement will be in March.
The Communications Office interviewed Ahmad and Leila. Visit the link to read the Q & A.
Dawson in 30 seconds reel
February 12th, 2025
Last week Dawson students Garrett Loewen (Nursing), Mahshid Anvari (Commerce profile of Social Science), Nathan Bellemare Smallhorn (CRLT) and Dylan Bielinski-Regan (CRLT) gave their time to collaborate with the F茅d茅ration des c茅geps on a short video.
The fast-paced video is a mini tour of Dawson and was published on Instagram on the le c茅gep account.
(Pictured Mahshid Anvari in a frame from the video)
Visit the link to view the video.
Social Science students experience four-day immersion in local solidarity movements
January 30th, 2025
In January, 18 Dawson students from the Social Change & Solidarity (SCS) and General Studies profiles went live on the radio at CKUT: 90.3-FM. 鈥淭his song is dedicated to the people we met this week from the group Solidarity Across Borders,鈥� announced Emerson Rheault, a student in SCS, into the microphone. 鈥淪olidarity was really the theme of this entire week.鈥�
Visit the link to read the report by Sara Louise Kendall.
The Speculator is on through Feb. 8
January 30th, 2025
The Speculator, which opened Jan. 29, is being performed tonight, Friday and this weekend and next week as well before closing on Feb. 8
The play is a historical drama set in early 18th聽century France, when the country is experiencing some of its lowest economic moments. John Law, Scottish economist, gambler and conman, arrives in Paris with a plan to stimulate the French economy. He hires playwright Marivaux to write a play to distract and entertain investors. The French government, nobility, and commoners alike are swept up in the frenzy of Law鈥檚 scheme, the Mississippi Company, only to have it come crashing down. A play about greed and deception. Directed by Stefanie Buxton and performed by the third-year graduating students of the Professional Theatre program.
Members of the Dawson community, including students, employees, alumni and retirees, benefit from reduced rates.
Visit the link to go the box office.
Helping prepare students to face real life situations
January 29th, 2025
Building the belief that 鈥淚鈥檝e got this鈥� was the subject of CRLT teacher Heather Martin鈥檚 Performa project. The belief that you can achieve your goals, or self-efficacy, was the focus of her research paper and Intercollegiate Ped Day workshop.
(Pictured: Heather, far right, with her students at the Winter Outdoor Experience course)
Visit the link for a report on her presentation.
January 29th, 2025
Much work has been done over the past several months to improve communications to Dawson students, including the launch of a new student bulletin on Jan. 10. During the Strategic Planning process, the topic of student communications arose with some frequency. For some time now, student communications have been decentralized, uncoordinated, duplicative, and spread over…
Celebrating our Fall 2024 awards recipients
December 5th, 2024
At the Fall Awards Night Nov. 27, close to 30 students were recognized for academic success, perseverance, leadership and contribution to community life.
Visit the link to see the Fall 2024 Awards celebration page and meet the recipients.
Photo: Awards Officer Jessie Evans with Gregory Chae, one of four recipients of the 张百乔女友裸照 Perseverance Award. Photo by Jacee Juhasz
David Oliver recipient Zye Mayo featured in local newspaper
December 5th, 2024
This year's David Oliver Award recipient Zye Mayo was featured in The Eastern Door newspaper.
The award is presented to a student who shows great promise in leadership through their involvement in extracurricular activities. This award is offered by the Association of Dawson Professionals in memory of David Oliver, who was a beloved member of the Student Services staff.
Zye, a student in Social Change and Solidarity, was nominated by his former teacher, Anjali Choksi, Co-Coordinator of the Journeys program.
Photo: Zye Mayo (tallest person in the back row) with family at the Fall Awards Night on Nov. 27. Photo by Jacee Juhasz.
Visit the link to read the feature story about Zye.
Third-year Professional Photography students’ exhibit opens Dec. 5
December 4th, 2024
张百乔女友裸照鈥檚 Department of Professional Photography presents聽Continuum, an exhibition featuring the work of students approaching the end of their three-year program.
Continuum celebrates their transition into the professional world, offering a glimpse into the diverse ways they鈥檝e explored and expressed contemporary culture. Through a blend of technical expertise and creative vision, these students showcase the transformative journey they've undertaken, illustrating not only their growth but also the ever-evolving nature of the program that has helped shape their progress.
Exhibition is on from Dec. 5 - 13 in Dawson's Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery.聽
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