Dawson will host CCAA Women’s Basketball Nationals in 2026
February 25th, 2025
On Feb. 14, the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) announced that ÕÅ°ÙÇÇÅ®ÓÑÂãÕÕ is the official host of the 2026 CCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship. The event will occur from March 18 to 21, 2026 at the Tony Proudfoot Gymnasium.
Over the years, the Dawson Blues Women’s Basketball Team has achieved remarkable success, including two silver medals, and two bronze medals within the last nine years, the CCAA said in their news release.
Visit the link for the full news release from the CCAA.
Book sale for Chez Doris & Women’s Day celebration for employees
February 25th, 2025
The DSSU, DTU and ADP will be hosting a celebration in honour of International Women’s Day.
On Monday, March 10, from 12 PM-2 PM in the Rose Lounge (7C.5), there will be a book sale of new and used books and a collection of cash donations in which all monies raised will be donated on behalf of the three unions to .
The book sale will be cash only. If you would like to donate books for the sale, you can drop them off either at the Library Circulation Desk or to Christine or Carey in 4A.1 by Thursday, March 6 at 4 PM.
A light lunchÌýwill be available while supplies last. We ask that you please bring your own mug if having coffee.
While students are welcome to buy books, the event is intended for employees only.
Ionkwatónhahere (we are celebrating) – Indigenous Peoples’ Week 2025
February 14th, 2025
Ionkwatónhahere is a kanien’kéha word that means ‘we are celebrating’. Organizers of Indigenous Peoples' Week at ÕÅ°ÙÇÇÅ®ÓÑÂãÕÕ are putting the emphasis on all the incredible contributions that First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples make in all facets of life.
The dates for Ionkwatónhahere - IPW 2025 will be from Monday, March 31 to Thursday, April 3. Activities will be organized in two separate streams: cultural programming specifically for Indigenous students at Dawson, and broader educational activities for the entire Dawson Community. Stay tuned for more information. A complete schedule will be published at the beginning of March.
- Are you a teacher who would like to bring your class to an IPW activity? Please email Ben Lander to coordinate dates, times, topics and number of participants.
C’est bientôt la Francofête à Dawson !
February 14th, 2025
Venez célébrer la richesse de la langue française et des cultures francophones lors de la FrancofêteÌý! Du 24 au 27 mars 2025, découvrez un programme variéÌý: spectacles, ateliers, conférences, projections de films, jeux et concours.
Assistez à Mythomane, un spectacle unique alliant conte et mythologie grecque présenté par Thomas Hellman, laissez-vous emporter par la voix lumineuse de la soprano Aneska Diament lors du récital de mélodies françaises, dégustez de la tire d’érable au Oliver’s et testez vos talents lors de la soirée micro-ouvert où vous pourrez livrer une performance de slam, de musique, de poésie ou d’humour.
Inscriptions
Pour vous inscrire à une activité, merci de remplir le formulaire suivantÌý: .
Si vous avez des questions, merci de les adresser à Emma Gauthier-Mamaril (egauthier-mamaril@dawsoncollege.qc.ca)
Programme : 2025_Programme de la Francofête_circulation générale

Dawson Reads Feb. 26 event with Alexander MacLeod
February 11th, 2025
The Dawson Reads Writer Series features author Alexander MacLeod reading, talking about his work, and taking questions on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 12 PM in 5B.16. QWF College Writers Award finalist and recent Dawson graduate Clara FreyÌýwill also be reading from her work.ÌýThe event is open to the public.
Alexander MacLeod's work has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, The Guardian, and The Globe and Mail.ÌýHis first collection of short stories, Light Lifting,Ìýwas named a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and the Commonwealth Book Prize. In 2019, he won an O Henry Prize. His most recent collection, Animal Person, was published in 2022 and was recognized as a "Book of the Year" byThe New Yorker, The Irish Times, The Globe and Mail and CBC Books. Alexander lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and teachesÌýat Saint Mary’s University.Ìý
MacLeod holds degrees from McGill University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Windsor. He currently lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and teaches at Saint Mary's University in Halifax.Ìý
In 2024, he edited, with Souvankham Thammavongsa the special 35th anniversary edition of The Journey Prize Anthology.Ìý
Photo by Heather A. Crosby Gionet, courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada.
Graduating Nursing students stage Health Expo Feb. 28
February 11th, 2025
Welcome to the second edition of the third-year health expo. Nursing students have curated information and resources for the Dawson community. Subjects are varied and interesting and touch a variety of possible populations present at Dawson. From how to create a first aid kit to demystifying IUD's. Come encourage our graduating class! The expo will be Friday, Feb. 28 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the lower atrium.
January 30th, 2025
Shekon Dawson community. My name is Kanerahtiio Hemlock and I am the Indigenous Pedagogical Consultant here at the college. Join me for the first in this semester-long series of documentaries focusing on Native people and issues. Because it is timely, the first documentary will be Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier story on Feb. 5….
Black History Month at Dawson
January 30th, 2025
Dawson has a Black History Month coordinating committee that is hard at work. The committee members are: Melaine Campbell, Rhea Gurnagul, Christine Layne, Ashley Northfleet, Simeon Pompey, Kayla Smith and Trudy Ste. Croix.
Some events are scheduled and others are still being developed.
Coming up:
- The Dawson Student Union is working with the Legacy student club to put together a BHM banner that will be hung the week of Feb. 3.
- Khan Bouba-Dalambaye will give a talk entitled Sense of Belonging & Code Switching on Feb. 4 at 10 AM in 5B.16 as part of Social Science week.
- Wednesday, Feb. 12: Black vendors market in the Lower Atrium hosted by DSU, Legacy and Campus Life
- Thursday, Feb. 20: Caribbean Day will feature Caribbean food for sale to celebrate Black history and to raise funds for the volleyball team.
More events will be announced soon. Check upcoming D Announcements, screens and D News for more.
Early bird golf special expires Jan. 31
January 30th, 2025
Join us for a fun-filled day that includes breakfast, access to the driving range, lunch, 18 holes of golf, a cocktail reception, dinner, and silent auction at theÌýSummerleaÌýGolf & Country Club on Thursday, June 12, 2025.Ìý
Your participation in this year's Dawson Golf Classic will help the ÕÅ°ÙÇÇÅ®ÓÑÂãÕÕ Foundation raise money towards its mission of supporting student success. Every year, the Foundation funds the food bank, financial aid bursaries, student academic accessibility assessments, emergency aid, and dozens of special projects throughout Dawson.
Visit the link to register before Friday, Jan. 31 and benefit from the Early Bird Special!
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 18thÌýcentury 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’s 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.
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