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February 14th, 2025
Venez c茅l茅brer la richesse de la langue fran莽aise et des cultures francophones lors de la Francof锚te聽! Du 24 au 27 mars 2025, d茅couvrez un programme vari茅聽: spectacles, ateliers, conf茅rences, projections de films, jeux et concours.
Assistez 脿 Mythomane, un spectacle unique alliant conte et mythologie grecque pr茅sent茅 par Thomas Hellman, laissez-vous emporter par la voix lumineuse de la soprano Aneska Diament lors du r茅cital de m茅lodies fran莽aises, d茅gustez de la tire d鈥櫭﹔able au Oliver鈥檚 et testez vos talents lors de la soir茅e micro-ouvert o霉 vous pourrez livrer une performance de slam, de musique, de po茅sie ou d鈥檋umour.
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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.
F茅d茅ration des c茅geps highlight mental health support at Dawson
February 11th, 2025
The new president of the F茅d茅ration des c茅geps, Marie Montpetit, visited Dawson Feb. 3. The association that represents Quebec鈥檚 public CEGEPs used the opportunity to comment about the importance of mental health in higher education and the need to invest in it.
The F茅d茅ration issued a news release on the same day and highlighted some examples of how Dawson, which it described as 鈥渄istinguishing itself with its holistic vision of well-being,鈥� is responding to the heightened anxiety in students.
Visit the link to read the news release (in French only).
Photo courtesy of the F茅d茅ration des c茅geps. Pictured, left to right, Director General Diane Gauvin, Jenn de Vera of the Office of Sustainability and Marie Montpetit of the F茅d茅ration de c茅geps.聽
January 30th, 2025
A 1961 photo of the Dawson site from the Archives of the City of Montreal was circulating on social media sites at the end of last year. In case you missed it, here it is.
Visit the link to view a larger copy of the photo.
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.
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.
November 20th, 2024
The White Ribbon Campaign is a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls. It was formed by a group of pro-feminist men in Toronto, Ontario, in November 1991 as a response to the 脡cole Polytechnique massacre of female students in 1989. The campaign鈥檚 mission is to raise…
Close to 40 CEGEP Board chairs sign open letter to Premier
November 20th, 2024
Close to 40 Board chairs of CEGEPs across Quebec signed a letter dated Nov. 18 to Premier Fran莽ois Legault.
You can read the letter and see the signatories, including Sean Smith, Chair of Dawson's Board of Governors:
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MRT Week at Dawson
November 20th, 2024
The Diagnostic Imaging Technology Program at 张百乔女友裸照 celebrated MRT (Medical Radiation Technologists) Week by having third-year students promote the profession on Nov. 7 in the Lower Atrium.
鈥淭he students invested significant time in creating posters and PowerPoint presentations with audio-visual elements related to emerging technologies, as well as trivia games like fun facts and Jeopardy, while engaging the Dawson community to participate and raise awareness about the profession,鈥� reported Heidi Gumbley, Co-Program Coordinator/ Chair聽of Dawson鈥檚 Diagnostic Imaging Technology Department.
鈥淭he students need to meet competencies that promote the profession and healthcare system, while also educating fellow students, peers, patients, and the public about their field,鈥� she said.
鈥淭he greatest impact observed was the enthusiasm and passion exhibited by the students for their profession. They effectively communicated to the public that Medical Imaging is an integral part of the medical field. The Diagnostic Imaging department is proud of its future graduates.鈥�
A total of 21 students led the activity and hundreds of fellow students and Dawson staff participated.
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