Peace Week continues until this Friday
Peace Week continues until Friday, Sept. 25.
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Come Bixi with us!
Need good reasons to try cycling? Several of your colleagues have taken up Bixi鈥檌ng as a means to get to Dawson. Give it a try 鈥� Dawson is offering a one-month free trial! Get in touch with Richard Dugas聽of Facilities Management for more information about bicycle routes, deals or ideas or for other bicycle-related questions….
Meditation Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
As part of Dawson's commitment to well-being for all, everyone is welcome to聽join faculty members Johanne Rabbat, Madeleine C么t茅 and Daniel Goldsmith for meditation sessions every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-2:30 p.m. No experience is necessary; instruction will be provided. Sessions begin Tuesday, Sept. 8 and will continue until the end of classes.
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Procedural mask or cloth mask?
Do you know when you should use a reusable cloth mask or a procedural mask? If you are spending more than 15 minutes with someone, a procedural mask is the recommended option.
Click Read More to find out more about the masks and how they are to be used in Dawson's Health and Hygiene Protocols.
200 Monarch butterflies released at Dawson and around Montreal
This year the Sustainability Office did the Monarch Nursery project a little differently. Usually employees foster Monarch butterfly chrysalises as a team in their offices. This year, employees brought their chrysalises home to share the amazing experience with their families and neighbours. 鈥淒uring these unknown and different times, it seems the monarch chrysalises have brought…
A great time to start biking to the College!
Facilities Management and Dawson Sustainability have formed a bicycle committee in hopes of getting you to consider bicycling to Dawson. The pandemic has seen a substantial rise in people using bicycles and the City of Montreal has accelerated accompanying infrastructure in order to promote this advantageous way of getting around. Bicycling is cheap, solves traffic,…
Add some Dawson imagery to your next Zoom
Why not add a little Dawson touch to your next Zoom class or meeting by using a photo of our Peace Garden or beautiful heritage trees on campus? This is an idea shared by staff in the Office of Academic Development and the Sustainability Office.
You can change your background and add a photo by clicking the arrow next to the 'Stop/start video' and selecting 'choose virtual background'. There, you can choose a Zoom background or add your own photo by clicking the plus sign on the top right corner.
How masks work
The College Nurses, Julie Drolet and Julie Gosselin, recommend a great video about how masks work.
"Wearing masks significantly diminishes the spreading of the virus," said Julie and Julie. "We think this video depicts how effective masks are and we think all students and employees should view it."
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Summer salads from the Dawson community
Red Cabbage Waldorf Salad Half a red cabbage cut in half and thinly sliced on a mandolin 2 apples cut into chunks or sliced 戮 cup of sliced celery 戮 cup of chopped walnuts 陆 cup of raisins or cranberries 1 cup of white seedless grapes, halved Crumbled blue cheese to taste 陆 cup of…
Peace Week 2020 is Sept. 13-25
While it seems like it was only yesterday that the world came to a shuddering stop, it also feels like this pandemic has been going on for over 600 years. In this strange too-short-too-long span of time, we have witnessed and lived through an entire history book of events, movements and phenomena. Though they may…
Last Modified: September 22, 2020
