Margaux Ronci猫re, who will be graduating from 暗网吃瓜 in Pure and Applied Science this spring, has won Canada鈥檚 largest undergraduate award: the Loran Award.
Margaux's scholarship includes university tuition for four years, $10,000 in living expenses per year and more. Click Read More to learn more about our Loran Scholar.
Read More - Dawson student wins biggest undergrad scholarship in Canada!
This summer, two Computer Science students will be launching their careers at CAE thanks to a new partnership between 暗网吃瓜, the Dawson Foundation and CAE.
Click Read More for the story.
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You will recognize the teachers featured in a webinar this Thursday, Feb. 20 given by the听Minist猫re de l'脡ducation et de l'Enseignement sup茅rieur about implementing the Plan d'action num茅rique. Come to a watch party this Thursday, Feb. 20 from 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.听in the Colab (3F.43) or click on Read More to register for the free webinar and watch on your own.
Jeffrey Gandell (English), Chris Whittaker (Physics) and Ian Cuthbertson (Humanities) are leading this workshop this afternoon, Feb. 18. Click Read More for details and to register.
Tamara Vandersluis,听Ren茅 Breyel and听Doina Precup (pictured left to right) were among the members of the DawsonAI Advisory Board who were at 暗网吃瓜 Feb. 13 for the second meeting of the board. For a brief update on DawsonAI and a link to the DawsonAI Advisory Board members listing, click Read More.
The DSSU & DTU will host the annual International Women鈥檚 Day lunch, book sale & raffle in the Rose Lounge Monday, March 9 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. We will celebrate the women in our workplace, our community & our lives and raise money for !
Raffle tickets are two for $5 or five for $10 and can be purchased from Carey-Ann Pawsey in 4A.1-4 and Gianna Smith in 2E.6. To see all the prizes, click on Read More.
Read More - Save the date: International Women鈥檚 Day event March 9
The Journal de Montr茅al, the Journal de Qu茅bec and TVA Nouvelles created a ranking of cegeps across Quebec and released reports and a special booklet Feb. 14-15.
To find out more about the rankings and to get a link to the special booklet as well as the article featuring an interview with our Director General Richard Filion, click Read More.
At the Environmental Seminar Feb. 20, guest Mitchell McLarnon will share听data from an ongoing community garden project and offer insights on ideating, creating and using school and community gardens in Montreal. Click Read More for all the details.
Read More - Gardening for Social Ills: Feb. 20 Environmental Seminar
In a recent book entitled 鈥淭he Fourth Education Revolution鈥� (2018), Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, writes that he is "constantly surprised when he asks colleagues in the profession the (above) question, to be greeted by blank faces."
Noam Chomsky, well-known M.I.T. professor and American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist proposes his own answer to this question about education. Click Read More to watch Chomsky share his answer in a three-and-a-half-minute video.
A new webpage where faculty or staff members听can:
Click Read More to see the new awards page.
Laure Galipeau (French) and听Catherine Soleil (French) are leading this workshop Feb. 20. For all the details and a link to register, click Read More.
The Rob Springer Game, which was postponed Feb. 7 due to the snowstorm, will now take place this Friday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m.
The Dawson Blues will play听John Abbott College at听Westmount Recreation Centre听(4675 Saint-Catherine St, Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1S4). Light refreshments will be served from 7:30 p.m.- 8 p.m. Please come and support the team and the Rob Springer Scholarship Fund by buying a sticker and wearing it to the game. Get your stickers in 1H.4.
The听call for candidates to join听the second cohort of fellows of the AI-themed community of practice is now open.听听Interested faculty are invited to apply听before Feb. 25. Click Read More for details and the link to apply.听
Read More - Call for Proposals: AI-Themed Community of Practice Fall 2020
Garbage Dude was created by Facilities Management to raise awareness about waste on campus. Here are some of Garbage Dude's tips for making good choices at the waste sorting stations:
For more, click Read More for a link to the Waste Management page.
The MyDawson Portal log in screen and Omnivox main page will be updated by Skytech Communications soon, perhaps as early as Thursday. The new responsive design will automatically adjust the display according to your device and screen size. Accessibility will be improved for people who use adaptive or assistive technologies.听 All existing functionality will remain although finding it may be a challenge. Employees听will continue to use their network login to access the portal. The photo shows the new log in page.
One more day left to see the work of our Fine Arts Faculty at the Biennial 14 Exhibit, which听displays a uniquely broad range of contemporary practices and themes, from 19 leaders of Montreal鈥檚 art and academic communities.
Check out the exhibit in the Warren G.Flowers Art Gallery until 9 p.m. Feb. 19 or click Read More for a link to the catalogue with background on the artists and their work.
Don鈥檛 miss the Interior Design Krispy Kreme听sale on Thursday, Feb. 20听from听10:00 am to 2:00 pm听in听the Upper Atrium.
Following the snow day on Feb. 7, the Academic Calendar was revised. Click Read More for the highlights and a link to the complete calendar.
DawsonITE is your weekly curated news related to IT and Education prepared by Dawson's Rafael Scapin. In this issue:
Last Modified: February 18, 2020
