暗网吃瓜 is featured on the cover of AASHE's Sustainable Campus Index annual publication because Dawson achieved the platinum rating, a global first for an 鈥淎ssociate鈥� level institution! Dawson is one of a dozen institutions in the world to have achieved this.
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Visit the link to see the SCI report.
Dawson's own Elizabeth (Liz) Charles, a trailblazing educator and researcher whose innovative work has reshaped active learning in Quebec鈥檚 CEGEP system, has been awarded the 2025 Prix G茅rald-Sigouin by the Association qu茅b茅coise de p茅dagogie coll茅giale (AQPC).
鈥淓lizabeth Charles has fundamentally changed pedagogical approaches at 暗网吃瓜 and beyond,鈥� said Academic Dean Leanne Bennett, one of her nominators. Colleagues describe her as 鈥渢he heart and soul of SALTISE,鈥� and praise her vision and unrelenting dedication: 鈥淟iz includes willingly all those who wish to contribute to her quest to improve pedagogy, making the classroom a place for reflective, inventive, and expressive individuals.鈥�
Visit the link to read the homepage news story.
Read More - Active Learning pioneer Liz Charles honoured with the 2025 Prix G茅rald-Sigouin
Selma Hamdani began her new role as Interim Associate Dean, Science, Medical Studies and Engineering on Aug. 22. She holds an M.Sc. in Neuroscience from McGill University.听 Since 2012, she has been an active member of the Dawson community. Prior to her appointment, Selma was a faculty member in the Psychology Department, a Coordinator of the Psychology profile of the Social Science program and a听 co-lead of the Dawson Active Learning Community.
Visit the link for a Q & A with Selma.
Photo credit: Dawson Professional Photography students听
Read More - Q & A with Selma Hamdani, Associate Dean of SMSE (Interim)
Brid Nic Niocaill began her new role as Interim Dean, Creative and Applied Arts on May 22. She completed her studies in Ireland with a Ph. D in neuroscience before moving to Montreal to pursue a post doc at McGill University. Brid joined the Dawson community in 2010 as a faculty member of the Biology Department.听 She has also served as Department Chair and (interim) Science Program Coordinator. In 2023, Brid joined the Academic management team with primary responsibility for the Medical Technologies.听
Visit the link for a Q & A with Brid.
Photo credit: Dawson Professional Photography students听
Read More - Q & A with Brid Nic Niocaill, Dean of CAA (Interim)
Andreea Panait began her new role as Associate Dean of Creative and Applied Arts on Aug. 22. Previously, she had been an active member of the Dawson community involved in multiple projects and committees in addition to serving as faculty member and chair of the Mathematics department and Program Coordinator of Science, Computer Science and Mathematics.听 Andreea began working at Dawson in 2004 and holds both a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Mathematics and an an M.Sc. in Cryptography. Most recently, in 2024 she obtained a Micro-MBA for New Managers from the McGill Executive Institute.
The Communications Office asked her to do a Q & A. Visit the link to read it.
Photo credit: Dawson Professional Photography students听
Read More - Q & A with Andreea Panait, Associate Dean of CAA (Interim)
Jonathan Perlman (Dawson Class of 2002, Computer Science) began his new role as Manager of IT Support on July 2. He is well-known in the Dawson community having worked in Dawson鈥檚 IT Solutions department for over 20 years, leading projects and supporting students, faculty, and staff, while also teaching IT courses through Dawson鈥檚 CTD and the Lester B. Pearson School Board. Beyond his IT work, Jonathan has served on the Dawson Support Staff Union Coordinating Council as the Professional Development representative and later on the Union Executive as Treasurer.
Visit the link for a Q & A with Jonathan.
Photo credit: Dawson Professional Photography students听
Read More - Q & A with Jonathan Perlman, Manager of IT Support (Interim)
Students need to make sure they know the rules at Dawson before submitting assignments or taking tests. The Communications Office and the Deans Group created a 90-second video to make students aware of the ISEP policy and the importance of knowing the rules.
Students will be invited to watch the video in the student bulletin, named Dawson Insider, edition of Sept. 12 delivered via MIO to all students.
Visit the link to go to the new webpage, which showcases the video.
Nominate suitable students for Fall Awards and encourage students to apply for application-based awards. The period to nominate or apply is Sept. 25-Oct. 14.
To nominate:听 a link will become active during the nomination period in your 暗网吃瓜 Omnivox portal (Student Services > Awards and Scholarships) that will lead you to the nomination form.
Visit the link for more information about the Fall Awards.
Read More - Applications and nominations for awards open Sept. 25-Oct. 14
Indigenous Perspectives: The Iroquois Great Law of Peace
Learn how five warring nations in ancient America came to become allies and developed the first true democracy in human history.
Sept. 16听 10 AM-11:30 AM
Sept. 17听 2 PM-3:30 PM
Indigenous Perspectives: Truth and Reconciliation from a Kahnawake Mohawk鈥檚 perspective
Sept. 30听 10 AM-11:30 AM
Oct. 1听 2 PM-3:30 PM
Indigenous Perspectives: Documentary series and discussion.听
Native America:听Explore the Americas before Columbus
Sept. 24听 10 AM-12 PM
STM听 maintenance workers are going on strike Monday, Sept. 22 to Sunday, Oct. 5. This will impact all bus and metro service in Montreal during that period. Essential service will be provided. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, visit the link to go to the STM's webpage for the strike period.
Being on an awards selection committee gives you an opportunity to meet colleagues from across the College and be inspired by some of our amazing students. The time commitment is not that great and most members keep returning because they enjoy it.
Visit the link to sign up.
Read More - Wanted: new members for the awards selection committees
Academic Dean Leanne Bennett has a fall series of brown bag sessions that she invites the Dawson community to attend:
Concerns and questions about the impact of the Ministry鈥檚 investigation on academic freedom, and the supports that exist to help teachers who are handling sensitive topics in the classroom.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Monday,听 Sept. 15, 12 PM to 1:15 PM; Boardroom 5B.13
听听听听听听听听听听听 Thursday, Sept. 18, 12 PM to 1:15 PM; Colab 3F.43
Removing barriers, where possible, for Indigenous students.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Tuesday, Oct. 21, 12 PM to 1:15 PM; Boardroom 5B.13
听听听听听听听听听听听 Thursday, Oct. 23, 12 PM to 1:15 PM; Rose Lounge 7C.5
Ideas for well-being.
听听听听听听听听听听听Thursday, Nov. 20, 12 PM to 1:15 PM.; Colab 3F.43
Everyone in the Dawson community is welcome, even if the topic does not directly relate to your work. As these events are informal, people may drop in and leave as their schedules permit.
Dawson Professional Theatre presents The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time听by Simon Stephens
Christopher is a 15-year-old with a remarkable intellect and a deep passion for
mathematics. One night, just after midnight, he is found standing beside the body of
Wellington, his neighbour Mrs. Shears鈥� dog, who has been brutally killed with a garden fork.
With suspicion quickly falling on him, Christopher decides to uncover the truth and begins
documenting everything in a book he is writing about the investigation. Christopher
struggles to understand the subtleties of everyday human interaction. He finds physical
contact unbearable, is wary of strangers, and has never gone beyond the end of his street
on his own. Despite these challenges, and against his father鈥檚 explicit wishes,
Christopher鈥檚 determination to solve the mystery propels him on a courageous and
unsettling journey that shatters everything he thought he knew about his world.
Wednesday, Sept. 17 鈥� Saturday, Sept. 20, 7:30 PM each night. Visit the link to get your ticket(s).听
Directed by Jonathan Monro and performed by the second-year students of the Professional Theatre program
Improving communications to students was an objective of the Strategic Planning group and the Communications Office. This semester, the Dawson Insider continues to go out to students via MIO every Friday. It is intended to bring need-to-know information to students in the form of a brief bulletin.
Visit the link to see the Dawson Insider.
Read More - Student bulletin Dawson Insider goes out every Friday
Watch out for The DUMP on Thursday, Sept. 18! Come to the Upper Atrium for a FREE School Supply Giveaway! Faculty member Jessica Lim spearheaded a pilot last term to give away supplies. It was, with little surprise, a resounding success.
This year the Financial Aid Office, the Office of Sustainability, Jessica and others have teamed up to make it an even bigger event!听 We have the regular stuff, like binders and pencils, BUT we also have art supplies, notebooks, and random other materials that could be useful!
Tell your students to bring a tote bag that day so they fill up while saving money, repurposing, reusing, and upcycling. Sustainability, Mutual Aid, and Compassion all in one stop, what could be better?
Living Campus Tours - This September: The Office of Sustainability loves to showcase the amazing work it has accomplished over the years with faculty, students, and various other partners! Take your students on a tour so they can get a sense of the campus, how they can volunteer as a Sustainabili-TEAM member with the Office of Sustainability (counts for ROSI hours) as well as all the different projects that have been spearheaded by students and faculty over the years.听
Please visit the link to sign up for your tour!
More than five years after the Mexico鈥揅anada Sustainable Campuses Initiative wrapped up in 2019, its impact and friendships continue to thrive. In June, 暗网吃瓜 faculty member听Gisela Frias (Geography)听and听Chris Adam (retired Head of Sustainability)听traveled to Mexico to represent Dawson at the听5th Binational Forum on Institutional Memory and Sustainability: Seeds of Yesterday, Fruits of Tomorrow. Both played central roles in the original initiative, which fostered international collaboration on sustainability in higher education.
Visit the link for the homepage news story.
Read More - Sustaining Friendships, Sustaining Campuses: Dawson at the Mexico鈥揅anada Forum
Dawson's CTD non-credit fall courses are starting soon, sign up now! All courses are open to the public, but current Dawson students get 20% off.
We offer French, English, 8 world languages, technology and arts.
Visit the link or drop by room 2H.1 for more information.
On June 11 and 12, the third edition of Dawson鈥檚 Inclusion and Wellness Retreat took place at the picturesque Far Hills Inn in the Laurentian mountains. Thirty people from a variety of departments (faculty and professionals) gathered to explore ways we can adapt our teaching approaches, interactions, and course design to meet a wide range of student needs.
In between workshops, participants connected with colleagues through movement and being outdoors with activities such as yoga, swimming, pickle ball, a campfire sing-along and Nature walks.
Visit the link for the full story and more photos.
Physics faculty members Joel Trudeau and Manuel Toharia are accompanying nine听 Dawson students who arrived in Hamburg, Germany today, Sept. 11. They will be there for two weeks testing their prototype at the world-renowned DESY Research Centre after winning CERN's Beamline for Schools competition.
Phil Carpenter of Global News made a feature TV news report on Sept. 9, which aired Sept. 10. Visit the link to see it.
ICYMI: see the feature published on Aug. 28 on the Dawson website.
The Dawson Foundation is a dedicated team of two people who work together to raise money and then use that money to support Dawson students.
The Foundation not only provides funding to help bolster existing services at the College such as Financial Aid, but they also coordinate three of their own initiatives: The Food Justice Program, SAGE Projects, and Seeds Microgrants. As a Foundation, the team raises money to make its work possible through fundraising events, grants, and generous donations from individuals in the wider community beyond Dawson鈥檚 walls.
Donors have contributed to awards and scholarships, the Financial Aid Office and psychoeducational assessments for students.
Today, the Foundation looks forward to continuing to fulfil its promise to be here for Dawson students by allocating nearly $50,000 towards programs that help provide free access to food including free breakfasts twice a week, free lunch once a week, and free grocery produce distribution every other week, on top of an increased budget for the Food Bank and the free snacks that the Foundation gives to students who haven鈥檛 had a chance to eat anything before they write their English or French exit exams.
Curious to learn more? Visit the Dawson Foundation at their office in room 3H.01 during their drop-in hours every Wednesday from 9:30 AM鈥�11:30 AM.
The Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery is pleased to present the work of alumna (1992) artist Kim Vose Jones. 听听Now living and working in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Jones鈥� has created a rich multimedia installation exploring the dichotomies and paradoxes of migrant life, past and present.
Visit the link for the homepage news story.
Read More - Alumna Kim Vose Jones鈥� Lifeboat: An Unnatural History
Faculty and educational professionals are invited to present their explorations of innovative, inclusive, evidence-based practices that enhance听student engagement across disciplines and learning environments. For more information, please contact Azra Khan, pedagogical counsellor, Office of Academic Development.
Ped Days will take place on Nov. 7, 2025 and on Jan. 14, 2026.
Deadline for proposals Oct. 3, 2025. Please be prepared to be scheduled on either Ped Day in November or January.
The first young readers book of Adeline Caute (Faculty, French) is coming out on Sept. 16. Aimed at readers aged 9-12, , published by 脡ditions du Bor茅al, tells the story of four kids who find themselves alone on the streets of Montreal after a violent storm. There will be a book launch on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 2 PM to 4 PM at the Librairie Fleury (1169 Fleury est). Adeline has taught French literature at Dawson since 2013.
AQPC Grand Conferences: Les nouvelles repr茅sentations mentales du travail dans l鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur : le cas des g茅n茅rations Y et Z:听
Performa non-credit training:
Litt茅ratie et apprentissage dans les disciplines听
CCDMD:听 Sketches of the History of Science in English and now en francais:听
脡ductive: le Marathon technop茅dagogique, 5 au 9 janvier 2026, sur le theme ludop茅dagogie. votre proposition d'atelier.
The bathrooms in Dawson鈥檚 PARC (Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation Center) on the metro level is undergoing renovations, which are expected to begin the week of Sept. 8 and continue until early November.
The changing areas will still be accessible and free to use during this time but the bathrooms, sinks and showers will not. All scheduled activities (courses, recreational programs, etc.) will proceed as planned.
DawsonITE is your curated news related to IST and Education prepared by Dawson's Rafael Scapin.
In this issue:
The Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery presents an exhibition by Dawson alumna Kim Vose Jones, who is now based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. While researching her family genealogy, she discovered her ancestor, Ann Dodin, arrived in Quebec in 1669, along with over 800 French girls known as the Filles du Roi, who sailed to the New World to populate the land with French settlers. In four stunning tableaux, Jones draws a parallel with the fates of humans fleeing genocide, war, and poverty across the globe, and draws lines between the treatment of women, the environment, and the project of Empire then and in 2025.
Last Modified: September 11, 2025
