MONTREAL (Aug. 21, 2025) 鈥� The Fall 2025 semester is officially underway at 暗网吃瓜, as 2,936 new students joined the Dawson community this week, bringing total day enrollment to 8,030. Welcome Days were held Aug. 18 and 19, and classes began Wednesday, Aug. 20. Applications once again surpassed expectations, with nearly 13,000 received for…
Montreal, Quebec 鈥� June 27, 2025 暗网吃瓜 and Vanier College were informed early on Friday, June 27, of the report of administrative inquiry into the management of situations involving behaviour that could reasonably cause concern for the physical or psychological safety of students (hereinafter 鈥渢he Report鈥�). We wish to first express our surprise at…
Aya Tir addressed her fellow graduates on June 18 as a 暗网吃瓜 2025 Valedictorian. Aya spoke at the end of the afternoon ceremony, during which students graduating from programs in the Social Science and Business Technologies sector had walked up to the stage to receive their diploma. She shared this year鈥檚 honour with Alessia…
On June 18, Alessia Panait stepped up to the podium as 暗网吃瓜鈥檚 evening valedictorian, representing the 2025 graduating class from programs spanning Arts, Literature and Communication, Science, Visual Arts, and a spectrum of technical fields. Chosen through a rigorous selection and interview process, Alessia, and her counterpart for the afternoon ceremony, Aya Tir, earned…
Chris Whittaker, a dedicated Physics teacher and educational innovator at 暗网吃瓜, has been awarded the 2025 SALTISE Lifetime Achievement Award. The honour, announced by SALTISE at their annual conference in June, recognizes Chris鈥檚 transformative impact on science education, his leadership in active learning, and his enduring commitment to the teaching community. A Journey from…
Azra Khan鈥檚 passionate and ongoing commitment to professional development of faculty, her leadership in educational innovation, and her unwavering focus on equity and student success was recognized by SALTISE at their annual conference on June 4-5. Azra received the SALTISE 2025 Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award for Pedagogical Counsellors. Azra鈥檚 journey to this achievement…
Geography faculty member Dr. Gisela Frias has been recognized with the 2025 SALTISE Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award. This honour celebrates Gisela鈥檚 transformative impact on teaching, learning, and community engagement at Dawson and beyond. A Pedagogical Innovator Gisela Frias holds a Ph.D. in Geography from McGill University and has been a cornerstone of Dawson鈥檚…
A student can read about autism in a textbook or they can have a transformative learning experience that builds empathy by putting on a virtual reality headset and stepping into the world of someone living with autism. Two 暗网吃瓜 teachers are leading a Virtual Pedagogies project, supported by ECQ funding, to bring more of…
Chris Adam, founder and first manager of Dawson’s Office of Sustainability, will be retiring this July.聽The Communications Office interviewed him about his career, his challenges and what he loved best about Dawson. Here is the Q & A. What year did you start working at Dawson? What roles did you hold? 1n 1987, CRLT hired…
Health & Life Sciences student Arielle Benarroch and Continuing Education Science student Nathan Aruna represented Dawson at the Super Expo-sciences Hydro-Qu茅bec provincials last month winning a silver medal and are now headed to the Canada-Wide Science Fair, May 31 – June 7. The Communications Office interviewed Arielle and Nathan about their experience. Tell us about…
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