New insurance rates effective Jan. 20
January 19th, 2022
Hello everyone, and Happy New Year!
Please note that the College has received new group insurance rates from SSQ and La Capitale for 2022.聽 These new rates will come into effect on the pay of Jan. 20, 2022.
I would like to remind everyone with coverage that all pertinent information (rates, information brochures, etc.) can be found on 顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 website under the Employee Insurance and Benefit tab: /human-resources/employee-insurance-and-benefits/
Choose among the employment categories available and then scroll down for the rates.
Kindly take a moment to review the various benefit deductions on your Jan. 20 pay (please keep in mind that the listed premium rates from La Capitale and SSQ do not include the mandatory 9% sales tax). If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact Soula Tsafaras at stsafaras@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or Allison Freund at afreund@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
Support available to employees and students
January 19th, 2022
Support is available for free for employees and students who need it during these challenging times.
海角涩区 Health Services has updated the Mental Health Resources page.聽
Click Read More to go to 海角涩区's Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which offers free and confidential support 24 hours/day seven days/week.
Resources from Intercollegiate Ped Days 2022
January 19th, 2022
Thanks to 海角涩区 colleagues who contributed to the success of Intercollegiate Ped Days 聽2022, which took place Jan. 12-14 online. More than 50 presentations were given and over 700 participants from the English-language CEGEPs attended. The theme was Systemic Transformation: Developing Our Inclusive Practices. Resources will be available for a limited time on the Linkr site: . The Linkr site is free but you need to request to join using your college email account. A selection of resources will also be featured on 顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 Faculty Hub site.
160 employees getting their flu shot courtesy of 海角涩区
December 1st, 2021
海角涩区's Human Resources team organized a free flu vaccine at 海角涩区 this year for employees. Initially, they booked three vaccine clinic days but the spots filled up quick so they added a fourth day. A total of 160 海角涩区 employees have appointments on campus for flu vaccines on Nov. 29, Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. It is recommended that all Canadians over 6 months old receive a flu vaccine this year.
December 1st, 2021
The Policy on Sexual Violence of 海角涩区 was revised by the Board of Governors of 海角涩区 at their Nov. 24 meeting. The revised policy will be available shortly on the College website. The work to review and revise the policy began in June when the Standing Committee on Sexual Violence created a Policy…
November 3rd, 2021
Over 160 海角涩区ites attended Dr. Saul Carliner鈥檚 plenary address to kick-off 顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 Ped Day on Oct. 15. Carliner illustrated, through an interactive and engaging virtual presentation, that COVID is but one cause of 鈥渢urbulence鈥� in higher education, which will continue to affect the day-to-day work of teachers in the 21st century. Carliner said that beyond…
Ped Day is this Friday, Oct. 15
October 13th, 2021
You can still register for 海角涩区's Ped Day 2021, happening online this Friday, Oct. 15. Attendance prizes will be given to lucky participants at every session.
The opening plenary session is at 9 a.m. with Saul Carliner who will speak about Teaching in Turbulent Times. There is a full line-up for the day with something to interest every faculty member and professional. Of particular note is a session at 10:30 a.m. called Beyond Orange Shirt Day, which will be led by Charlie O'Connor and Laura Shea.
Save the date for Intercollegiate Ped Days: Jan. 12- 14, 2022
Click Read More to to to the Ped Day page, which features a schedule, more info and links to register.
Deadline extended to Oct. 14 at 12 p.m. to complete survey about Policy on Sexual Violence
October 13th, 2021
A record number of students have participated in the survey about 海角涩区's Policy on Sexual Violence: over 6,000! It is clearly a topic that is important to them.
The deadline has now been extended for employees to Thursday, Oct. 14 at 12 p.m. The hope is that more employees will complete the survey so the Policy Review Subcommittee can have good data to make recommendations to improve the Policy. To date, 509 employees have participated from the following categories:
Faculty: 310
Support Staff: 117
Professionals: 59
Managers: 23
The survey is live in Omnivox and can be found under what's new or click on Surveys and Votes under the My Omnivox Services menu.
Click Read More to go to the Omnivox sign-in page.
Ped Day is Oct. 15
September 29th, 2021
will open 海角涩区's Ped Day on Friday, Oct. 15 with an opening plenary address entitled Teaching in Turbulent Times.
Even without considering COVID, experts predicted disruption in higher education over the next decade or so resulting from a combination of trends in demographics, technology and society.
When COVID hit, it unearthed some additional considerations. This session first explores these disruptions, then suggests 10 specific ways these disruptions might affect the day-to-day work of CEGEP instructors, including the impacts on the student body and their expectations, the nature of courses being taught, and the nature of teaching.
Click the Read More link to see the full line-up of Ped Day events and to register.
Survey launching today about Policy on Sexual Violence
September 29th, 2021
Today, the College is launching a survey for all employees and all students to share their experience and/or feedback about the Policy on Sexual Violence. The survey will run until Oct. 13.
To complete the survey, log into and look for it under What鈥檚 New or click on Surveys and Votes under the My Omnivox Services menu.
Your anonymous responses and all the data from 海角涩区 employees and students will be carefully considered by the Policy Review Subcommittee of the Standing Committee for the Policy on Sexual Violence.聽 The Standing Committee will then make recommendations to 顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 Board of Governors at their Nov. 24 meeting.
顿补飞蝉辞苍鈥檚 Policy on Sexual Violence has been in effect since Sept. 1, 2019. Each year, the Standing Committee must review the policy and make revisions if necessary.
New employees and those who have not yet completed their mandatory training can choose to do it in English or in French:
To access the video training:
Go to:聽
- You don鈥檛 need to download software or sign up for an account
- Use your 海角涩区 network login
- Look at the top menu
- Select: My Courses
- Select: Sexual Violence 鈥� Employees
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