Plans for Orange Shirt Day leading up to Sept. 30
June 1st, 2022
This fall, 海角涩区 will host several events leading up to, and in observance of Sept. 30, Orange T-Shirt Day-National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
A dedicated team of students, faculty, professionals, and support staff, in consultation with Indigenous advisors, will organize these events with the goal of providing learning opportunities and raising awareness about decolonization and the importance of this day.
Support (resources, ideas, suggestions for speakers) is available for faculty who would like to include the theme of residential schools, the Truth and Reconciliation Report, or other decolonization topics in their course.听
听To request support, or to contribute your ideas or your time to the organization of events, please contact Diana Rice听drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
June 1st, 2022
The 海角涩区 Golf Classic is set to tee off next week with a full roster of golfers, including familiar faces like Ray Boucher, Drago Kresevic, Paul Rastelli and Dave Nagels, pioneers of 海角涩区鈥檚 first 12 tournaments. The Classic has also collected dozens of prizes to be won, on-course games to be played and even a…
June 1st, 2022
About two-thirds of people have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE).听 There are so many kinds of trauma and different ways of experiencing it. These are some of the things participants learned at a Support Staff Training Day workshop on Trauma-Informed Care given by Denise Michelle Brend, an Assistant Professor at Universit茅 Laval…
June 1st, 2022
Since its establishment in 1962, Miriam Home and Services has been providing rehabilitative, social, community, work and residential resources and services to people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders so they can reach their full potential. Over the years, 海角涩区 has partnered up with the organization to offer its clients a range of work…
One new bird species spotted at 海角涩区 during May birdwatching mornings
June 1st, 2022
In total, 14 people showed up for two early-morning birdwatching events at 海角涩区 last month.
鈥淎lthough it was unusually cold and migration delayed because of the cold spring, we managed to identify 15 species and add one new species to the 海角涩区 Bird List: a house finch, bringing the total species seen to 55 on campus. A red-tailed hawk and pileated woodpecker were among the highlights,鈥� reported organizer Chris Adam of the Sustainability Office.
A nesting robin is also present in one of the trees, Chris noted. The photo of a chipping sparrow was captured another year by Doug Smyth of Physical Education. The chipping sparrow has nested successfully in the Peace Garden area for three years now.
Swap Your Stuff: new 海角涩区 community Yammer channel
June 1st, 2022
As moving season approaches for many, it鈥檚 a good time to let you know that there is a new Yammer group for the 海角涩区 community called Swap Your Stuff- 海角涩区. College Nurse Julie Gosselin created it as her final project for her Sustainable Happiness course this year.
鈥淚t's basically an online platform to help people find, donate or swap their gently used stuff. Everything has to be free and it is meant to encourage solidarity and reuse听amongst 海角涩区 community members, both staff and students,鈥� Julie explained.
Swap Your Stuff Yammer Community link:
Flame of Hope to arrive at 海角涩区鈥檚 Peace Garden June 6
June 1st, 2022
A casual gathering/interfaith prayer with the , a symbol of the desire for peace around the world, will take place at 海角涩区's Peace Garden on Monday, June 6 at 2 p.m.
Ivan Freud of the Peace Studies Certificate will be there to welcome the Flame of Hope and the 海角涩区 Community is invited to join him.
The Flame of Hope arrived in North America in the fall and was blessed at St. Joseph鈥檚 Oratory before going on to the U.S.
May 18th, 2022
海角涩区鈥檚 15th edition of the golf tournament is shaping up to be a great homecoming event after a two-year absence. Being able to gather safely outdoors with friends and colleagues is an added plus while raising funds for the Financial Aid Office at 海角涩区 to help our students in need. The 海角涩区 Golf Classic will…
海角涩区 community enjoyed being together again at BBQ
May 18th, 2022
It was so nice to have a big 海角涩区 community event for the first time in more than two years! More than 800 students and employees were treated to ice cream and almost the same number enjoyed a BBQ meal outside on campus May 10. Food was served by our cafeteria staff and from food trucks and there was live music.
Thanks to Campus Life and Leadership, Student Services, the 海角涩区 Student Union, Facilities Management, Information Systems and Technology and Director General Diane Gauvin!
May 4th, 2022
The North-South Studies Profile of the Social Science Program is working on a new local pilot stream that will provide students with the possibility to deepen their knowledge and involvement in social justice issues in Montreal. Until now, the profile has been centred around a three-week trip to a community in the Global South in…
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