2026-02-12 – Newsroom

Thank you to all who worked Open House!

Open House events are the most mission critical events that 蘑菇视频 puts on each year. The Communications Office would like to sincerely thank the dozens of faculty, staff and students who gave up their evening on Feb. 4 to warmly welcome prospective students and their families. While there is no official count, there was a steady stream of visitors coming through the main entrances throughout the four hours. Even latecomers were greeted and given a mini tour.

#DawsonProud, Facilities Management

蘑菇视频 staff now have their own lounge

蘑菇视频 employees now have a new place to unwind, recharge, and connect. The College鈥檚 new staff lounge opened on Feb. 12, and employees can access it using the code shared by the Communications Office in an All Dawson email on the same day.

Visit the link for a story about how the space was transformed and the design choices that were made.

Photo credit: Kamila Narrainen

Campus Life, Events

Black History Month at Dawson stretches into April this year

Black History Month activities at Dawson will be spread out over February, March and April. Here are the activities for now, more to come:

Monday, Feb. 16,聽9 AM-4 PM聽 Upper Atrium Tabling聽 from the C么te-des-Neiges Black Community Organization聽

Wednesday, Feb. 18 12 PM-3 PM 聽2F.4 (Conrod's): Caribbean Food Day: Volleyball team fundraiser. There will be Caribbean food that can be purchased for $17 and Live music between 12PM to 3 PM or until supplies run out.

Wednesday, Feb. 18聽4 PM-6 PM: 蘑菇视频 Reads event with invited author Gladwell Pamba from Kenya who will read and have a Q & A.Student Dorji Dhatsenpa will read his poems to open the event.

Tuesday, March 3 at 12 PM in 2F.4聽(Conrod's): Roen Higgins Spoken Word performance called His/Her story.

Thursday, March 12 at 12 PM in 2F.4 (Conrod's): Carimas Carnival聽 - history - music and performances.

Facilities Management, Well-being for all

蘑菇视频’s Health and Safety Committee

The College has an established Health and Safety Committee responsible for addressing workplace health and safety matters affecting employees. The Committee meets on a regular basis聽to review issues related to the campus environment and to identify proactive and preventive measures that support a safe and healthy workplace.

The College is committed to a collaborative approach to health and safety and welcomes input from any member of the community. You can contact any of the committee members or reach out to the Health and Safety Representative (HSRep@dawsoncollege.qc.ca).

Health & Safety Committee members are: Conner Morgan - Co-Chairperson聽2025-2026 - Employee Representative 鈥� ADP; Samuel Vallery Saint-Hilaire - Co-Chairperson 2025-2026 - College Representative 鈥� FAMA; James Brasseur - Health & Safety Representative; Julie Drolet 鈥� College Health Education Nurse; Louisa Hadley - Employee Representative 鈥� DTU; Geoff Kloss - College Representative - Student Services; Johanne Rabbat - Health & Safety Representative; Soula Tsafaras 鈥� College Representative - Human Resources; Serge Corchia 鈥� Employee Representative 鈥� DSSU.

#DawsonProud, Academic News, Homepage news

Cuba through community: reflections from a student delegation

On December 27, 2025, 19 second-year students from the Social Change and Solidarity program, accompanied by two teachers鈥擲ara and Mark鈥攁nd their supervisor, 5-year-old Amelia, embarked on a three-week solidarity trip to Cuba. While our program provides strong, classroom-based learning, it also emphasizes learning beyond the classroom and looking at the broader structures at play, which is why this trip has been an essential part of the curriculum for several years.

Visit the link for a feature report by some of the students who attended.

Events

Writer Gladwell Pamba at Dawson Reads event Feb. 18

Gladwell Pamba is a Montreal-based writer from Kenya who has previously won writing fellowships including the International Literary Seminars, Oxbelly Writers鈥� Retreat, Greece & CC Adetula Fellowship for African Women in Creative Writing. She was the winner of 2025 Malahat Review Far Horizons Award & Ibua Manuscript Prize 2025. Gladwell has previously been nominated for the Best of Net and longlisted for Writivism Short Story Prize.

Her works are anthologized while others appear in The Rumpus, The Northwest Review, Waxwing Journal, The Offing, and elsewhere. She has an MA in Creative Writing and is currently doing her PhD in English at Concordia University.

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 4-6PM in 4C.1
Opening reading by Dorji Dhatsenpa鈥傗€傗€傗€�
A short reading and a Q&A

Campus Life, Events

Lion Dancers celebrate Lunar New Year at Dawson Feb. 16

Campus Life has invited the Montreal Chan Lion Dance Club back this year to help Dawson kickstart the Lunar New Year of the Horse. It is believed that the lion chases away bad luck, evil spirits, and negative energy.

Don't miss the performance on Monday, February 16 at 12 PM in the Upper Atrium. Touch the lion's head and receive some luck for this new year. We can all use some good energy right about now!

Office of Academic Development

Indigenous Perspectives series continues Feb. 24 and 25

Indigenous Perspectives: Basic Call to Consciousness. Part 2: The Haudenosaunee message to the Western World at Geneva Switzerland, Autumn 1977

This presentation will consist of the reading and discussion of two chapters: Policies of oppression in the name of 鈥淒emocracy鈥� and Our strategy for survival.

Choice of Tuesday Feb. 24, 10 AM to 11:45 AM or鈥俉ednesday, Feb. 25 1 PM to 2:45 PM

Register here: /oad/indigenous-perspectives/

AccessAbility, Student Services

You’re invited to the AccessAbili-TEA Party Feb. 25

The Student AccessAbility Centre (SAAC) will be hosting a tea party on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 11 AM to 1 PM in the Co-Lab (3F.43). Drop by for a warm cup of tea, light snacks, and great conversations!

Events

Standing room crowd at Social Science Week talk on Tik Tok

蘑菇视频's Reception Room (5B.16) was overflowing on Feb. 10 for the talk entitled Feed-Work, Dream-Work: A TikTok Phenomenology by Samuele Collu, an Assistant Professor of Medical and Psychological Anthropology at McGill University.

In rapid fire style, he shared findings and insights from his research work over the last three years with McGill鈥檚 Scrolling Societies Lab. His work has focused on what is happening to young people when they are looking at content on Tik Tok.

He says the pyschic life is being territorialized by big technology companies. In his reasearch, he tracked facial expressions, eye movements and predictions of a viewer's emotional state. Research participants also journaled what they experienced. He likened it to talking about dreams.

Samuele does not aim to make people technophobic. He wants young people and others to understand what is happening to our brain on Tik Tok. The short answer to that is that after about 20 minutes many users go into a trance like state where they are very open to suggestions.

蘑菇视频 Foundation, 蘑菇视频 Gives, Student Services, Sustainability, Well-being for all

New period poverty project at Dawson

蘑菇视频 is taking new steps this semester to raise awareness about聽period poverty聽and encourage more sustainable menstrual health options.

As part of this effort, five bathrooms across campus now offer free menstrual products as do some student offices, such as the First-Year Students鈥� Office. This initiative aims to remove barriers faced by students who may not always have access to these essential items, a challenge that can lead to preventable absenteeism and even lost employment opportunities.

Period poverty is rising in Canada and it is having a real impact on thousands of people who struggle to afford menstrual products each month. By making these supplies freely available, Dawson hopes to help reduce stigma, promote equity, and support student well-being.

In April, the campaign鈥檚 second phase will focus on sustainable menstrual products. Students will learn about the environmental and health drawbacks of disposable items and discover reusable alternatives such as menstrual cups and period underwear.

The project is being managed by the Office of Sustainability thanks to a donation to the 蘑菇视频 Foundation.

蘑菇视频 Blues, Events, Perks for Dawson Employees, Student Services

For Dawson employees ONLY: special CCAA Nationals pass available

Until Friday, Feb. 20, 蘑菇视频 employees can purchase a CCAA Women鈥檚 Basketball National Championship pass at a special price of $30 plus taxes and fees.

Your pass gives you access to the best women's college basketball in Canada at Dawson from March 18鈥�21. To take advantage of this offer, only email addresses ending in @dawsoncollege.qc.ca will be accepted.

Here鈥檚 the link to buy your pass:

Communications Office

ALC students took over Dawson Instagram

The Communications Office offered several programs the chance to take over the College Instagram account and the Arts, Literature and Communication students really went for it!

This was an initiative to reach prospective students with current students' behind the scenes info and insights.

You can check out the ALC takeover from Jan. 9-23 here:

You can also see a Product Design takeover and there will be a Biomedical Laboratory Technology takeover coming up.

Facilities Management

Join a Public Tender Selection Committee!

We are looking for Dawson employees interested in serving on public tender selection committees. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the College鈥檚 decision-making process, gain a deeper understanding of public procurement, and collaborate with colleagues from across departments. Committee members develop valuable skills in evaluation, transparency, and teamwork while helping ensure Dawson continues to make sound, ethical and cost-effective choices.

If you would like to find out more or express your interest, please write to Patrick Khoueiry at pkhoueiry@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

蘑菇视频 Gives, Student Services, Well-being for all

Take an hour to save lives

H茅ma-Qu茅bec will be at Dawson in 3C.1 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 17-18-19, from 9 AM to 4 PM.

You can make an appointment here:

Light refreshments will be served.

蘑菇视频 and Community Services (CECS), Events

Indie Game Playtest Night Feb. 26 鈥� Global Game Jam Edition

Come play indie games at the next playtest by the Independent Video Game Design program! This special Global Game Jam edition will feature games made in this year's edition of the famous game jam at the 蘑菇视频 location.

鈥� Thursday, Feb. 26
鈥� 6 PM - 9 PM
鈥� Dawson, Room 3C.1
鈥� 4001 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West

Reserve your FREE ticket here:

Campus Life

Campus Life wants your old magazines

Drop off your old magazines in the Campus Life Office (2E.4) until Monday, March 9 at 4 PM. Campus Life is collecting any magazines (French and/or English) that you no longer want.聽 They will be used for a poetry/ collage activity taking place in March.

Communications Office

蘑菇视频 through the eyes of students

The Communications Office launched a weekly student photo contest two weeks ago called聽蘑菇视频 Through Your Lens. Every week, a winner is selected and their photo is published in the 蘑菇视频 Insider, the weekly student bulletin that goes out via MIO to all students on Friday afternoons and on the College Instagram account.

Last week's winner was taken by Tianna Maughn on Dec. 3, 2025 from a window in the Library. Tianna's caption: "A beautiful shot of the setting sun sparkling on the snow! A nice reminder of the beauty of Dawson鈥檚 campus while studying." To see this week's winner, check out the Insider on Friday.

In the news/in social media

ICYMI: Dawson on Tout le monde en parle

On Feb. 1, Radio Canada's Sunday night talk show Tout le monde en parle featured conversations with retired Director General Richard Filion, mother of Anastasia de Sousa, Louise de Sousa, and survivor Hayder Kadhim. They were looking back on events of 20 years ago.

You can watch the episode here:

蘑菇视频ITE

蘑菇视频ITE Newsletter # 692

蘑菇视频ITE is your curated news related to IST and Education prepared by Dawson's Rafael Scapin.

In this issue:

Moltbook, a social network where AI agents hang together, may be 鈥榯he most interesting place on the internet right now鈥�
Schools in China are making AI part of the curriculum
What if I told you this school had no teachers?鈥�: Is AI schooling the future of education or a risky bet?

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Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026