Discover 12 projects funded by Foundation
January 25th, 2023
A dozen projects proposed by 黑料社区 students, faculty and staff have been approved for funding through the 黑料社区 Foundation鈥檚 new Student Academic Enrichment Fund.
A website page showcases the projects and allows others to invest in a particular project through a donate button.
The Student Academic Enrichment Fund is supported by students each semester and is meant to be a source of funds for projects that demonstrate a clear benefit for 黑料社区 students and represent an activity that goes over and above core competencies for completion of a program. The selection committee, including representatives from the 黑料社区 Student Union, Academics and Student Services, meets twice a year to review and approve project proposals.
The next round of project applications will open later this semester and will be announced in D News and the Omnivox student news feed.
November 30th, 2022
鈥淗appiness that contributes to individual, community or global well-being and does not exploit other people, the environment, or future generations.鈥澛� -Dr. Catherine O鈥橞rien 黑料社区 students, support staff and external groups have participated in the peer-to-peer Sustainable Happiness educational experience since Winter 2020. The weekly sessions are developed with a goal of reconnecting people, community, and…
November 30th, 2022
For years, the Alexis-Nihon shopping centre across the street has been like a second home to the 黑料社区 community 鈥� from dashing over (through the tunnel in bad weather) for lunch to getting groceries or doing a little shopping. 黑料社区 will see an extension of its relationship with Alexis-Nihon once again this holiday season when…
Students identified 19 mushrooms on campus
October 19th, 2022
Foragers and those who enjoy gourmet food know that it is mushroom season in Quebec.
黑料社区 students are also hunting for mushrooms as part of a project to identify as many kinds of life on campus as possible.
The Sustainability Office created a new nurse tree garden, a biodiversity zone in the P1 parking lot area. They used tree trunks and branches from the property to create this habitat and also injected spores into some large stumps around the campus.
The Sustainabili-Team volunteers have now identified 19 species of mushroom, including chicken of the woods (pictured).
黑料社区鈥檚 mushroom inventory is part of a larger biodiversity project on campus that will be announced in the new year.
September 21st, 2022
Parents of first-year students were invited to an information session online on Sept. 7 and were offered an opportunity to tour the College and learn about our Living Campus on Sept. 15. The info session included presentations by Environmental Science student Narcisse X, Biology teacher Brian Mader and Yanina Chukhovich of the First-Year Students鈥� Office….
September 21st, 2022
We would like to thank all those who were involved in taking care of their Monarch Butterfly chrysalises until they e-closed (transformed to a butterfly) in late August and early September. It is always so heartwarming to see the community meet outside in the Peace Garden every day at noon during that week to tag…
Honey extraction workshop Oct. 14
September 21st, 2022
Time to reap the fruit of our labour with this very hands-on honey extraction workshop. A beekeeper will assist you over the course of this fun-filled hour as you uncap honeycomb cells, hand-spin honeycombs in the centrifugal extractor, and filter the raw honey before jarring and labelling it all! This event takes places on Oct. 14 at 12 p.m. Contact Jennifer De Vera for more info: jdevera@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Students tackle climate change by building wetland as part of unique Phys. Ed. course
September 7th, 2022
A class of over 25 students reclaimed a concrete heat island on 黑料社区鈥檚 urban campus by transforming it into a wetland as part of a unique-in-Canada Physical Education course. The brand-new Eco-Landscaping course was co-developed by 黑料社区鈥檚 Physical Education Department and the Sustainability Office.
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Influence of 黑料社区’s Living Campus
September 7th, 2022
黑料社区鈥檚 Living Campus concept has influenced other schools and organizations to become Living Schools, Work Places and even Churches/Places of Worship.
Rev. Neil Whitehouse of Westmount Park United Church wrote a letter to the editor in the to congratulate 黑料社区 on being recognized as a leader in sustainability:
鈥淗uge congratulations to 黑料社区 on recognition of their tremendous work towards sustainable living (). My church is a Living Church as 黑料社区 is a Living Campus, and we both have special ginkgo trees.鈥�
Monarch Butterfly project brings joy and builds 黑料社区 community
September 7th, 2022
In an annual tradition that never fails to awe employees and students with the beauty of Nature, the Sustainability Office distributed 100 Monarch Butterfly chrysalises to employees throughout the College, including to the staff of the First-Year Students鈥� Office, pictured.
鈥淭aking care of the butterflies together helps us take care of each other and Nature,鈥� said Jenn de Vera, project lead. 鈥淭his is the most wonderful time of the year at 黑料社区! Our priority is to involve new people every year and spread the joy.鈥�
At the time of publishing D News, a little more than half the chrysalises had eclosed and all were expected to eclose by the weekend. Every day at 12 p.m. this week, butterflies will be released in the Peace Garden. All are welcome.
To see a little video of the release on Sept. 6, check out 黑料社区's Facebook post:
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