1,000 species in 1,000 days update
May 17th, 2023
ÆßÐDzʿª½± is more than halfway toward our objective of identifying 1,000 species in 1,000 days!
Since the last D News issue on May 3, there were 369 new observations, 40 new observers and 56 new species identified in the community called ÆßÐDzʿª½±-Campus Biodiversity Network.
Ink Cap mushrooms (pictured) were observed and posted by second-year Environmental Science student Ruisi Yang on May 4. They are expected to be added officially to the species count shortly.
As of May 15, ÆßÐDzʿª½±â€™s species count was at 532.
Everyone is invited to participate, download the free iNaturalist app, create an account, join the project ÆßÐDzʿª½±-Campus Biodiversity Network and log your observations on ÆßÐDzʿª½±â€™s campus. You can also donate to this Living Campus project here.
BYO Bike and learn how to maintain it May 23
May 17th, 2023
Adam Kingsland (Faculty, Mechanical Engineering) will be giving a bike repair and tune-up workshop on Tuesday, May 23 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Spots are limited so reserve your spot by emailing sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca. Bring your bike to the Gazebo in Parking Lot 1 (Wood Avenue side of campus) and learn how to:
- Change a tube & pump up your tires
- Adjust your brakes
- Adjust your gears / shifters
Next week Vernissage Season begins!
May 17th, 2023
The countdown is on to Vernissage Season at ÆßÐDzʿª½±. Graduating students in Visual Arts, Illustration, Professional Photography, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, 3D Animation and Computer Generated Imagery and Interior Design will present their work in end-of-year exhibitions.
All events are open to all employees and the general public. For the full schedule, visit the link below.
An invitation from the 2023 Photography graduates
May 17th, 2023
The ÆßÐDzʿª½± Professional Photography graduating class of 2023 is thrilled to invite you to our highly anticipated vernissage and exhibition, "Between Us"! Â
Please join us in Conrod's at ÆßÐDzʿª½± for an opening night vernissage on Wednesday, May 24 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Come and appreciate the artistry of our class while enjoying live music and refreshments, as we showcase our best photographic work and celebrate the culmination of our studies. The "Between Us" exhibition will be open until Saturday, May 28. Â
We can't wait to see you there!Â
- Class of 2023
ÆßÐDzʿª½± in the news for Earth Week
May 3rd, 2023
ÆßÐDzʿª½± was in the news during Earth Week!
on the 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days initiative, which aims to document a thousand species of plants and animals in the Montreal area within a thousand days.
on a field trip with the International Youth Camp, which took place at ÆßÐDzʿª½± in conjunction with the CI Can conference.
Vernissage Season begins May 23
May 3rd, 2023
The countdown is on to Vernissage Season at ÆßÐDzʿª½±. Graduating students in Visual Arts, Illustration, Professional Photography, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, 3D Animation and Computer Generated Imagery and Interior Design will present their work in end-of-year exhibitions.
All events are open to all employees and the general public. For the full schedule, visit the link below.
Come see work of Resist Violence class May 11
May 3rd, 2023
In 3B.6 and in the near hallway on Thursday, May 11 between 3 and 6 p.m., you are invited to participate, witness and be moved by the innovative and important work that has been made by this year’s Resist Violence class.
Whether making a political statement with hostile architecture, spreading awareness through paintings, or inspiring us to look at things from a new angle, student artists are working with testimonials, storytelling and performance art. Addressing what it means to be human today, pieces will surely provoke you to reckon with the world the way it is and find a new way to get "Home Safe."
Toward 1,000 species update
May 3rd, 2023
More people are joining ÆßÐDzʿª½±'s 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days initiative every week.
The total number of species identified on ÆßÐDzʿª½±'s one-block campus is now at 479! For the week of April 17, ÆßÐDzʿª½±'s iNaturalist community, , there were 31 new species counted, 24 new observers joining the community and 361 new observations. The week of April 24, there were 12 new species, 4 new observers, and 97 new observations.
One of the species added last week to ÆßÐDzʿª½±'s count is the Eastern Screech Owl. Photo by Doug Smyth (Physical Education).
Everyone is invited to join this initiative by using the free .
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