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Read more about: Q & A with Sarah Rossy, Teaching Excellence recipient

Q & A with Sarah Rossy, Teaching Excellence recipient

October 10th, 2024

How would you describe your teaching philosophy? I am most interested in the cultural and emotional environment design of a classroom, holding space for the diverse ways of existing in the world, and cultivating a sense of belonging for all. I believe that every student has a rich body of knowledge from their own lived…

Read more about: Q & A with Garry Ka lok Chu, Teaching Excellence recipient

Q & A with Garry Ka lok Chu, Teaching Excellence recipient

October 10th, 2024

How would you describe your teaching philosophy?  Teaching depends less on how well a teacher presents but depends more on how well the students understand. If a student already knows everything, s/he need not come to class. The reason why s/he comes to class is because s/he wants to learn something. Not only am I…

Read more about: Q & A with Adam Bright, Teaching Excellence recipient

Q & A with Adam Bright, Teaching Excellence recipient

October 10th, 2024

How would you describe your teaching philosophy?  In the blur of the semester, teaching feels too elusive and too organic for a stable, well-considered philosophy. Ideally, each class is as spontaneous as a conversation. Most of the time I feel like an underslept vaudevillian trying to get students to hear the sound of their own…

Q & A with Adamo Petosa, Teaching Excellence recipient

October 10th, 2024

How would you describe your teaching philosophy? I haven’t really thought about this. If there is one thing I feel is most important, then it’s caring for our students. I realize they are going through life, just as we are. They have highs and lows, goals and struggles. Our courses are but a small stepping…

Read more about: Q & A with Steven Assaf, Teaching Excellence recipient

Q & A with Steven Assaf, Teaching Excellence recipient

October 10th, 2024

How would you describe your teaching philosophy? My course is about building an open and safe environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and saying how they really think and feel while creating bonds with their classmates. I have developed a particular method that I like students to discover naturally as the semester unfolds. I…

Read more about: Dzʿ’s Well-Being for All Initiative

Dzʿ’s Well-Being for All Initiative

September 26th, 2024

Starting October 1, 2024, all support staff, professionals and managers can use up to four hours of work time every month for well-being and building community. This is part of the College’s commitment to our core value of well-being for all. Faculty members are, of course, welcome to participate in any activity that takes place…

Dzʿ retirees and silver anniversaries will be honoured at Recognition of Service

April 24th, 2024

Earlier this month, the invitations were sent out for the Recognition of Service cocktail and dinner, which will be hosted by Director General Diane Gauvin on Friday, May 24.

This cocktail and dinner reception is in appreciation of employees marking 25 years of service to Dzʿ as well as to thank recent retirees and those who are soon retiring.

“We are looking forward to celebrating our colleagues’ milestones,” said organizer Janet Pakulis, who is also the assistant to the Director General. “We take a lot of care to plan something truly special and memorable for them and we will celebrate them in style.”


Dzʿ 2024-2029 Strategic Plan prioritizes student development through the lens of well-being

February 7th, 2024

Over the next five years, Dzʿ will deliver on its academic mission led by the overarching value of Well-being for All, which emphasizes the cultivation of a stimulating, inclusive and caring environment for learning and working.  Other core values of the plan include Student Achievement, Institutional Excellence, Collaboration, and Innovation and Creativity.

In its newly released 2024-2029 Strategic Plan, the College’s strategic goal setting is guided by the interrelationship between students, communities both internal and external to the College, and the environment. Emphasis will be placed on supporting students to develop as a whole person: to lead meaningful lives and take on rewarding work while considering the impact on others and the planet, all while prioritizing their own physical and mental health.

To read the rest of the homepage news story and to get a copy of the plan, visit the link.


Nominations open until Nov. 10 for Teaching Excellence Award

October 26th, 2023

Nominations for the Teaching Excellence Award are now open until November 10 at 11 p.m.

To submit a nomination, go to and look for the item Teaching Excellence Award under the My Dzʿ Life menu.


Four teachers honoured with Teaching Excellence Award

October 25th, 2023

Four outstanding teachers at Dzʿ received the Director General’s Teaching Excellence Award on the occasion of Ped Day on Oct. 13:

  • Hannah Heath-Engel (Biomedical Laboratory Technology)
  • Audrey Juhasz (Mathematics)
  • Roger Machaalani (Chemistry)
  • Nicola Martino (Italian).

Please visit the link for the homepage news story.


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