Less than a year after receiving the international gold nomination by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± has won the Silver Excellence in Sustainable Development Award at the annual Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Conference. Director General Diane Gauvin was present to accept the honour at theΒ conference held…
More than 50 species of birds have been spotted on ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± grounds and we would like to invite new and experienced birdwatchers to come and help identify migrating and resident species that have stopped to eat or rest on ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±βs green city block. With your help, we can add more birds to our list!
Wednesday, May 11, 2022:Β Β 6:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022:Β Β 6:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
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Meeting place: ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±'s Peace Garden (near northwestern corner of campus: Wood Avenue and Sherbrooke Street)
Photo: Common Yellowthroat by Doug Smyth (Physical Education)
Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier was an Earth Week keynote speaker on April 20. Her talk passionately unpacked the deep interconnection of todayβs most pressing issues. From climate change to its impacts on Inuit life and communities around the world, Sheila shed light on colonialism’s long-lasting and ongoing effects on the…
Take advantage of ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±'s BIXI group discount!
ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± students and employees get 10% off a BIXI seasonal pass!
Regular cost is $92 + tax per season. ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± discount means you only pay $83 + tax.
To get the discount, download the clickable document and register before June 30.
Earth Week activities include:
As part of Earth Week, Social Science students from the Integrative Seminar class lined up in the Upper Atrium to present their research findings on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in post-secondary institutions. Students were asked to look into how colleges and universities are working to meet certain SDGs, before relating them to ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± with their…
The Sustainability Office, in collaboration with the Peace Centre and other departments, is excited to introduce the fast-approaching Earth Week 2022, which will take place Tuesday to Friday, April 19-22. We would like to give you an opportunity to take advantage of some of the many activities we have planned. You will note that we…
The ecological footprint of each Physical Education course at ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± is being tracked in a pilot project of the department with support from Anna Likht and Rafael Scapin of Information Systems and Technology and the Sustainability Office.
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The Sustainability Office, in collaboration with the Peace Centre and other departments, is excited to introduce the fast-approaching Earth Week 2022, which will take place Tuesday to Friday, April 19-22. We would like to give you an opportunity to take advantage of some of the many activities we have planned. You will note that we have a mix of in-person and virtual events available.
You can roam the Lower Atrium shopping for eco-friendly products and/or take a Living Campus tour and learn about the many student-driven sustainability initiatives that have changed the campus! While there will be more to come, certain activities are dependent on direct participation. Please review your schedules, and if interested, request a booking to join us and discover our Living Campus while connecting with others from the ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± community.
Our Earth Week theme this year is βWell-Being for Yourself, Others, and the Environment.β Inspired by the we are happy to announce that our weekβs activities and events will collectively touch on all 17 SDGs.
To request class bookings for our events, clickfor our events form. If you have any questions, feel free to email sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
just released a series of original audio stories for kids, in English and French, that they commissioned around the theme of ecology, the environment and sustainability. Andrew Katz (Faculty, English) is the author of one of the stories. βIt was a great pleasure to have gotten the chance to write and record one of them, alongside two terrific creators for young people, and . Special thanks as well to for her invaluable voice coaching,β Andrew wrote.
You can give "Jackie's Window" and the other two stories a listen .
Last Modified: May 4, 2022
