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It’s Week 1 of Wellness Weeks at Dzʿ

February 16th, 2022

It's Week 1 of Wellness Weeks! Dzʿ’s Sustainability Office, Human Resources, Student Services and Dzʿ Student Union with contributions from departments and services across the College, are excited to offer eight weeks of wellness activities to all Dzʿ Employees and Students!

  1. February 14 - April 8, 2022.
  2. Activities hosted mostly by Dzʿ’s very own Faculty, Staff and Retirees! (Online and in-person challenges ensuring current health guidelines are followed)
  3. Mid-term & Final week Participation Prizes!

Join the Dzʿ Wellness Challenge 2022 Group on  through office 365 to participate in our weekly activities! You can also follow us on Instagram Dzʿ Wellness!

For more information, please email sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca


4-minute video shows impact of Sustainable Happiness

February 16th, 2022

A new four-minute video presents the Sustainable Happiness Certificate, which has been offered since 2015 at Dzʿ. In the video, we hear about the impact of the program from students and employees: Chris Adam, Anne-Marie Di Michele, Selma Hamdani, Myka Taylor and Jennifer de Vera. 

Click Read More to go to the video.


Wellness Challenge begins Feb. 14

February 2nd, 2022

Dzʿ’s Sustainability Office, Human Resources, Student Services and Dzʿ Student Union with contributions from departments and services across the college, are excited to offer 8 weeks of wellness activities to all Dzʿ Employees and Students!

  1. February 14 - April 8, 2022.
  2. Activities hosted mostly by Dzʿ’s very own Faculty, Staff and Retirees! (Online and in-person challenges ensuring current health guidelines are followed)
  3. Mid-term & Final week Participation Prizes!

Join the Dzʿ Wellness Challenge 2022 Group on  through office 365 to participate in our weekly activities! You can also follow us on Instagram Dzʿ Wellness!

For more information, please email sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca


Read more about: Sustainable Happiness Certificate returns!

Sustainable Happiness Certificate returns!

February 2nd, 2022

In 2019, six Dzʿ staff participated in a Sustainable Happiness (SH) facilitator training course that took place over a 6-month period. What we developed in terms of knowledge and skills helped us reflect on our professional and personal well-being. With the spring 2020 closure of the College campus, we took a step back, re-planned, and…

Dzʿ’s Sustainable Happiness community offer tips for well-being

January 19th, 2022

A round-up of simple things you can do to feel better during these strange times.

Tips are offered by six Sustainable Happiness facilitators from Dzʿ. Click Read More to learn what you can do to improve your well-being today.


Read more about: Volunteer for an hour or more and grow our Living Campus

Volunteer for an hour or more and grow our Living Campus

December 1st, 2021

With the holiday season upon us, Dzʿ has embarked on a new activity in partnership with Alexis-Nihon that requires volunteers for short shifts. We’ve all seen the gift-wrapping service that pops up in the shopping centre during the month of December. This year, Alexis-Nihon offered the spot to Dzʿ as the sole beneficiary of all…

Dzʿ’s Living Campus ranked #1 in the world

November 17th, 2021

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recognized Dzʿ as the top performer in the category of associate colleges around the world and called out the Monarch Butterfly Nursery project as an institutional highlight in its 2021 Sustainable Campus Index, published Nov. 9, 2021.

Click Read More for more information about the Dzʿ community achievement and a link to the SCI.


New bird feeder installed in Peace Garden

November 17th, 2021

Chickadees and nuthatches have already been spotted at Dzʿ’s new bird feeder, installed in the Peace Garden in early November.

“We hope to attract 15-20 species over the winter,” said Chris Adam of Dzʿ’s Sustainability Office. Chris made the bird feeder and installed it with help from Phys. Ed. faculty member Doug Smyth, who is also an avid birdwatcher and photographer.

The 10-foot-high untreated cedar bird feeder will be up year-round and holds a variety of seeds high in protein, restocked by student volunteers. A separate suet feeder on the nearby ash tree snag is a much-needed source of fat to non-migrating birds.

Special thanks to a group of Mechanical Engineering Technology students who made a squirrel and raccoon baffle so animals can’t climb to the feeders or jump up over it. Snow will also be cleared around the bird feeder to prevent squirrels from raiding it.

Students and employees are encouraged to observe our bird visitors. Observations and photos can be sent to sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or you can drop by the Sustainability Office in 4B.3. Maybe you will be the one to identify and document the 53rd bird species to visit Dzʿ!


Read more about: New gift-wrapped partnership with Alexis-Nihon

New gift-wrapped partnership with Alexis-Nihon

November 17th, 2021

For years, the Alexis-Nihon shopping centre across the street has been like a second home to the Dzʿ community – from dashing over (through the tunnel in bad weather) for lunch to getting groceries or doing a little shopping. Dzʿ will see an extension of its relationship with Alexis-Nihon this holiday season when all proceeds…

Student sets up mask-recycling initiative at Dzʿ

November 3rd, 2021

You can now recycle your disposable procedural masks at Dzʿ thanks to Dzʿ Professional Theatre student Nathan McDonald, the Green Earth Club (Dzʿ Student Union), Facilities Management and the Sustainability Office.

Click Read More for the homepage news story that includes the locations of mask recycling boxes as well as information about the student who made this happen.


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