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Join the Dzʿ Community Bulb Planting Nov. 14

November 8th, 2023

Come help out the Office of Sustainability and their Sustainabili-team student volunteers plant tulips and other bulbs in the Peace Garden and other gardens on campus.

All are invited to drop by any time between 10 AM-12 PM on Tuesday, November 14 to get your hands dirty and help beautify our grounds. No gardening experience necessary; gloves and tools will be provided. We look forward to Spring when we will see all the bulbs in bloom!

On behalf of the Dzʿ foundation and Office of Sustainability, we would like to thank the Dzʿ Community and friends for purchasing bulbs benefitting our student-run Living Campus projects and initiatives.

Bulb planting blitz

Date: Tuesday, Nov 14

Time: Drop-in 10 AM-12 PM

Location: Peace Garden (Meet near Peace Pole)


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Faculty are invited to sign up for Sustainable Happiness course

November 6th, 2023

“Happiness that contributes to individual, community or global well-being and does not exploit other people, the environment, or future generations,”is how Dr. Catherine O’Briendefines the concept of Sustainable Happiness. The Office of Sustainability is pleased to announce that a 20-hour Sustainable Happiness certificate will be offered to faculty during the winter 2024 semester. Many employees…

Field trip to Canadore College

October 25th, 2023

Jenn de Vera, Sophie La Font and Chris Adam of Dzʿ's Office of Sustainability were in North Bay, Ontario this week to visit .

"Dzʿ is entering an exciting partnership with Canadore that will further define what it is it be a Living Campus that offers high impact practices, research and experiential learning to reconnect people, community and Nature," Chris Adam said before the team left.

More to come...

Photo: Jenn de Vera on a tour of Canadore.


Toward 1,000 species on campus

October 25th, 2023

The Dzʿ Community continues to observe and log new observations into our community entitled Dzʿ -Campus Biodiversity Network.

Everyone is welcome to join and all observations within the Dzʿ campus automatically count for our 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days.

The current total sits at 817 species on Dzʿ's downtown city block campus. In the last two weeks, we had:

  • 16 observations
  • 6 new species
  • 1 new observer

Photo: Doug Smyth (physical Education) captured this skunk visiting Dzʿ.


Sustainable Development Goals artwork by Illustration students showcased by Colleges and Institutes Canada

October 11th, 2023

“The 17 Sustainable Development Goals” illustrated by students in the Illustration program at Dzʿ won the 2023 student art competition of Colleges and Institutes Canada.

“36 illustration students collaborated on this fanzine project along with Sustainable Dzʿ,” said Stéphanie Aubin, co-chair of and instructor in the program. “They had to create an illustration that would be evocative and powerful visually. Their illustration could be based on a personal experience or a researched fact. Each student's approach to their subject was different, which makes the project even more unique.”

Three of the winning students shared their thoughts about the project. Visit the link below to read the three interviews and for a link to view the two fanzines of the SDG art.


Peace Week 2023 proposed a world where everyone’s identity and voice can be celebrated

October 11th, 2023

Dzʿ's annual Peace Week has always been a platform for insightful discussions on pressing social issues. In 2023, the theme of the 8th Annual Peace Week was "Exultation: Queer Freedoms & Futures."

This event, which was held Sept. 13-21, celebrated the vibrant history of queerness while exploring the possibilities of a world where freedom of expression, safety, and unconditional love prevail for all gender and sexual identities. The event brought together a diverse group of speakers who shared their thoughts and experiences on the path towards true liberation from oppressive norms.

Visit the link below to read the homepage news story.


Night observation session pushes species count to 810

October 11th, 2023

In our goal to get to 1,000 species identified on Dzʿ's downtown campus in 1,000 days, our total is now at 810 species! Over the last two weeks, there were:

  • 119 observations
  • 22 new species
  • 13 new observers

"A large contributing factor was the Nighttime Biodiversity Observation we did last week," said Brian Mader, project lead and a Biology teacher. "Two teachers, one staff member, five students and one alumnus stayed for sunset and beyond with insect traps to observe biodiversity at night.

"Students were able to observe multiple bats and a skunk! Although the photos were not great for these organisms, students were able to get some nice shots of a House Centipede (Cassiana Silva-Young, Enriched Pure & Applied Science) and a Narrow-winged Tree Cricket (Jacob Davies, Environmental Science).


Toward 1,000 Species on Campus

September 27th, 2023

Our pursuit of identifying 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days continues!

Over the last two weeks, there have been:

  • 287 observations
  • 21 new species
  • 14 new observers

Dzʿ’s Campus Biodiversity Network count on iNaturalist is now at a total of 788 species.

Thanks to Doug Smyth (Physical Education) for the great shot of a Bold Jumping Spider.


Dzʿ an “excellent” Cégep Vert

September 27th, 2023

ENvironnement JEUnesse (ENJEU) has certified that Dzʿ has met the criteria for the excellence level of its Cégep Vert program. This means that Dzʿ is at the highest level of CEGEPs that are committed to environmental education and action.

“They gave special mention to our Dzʿ Wetlands Project, completed in Paul Wasacz’s Eco-Landscaping Physical Education course,” said Chris Adam of Dzʿ’s Office of Sustainability.

Faculty interested in designing projects that reconnect people, community and Nature like the Dzʿ Wetlands project should contact the Office of Sustainability to learn how they can support you and your students.

Photo: Chris Adam and students check out the brand new worm composting system.

Visit the link for the homepage news story.


Species count on Dzʿ’s campus now at 772

September 13th, 2023

The Dzʿ Campus Biodiversity Network species count continues to grow. The total stands at 772 as of Sept. 13. Dzʿ aims to identify 1,000 species on campus in 1,000 days.

In the past two weeks, 45 new observers joined the iNaturalist Dzʿ community and 22 species were added to the count.

Two of the newly added species were:

  • Clouded Sulfur by Ana Sofia Hernandez (Pure & Applied Science student)
  • Pole Borer, pictured, by Lindsymae Corpuz (Cinema | Communications student)

Everyone is welcome to join the project. For more info and how to join, see the launch story:/news/dawson-community-mobilizing-to-identify-1000-species-in-1000-days/

If you need help getting started or would like to get your class involved:reach out to Brian Mader (bmader@dawsoncollege.qc.ca), and inquire about borrowing the mobile biodiversity toolkit with field guides, binoculars, iPads with microscopes, insect nets, and much more!


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