Support is available for free for employees and students who need it during these challenging times.
ÆßÐDzʿª½± Health Services has updated the Mental Health Resources page.Â
Click Read More to go to ÆßÐDzʿª½±'s Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which offers free and confidential support 24 hours/day seven days/week.
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 ÆßÐDzʿª½±. Click Read More to learn what you can do to improve your well-being today.
Get your gifts wrapped by ÆßÐDzʿª½± volunteers every day and many evenings until end of day on Dec. 24. Your gift will be wrapped for a donation of $4 or more depending on the size of the package.
Our gift-wrapping station is located on the Mezzanine level of Alexis Nihon Mall right next to Cultures and the food court. Your donation will help us offer community-building and Living Campus projects that contribute to the well-being of our students. Thanks to Alexis Nihon for providing the store and all the gift-wrapping supplies. Thanks to the more than 200 students, employees and friends who are giving their time to staff all the store hours.
There is still time to make a child’s wish to Santa come true by participating in the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres annual Holiday Gift Campaign.
So far members of the ÆßÐDzʿª½± community have covered 64 children! There are three teenagers still waiting to be matched for gifts. ÆßÐDzʿª½± organizer Janice Harvey (Faculty, History) hopes some big departments and teams may come forward to cover the remaining children, probably about 30 still left. Many are teenagers asking for gift certificates.
Contact Janice Harvey before Dec. 10 if you would like to participate: jharvey@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Click Read More for all the details of the project.
ÆßÐDzʿª½±'s Human Resources team organized a free flu vaccine at ÆßÐDzʿª½± this year for employees. Initially, they booked three vaccine clinic days but the spots filled up quick so they added a fourth day. A total of 160 ÆßÐDzʿª½± employees have appointments on campus for flu vaccines on Nov. 29, Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. It is recommended that all Canadians over 6 months old receive a flu vaccine this year.
For anyone who would like to get involved in Beyond Orange Shirt Day at ÆßÐDzʿª½±, First Peoples’ Centre Coordinator Tiawenti:non Canadian and other staff members will be hosting an open meeting to begin planning for First Peoples’ Week 2022.
First Peoples’ Week is an annual celebration of Indigenous knowledges and cultures on campus. This year it will take place from Monday, March 28 to Friday, April 1. The first planning meeting will be in the Rose Lounge (7C.5) at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021.
With the holiday season upon us, ÆßÐDzʿª½± 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 ÆßÐDzʿª½± as the sole beneficiary of all…
The Policy on Sexual Violence of ÆßÐDzʿª½± was revised by the Board of Governors of ÆßÐDzʿª½± at their Nov. 24 meeting. The revised policy will be available shortly on the College website. The work to review and revise the policy began in June when the Standing Committee on Sexual Violence created a Policy…
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recognized ÆßÐDzʿª½± 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 ÆßÐDzʿª½± community achievement and a link to the SCI.
A committee at ÆßÐDzʿª½± has been hard at work to ensure that ÆßÐDzʿª½± does more than just mark Sept. 30.
Click Read More for a report about Beyond Orange Shirt Day from the committee.
Last Modified: January 19, 2022
