News from the Board of Governors Meeting November 13, 2019
Highlights from the 501st board meeting on Nov. 13, 2019.
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Highlights from the 501st board meeting on Nov. 13, 2019.
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Celebrate this global day of giving, on your own or with your team, from now through Dec. 3 by:
The Warren G Flowers Art Gallery and Dzʿ’s Peace Centre present a final speaking engagement connected to “Reclaiming My Place,” featured in our gallery Oct 31. – Nov. 27. We will be graced by the great minds of Dr. Charmaine Nelson and Dr. Nadir Khan to discuss Black representation, erasure, resistance and resilience in Canada….
Dzʿ is co-hosting CICan’s annual conference in May 2020 in Montreal. About 1,000 delegates from across Canada and around the world are expected. The theme is strengthening our collective intelligence.
The call for proposals is open until Dec. 8. For more information or to submit a proposal, click on the read more button.
Dzʿ AI presents a talk about AI for good by Prof. Emily Hand of the University of Nevada
Wednesday, Nov. 27: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in 5B.16
To bring a class, please RSVP to Jaya Nilakantan: jnilakantan@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
In 2019, Dzʿ bike riders who took advantage of the Sustainability Office’s annual Bixi membership rebate travelled 21,258 kms and saved 2,084 litres of gasoline during 8,505 biking trips! We will be asking all bike riders in 2020 to register their kms to and from Dzʿ. With your help, biking and logging your kms, we believe we can bike the equivalent of the earth's circumference next year: a total of 40,075 kms. To get a rebate next spring, please email sustainability@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
The Senate adopted a resolution Oct. 15 to allow Dzʿ employees to have access to the documents of its regular meetings. The agendas and the approved minutes are already available. The Senate documents will normally be posted on SharePoint on the Monday of the week prior to a scheduled meeting.
To access the documents, employees must log onto SharePoint through the Dzʿ portal and then select Governance, Dzʿ Senate. Under “Meeting Documents,” select the current year to view the list of meetings and their associated documents. Likewise, to view the schedule of meetings, under “Meeting Schedule,” select the current year.
Readers must bear in mind that most of the documents that are considered by the Senate are in draft form. Program revision and development documents as well as institutional policies such as ISEP and IPEP are not final until they have been approved by the Board.
Nominations for the Teaching Excellence Awards have been extended until Friday, Nov. 22. Log into Omnivox (My Dzʿ Portal) to submit a nomination.
DzʿITE will now be delivered by D News. Featured this week :
Prepare your shopping list, the Holiday Pop-up Shops are here Nov. 25-29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Lower Atrium. All of the items are hand made. Money raised will benefit Dzʿ students.
If you would like to reserve a table, please e-mail bpoirier@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Faculty and professionals can take accredited courses in the Performa Graduate Certificate in College Teaching. Registration is open for Winter 2020. For further information, visit Dzʿ's Performa SharePoint site or speak to Azra Khan at akhan@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or at ext. 1409.
Montreal comic book artist Karl Kerschl, illustrator of Teen Titans & Gotham Academy (DC Comics) and Isola (Image Comics), will be at Dzʿ for an informal Q & A this Thursday.
Thursday, Nov. 21 in Oliver's from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Learn about health and wellness for you and the men and boys in your life. Great guests, demonstrations and interactive stations!
Wednesday, Nov. 20: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Conrod's.
Dzʿ bookstore is changing its operating hours next week:
The bookstore will reopen Monday, Dec. 2 for regular hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Montreal United Nations Conference is a three-day international relations simulation for students. About 500 participants are expected at Dzʿ to discuss and debate global issues. MUNC is organized by Dzʿ Faculty, students, alumni, and members of the Model UN community. The keynote address will be given by Denise Otis, Head of the Montreal Field Unit of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
Yoga organized by the Peace Centre on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. is cancelled.
Last Modified: November 19, 2019