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Advocacy The Dawson Student Union is committed to the promotion and preservation of full-time and part-time students' rights at Dawson College. It is here to assist students who find themselves in strenuous situations by correctly identifying their needs and determining and executing the necessary course of action. Students can be assured that their confidentiality will be respected and that all persons will be treated with dignity and respect. If you are in need of assistance, please stop by the DSU office (2F.2) or email the VP Academics & Advocacy at vp.acad-advocacy@dawsonstudentunion.com to set up an appointment. Mail

DSU Awards Looking for meaningful ways to achieve its mission to connect, support and inspire , the Dawson Student Union (DSU) launched the DSU awards in Fall 2021. These awards were created to recognize and encourage students (DSU Members) - both full-time and part-time - to engage more deeply in their academic journey and overall Dawson College experience. The DSU Awards are presented each Fall and Winter semester, and highlight student achievements across six unique categories . Whether through leadership, creativity, resilience, volunteering, or academic excellence, these awards celebrate the diversity of ways DSU Members contribute to campus life and the broader community. Please see the awards descriptions along with the application information below. CURRENT AWARD APPLICATION PERIOD: FALL 2025 SEMESTER (DATES TBD) Dawson Student Union (DSU) Awards STUDENT LIFE Awarded to a student who has made a meaningful impact by actively participating in student life and/or contributing to the broader community. This individual demonstrates initiative and a commitment to fostering a vibrant, inclusive and engaged campus experience. Application Criteria: Submit a cover letter (300-500 words) that includes: an explanation of your involvement over the past 6 months your personal experience and reflections an explanation of why you believe you deserve the award Eligibility: Dawson College student Volunteer experience within the past 6 months (no minimum hours required) Come-up Presented to a student who has shown unwavering effort and determination in improving their academic performance. This award celebrates personal growth, perseverance, and the commitment to overcoming challenges in pursuit of academic success. Application Criteria: Submit a cover letter (600-800 words) that includes: an explanation of your academic journey your academic goals your accomplishments your motivations an explanation of why you believe you deserve the award Eligibility: Dawson College student Volunteer experience within your academic journey (optional) ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Awarded to a student who has demonstrated consistent effort and dedication toward maintaining a strong academic record. This student shows a clear commitment to learning, discipline, and the pursuit of academic goals. Application Criteria: Submit a cover letter (300-500 words) that includes: an explanation of your commitment to maintaining an outstanding academic record your dedication to achieving academic goals an explanation of why you believe you deserve the award Eligibility: Dawson College student Volunteer experience within your academic journey (optional) PEACE Presented to a student who has played a pivotal role in a project, student-led group, or initiative that has made a significant and positive impact on the community. This award recognizes leadership, compassion, and the drive to create meaningful change. Application Criteria: Submit a cover letter (700-1000 words) that includes: a detailed explanation of the project, group or initiative description of your community involvement your specific role in the project, group, or initiative your goals and accomplishments an explanation of why you believe you deserve the award Eligibility: Dawson College student Volunteer experience within the current semester (no minimum hours required) RESILIENCE Awarded to a student who identifies as BIPOC and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ and has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of systemic barriers. This student has remained dedicated to their education while positively impacting their community through advocacy, leadership, or support. Application Criteria: Submit a cover letter (500-600 words) that includes: an explanation of how you have persevered through systemic barriers your impact on your community your academic goals an explanation of why you believe you deserve the award Eligibility: Dawson College student Identify as BIPOC and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ Volunteer experience within the current semester (no minimum hours required) BREAKOUT AWARD Presented to a student who has shown unwavering dedication to the arts through the creation of an original performance or visual work. This award celebrates creative expression, originality, and artistic promise - in any medium or discipline. Application Criteria: Submit a complete work or collection of pieces created within the last year (ex. paintings, song lyrics, literary works, dances, performed monologues, etc.) N.B. Video submissions must be no longer than 3 minutes. Submit a cover letter (300-500 words) that includes: an explanation of your artistic journey a description of the submitted artwork or pieces, highlighting their personal and artistic significance Eligibility: Dawson College student - not limited to those in the Creative & Applied Arts program Volunteer experience within the current semester (no minimum hours required) Note: Selection is based on completion of the work, originality, and artistic promise. Eligibility and Application Are you making a difference on campus, in your community, or in your personal journey? The DSU Awards are your chance to be celebrated for your hard work, creativity, and resilience. Whether you're excelling academically, volunteering your time, creating impactful art, or showing incredible perseverance, there's a category for you. Apply now to share your story and be recognized for the impact you're making! The DSU Awards are open to any full or part-time Dawson College student, with the exception of a student who is a DSU Student Councillor or DSU Executive Officer at the time of application. Fall Semester Awards: Application period: Oct - Nov Application deadline: November 2025 Winter Semester Awards: Application period: Mar - Apr Application deadline: April 2026 All applications, along with all required documentation/information, must be submitted by the application deadline. For more information or to submit your application, please email awards@dawsonstudentunion.com Mail

Student Council Term: 1 June 2025 - 31 May 2026 The Student Council is the legal Board of Directors of the Dawson Student Union. Its role is to supervise the management and administer the business and affairs of the DSU. It offers opinions and advice to the Executive Officers on issues that concern students. The Student Council is composed of 20 voting representatives from the four Academic Sectors, as well as the DSU President, VP Finance, VP Academic Affairs & Advocacy, and VP Operations & Services. The Student Council also includes 6 ex officio non-voting members: 4 Executive Officers, the Chair, and the Administrative Director who is the Corporate Secretary of the Board. The Student Council may appoint 2 non-voting Advisors who are not DSU Members. The Student Councillors and Executive Officers are elected every Winter semester by the DSU Members (Dawson College students) to serve a one-year term that typically runs from 1 June following their election to 31 May of the next year. TBD TBD caa.antoine@dawsonstudentunion.com caa.romane@dawsonstudentunion.com caa.sal@dawsonstudentunion.com smse.imogen@dawsonstudentunion.com smse.irem@dawsonstudentunion.com smse.ludivine@dawsonstudentunion.com smse.melina@dawsonstudentunion.com smse.peter@dawsonstudentunion.com ssbt.andrea@dawsonstudentunion.com ssbt.bela@dawsonstudentunion.com ssbt.clauderobin@dawsonstudentunion.com ssbt.gyuri@dawsonstudentunion.com ssbt.noyemi@dawsonstudentunion.com ssbt.valeria@dawsonstudentunion.com Chair Wilhelm Pamba chair@dawsonstudentunion.com Continuing Education (ContEd) Vacancy Vacancy Creative & Applied Arts (CAA) Antoine Archambault-Ramirez Romane Randrianantoandro Sal Francis Science, Medical Studies & Engineering (SMSE) Imogen Prince Irem Uyanik Ludivine Tueno Sofo Mélina Boumghar Peter Stoyanov Social Science & Business Technologies (SSBT) Andrea Dumont Franco Bela Naik Claude Robin Maniratanga Gyuri Kim Noyemi Mirzakhanyan Valeria Pena Caputto CONTED@dawsonstudentunion.com CAA@dawsonstudentunion.com SMSE@dawsonstudentunion.com SSBT@dawsonstudentunion.com Student Council Advisor (SCA) Derrick Essou Vacancy advisor.de@dawsonstudentunion.com Past Councillors

Fall 2020 General Assembly The Fall General Assembly is an important event for the Dawson Student Union. It is at this Assembly that the budget for the year is ratified. The General Assembly will be taking place on Zoom on November 4th, 2020 at 6 p.m. This year's assembly will be happening online due to Covid-19 restrictions for in-person activities. To access the GA, all you need to do is click on this link and login to your Dawson College email address on Zoom. The General Assembly shall be chaired by officers selected by the sub-committee tasked with the organization of the event. Both officers were selected for their experience and knowledge in accomplishing their respective tasks. The chair was also selected among non-student candidates in order to avoid bias. For any technical problems encountered during the GA, please contact us via social media or fill out a contact form below and we will try our best to assist you. The official agenda, as well as all matters of business to be discussed at this assembly, will be available below. Miara Solivio (Chair) is a former Dawson Liberal Arts student that now studies at McGill working on her Bachelor of Arts. During her time at Dawson, she was a prominent member of DCMUN and gained a great deal of insight into how meeting governance works. Abril Meza (Secretary) is a current General Social Science student at Dawson College. She has a great deal of experience doing secretarial and administrative work which she gained during her time as an office manager.

Finances As a not-for-profit corporation, the DSU strives to be be accountable and transparent to its members, the students of Dawson College. For any questions related to finances please contact the DSU Office of Finance at finance@dawsonstudentunion.com Mail Financial Statements May 31, 2023 Download May 31, 2020 Download May 31, 2017 Download May 31, 2022 Download May 31, 2019 Download May 31, 2016 Download May 31, 2021 Download May 31, 2018 Download May 31, 2015 Download Annual Budget 2 024 - 2025 Download 2 023 - 2024 Amended on 28/03/2024 Download

ARTS & PERFORMANCE CLUBS Official Club Status ARTISTIC & CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS (ACE) The ACE club is a place for students to share their art. You like sharing your OCs? We do too! Like drawing fanart of your favorite video games, anime and cartoons? Come by and share it! Whether you're a beginner or have been drawing for a long time, we welcome all artists in open arms! Official Club Status THEATRE CLUB Do you like theatre and would like to have fun, learn, act and express yourself? This is the club for you! Join us now. Official Club Status DAWSON VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL CLUB Do you like music? Do you enjoy performing? Perhaps, you want to learn more about music? DVIC's vision is to create a community of students from various musical experiences, who can share their talents and learn from each other. We aim to provide a safe space for musicians and music lovers to connect and perform with fellow lovers of music. Official Club Status DAWSON STUDENTS' IMPROVISATION CLUB The improvisation club strives to offer all Dawson students the opportunity to discover and practice improvisation. Our goal is to promote improvisation at Dawson and build a community of people who share a passion or an interest in improvisation. We believe that all colleges can benefit from the culture of improvisation, and we are eager to bring this culture to Dawson.

Reimbursements Starting April 1st 2021, all student groups (i.e. clubs and student-run services) must complete the form below to receive reimbursement for expenses related to their activities. Please note that no reimbursement will be authorized for requests that exceed 30 days from the date of transaction Student Group Reimbursement Form Expenses of 75$ or more require approval from the DSU prior to purchase. In order to process the form in a timely manner and to avoid unnecessary delays, please review the instructions below: Before completing this form, have on hand in PDF, Word or image format: Invoices/receipts Minutes Banking information (e.g. void cheque) or address for cheque delivery by mail PROCEDURE The 1st signing officer of the group completes the form below The 2nd signing officer of the group will receive an email requesting approval The DSU will review the reimbursement request and send payment by bank transfer (usually within 7 business days) or cheque (usually within 3-4 weeks) once approved. Student Group Reimbursement Form Contact Send an email to VP Finance for approval, questions or if you wish that the DSU makes the purchase on your behalf in case the expense is too large for you to pay out-of-pocket. vp.finance@dawsonstudentunion.com Mail

Thu, Sep 21 | Montréal Peace Week Drag Show An unforgettable show! Featuring drag queens and burlesque dancers! A special nighttime edition of Dawson Dinin' is for supper. Registration is closed See other events Time & Location Sep 21, 2023, 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Montréal, 3040 Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H3Z 1A4, Canada About the event Room 5B.16 Counts as a Peace Certificate credit. Contact vp.int-comms@dawsonstudentunion.com to volunteer Show More Share this event

News All Posts Events Updates Search May 27 2 min Statement on Discriminatory Incidents Experienced by Muslim Student Association, Islamic Relief, and Al-Raya. In recent months, the Dawson Student Union has noted a rise in incidents of a discriminatory nature, particularly against DSU Clubs and... May 26, 2021 4 min DSU'S STATEMENT ON THE STUDENT STRIKE MONTRÉAL, QC (May 26, 2021) - On May 26, 2021, 51% of students (1519 students) voted in favour of striking. This strike was initiated by... Apr 20, 2021 1 min Survey on In-Person Finals at Dawson In the context of the current pandemic, there have been many concerns with the College's intention to hold in-person final exams on... Mar 29, 2021 1 min First Student Council Meeting The Student Council is having its first meeting tomorrow after recently being elected. This meeting will be open to all members of the... Mar 20, 2021 1 min Congratulations to the Winter 2021 Student Council! The long-awaited student council is here Dawson! Jan 20, 2021 2 min Make a Difference. Join Student Council! Over the last few years, there has been a growing concern in the student body about the degree of accountability for both the College... Jan 15, 2021 1 min Combatting Sexual Violence Against the LGBTQIA2S+ Community Years of research from several Nonprofits and NGOs outline the unique hurdles, challenges, and discriminatory practices faced by the... Dec 18, 2020 1 min Executive Director Plans The DSU Executive Committee is proud to announce the publishing of our Director Plans for the 2020-2021 mandate. These plans will serve... Dec 2, 2020 1 min The Search for the CEO is Over! After a month-long search, the DSU Executive team is proud to present our new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Kessy Simbi. Her mandate... Nov 29, 2020 1 min Victory for the Students of Dawson : Cancellation of In-Person Finals On November 26th 2020, after many days of pressure from both students and the media, Dawson College announced that final in-person exams... Nov 24, 2020 2 min The DSU Takes It To the Press Dawson College has taken the decision to move forward with in-person final exams for the fall 2020 semester and there is a great deal of... Nov 23, 2020 2 min Letter to the Minister of Higher Education Dear Minister McCann, In response to the desperate situation unfolding at Dawson College concerning in-person final examinations, we have... Nov 19, 2020 2 min Official Statement and Position on GNL Quebec On November 4th, 2020, Dawson students gathered on zoom to attend the DSU`s fall 2020 General Assembly. Clubs and members were... Nov 18, 2020 2 min ​Announcement on Gift Card Giveaways The Dawson Student Union’s motto is ‘Connect, Support, Inspire’. These words are the driving force behind every plan, every decision,... Nov 13, 2020 2 min ​Official Statement and Position on In-Person Final Exams at Dawson The Dawson Student Union`s Executive Committee unanimously decided at its regular meeting to position itself against holding in-person... Nov 13, 2020 2 min ​Clubs Made Simpler: New Changes to Rules for Clubs The 2020/2021 DSU Executive Team ran on transparency transparency transparency and that is precisely the purpose of the newly written... Nov 11, 2020 2 min The First Ever Digital DSU General Assembly: A Great Success Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 was the 2020/2021 DSU Executive team’s first General Assembly and it exceeded all expectations. ​ Being the... Nov 4, 2020 1 min All Montreal English Cegeps Resolve to Jointly Fight Climate Change The Coalition of the Anglophone Student Associations of Quebec (C.A.S.A.Q.), which includes the Champlain Student Association, the...

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