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Special Project Funding (SPF) Each year, the Dawson Student Union commits a portion of its budget to fund student-led projects, events or initiatives. The goal of Special Project Funding is to help students realize projects that impact the community or advance the experience of Dawson College students. The allocation of the fund is made on a rolling basis during the Fall and Winter semesters. Please note that you are encouraged to apply as early as possible when your project is ready. Usually, applications are reviewed within 7 days after submission. REQUIREMENTS: Be a Dawson College student May not solely be used for fundraising Must target the Dawson community or community at large directly Have duly completed the application process APPLICATION PROCESS: Complete the proposal template Complete the budget template Send the proposal and budget templates to the email: SPF@dawsonstudentunion.com . POST-FUNDING REPORT Complete the report Send the report via email to the DSU along with an updated budget containing exact numbers following the project and receipts/invoices For more information, please email SPF@dawsonstudentunion.com .

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 Victoria Ormiston advisor.de@dawsonstudentunion.com advisor.vo@dawsonstudentunion.com Past Councillors

Dawson Student Union is an accreditated student association representing more than 10 000 Cegep students from Dawson College for over 15 years... Dawson Student Union Welcome to your union! CONTACT US 3040 Sherbrooke West Office 2F.2 Montreal, QC H3Z 1A4 Canada By email only : info@dawsonstudentunion.com For DSU Health and Dental Plan (Insurance) Inquiries: +1 438 796 2640 or Studentcare Contact Form For Media R equests : media@dawsonstudentunion.com The Dawson Student Union conducts its activities on land which is the unceded traditional territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka . .....

The DSU has eight Executive Officers elected every Winter semester by the DSU Members to serve for a one-year term that typically runs from 1 June following their election to 31 May of the next year. The Executive Officers report to the Student Council and are responsible for managing the daily activities of the DSU with diligence, prudence, loyalty and honesty. Please refer to the DSU Constitution to learn more about each Executive Officer role. Executive Officers 2025-2026 Term: 1 June 2025 - 31 May 2026 Ella Dubé President They/Them Mail Jordan Boghen VP Finance He/Him Mail Lauren Tzimopoulos VP Academic Affairs & Advocacy She/Her Mail Emilia Alina Tobar-Icaza VP Operations & Services She/Her Mail Inès Benlaribi Miella Manjava VP External Affairs She/Her VP Internal Affairs & Communications She/Her Mail Mail Vacant VP Student Life She/Her Mail Anne Liang VP Sustainability & Equity She/Her Mail Past Execs

Governance Documents The DSU is governed by its Constitution, Internal Regulations, and Policies. Constitution June 1, 2024 - Present Document The current version of the DSU Constitution was ratified by referendum on May 23, 2024 and came into effect on 1 June 2024. Standing Regulations May 2023 - May 2025 Document Document Clubs Standing Regulations was ratified by Student Council. Spaces Standing Regulations was ratified by Student Council. Resolutions and Positions DSU Position on the Winter 2021 In-Person Exams Document DSU Position Against the Gazoduc/GNL Project Document Other DSU Positions Document Adopted at the Winter 2021 General Assembly of the Dawson Student Union. Presented by the Green Earth Club Adopted at the Fall 2020 General Assembly. The Dawson Student Union holds a certain position on a myriad of issues ranging from Socio-Political to Sustainability. This document is an accumulation of the positions in one document.

Student Representatives Student Representatives are appointed by the Student Council under recommendation of the Vice-President Academics & Advocacy to represent student interests on the various boards, councils, and committees of the College. All Student Representatives are part of the Student Representatives Caucus chaired by the Vice-President Academics & Advocacy. As an accredited union, the DSU is given the sole right by law to appoint students on the various bodies of Dawson College. To learn more about Student Representatives or to find out how you can get involved, please email vp.acad-advocacy@dawsonstudentunion.com Mail

Upcoming Events For event suggestions, please contact info@dawsonstudentunion.com December 2025 Today Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 10:00 a.m. Gala Ticket Booth +1 more 6 7 8 9:00 a.m. Gala Ticket Booth +1 more +2 more 9 7:00 a.m. Last day of class +1 more +2 more 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Dawson Elections Commission The Dawson Elections Commission is tasked with overseeing and administering the overall electoral and voting process for all DSU elections and referenda. The head of the commission is the Chief Returning Officer (CRO), who can name a deputy referred to as the Deputy Returning Officer (DRO). The elections commission is given a budget to manage their elections each year. If you wish to help out during elections and join the Elections Commission, feel free to reach out! For any question concerning elections, please contact elections@dawsonstudentunion.com Mail Follow the Dawson Elections Commission Meet The Team Katherine Ilievska The Chief Returning Officer shall: oversee and manage the voting process’ of Elections and Referenda; Manage the elections budget; Coordinate all activities relating elections; and more. Please read DSU Constitution for more information. Mail cro@dawsonstudentunion.com Richard Ma-Yang The Deputy Returning Officer will be the deputy to the Chief Returning Officer. The Deputy Returning Officer will assume any task and exercise any powers delegated to them in the course of their mandate. Please read DSU Constitution for more information. Mail dro@dawsonstudentunion.com

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.

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

Elections General Elections are done once a year in the spring time to elect: DSU Executive Officers and Student Councilors . Interested in learning more about the DSU General Elections ? Here are the important information to keep in mind. For more details please read the DSU Constitution found in the Governance Documents page. For any other inquiry please do not hesitate to contact general@dawsonstudentunion.com Positions in the DSU: DSU Executive Officers (8 positions) President Vice-President Operations & Services Vice-President Finance Vice-President Academic Affairs & Advocacy Vice-President Student Life Vice-President External Affairs Vice-President Services and Equity Vice-President Internal Affairs & Communications Student Council (16 positions) Creative & Applied Arts (3) Continuing Education (3) Science, Medical Studies & Engineering (5) Social Science & Business Technologies (5) Past General Elections Spring 2021 Spring 2022 By Elections 2022 For recent updates, information and announcements please follow @dawson_elections on instagram. To contact the Elections Commission team please visit their page: here . TIME LINE AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 7 : Nomination Period SEPTEMBER 8-18 : Campaign Period SEPTEMBER 19-22 : Polling Days HOW TO VOTE Vote : here Instructions: 1. Click link above (linked above) 2. Sign in with your Dawson College email (example.example@dawsoncollege.qc.ca ) 3. Vote for DSU Executive positions 4. Choose the Academic sector you belong to and vote for the candidates of your sector's councillor(s) CANDIDATES DEBATE (September 16) CANDIDATES RUNNING Executive Officers Vice-President Finance Sabrina Vuong (ACE) Stefano Pangilinan Vice-President Internal Affairs and Communications Gabriela Aragon (ACE) Adam Semergian Vice-President Student Life Kevin Labossière (ACE) Student Councillors Please click on the candidate names to access their IG campaign. Creative & Applied Arts (CAA) Jacob Boily Deidra Robinson Continuing Education (Conted) Mohammad Parsa Parthib Chakroborty Science, Medical Studies & Engineering (SMSE) Brenda Truong Social Science & Business Technologies (SSBT) Nate Gervais Athi Thilagaraj Jessica Maguire

CLUBS Community & ACtivism clubs VIEW ALL > Art and Performance Clubs VIEW ALL > Leisure & Hobby clubs VIEW ALL > CULTURE & RELIGION Clubs VIEW ALL > STUDENT-RUN SERVICES VIEW > THE VINE PODCAST THE SWAP BOOK EXCHANGE view > THE PLANT NEWSPAPER VIEW > Read the issues HERE INDEPENDENT CHAPTER GROUPS medlife MedLife Dawson is a network of dedicated and passionate students who work together to provide access to medicine, education and development to low-income families in Latin America and Africa. Members of this club organize fundraisers and medicine-related events all while bringing sensitivity and awareness to Medlife's cause. All of the club's activities lead up to a final goal of a MedLife Service Learning Trip, a week-long trip where students get to help underserved communities hands-on by the side of doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals. Medlife Dawson is an amazing opportunity for students interested in medicine and other health-related fields, as well as for anyone who wants to make a difference and help those in need. Our group email is medlifedawson2023@gmail.com Islamic relief We are a team of extremely motivated Muslim students who are doing their best to help the Muslim community and the Montreal community in general. Since the foundation of the team in the Winter 2023 semester, we have raised 100k+ value in cash and orphan sponsorship pledges, including one that we, the students, sponsor. Though our initiative is new and humble, we have provided great amounts of aid to Gaza, Sudan, the Montreal immigrant and homeless community and even orphans in Bosnia. Our team has also been announced as the local winners of the prestigious Forces Avenir collegiate team award in the humanitarian domain. Starting chapters of Islamic Relief in the province of Quebec started in Dawson, but we now have chapters in Concordia. A Vanier and a McGill chapter are under the process of being ratified. We openly invite any student who takes interest in doing humanitarian work to reach out. Join our team. Build a greater tomorrow. coda Coda is a student-led foundation with seeds in 12 CÉGEPS and universities across Québec. Our goal is to fight cancer notably by raising funds for research, providing direct psychosocial support to cancer patients, and spreading awareness for the cause. At Dawson, we have organized events such as bake sales, movie nights, sports tournaments, collabs with other clubs and other fun events with the help of our volunteers. We will strive to organize bigger events in the upcoming year. Our mission? Making a world where no Canadian fears cancer! Join us on Discord or follow us on Instagram to get updates as to what we are doing, volunteer if you would like to and to join our community! Together, we can save more lives. 💜 Save A Child’s Heart has helped over 6000+ children receive life-saving heart surgeries. We are SACH’s CEGEP Fundraising Board in Montreal. ❤ Website: https://www.saveachildsheart.ca/ To become a SIT (SACH in training): https://l.instagram.com/? https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2F6Dbi2ypSeSSEWGZc9&e=AT1OC3TazGWVZ9WG4d4TceaaqNLZlXbs32d-iXGy2fsUjZRiF9uOYPjGWPYwMdu1LAb6ruTkr8G2CEU5wxY4hbwAH9Ir2O0e SACH