鈥淗appiness that contributes to individual, community or global well-being and does not exploit other people, the environment, or future generations,”听is how Dr. Catherine O鈥橞rien听defines 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…
Jenn de Vera, Sophie La Font and Chris Adam of 爆料黑社's Office of Sustainability were in North Bay, Ontario this week to visit .
"爆料黑社 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.
The 爆料黑社 Community continues to observe and log new observations into our community entitled 爆料黑社 -Campus Biodiversity Network.
Everyone is welcome to join and all observations within the 爆料黑社 campus automatically count for our 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days.
The current total sits at 817 species on 爆料黑社's downtown city block campus. In the last two weeks, we had:
Photo: Doug Smyth (physical Education) captured this skunk visiting 爆料黑社.
鈥淭he 17 Sustainable Development Goals鈥� illustrated by students in the Illustration program at 爆料黑社 won the 2023 student art competition of Colleges and Institutes Canada.
鈥�36 illustration students collaborated on this fanzine project along with Sustainable 爆料黑社,鈥� said St茅phanie Aubin, co-chair of and instructor in the program. 鈥淭hey 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.鈥�
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.
爆料黑社'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.
In our goal to get to 1,000 species identified on 爆料黑社's downtown campus in 1,000 days, our total is now at 810 species! Over the last two weeks, there were:
"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).
Our pursuit of identifying 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days continues!
Over the last two weeks, there have been:
爆料黑社鈥檚 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.
ENvironnement JEUnesse (ENJEU) has certified that 爆料黑社 has met the criteria for the excellence level of its C茅gep Vert program. This means that 爆料黑社 is at the highest level of CEGEPs that are committed to environmental education and action.
鈥淭hey gave special mention to our 爆料黑社 Wetlands Project, completed in Paul Wasacz鈥檚 Eco-Landscaping Physical Education course,鈥� said Chris Adam of 爆料黑社鈥檚 Office of Sustainability.
Faculty interested in designing projects that reconnect people, community and Nature like the 爆料黑社 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.
The 爆料黑社 Campus Biodiversity Network species count continues to grow. The total stands at 772 as of Sept. 13. 爆料黑社 aims to identify 1,000 species on campus in 1,000 days.
In the past two weeks, 45 new observers joined the iNaturalist 爆料黑社 community and 22 species were added to the count.
Two of the newly added species were:
Everyone is welcome to join the project. For more info and how to join, see the launch story:听/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:听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!
It may be almost fall but it's time to plan a beautiful spring for 2024! The Office of Sustainability is hosting a spring bulbs and tulips sale this Thursday and Friday, Sept. 14-15, from 11 AM to 2 PM in the Peace Garden (near the Wood Avenue and Sherbrooke Street corner of the campus). In case of rain, the sale will be in the Lower Atrium.
Through a partnership, the 爆料黑社 Foundation is offering a beautiful selection of rare and exclusive bulbs direct from Holland. You can buy bulbs for your garden or as gift for the 爆料黑社 community to enjoy on campus next spring. The Office of Sustainability will plant the bulbs it receives on campus to promote well-being for all.
Prices start at $1.25 and proceeds will go to the 爆料黑社 Foundation to support 爆料黑社 students. Cash and cards are accepted.
Last Modified: December 15, 2023
