New partnership with OUA
HAMILTON, ON (Sept. 19, 2017) – The talents of varsity athletes and media students will be showcased in a new partnership between Mohawk College and Ontario University Athletics (OUA).
Mohawk will serve as a broadcasting and multimedia hub for the OUA. Faculty-supervised students will edit and distribute sports program highlight packages, produce in-studio and web shows and record live broadcasts for the Internet and cable television, with a focus on mobile content.
The partnership will create hands-on and real-world learning opportunities for upwards of 400 students in Mohawk’s School of Media and Entertainment. Mohawk students will also work with the OUA through class projects and work placements. Students in the college’s Broadcasting -Television and Communications Media, Broadcasting – Radio, and Journalism programs will begin creating multi-media content this fall.
Mohawk and the OUA kicked off the partnership this morning at the David Braley Athletics and Recreation Centre with OUA CEO Gord Grace and Mohawk President Ron McKerlie.
Ontario University Athletics provides leadership, stewardship and policy direction for university sport and governs sanctioned interuniversity sport competition in Ontario on behalf of its 20 member institutions.
Mohawk educates and serves 30,000 full-time, part-time and apprenticeship students at three campuses in Hamilton. Mohawk is ranked the number one college in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area for both student and graduate satisfaction and is among the top 15 colleges in Canada for applied research activity.
Mohawk College to be multimedia hub for Ontario University Athletics
“Ontario University Athletics is excited to partner with Mohawk College on this new initiative. Together, we’re creating unique learning experiences and showcasing the talents and achievements of students on and off the field. We look forward to ‘kicking off’ our partnership with a few special projects this fall.”
“Learning by doing is one of the hallmarks of a Mohawk education. Our partnership with Ontario University Athletics opens up great opportunities for our media students to gain real-world, portfolio-building experience.”
CONTACTS:
Mohawk College – Jay Robb, Director of Communications, 905.979.8893, jay.robb@mohawkcollege.ca
Mohawk College educates and serves more than 29,500 full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and international students at three main campuses in Hamilton, Ontario and learning hubs across Hamilton through City School by Mohawk, and at the College’s Centre for Aviation Technology at the Hamilton International Airport. Mohawk is among the top five colleges for applied research in Canada. It has been named one of Canada’s greenest employers seven years in a row, holds a GOLD STARS rating from AASHE for sustainability achievements and is home to the country’s largest and first institutional building to receive dual certification for Zero Carbon Building Framework design and performance for The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. More than 135,000 people have graduated from Mohawk since it was founded.