Hamilton,
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March
2017
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15:52 PM
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Campus to Community

Summary

New project creates meaningful connections between students and community

Campus to Community is a new initiative led by the Department of Student Engagement at Mohawk College. The project aims to create meaningful connections between Mohawk College students and the Hamilton and Halton Communities through academic placements and volunteer projects.

In the first year of the project, Mohawk has chosen to work with three community organizations: Ronald McDonald House Charities Hamilton, The Eva Rothwell Resource Centre, and Habitat for Humanity Hamilton/Habitat for Humanity Halton. Each partner works closely with a student leader from Mohawk College. The job of the student leader is to plan and facilitate all the volunteer projects at the community centres, providing support and guidance to their fellow student volunteers.

About Mohawk

Mohawk College educates and serves more than 32,500 full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and international students at four main campuses in Hamilton, Ontario and learning hubs across Hamilton through City School by Mohawk, as well as at the Mohawk College Mississauga Campus in partnership with triOS College. Mohawk is committed to upholding an equitable, diverse and inclusive learning, working and engaging environment for students, employees and the community. The college is among the top colleges for applied research in Canada. It has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s top employers and one of Canada’s greenest employers, and holds a GOLD STARS rating from AASHE for sustainability achievements. More than 165,000 people have graduated from Mohawk since it was founded.