The Convocation Keynotes are also available on YouTube (see list at bottom of page). 

Click on a link below to view the corresponding Convocation ceremony.

Mohawk College Brantford

Convocation 2012 (Post Secondary and Apprenticeships)

Mohawk College School of Business

Morning Convocation 2012

Afternoon Convocation 2012

Mohawk College School of Engineering Technology

Morning Convocation 2012

Afternoon Convocation 2012

Mohawk College School of Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships

Convocation 2012

Mohawk College School of Community and Urban Studies

Morning Convocation 2012

Afternoon Convocation 2012

Evening Convocation 2012

Mohawk College School of Media and Entertainment

Convocation 2012

Convocation 2012 Keynotes:

Rob MacIsaac, President Mohawk College

Blair McKeil, Chairman & CEO, McKeil Marine - Mohawk College Fellowship and Honourary Business Administration Diploma Recipient

Tammy Plummer, Alumnus, School of Community and Urban Studies

Mary Long, Alumnus, School of Community and Urban Studies

Len Potts, Alumnus, School of Health Sciences

Joanne VanDongen, Alumnus, School of Community and Urban Studies

Fred Eisenberger, Alumnus, School of Engineering Technology

Derrick LaRiviere, Alumnus, School of Engineering Technology

Andy Ross, Alumnus, School of Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships

Allan Giacomelli, Alumnus, School of Media and Entertainment

In addition to the company’s $750,000 contribution to Mohawk’s Fennell Campus Renewal Project, McKeil Marine Chairman and CEO Blair McKeil and his wife Kathy hosted an event last month that inspired family and friends to donate $250,000 for student scholarships and bursaries. Blair is also mentoring students by serving as Mohawk’s first ever entrepreneur-in-residence while Kathy is organizing an entrepreneurship speakers’ series.

In recognition of these investments in Mohawk, the college will officially announce the naming of the McKeil School of Business on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. in the iWing Rotunda at the Fennell Campus. The McKeil School of Business, with 2,600 students in 20 programs, is the first to be named for a Mohawk benefactor.

“Blair, together with his family and his company, has made a remarkable investment in both our students and our college,” says Mohawk President Rob MacIsaac. “Mohawk is proud to name our School of Business in tribute to a hometown CEO and an industry-leading company.”

“My family and company are proud to invest in a college that does an outstanding job of preparing students in our community for the business of life,” says Blair.  “Like every successful company, our most valuable asset is our people. McKeil Marine supports Mohawk because the college provides our company and the Greater Hamilton Area with highly skilled graduates who make an immediate contribution thanks to their hands-on and real-world college education.”  

McKeil Marine provides innovative marine transportation solutions and special project support to customers across the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, eastern seaboard and Canadian arctic. With 53 years of experience in the marine transportation industry, McKeil owns and operates a diverse and versatile range of tugs and barges.

Mohawk College delivers a quality education to 12,000 full-time students, 4,500 apprentices and 42,000 continuing education registrants. The renewal of Mohawk’s largest and oldest campus is earning high marks from students. In the Ontario government’s latest province-wide student satisfaction survey, Mohawk ranked number one among all colleges in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area for quality of programs and learning, quality of facilities and services and overall student and graduate satisfaction.