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In the news: Mohawk announces downtown Brantford departure

Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:43:46 -0500

The Hamilton Spectator has this story about Mohawk College expanding Community Services programs in Hamilton to welcome students from Brantford starting in September 2014.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:15:54 -0500

Mohawk College will expand its Community Services programs in Hamilton to welcome students from Brantford at the start of 2014-15 academic year in September.

With the move, Mohawk will no longer offer post-secondary programs in Brantford. The college currently has 350 students enrolled in six Community Services programs in downtown Brantford. Approximately 60 per cent of those students commute from Hamilton and the same six programs are offered in Hamilton.

Mohawk will continue to work with education and community partners in Brantford on academic upgrading programs, field placements and co-operative work terms.

Along with enhancing the overall college experience for students through access to a full range of services, supports and amenities, relocating the programs will generate approximately $1 million in savings at a time of increasing fiscal constraint for Ontario colleges and universities.

“While discontinuing our full-time programs in Brantford this September was a difficult decision, it’s a move that will further enhance the college experience for students and help meet our obligation for a balanced budget,” says Mohawk President Rob MacIsaac. “Quality and sustainability are strategic priorities and this move delivers on both fronts.”

For students who will complete their programs in Hamilton, Mohawk will continue to offer a subsidized shuttle service from Brantford. Mohawk will also honour the collective agreements in place with faculty and support staff.

In the Fall of 2013, Mohawk relocated its Health, Wellness and Justice programs to the Fennell Campus in Hamilton and closed the Elgin Street Campus. Mohawk had previously relocated graphics and skilled trades programs to Hamilton.

In the news: Mohawk students win national app competition

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:32:30 -0400

Can't make this year's Convocation ceremonies? No problem. Each of this year's Spring Convocation ceremonies will be streamed live over the internet, meaning anyone, anywhere will be able to watch their loved one graduate.

Watch it live on the internet at http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/convocation.

All streaming events will coincide with the actual ceremonies. Below are the dates and times for the 2012 Spring Convocation.

Monday, June 11 at 2 p.m.
- Brantford Sanderson Centre

Tuesday, June 12 at 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- McIntyre Theatre, Fennell Campus

Wednesday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- McIntyre Theatre, Fennell Campus

Thursday, June 14, 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- McIntyre Theatre, Fennell Campus

In the news: Class project helps clean up community

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:51:12 -0500

The Brantford Expositor has this story about five Mohawk College Advanced Police Studies students who took on a graffiti problem in Brantford and ended up with an $11,000 city-funded project. Students Melanie Bosnjak, Michelle Ulman, Steve Heard, Ryan McDonald and Jeff Lloyd approached Brantford police to find out about the pressing issues facing the city and came away with the idea to tackle a recurring graffiti problem in the city's west end. The student's work paid off and they ended up securing $11,000 from the city and CN Rail to install lighting on a railway underpass near Ava and Paris Roads.

Mission Services takes ownership of former Mohawk College campus

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:02:41 -0400

Mohawk's former Wentworth Campus is the future home for Mission Services' new education and wellness centre. Mission Services is taking ownership of the 45,000 square foot building in North Hamilton, which will offer cooking classes, abuse counselling, employment training and medical clinics among other programs. The Provincial Institute of Textiles opened at the Wentworth Campus in 1947, followed by Hamilton Institute of Technology in 1957. Mohawk closed the campus two years ago. The college is currently negotiating an agreement with Mission Services to lease a small amount of space at former campus and is exploring potential program options. Mission Services is planning $2.5 million worth of renovations to the building.

In the news: Mohawk students part of mock disaster

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:06:04 -0400

The Paris Star has this story about an Oct. 7 mock disaster that will include students from Mohawk's Police Foundations program playing the part of victims. More than 1,000 first-line responders, from OPP and city police to firefighters, Red Cross and Brantford General Hospital, will take part in the mock disaster training exercise at the Brantford Airport. Last year, Mohawk students took part in a mock disaster at the Children's Safety Village next to the Elgin Street Campus.