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In the news: Mohawk finance students raise $28,000

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:15:22 -0400

YourHamiltonBiz.com has this story about Mohawk College Financial Services students who raised $28,400 to support local and international projects by the Rotary Club of Hamilton AM. The class of 36 students raised the money over two months as part of the program's annual community project.

RBC's Vince Isber receives 2013 Friend of Mohawk College Award

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:28:46 -0500

Vince Isber, a senior executive with RBC Financial Group, was recognized last night with the 2013 Friend of Mohawk College Award. The award was presented before an audience of more than 400 people during the 4th annual Mohawk President's Dinner at Liuna Station in downtown Hamilton. Vince was honoured for his personal contributions to Mohawk's Financial Services program and for RBC's leadership gift to the ongoing Fennell Campus Renewal Project. The Friend of Mohawk College award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to improve the quality of education and enhance the overall college experience for Mohawk students. Past recipients have included the Hon. Ted McMeekin, former Ontario Minister of Revenue Sophia Aggelonitis, Dr. Peter George, ArcelorMittal Dofasco and Ron Joyce.

Financial Services students save 759 lives through Blood Donor Challenge

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:24:03 -0500

Mohawk College Financial Services students (l-r) Clara Crawford, Amanda Dehaan, Jonathan Derby, Anthony Bordignon, BiYi Mai, and Stephen Baudler took top honours in this year's Blood Donor Challenge getting a total of 52 successful blood donations.

2012 was another successful year for Christine DiCarlo's Financial Services students who have earned a reputation for being exceptionally good at getting people to donate blood. This year the students outperformed last year's record-setting class bringing in a total of 253 donations (compared to 211 last year), which works out to 759 lives saved.

The annual blood drive helps students hone their sales skills, which they will need to approach prospective clients if they want to succeed in the Financial Services sector. It's also chance for the students to impress potential employers.

A total of seven students teams took part in this year's challenge.