<![CDATA[Mohawk College Newsroom]]> https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/ en-us Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:14:26 +0200 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:23:43 +0200 <![CDATA[Mohawk College Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/ 144 In the News: Colleges collaborating for student success at Six Nations Polytechnic https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/in-the-news-colleges-collaborating-for-student-success-at-six-nations-polytechnic/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/in-the-news-colleges-collaborating-for-student-success-at-six-nations-polytechnic/136166Two Rows Times published an article on the Six Nations Polytechnic's new Brantford Campus.  Mohawk College is one of the collaborating partners with Six Nations Polytechnic.   

 

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:23:43 -0400 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/500_mohawkbuilding-h_5430.jpg?25276 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/mohawkbuilding-h_5430.jpg?25276 Media Release: Indigenous Gathering Space Officially Opens For Mohawk College Students And Community Partners https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/media-release-indigenous-gathering-space-officially-opens-for-mohawk-college-students-and-community-partners/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/media-release-indigenous-gathering-space-officially-opens-for-mohawk-college-students-and-community-partners/133207Mohawk College celebrated the opening of the first Indigenous gathering space at any Ontario college or university on Tuesday, June 21. Located at Mohawk's Fennell Campus, the Hoop Dance will be used by students and community partners for outdoor classes, cultural presentations and traditional ceremonis. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was present at the opening.

]]>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.

]]>HAMILTON, ON – The first outdoor Indigenous gathering space at any Ontario college or university officially opened today at Mohawk College.

Hoop Dance at Mohawk’s Fennell campus will be used by students and community partners for outdoor classes, cultural presentations and traditional ceremonies. The Hoop Dance can be reserved by emailing hoopdance@mohawkcollege.ca.

Work on the gathering space began last summer, with support from the Mohawk Students’ Association. Constructed of yellow Alaskan cedar pillars and steel hoops, Hoop Dance is surrounded by a traditional Three Sisters garden of corn, bean and squash.

Joining Mohawk College President Ron McKerlie to mark the official opening of the Hoop Dance were Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport the Hon. Eleanor McMahon, MPP for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale Ted McMeekin, Six Nations Polytechnic President and CEO Rebecca Jamieson and Mohawk Students’ Association President Kyle Datzkiw.

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FAST FACTS:

  • Mohawk educates and serves 400 Indigenous students.
  • Mohawk’s Faculty of Health Sciences, Community and Urban Studies offers four diploma programs in partnership with Six Nations Polytechnic (Personal Support Worker, Practical Nursing, Registered Practical Nursing to BScN, and Police Foundations). Mohawk also offers three continuing education courses in support of Indigenous education (Ontario Metis, The 8th Fire: The Relationship Between Natives and Newcomers, and Diversity and First Nations). Mohawk will introduce a fourth continuing education course this winter – Bridging Two Worlds: Connecting with Indigenous Peoples of Canada.
  • Over the past 15 years, Mohawk has graduated the most Indigenous learners among the top 10 post-secondary institutions funded by the Grand River Post Secondary Education Office in Ohsweken.
  • Mohawk is a signatory institution to the Indigenous Education Protocol for Colleges and Institutes developed by Colleges and Institutes Canada.
  • Mohawk received funding from the Government of Ontario to build the region's first collaborative Indigenous Education Plan in partnership with Six Nations Polytechnic, the Metis Nation of Ontario, the Mississauga of the New Credit, Grand River Employment and Training, the Grand River Post Secondary Education Office, Sheridan College, McMaster University, the University of Guelph and Wilfred Laurier University.
  • The Government of Ontario has also funded a province-wide study by Mohawk of best practices by Indigenous Education Councils.

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Contact:

Jay Robb, Mohawk College Director of Communications
905.979.8893
jay.robb@mohawkcollege.ca

]]> “Mohawk College’s new Hoop Dance will be an important gathering place for students to learn and reflect. It will also be a living monument to the culture, traditions and knowledge of Ontario’s Indigenous communities.  It is a hopeful symbol of the province we are building together, a place of opportunity for everyone.”]]> “Mohawk College is committed to supporting Indigenous education and celebrating cultural traditions. Hoop Dance is one of the ways we are weaving Indigenous knowledge and culture into the fabric of our college. Together with the Mohawk Students’ Association, we’ve created a special place where students, staff and college partners can teach, learn, gather and share.”]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:00:00 -0400 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/500_image1.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/image1.jpg?10000 In the news: Hoop Dance comes to Mohawk College https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/in-the-news-hoop-dance-comes-to-mohawk-college/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/in-the-news-hoop-dance-comes-to-mohawk-college/132243The Hamilton Spectator has this story on the construction of the Hoop Dance Indigenous Gathering Space at Mohawk's Fennell campus.

Related:
Video: Mohawk welcomes the Three Sisters
Hoop Dance begins to take shape at Mohawk College

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2016 08:03:00 -0400 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/500_2016-hoopdance-construction11.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/2016-hoopdance-construction11.jpg?10000 Ontario invests $1.25 million in Indigenous education at Mohawk https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/ontario-invests-125-million-in-indigenou-education-at-mohawk/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/ontario-invests-125-million-in-indigenou-education-at-mohawk/117030Mohawk 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.

]]>The Ontario Government announced a $1.25 million investment in Indigenous education at Mohawk College today. The money will be used to build the region's first Indigenous education plan, share best practices among Aboriginal Education Councils and help Mohawk deliver on its commitment to Indigenous students.

Mohawk is building the region's first Indigenous Education Plan with college partners including: Six Nations Polytechnic, the Metis Nation of Ontario, the Mississauga of the New Credit, Grand River Employment and Training, the Grand River Post Secondary Education Office, Sheridan College, McMaster University, the University of Guelph and Wilfred Laurier University.

 

For the development of the Indigenous education plan, the funding will support the integration of the college's Bundled Arrows initiative with local school boards. Led by Mohawk College, the Bundled Arrows Initiative is a regional collaboration between Aboriginal communities.

Working from a foundation of Indigenous Knowledge that many arrows bundled together are stronger than a single arrow, the Bundled Arrows Initiative is a partnership to build on promising practices and create many pathways from secondary to post-secondary education. The partnership recognizes the individual strengths of each arrow, but acknowledges that bundled, they have greater transformative power to increase post-secondary access and attainment for Aboriginal learners.

It is the first Indigenous education initiative of this scale.

Today's announcement is part of the Ontario Government's Targeted Initiatives Fund. The province is investing $3 million to the fund in 2015-16 to support 20 projects at postsecondary education and training institutions, community-based organizations and other service delivery partners. Ontario has committed to stable funding for Aboriginal postsecondary education with a promise to invest $97 million over three years.

]]> "Our new Strategic Plan calls for Mohawk to further strengthen our leadership role in Indigenous education. The Government of Ontario's $1.25 million investment will help Mohawk and our partners build the region's first Indigenous education plan, share best practices among Aboriginal Education Councils and help us deliver on our commitments to Indigenous students and the communities we serve."]]> "The Targeted Initiative Fund supports innovative and thoughtful approaches to helping Aboriginal learners achieve successful outcomes and how appropriate that Mohawk College is receiving support for a project that will positively benefit students in our regional community for years to come."]]> Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:49:28 -0500 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/500_16-03-07-aboriginalfundingannounce5.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/16-03-07-aboriginalfundingannounce5.jpg?10000