<![CDATA[Mohawk College Newsroom]]> https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/ en-us Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:45:35 +0200 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:02:10 +0200 <![CDATA[Mohawk College Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/ 144 Media Release: Mohawk Named One of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the 3rd year in a row https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/media-release-mohawk-named-one-of-canadas-greenest-employers-for-the-3rd-year-in-a-row/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/media-release-mohawk-named-one-of-canadas-greenest-employers-for-the-3rd-year-in-a-row/123645Mohawk 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, ONTARIO - Mohawk College has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the third year in a row by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

Mohawk is one of three colleges in Canada to make the 2016 list, and one of two colleges in Ontario. A complete list of this year’s winners is available on Canada’s Top 100 website.

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  • Canada’s Greenest Employers competition is now in its 10th year. Winners are considered to be national leaders in creating a culture of environmental awareness.
     
  • This year’s competition recognized 65 Canadian employers.
     
  • Mohawk is the only Hamilton employer on this year’s list.
  • Among other priorities, Mohawk’s new five-year Strategic Plan commits the college to reducing or eliminating observable, wasteful energy consumption on campus and to ensuring students leave Mohawk with a solid understanding of environmental sustainability and skills they can apply in the workplace.
  • Mohawk’s first Environmental Management Plan committed to a 20 per cent carbon reduction target below the 2007 baseline by the year 2020. Mohawk exceeded this target reaching a 24 per cent reduction by the end of 2012 and set a new target of a 30 per cent reduction by 2020.
  • The college’s Sustainability Office oversees numerous activities and initiatives aimed at encouraging faculty, staff and students to live sustainably. These include programs promoting alternative transit, an on-campus community-based garden with plots available for students, staff and the community, and a seasonal mobile Farm Stand that sells fresh, locally grown produce.
  • Mohawk has also been recognized for its efforts to build a more sustainable campus. Its 64,000 square foot David Braley Athletic and Recreation Centre achieved LEED Gold certification in 2015, becoming the second building on campus to obtain the sought-after certification.

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For more information, contact:

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

]]> “Mohawk is committed to becoming a leader in environmental sustainability. Environmental sustainability is one of the priorities in our strategic plan. We’re proud of the positive changes we’ve made to our campuses and in the way we’re building sustainability into our culture.”]]> “At Mohawk we are committed to reducing Mohawk’s impact on the environment. Over the past five years we’ve developed strong partnership with our students, faculty and community. These partnerships have led to the creation of many very successful programs focused on encouraging the college community to live more sustainably.”]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:02:10 -0400 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/500_mohawkbuilding-h_5430.jpg?25276 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1499/mohawkbuilding-h_5430.jpg?25276 Public invited to help chart the future of Mohawk College (media release) https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/public-invited-to-help-chart-the-future-of-mohawk-college-media-release/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/public-invited-to-help-chart-the-future-of-mohawk-college-media-release/99304commentsHAMILTON (Sept. 18, 2015) – A draft of Mohawk College's new strategic plan is up for comment and review until Oct. 16.

With a vision of Future Ready. Learning for Life, Mohawk's 2016-2020 strategic plan identifies 17 priorities that include reducing financial barriers and delivering an education that transforms Mohawk students into the most experienced and employable college graduates.

Mohawk is welcoming ideas on how to achieve each priority. The plan can be reviewed at strategicplan.mohawkcollege.ca and all comments are anonymous.

The draft plan was written following months of consultation with students, faculty, staff and community partners and will go to Mohawk’s Board of Governors for final review and approval in November.

“We've drafted a bold plan that will challenge and inspire us to make a great college even better for our students, their future employers and the communities we serve,” says President Ron McKerlie. “We’re inviting the community to review our plan and help chart the future of their community college.”

Mohawk College educates and serves 30,000 full-time, part-time and apprenticeship students at three campuses in Hamilton. Mohawk has been rated number one for overall student satisfaction among all colleges in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area for five consecutive years and has been recognized as one of Canada’s greenest employers and a top employer in the Hamilton and Niagara for the past two years.

 

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For more information, contact:

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

 

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