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Design and Production Sofa Communicatons Photography Tae Photography, Kelly Dunham, Meaghan Drury, Carmine DeLuca, Terra Nova Images, Crystal Bian, Wendy Rolfe, Melissa Agnew, Bow Valley Primary Care Network, Paul Heimpel Contributors Jay Robb, Marcine Blake, Wendy Makey, Meaghan Drury, Brent Kinnaird, Megan MacLeod, Lorraine Young, Natalie Shearer, Adam Hislop, Emily Baynes, Andrea Johnson Editorial Advisory Board Wendy Makey – Director, Alumni Relations, Meaghan Drury – Communications Coordinator, Kelly Dunham – Alumni Services Coordinator Wayne Poirier, PhD – Vice-President Student & Alumni Engagement Content Coordinator Meaghan Drury InTouch is published semi-annually by the Office of Alumni Relations at Mohawk College. This magazine is circulated to alumni and friends of Mohawk College. Ideas and opinions published or expressed in InTouch do not necessarily reflect those of Mohawk College, The Alumni Association, or the Editor.

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18 Celebrating the Journey Two time Telly award winner, Adam Hislop ‘01 shares his story.

Celebrating the Journey Adam Hislop ‘01 Shares His Path to Creating an Award Winning Production Company

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alumni news 12 Reflecting On Her College

Years - Melissa Agnew ‘10 23 International Graduate

- Crystal Bian ‘06 28 With A Little Help From The Future,

Mohawk Solves The Mystery Of The

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Welcoming Words

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Alumni Events - Photo Collage

27 Awards & Honours 31 Keeping In Touch Prefer to receive the InTouch magazine to your inbox instead of your mailbox? Visit mohawkcollege.ca/alumni-magazine

34 Calendar of Events

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welcoming words

future ready

Learning For Life: Our Clear Vision and Bold Plan for Your College Ron McKerlie, President – Mohawk College Helping you advance in your career is

• A leader in simulation-based learning that prepares our

one of the commitments we’ve made in

students for their co-ops, field placements and first jobs after

Mohawk’s new five-year strategic plan.

college.

It’s a bold plan with a clear vision of

• A leader on key issues that matter to our community,

Future Ready - Learning for Life. One of

including improving access to postsecondary education for

our commitments is to support lifelong

young people from priority neighbourhoods, championing

learning for you and your fellow alumni.

Indigenous education, building a welcoming and inclusive

We’ll be offering you a specially priced continuing education course once every five years and a discounted 13-week retraining course if you’re moving into a new line of work.

We’ll be sharing more details in the months ahead.

Our strategic plan sets ambitious goals for your alma mater.

college and promoting environmental sustainability.

We also aim to work with our private and public sector partners to invest upwards of $90 million in our three campuses for the direct benefit of our students.

Our plan was developed following months of consultation

You can set ambitious goals when you’re in the company of

with our students, alumni, faculty and staff, Board of

remarkable people. Along with outstanding faculty and staff,

Governors and college partners. Together, we’ve charted an

we have many alumni who are training our students, hiring

exciting course for our college over the next five years. By

our graduates and investing in our college. We look forward

2021, we aim to make Mohawk:

to working together to make our vision of Future Ready –

• Number one for graduate employment among all colleges in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

• Number one for employer satisfaction among all colleges in Ontario.

• Among the top 10 colleges in all of the colleges in Canada for applied research activity.

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welcoming words

greetings from the alumni council chair Marcine Blake, ’88 – Recreation Leadership

Since this past fall’s Alumni Council retreat, we on the Council have focused on planning and supporting College efforts in preparation of the upcoming year-long celebration of Mohawk College’s 50th Anniversary, in 2017. There are many events and special programs currently in the works and I can’t wait for you to hear about them. Whether you graduated last spring or it’s been years since you last returned to campus, I truly hope you are able to take part in some of the exciting events.

We continue to reach out and encourage our grads to give back to the College either by giving your time – through many volunteering opportunities, such as speaking at Convocation and through providing mentorship to current students. Or monetarily - by donating to the Alumni Annual Appeal in support of bursaries to help students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams with a Mohawk education.

Thanks again! We look forward to hearing from you soon and hope to see you at the 50th celebrations.

2015-2016 mohawk college

Joseph Futino, Director

Marcine Blake, Chair

Alan Griffiths, Director

alumni association advisory council Recreation Leadership, 1988

Linda Rourke, Vice-Chair Broadcasting – Television & Communications Media, 1990

Gary Nelson, Past Chair Business Administration, 1985

Joanne Brohman, Director Recreation Leadership, 1983

Lisa DiCesare, Director Law and Security Administration, 1981

Computer Systems Technology, 1994

Environmental Technician, 2009

Jay Hayward, Director Business Administration, 1999

Sera Nicosia, Director Nursing, 1981

Lorenzo Somma, Director Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 2013

Mo Mauri, Director Business, 1977

Kerry Langford, Director Business Administration, 1982

The Alumni Association thanks these individuals for their valued contributions to Alumni activities, committees and meetings on behalf of the Alumni of Mohawk College.

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take a trip down memory lane Wendy Makey, ‘93 – Director, Alumni Relations In 2017 Mohawk Turns 50 50 years of providing post-secondary education to students of all ages. 50 years of history, and 50 years of making memories for students, staff and faculty.

When I think back to my time at Mohawk, as a student in the early 90’s, many things come to mind. The living lab opportunities I received through my placements.

Lectures taught by faculty who were industry experts. The relationships that were built and the lifelong friendships created with classmates and teammates. The professor who pushed me beyond my reach because he saw potential that I didn’t realize was hidden inside. The life skills and lessons learned from living away from home. The collaboration, time management, and organizational skills developed from

My college experience shaped who I am today - providing me with the knowledge, skills and experiences to be successful. I am one, of over 106,000 graduates who are proud to call themselves a Mohawk Alumni.

Everyone has Mohawk memories. Turn back time and pause for a moment to reflect back on your Mohawk journey.

Share your stories with us and you could win too! Enter the Mohawk Memories Contest by July 8 at mohawkcollege.ca/ memories-contest There is so much history to celebrate - 2017 is going to be an amazing year full of events and activities to commemorate Mohawk’s 50th Anniversary. Keep an eye out for the fall magazine with dates to mark in your calendar for upcoming events you won’t want to miss.

Take a trip down memory lane. Reminiscing, it’s good for the

group work. And who can forget celebrating with a cold

soul!

beverage in the Arnie after an exam. The list goes on and on.

Keep In Touch!

Thank you!

Thanks to support from Mohawk grads like you, we raised $4,625 in donations for the Alumni Annual Fund. $4,325 of those funds raised will be matched by the Alumni Association, for a total of $8,950 raised for student scholarships and bursaries.

Interested in helping a student?

Visit mohawkcollege.ca/alumniannualfund to donate

ALUMNI ANNUAL FUND

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and the winners are...

The Places You’ll Go Photo Contest

Thank you to all the grads who took the time to submit a photo of their favourite place on earth. Our judges, Jody Matheson ’94, Ida Adamowicz ’13, Lorenzo Somma ’13 and Lu Ann Pannunzio ’12 had a difficult time choosing our two winners, but it came down to a combination of the photo composition and accompanying description, that resulted in our winners.

Congratulations to Our Two Winners!

For the first time I was able to relax after graduating from the

With 5 year old triplets, an 8 year old son and a beautiful

Mohawk College Insurance program. Now that I’ve enjoyed

wife, our favorite place to go is to the beach together! This

Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba, it will be a relaxing destination

photo was taken after my wife and I renewed our wedding

whenever I need to unwind and come back to reality.

vows on a Dominican beach with oldest son as my best man,

– Sean Stach ‘15

daughter as maid of honor and our youngest boys as ring bearers. Life’s a beach! – Tom Behroozi ‘99

Honorable Mentions…

Marley Bielak ‘14

Antonietta Coccaro ‘15

Ryan Kirchner ‘87

Robert Skaljin ‘93

Nancy Shaw ‘79

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alumni news

alumni events

Alumni Speakers Program All year, grads are welcomed back to campus to talk to current students, share their life and work experience, and provide insight and advice to future grads. Interested in returning to campus to talk to current students? Contact kelly.dunham@mohawkcollege.ca

The Backpack 2 Briefcase (B2B) workshop series has been designed to help students and recent grads develop personal and professional skills to assist with the transition into a successful “Life after Mohawk.� These interactive and informative workshops assist individuals to develop important soft skills that are not typically taught in the classroom.

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alumni news Basketball Alumni Games

Convocation

International Alumni Panel, MYAC Learn to Golf, Pictures with Santa and HIVEX Conference

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Friday, May 27th Flamborough Hills Golf & Country Club 8am shotgun $170/ golfer

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convocation

speakers Fall 2015

“Mohawk feels like home. I wear

“Working hard overcomes a whole

it with tremendous pride. This

lot of other obstacles. You can have

feeling is one that we can all

unbelievable intelligence. You can

share. This is community. Present

have connections. And you can have

company and those that came

opportunities fall out of the sky.

before us have a common bond

But in the end hard work is the true

that unites, here at Mohawk.” –

enduring characteristic of successful

Brent Kinnaird ‘94

people.” – Megan MacLeod ‘13

Congratulations to the 2015 Recipients on their award, Rocco Passero, Fred Eisenberger, Derek Doyle, Daniel Popowich, Megan MacLeod, Brian Jonker, Vanh Kalong, Ted McMeekin, Barbara Shea

Thank you to our sponsors for their support of the 2015 Alumni of Distinction Awards Dinner held on October 27, 2015.

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reflecting on her college years

melissa agnew ‘10

By Lorraine Young, 3rd Year Journalism Within two years she started overlapping that work with a role in the medical/surgical ambulatory care unit at Hamilton Health Sciences, where she trained in wound care and began the

studies toward bridging her RPN qualification to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with Nipissing University.

By 2014, she was on her way to Alberta to work at the Canmore General Hospital while she shifted her ongoing studies to the bridging program at Athabasca University. It Melissa Agnew needs to send a big shout out to her former teachers at Mohawk College.

Before she graduated from the practical nursing program in 2009 Agnew says she “highly disliked” the personal reflection activities that were asked of her. She just didn’t see the point.

Now she sees those reflections in a whole new light. In fact, she confesses her old reluctance about them to her own students in the practical nursing program at Bow Valley College in Calgary, where she teaches part-time.

“I hope this instills in them a sense of common ground between us,” says Agnew, “And allows them to come to me without fear if they need to talk about their own doubts.”

She now understands that reflective writing can tell you a lot about a person.

She’s also got a whole lot more to reflect on these days.

Agnew has been busy since her days as the IAHS campus

was at this time that she began the part-time teaching career that brought the reflective writing process back to her.

In 2015, when she started full-time work with the Bow Valley Primary Care Network as a chronic disease management nurse at the Ridgeview Medical Centre, she took up a specialization in immunization, while still working as a casual LPN at the hospital, and teaching at the college.

Somewhere in between all of that she had time to indulge her love of hiking and snowboarding, and to meet Scott - her partner and travel mate.

“I am very fortunate to have met a partner

representative on the MSA.

that understands my need to travel and is also willing to

After graduation, she started working at the St. Catharine’s

spend the time (and money) to come with me,” says Agnew.

General Hospital, completing the Niagara Health System’s

“Our latest adventure was Indonesia, which will always hold

new graduate initiative and training in a hemodialysis

an important place in our hearts because during our three-

specialization.

week vacation there we found out we were pregnant.”

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Agnew is expecting her baby in June and looks forward to passing on a love of travel and hands-on education to her child. That wanderlust will potentially begin this year with a cross-country road trip to introduce her newborn to family and friends back in Ontario. She’s been keeping in touch through social media since moving to Lake Louise, where she loves to play tour guide to visitors, showing them all the things that are missed by typical tourists.

Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Agnew came to Hamilton to attend McMaster University in 2002. By the time she graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Earth Sciences she realized she had a love for hands-on work, getting out of the lecture hall and into the world to learn.

Her desire to travel had taken her backpacking through Europe, but during her studies, she discovered opportunities to see the world as a volunteer that filled her next three summers with explorations of South America and South-East Asia.

All of that led her back to the nursing program, continuing studies at the Mohawk campus in west Hamilton and the pursuit of her desire to have an important role in health care. Her parents had supported her through university and she was the first in her family to achieve that degree. But she found her own way through nursing, with her family joking that she stayed in school long enough to be a doctor.

She says she loves being a nurse, thriving on the variety of the work and the continuous education and growth that pushes her to constantly learn more and improve herself.

“I often reference my instructors from Mohawk during my own teaching,” says Agnew. “Now that I am an instructor I can appreciate their hard work much more than I could as a student.” She recalls patience as one of the key things they taught her, as well as “letting each student know that they are important to you.”

Vision: Future Ready. Learning for Life.

Mission: We educate and prepare highly skilled graduates for success and contributions to community, Canada and the world.

Values: • We are student focused. Students and learning are at the heart of all we do.

• We are committed to excellence. We are committed to innovation in education, corporate services and student services.

• We engage our community. We are responsive to and collaborative with the communities we serve.

Mohawk’s new strategic plan serves as our college’s roadmap for the next five years. Developed in consultation with faculty, staff and the Board of Governors, our ambitious plan will keep Mohawk responsive to the needs of our students, alumni and employers.

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• We are inclusive. We ensure a welcoming and supportive environment for all.

• We are accountable. We act with integrity, transparency and base our decisions on evidence.

strategic plan

Strategic Themes and Priorities:

How we’ll do it:

• Student Success

• Provide more entry points and pathways to a credential

• Graduate Success

• Address financial barriers

• Collaboration and Partnerships

• Grow our reach and impact

• Community Leadership

• Student engagement to support success

• Strong Foundations

Graduate Success Learning for life is a central tenet of Mohawk’s Vision. We will make a commitment to support lifelong learning for our graduates, a market differentiator. We will demonstrate our commitment with a “Job Ready Guarantee” course and toolkit, plus discounted Continuing Education courses for professional development every five years, and one semester of retraining where required. We will equip our grads with entrepreneurial and global competencies and bolster their job readiness with comprehensive simulationbased experiential learning.

How we’ll do it: • Ensure graduates are Job Ready. Guaranteed.

• Provide career support for life • Foster entrepreneurship, innovation and global

Student Success Student success is Mohawk’s mission and passion. To improve student outcomes and support the college’s recruiting and growth strategies, we will provide more pathways to a broader range of credentials. We will involve our community through distinctive Continuing Education programs that are entry points for nontraditional students and returning graduates. In addition to our stellar academic programs, we will vigorously foster financial literacy and student engagement, both key drivers of student success.

competencies • Become a leader in simulation-based learning • Rank highest for most-satisfied employers

Collaboration and Partnerships Partnership and collaboration are watchwords at Mohawk, underscoring our conviction that we will always do better working with others.

With the support and input of our partners in industry, and in the public and not-for-profit sectors, we will reach

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strategic plan

the top 10 in applied research in Canadian colleges and be recognized as leaders in social research. A new partnership management system will help us deepen our relationships with partners and multiply our physical and virtual collaborative spaces.

How we’ll do it:

How we’ll do it: • Lead in Indigenous education in Ontario • Lead in social inclusion • Lead in internalization and global experiences • Lead in environmental sustainability

• Leaders in applied research • Generate innovative solutions for industry and community challenges • Reframe the definition of campus to support growth and collaboration

Strong Foundations Mohawk has made a significant institutional commitment to the strategic plan’s success by ensuring a sustained focus on the fundamentals of stable funding, risk management and planning.

Community Leadership Mohawk has a strong track record as a community leader.

We will demonstrate continued and evolving leadership in four priority areas vital to the development of our college and community. We will enhance our established leadership in Indigenous education, advance diversity and social inclusion, and expand our international student base and the global experience of all students. We will also lead in sustainability, with significant reductions in carbon emissions and paper consumption.

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We will continue to build on our positive reputation with pride and diligence. We will encourage excellence in our faculty and staff with increased professional development and recognition. We will anticipate future needs and take advantage of emerging opportunities.

How we’ll do it: • Build reputation and pride • Foster excellence in staff and faculty • Maintain financial stability to ensure long-term viability • Plan for the future

be participating in female speakers series on strong, empowered woman who have used Mohawk as a springboard into their rewarding careers. We are hopeful that this is the first of many alumni speaker series!

This past October, Mohawk opened doors to City School by Mohawk, a community-based initiative born out of the College’s Access Strategy. The Access Strategy, launched in 2010, has focused on increasing postsecondary participation rates in Hamilton’s priority neighbourhoods. City School, a learning hub, opened with its first location in the Eva Rothwell Resource Centre alongside other service providers. The programming delivered out of City School is driven by community needs and is focused on making postsecondary education attainable for those Hamiltonians who might not consider College as a possibility.

City School is bringing postsecondary experiences into the community in a non-threatening, risk-free space. We strive to make learning accessible, timely, and encourage gradual steps towards postsecondary. The City School team started small this past fall, offering learning for life lectures and employmentrelated services.

This winter, we were thrilled to offer our first free credit courses, in which students earned Mohawk College credits for their participation in 10-week courses. By removing tuition fees, offering child minding, and making classes happen in familiar community space, we are breaking down barriers to education and breaking new ground as a community college.

We also continue to offer learning labs, speakers series, youth programs, and community events – all tailored to the needs of community members.

All City School programming is developed in consultation with community residents. The City School team connects with the community in a variety of ways, which include community hub meetings, open conversations at 541 Eatery and Exchange, and a proactive presence at community events. The team has worked hard to create grassroots partnerships with community service providers and trust relationships with residents. For example, the community has indicated that access to childcare is a significant barrier to education, so Mohawk students in the full-time ECE program provided on-site childminding to students taking our credit courses. This also allows for an authentic experiential learning experience for Mohawk students and provides them the opportunity to give back to the Hamilton community.

We’ve been floored by the incredible support from our faculty, staff and community partners. As envisioned, we are well on our way to accomplishing our vision of City School as a collaborative education hub. In alignment with the province’s Community Hubs in Ontario Action Plan, we hope to continue to integrate Mohawk’s services seamlessly into existing Hamilton services to best serve our community members’ needs.

As alumni, we encourage you to get involved with City School. We are always looking at ways to demonstrate pathways to postsecondary to our participants, and connections to industry. If you are interested in sharing your experiences, talents, or knowledge at City School, contact us at (905) 575-2489 or cityschool@mohawkcollege.ca

We are also excited to announce the start-up of our alumni speaker series. This coming May, five female alumni will

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celebrating the journey

By Adam Hislop ‘01 In 2015, I was very thrilled to hear that our video production company, Atomic Spark, had won two Silver Telly Awards for projects we produced. One was for a project with SportHamilton, an organization tasked with promoting sport in the city, and another for a project called Smart Brantford, promoting the Smart City initiative of the City of Brantford.

Both projects were amazing to work on, creatively challenging, and logistically complex. Both were extremely satisfying. Both reminded me of a valuable lesson about celebrating success.

to merge this business with another, more established company. After spending a few years there, then doing some freelance and other production work, I knew it was time for a change.

My own career path has meandered, reminding me regularly that the road to success is not a straight line.

After graduating from the Television Broadcasting program in 2001, I started a business producing corporate videos and commercials. I knew how to make videos but had no idea about running a business. There was a lot of learning over the early years, and ultimately I decided

In the early days, I spent some time dreaming and planning, casting the vision for what I wanted this new venture to look like. I developed a relationship with a business coach, which was one of the most valuable investments I made, and something I highly recommend to other entrepreneurs.

Together, we laid the groundwork for how the business was supposed to grow. I had a plan; now to get building.

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Whatever that thing is that makes entrepreneurs be entrepreneurial, I had it, and couldn’t escape it. Deep down I had vision for something that just had to be built. So, in 2010, Atomic Spark was born.

feature story It took some time, but finally the ball was rolling. The company started to grow. Through the daily trials of managing projects and running the business, I kept a constant focus on the grand vision for what I wanted the company to be. This is where success was, and I couldn’t wait to get there.

It’s painfully obvious as I write now, but I’ve learned the valuable lesson that success isn’t just a destination to reach.

It’s something to be celebrated at each step along the path.

Winning the Telly Awards was one of the steps along the way that have forced me to step back from the chaos of the everyday and appreciate that I get to spend those days doing what I love. It’s that 10,000 foot view, where you can see some of the progress towards the goal and stop to appreciate all of the awesome things that are happening right now.

So I encourage you… watch for those milestones, and celebrate the wins every day, big and small.

Enjoy the journey.

Adam Hislop, ‘01 Video Producer at Atomic Spark adam@atomicspark.ca

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As a graduate of Mohawk you know first-hand the benefits of a great education. Ensuring that a Mohawk education is within reach of everyone who dreams of College is possible and may be the greatest legacy you can leave.

By considering Mohawk in your charitable giving or estate plans, you have the opportunity to transform the lives of thousands of grads. Grads who have the power to continue to enhance and transform our community.

For more information about planned giving, please contact: Gena Dureault, Senior Development Officer gena.dureault@mohawkcollege.ca or 905-575-2208

sustainability at mohawk ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN The Mohawk College Environmental Management Plan (EMP) 2.0 continues to reaffirm the College’s commitment to EMP 2.0 achieving campus sustainability.

The strategies and actions of the EMP are arranged into eight Pillars. These Pillars lay the foundation for sustainability and the Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction target of 30% by 2020.

PILLAR FOCUS: PARTICIPATION & ENGAGEMENT This Pillar focuses on outreach and education initiatives that give students the opportunity to be directly involved with the design and implementation of sustainability at Mohawk.

By creating a dialogue with students, the “Sustainability IQ” of the campus population increases. This supports a change in behaviours and attitudes that make the College and its surrounding communities more sustainable.

PARTICIPATION & ENGAGEMENT This Pillar focuses on creating opportunities that foster change in business practices and personal behaviours that directly impact the ollege s environmental bottom line. Through education, experiential learning opportunities and direct outreach, students are challenged to participate in the identification and implementation of sustainable programs, initiatives and personal behaviours. At Mohawk, students will gain the knowledge and skill sets that will help shape them into the sustainable leaders of tomorrow.

Sustainability Initiatives Fund The Sustainability Initiatives Fund (SIF) is a student-led partnership between the Mohawk Students’ Association and the College. The SIF directly supports campus sustainability enhancements focused on research opportunities, programs and services, infrastructure upgrades and student employment opportunities. The Sustainability Initiatives Fund Committee, which is led by both students and college administrators, oversees and approves annual projects and initiatives.

l Pledge l d banner b Water Bottle at Orientation.

To date, SIF has sponsored a number of student co-op positions and the introduction of new programs in the areas of local food production and procurement, water conservation, and waste reduction.

Idea Bank Campaign Each year, SIF invests $50,000 to implement student ideas that support campus sustainability enhancements. The annual Idea Bank Campaign gives all Mohawk students the opportunity to submit their creative sustainable solutions. he top are brought to life. three student ideas

Connect with us! @SustainableMoCo /SustainableMoCo @SustainableMoCo

Students participating in a sustainability workshop.

Students tending plants in the Mohawk College Community Garden.

For more information on Mohawk College’s Sustainability Office, visit mohawkcollege.ca/sustainability

alumni spotlight

International Graduate

crystal bian Business – Marketing, 2006 Business Marketing graduate, Lina “Crystal” Bian came to Canada and Mohawk as a mature student, with a 15-year career behind her, as an International student from China. Working for a Canadianbased company, starting in 1999, in China recruiting Chinese students for the College, Crystal saw the potential and opportunity available in Canada.

spend with their families as she explains, “although Chinese claim to be very family-oriented, Canadians seem to spend more time with their families, especially evenings and weekends.” She also noted how do-it-yourself our culture is as she observed, “most Canadians are very handy; doesn’t matter baking, fixing cars or something at home, Canadians enjoy DIY while Chinese are quite weak at this part.”

Her advice for new comers to Canada and Mohawk is to get involved, open themselves up to new experiences and always ask questions.

She first enrolled in Mohawk’s English as a Second Language course to improve her English. Then, joined Mohawk’s Marketing Co-Op program, which she says pushed her to go outside of her upbringing and her culture’s reserved nature. Soon she was excelling as she shares, was indeed difficult at the beginning. Doing “ Itpresentations, group work and participation during the lectures are the key components of the Marketing Program. But looking back, I gained a lot from those two years. During the school years, I participated in the peer-tutor program. I was also a student ambassador as I understand how much help those new students needed. I was very fortunate to receive the President Award in 2005.

”

At first, life in Canada was a bit of an adjustment for Crystal, some of the major things she’s noticed since moving here, were the amount of time many of her friends and colleagues

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50 YEARS OF MEMORIES 2017 will mark the 50th Anniversary of Mohawk College. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we have partnered with Harris Connect to produce an alumni directory. Mohawk College Alumni Today 50th Anniversary edition will be a publication featuring grad lists, photos and essays, submitted by you, our alumni.

Starting in May you will be invited, via phone, postcard and email, to update your information and choose whether or not to be included in the 50th Anniversary Directory, and if you would like to purchase a copy for yourself. Please be assured the choice to take part and how much information you share, is completely up to you.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Wendy Makey, Director – Alumni Relations at 905-575-2080 or wendy.makey@mohawkcollege.ca

What’s Your Favourite Mohawk Memory?

In 2017, Mohawk College will be 50 years old!

To start off this celebration, we want to hear about your favourite memories from your Mohawk days.

Was is playing on a team, meeting your future spouse, or simply hanging out in The Arnie after class? Tell us!

Submit your favourite Mohawk Memory! And maybe a photo too! mohawkcollege.ca/memories-contest Contest closes July 8, 2016.

2 winners will be chosen by random draw, from all completed entries.

Winners will receive a Mohawk Alumni prize pack including a $50 restaurant gift card.

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Reference this ad and receive $30 off gold ring orders or $20 off lustrium ring orders

Contact John Leach - 905-407-8885 or 1-866-788-1221 or by email at john.leach@jostens.com

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alumni@work The Alumni@Work program seeks to reach out to thank local businesses and community organizations for hiring Mohawk graduates and being proud Mohawk supporters. The program is framed around the Alumni Relations office and applicable Faculty members bringing refreshments and snacks for an hour of connecting with graduates, at their place of work.

During this time, updates about College programming, Alumni events and campus renovations are provided as well there is an opportunity for graduates to catch-up with past instructors, ask questions about programming and meet colleagues that are fellow alumni of Mohawk College.

Are you interested in an Alumni@Work coffee break?

Please contact alumni@mohawkcollege.ca today!

Continuing Education and Online Learning onsidering a new credential or graduate C certificate?

Looking to upgrade or earn professional development credits?

Just want to learn something new?

Let Mohawk Continuing Education get you on track.

Learn more at ce.mohawkcollege.ca or email: ceweb@mohawkcollege.ca

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alumni spotlight

awards & honours Congratulations to the Mohawk College grads who were honoured in February for their contributions and leadership to the Hamilton community as part of the 2016 Hamilton’s Top 40 Under Forty: • Justin D’Olimpio ‘05 • Larissa Drobot ‘10 • Justin Fyfe ’07 • Megan MacLeod ‘14 • Michelle McDowell ‘01 Congratulations to these incredible women, on being nominated for the 2016 YWCA Hamilton Women of Distinction Awards: • Alicia Thoms ‘ 03 • Ellen Corsini-Chappel ‘85 • Megan MacLeod ‘14

Mohawk’s David Braley Athletic and Recreation Centre was honoured with the People’s Choice Award for the City of Hamilton’s 2015 Urban Design and Architecture Awards.

Accepting the Award on behalf of the College were Mohawk Students’ Association President Luke Baylis and Vice President Academic Christine Bradaric-Baus.

Also on hand were members of the team who helped build the facility, including representatives from the engineering firm IBI Group, former Interim President Bob Carrington and Mohawk’s Chief Real Estate Planning and Development Officer, Ron Taylor.

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around campus

with a little help from the future, mohawk solves the

mystery of the missing car part

By Andrea Johnson It’s not every day that Simon Coulson gets

The result?

a call asking for his help to restore a 1923

A perfect 20th

Rolls-Royce.

century car

After all, as manager of Mohawk’s Additive

part that could

Manufacturing Resource Centre (AMRC),

only have been

Coulson spends more time creating the

produced in the

future than replicating the past, working with

21st century.

manufacturing and aerospace companies that are interested in using 3D printing technology on an industrial scale.

So he was caught off guard when he got a call from a local car collector about a vintage car located in New Zealand.

The ask? Help reproduce rare headlight stanchions for the restoration of a 1923 Rolls-Royce.

The stand-alone replacement parts were proving to be impossible to find, but a perfect match for the headlight stanchions happened to be attached to another vintage Rolls-Royce, this one in Ontario- and fortunately located right around the corner from Mohawk College.

So, the collector asked, can Mohawk help produce 3D scans of the Ontario-based part that can then be used to create the replicas in New Zealand?

The answer was yes.

For Coulson, it was the perfect job to help the AMRC’s coop students understand a common challenge in additive manufacturing: how to reverse engineer an existing part using 3D scanning and then manufacture it using 3D printing.

Mechanical Engineering student Stephanie Childs spent two weeks scanning the headlight stanchions using the Engineering Technology’s FaroArm. This generated a surface model via 3D line scanning to create a CAD model that would accurately reproduce a part manufactured 93 years ago.

Once Mohawk’s role was complete, the 3D model was sent to New Zealand, where a more geographically convenient 3D printer produced the plastic parts. The final stage was the creation of a pattern from the plastic parts that was used to create the brass replicas.

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The following is an excerpt from the Rolls-Royce Owner Club, Inc, USA (RROC) February newsletter, that tells the story of the car restoration: “Clive explained he was in the process of continuing a long-stalled restoration of a 1923 Rolls-Royce 20 HP, chassis GF3, a car with a long history in Australia. Apart for more than 20 years it had made its way from Australia to New Zealand in a container, so as you might expect between being disassembled for a generation and having been moved numerous times, a few pieces had gone missing.

Among the parts Clive needed were a set of headlight stanchions.

He reached out to other members of the RROC to see if they might happen to have a spare set. Now, to be honest, there are probably not a lot of headlight stanchion hoarders in the Club, and it is not the kind of part that the factory was likely to have produced for inventory. You just do not get a lot of demand for headlight stanchions. But Clive asked, and Peter, a member from Ontario, Canada contacted Clive and sent photos of the ones from his car.

They were off the car and could easily be photographed from virtually every angle. But that was not all! Once they realized these were the right parts, Peter reached out to a local community college that was able to produce 3D scans, which he then sent to Clive.

Armed with the photos and the 3D scan, Clive set out to find someone with a 3D printer to produce the parts in resin, which could then be used to produce a pattern from which brass stanchions could be cast. All of this was new both to Peter in Canada and Clive in New Zealand (and me in Mechanicsburg). But, armed with the scans, Clive found a company with a 3D printer who quoted him about $300 to make the two plastic stanchions. A bit put off by that quote, he did a bit more research on the web and found a Dutch organization named “3D Hub” whose stated objective was to have a member with a 3D printer within 50 miles of every customer around the world! It turned out that there was a member located less than a mile from Clive who had a 3D printer in his spare bedroom and agreed to produce the two plastic stanchions for approximately $50!

Tell me that we are not living in amazing times! Can you imagine a man living in New Zealand restoring a 100 year old car, built in England, operated in Australia, with the help of a fellow RROC member in Canada, using technology supported by an organization in Holland? I guess that is just one more reason to join a car club.”

alumni reunions

mohawk connections celebrating with your fellow graduates? Celebration to be held Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the home of Karen (Prouse) Lawson in Caledonia at 1pm.

A spontaneous reunion of Industrial Management Technology (IMT) ‘65 grads, took place this summer at Spencer’s at the Waterfront in Burlington. Jack Blachford of Vancouver, Dalton Ferris of Norwich and Parry Sound, and Paul Heimpel of Dundas, met over a lunch and reminisced about the 50 years since graduating from the Hamilton Institute of Technology (Mohawk College) in 1965.

Plan to attend? Please respond to any of the following classmates by May 25, 2016 Debra Pierssens (Demeester)....... dpierssens@hotmail.com

From left to right, Paul, Jack and Dalton.

Paul, a retired Mohawk College Business Professor, Jack, CEO of Space Planners in Vancouver and Student Council President ‘64 -’65, and Dalton, a successful Entrepreneur

Upcoming Reunions:

Karen Lawson (Prouse)..........gramma.grampa5@gmail.com Joanne Jackson............................... Jjackson35@cogeco.ca Simona Dagliesh (Schram)..................bobdal2@rogers.com Anita Reeves (Tuckeleris).................. amreeves54@yahoo.ca 40th Anniversary - Law and Security Class of 1976 Looking to get a reunion for our class in the Fall of 2016, looking forward to hearing from you! Please email Eva Donovan – evagranger1@hotmail.com 40th Reunion - St Joseph`s Campus Class of 1976

Data Processing Class of 1980 – Join your fellow classmates on June 21, 2016 at 6 p.m. at Barangas on the Beach (380 Van Wagner Beach Rd. Hamilton, ON. L8E 3L8)

Come and catch up with your former classmates. Friday, June 17, 2016 at Edgewater Manor (Fruitland Rd and the Lake -off QEW- Stoney Creek) Dinner 6:15.

For more information or if you plan on attending please contact Derek Pugh at derek3pugh@yahoo.ca or 519-767-8733

If interested please contact: Jane Ross (nee Clayson) 905-385-1016 - jane_ross55@yahoo.ca Annual Celebration - St Joseph’s School of Nursing Alumnae Association

Business Administration Class of 1980 - Please contact Donald McFarlane – dcm12@me.com 40th Anniversary - Nursing from Hamilton Civic Campus Class of 1976 Are you a graduate of the 1976 Nursing Class from the Hamilton Civic Campus?

Your classmates are planning a reunion to celebrate 40-years since you graduated from Mohawk College. Interested in

Join fellow St. Joseph’s Nursing grads at Michelangelo Banquet Centre (1555 Upper Ottawa St., Hamilton, Ontario) Friday, June 17, 2016: Mass 10:00 am | Luncheon 12:30 pm | Cost: $55.00/ person For more information please visit sjsnaa.ca or contact Kathy Jackson at mandkjackson@gmail.com

Reunion-in-a-box

for your next class, team, or club get together

We can help you by contacting grads you may have lost touch with by email, through the In Touch magazine, and the Alumni website & social media channels.

We will provide advice on Hamilton area and on campus location options, as well as prizes and swag for your group.

Start planning your reunion today! mohawkcollege.ca/alumnireunion

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Nicholas Strabac | Industrial Engineering Technician, 1977

positions. Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and back in 32’ sailboat with my husband.

Retired at 55. I was Plant Manager with Woods Bag and Canvas, & Operations Manager with Robershaw Control Systems. Purchased ServiceMASTER franchise. Married my wife Barbara a RN grad from Hamilton Civic Hospital. Now living the dream at our log home on Pigeon Lake.

Frieda Bilan | Computer Systems Technology, 1984

Lori Buswell | Office Administration – Legal, 1977 I’m now working at Slack Lumber as a bookeeper, helping the salesmen with their paperwork, as well as keeping track of orders and deliveries. I call it the type/file/smile job :)

Ian B. Gentles | Electronics Engineering Technology – Telecommunications, 1973 Retired after 37 years in the electrical power generation industry. Started with Ontario Hydro Nuclear Division in 1977, continued with Ontario Power Generation - Nuclear and then Bruce Power L.P.

Doug Grierson | Insurance Administration, 1979 Left the insurance business in 1994 after 15 years of being an independent broker. Have been a dog groomer, school bus driver and now city bus driver for 18 years. Married with one daughter and two granddaughters aged 7 and 5. Hope to retire in about 5 years. Life is good and I look forward to the future, whatever that brings!

Jim A. Gauthier | Medical Laboratory Technology, 1980 I have accepted a role as the Senior Clinical Advisor, Infection Control with Sealed Air, Diversey Care. I will be traveling through North America educating on infection control, and supporting both clients and the sales team on disinfection and other issues.

Nancy Sudar-Diedenhofen | Recreation Leadership, 1984 Married, mother of an 11-year-old son, going back to school part time for Office Administration. Been working as a motorcycle instructor for Georgian College and in the ski industry for over 20 years, as well as having many other job

Early retirement and moved back to Hamilton in October 2014. Enjoying crafts and travel.

Betty Ostrander | Nursing, 1985 Working part-time in the Operating Room at Tillsonburg Hospital and in the winter months working in Florida in PACU part time. Life is good.

Robert Casarsa | Business Administration, 1985 Gave up over 20 years in the transportation industry the last being 13 years as a president of a trucking company in Hamilton and now am a thermographer and travel the world using infrared camera and ultrasonics on high voltage electrical systems. From September 2014 - September 2015, I had been to 16 different countries and was heading to Taiwan, Korea and back to China in December 2015.

Karen Viersen | Marketing, 1987 I have remained in the Hamilton area since graduation working in non-profit philanthropy. I currently hold the position of National Director, Foundation Relations with CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind). I have two children aged 22 and 20 both pursuing post-secondary education themselves.

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keeping in touch Tony Josipovic | Architectural Technology, 1992 Recently joined JLL based in Charlotte NC after 10 years in Corporate Real Estate at Bank of America.

Nicola Scozzaro | Computer Science Technology – Software Engineer, 2001 After graduating from Mohawk in 2001, I went on to spend 14 years at BlackBerry where my last position was Head of Enterprise Mobility. I have since left BlackBerry to start my own mobile software company with employees and partners in a few countries serving customers in Canada, USA and hopefully Europe. I owe a lot of my success to Mohawk College.

Trish MacMillan | Health, Wellness and Fitness, 2011 The last few months of my life have been very exciting. I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Gavin. I started two businesses. I am in the process of launching Gavin’s Gift Co. Gavin’s Gift Co. specializes in all natural bath and body products free of chemicals, dyes and additives. Also, handmade bracelets, including aromatherapy diffuser bracelets made with lava rock beads. My second company is a women’s business club called Mom Entrepreneurs Niagara. Mom Entrepreneurs Niagara works to build and maintain a networking of mom entrepreneurs in the Niagara region and enables them to exchange information and ideas. Mom Entrepreneurs Niagara also provides business development, promotion, networking and educational opportunities. Mom Entrepreneurs Niagara is hosting our First Annual Mother’s Day Vendor Fair on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 at Thorold Community Activities Group Centre from 10-3. Mom Entrepreneurs Niagara is hosting our First Annual Fall Vendor Fair on Saturday, September 24th, 2016 at the Merritton Community Centre in St. Catharines from 10-3.

Amy Smith | Practical Nursing, 2011 Since graduation, I have been working at the Hamilton General Hospital. I have also held a position in the Emergency Department with Halton Healthcare Services and a position as the Director of Care of a retirement home.

Currently I am studying at Mohawk College again in the RPN-BScN program

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collaboratively with McMaster University to upgrade my designation from Registered Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse. I do this while raising a family of 4 children.

Onar Tuncelli | International Business Management, 2012 After I graduated from Mohawk, I moved to St. John’s, NL to find a job and I stayed in St. John’s for eight months.

During this time, unfortunately I couldn’t find a job in my field of study. Then I had to go back to my country for my mandatory military service. I have joined the army and I have served six months. After I finished my service, I have worked as Export Sales Engineer in a production plant where I got a chance to gain experience in my field of studies. During this time I’ve got married and my wife is Canadian. We moved back to Newfoundland after working over one year in that production plant in Turkey. Now, we are in Canada and I’m a permanent resident. I am looking for a new job and new life here again.

Ashely Ince | Graphic Design, 2013 Recently joined the Wise & Hammer team as a Junior Graphic Designer.

Wise & Hammer, located in downtown Hamilton is a professional fullservice marketing and communications agency with expertise in developing high impact programs that drive measurable results – across the entire spectrum of online communications media.

Norman Medensky | Financial Services, 2014 Recently married and working for Scotiabank as a Small Business Advisor in Toronto.

Marian Vadaparampil | Child and Youth Worker, 2014 Shift Coordinator at a group home, married the love of my life and trying to settle down.

Tammy Cox | Paralegal, 2015 I am the owner of Tammy Cox Paralegal, offering legal services. I am also the Paralegal Placement Officer at Mohawk College. On the side I work on website creation.

keeping in touch Thomas Fontaine | Mechanical Techniques – Welding & Fabrication, 2015

Protection of Personal Information

I have a great welding job, I like going to work every day.

Laura Grayhurst | Protection, Security & Investigation, 2015 I am currently in my last semester of the Community and Justice Service program at Mohawk and I plan to graduate in June 2016. In September, I am taking my third and final program called “Concurrent Disorders” also at Mohawk and I plan for graduate from the last program in June 2017. I also work as a security guard as a hobby, I have worked at events such as Boots and Hearts, WTFest and the Toronto 2015 Games. If I never came to Mohawk I would have never gotten the opportunity to work security and I am MOHAWK COLLEGE forever grateful for all the events I have worked, the people I have worked for and the people I currently work with. I hope to volunteer this summer at the Ellen Osler Home in Dundas to maybe have a school placement for next year.

From time to time, you may be contacted either by mail, e-mail or phone by one of our services and benefits partners regarding one of our programs. Mohawk College is proud of its relationship with a number of trusted partners and service providers who have an established record of treating personal information with care and provide valuable services and benefits to our alumni. We appreciate you taking the time to learn about the programs and the latest offers available. We want to let you know that at no time will your name or contact information be shared with anyone not specifically authorized

by Alumni Relations. Mohawk College respects the privacy of its alumni and the sensitivity of personal information. All of our partners sign strict confidentiality agreements with us prior to receiving any contact information.

Should you wish to not be contacted about services and benefit programs, JUST CALL 905-575-2258 or e-mail alumni@mohawkcollege.ca and tell us you wish to OPT OUT of affinity marketing plans.

Thank you for your interest and your participation in the services and benefits provided by the Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Relations.

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Award-winning Camp for kids ages 5-12 July 4 - August 26 Program Hours – 9am to 4pm FREE Extended Hours – 8am to 9am and 4pm to 5:30pm Check our website for registration, trip details, special guests and more at mohawkcollege.ca/camps

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calendar of events Please visit mohawkcollege.ca/alumni to find out more about or to register for all Alumni events.

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12th Annual Mohawk College Alumni Golf Classic – Flamborough Hills Golf and Country Club | 8:00am Shotgun Start | $170 per person/$680 per team | Early Bird Special (Receive $10 off when you register by May 8 at 4pm) | Register online

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Mohawk Day at the Tiger-Cats Game – Tim Horton’s Field | 4:00pm Kickoff | Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Calgary Stampeders | Register online - opens late July

Online Networking Event: LinkedIn Review/ Tune Up – Get advice from fellow grads on how to

Upcoming Reunions

improve your LinkedIn Profile | 7:00pm to 8:00pm EST | FREE EVENT | registration online

June 4............................Nursing - Hamilton Civic Campus June 17....... Nursing – Class of 1976 St. Joseph’s Campus June 17... Nursing – St. Joseph’s Campus Annual Reunion

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June 21.............................Data Processing - Class of 1980

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MYAC Spring Social at SERVE – Serve Ping Pong Bar & Lounge (107 King Street East, 2nd Floor – Hamilton) | The Ballroom | 7:00pm to 10:00pm | $20 per person | Register online

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Mohawk Alumni Pop-Up Hamilton Event on the HMCA Haida – Join us for an unforgettable

Fall 2016......................... Law and Security - Class of 1976 TBD...................... Business Administration - Class of 1980 See page 29 for more info on all these reunions and how we can help you to organize your own reunion.

celebration of cuisine, drink and entertainment inspired by the missions of this famous warship 7:00pm | Cost: $85 per person | Limited seating – Registration open early-May

Register for all events at alumni.mohawkcollege.ca Please visit alumni.mohawkcollege.ca for up-to-date events and activities If you have any questions, please contact us at 905-575-2258 or alumni@mohawkcollege.ca

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