MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - JUNE 2005 · MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - JUNE 2005 Based on the 2004 – 2007...

MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - JUNE 2005Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Plan

and 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our Mission

INSPIRING LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP

THE COLLEGE OF CHOICE – THE CHAMPION OF STUDENTS

1.1 The International Student Ambassadors hosted three career-planning meetings in Aprilto support graduates getting a job placement. The task was to prepare an exceptionalresume that captured unique elements of each candidate. Once students identified asequence of three progressively more responsible positions in their chosen field, theywere asked to identify a minimum of five prospective employers to interview. Theyprepared scripts to approach representatives of the company as part of a more proactiveeffort. The winner of the process was Earl Clarke, from Trinidad - Tobago, whoeventually had four employers looking to hire him. He took one job, however, is still innegotiations for future prospective employment as part of a larger career plan. Congratulations Earl! You are a true Ambassador for Mohawk College. Earl is postedon our Graduate Ambassador web sitehttp://www.mohawkcollege.ca/dept/intedu/Ambassadors.html#GA [Submitted by Louise Bockner,Executive Dean, International Education]

1.2 During the winter semester, the Library @ Mohawk piloted the use of Instant Messaging(IM) as a means to provide information assistance to students. Staffed from 8:30am-9pm Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday as well as Sunday, the serviceprovides help using the popular IM software Yahoo, MSN, and ICQ. The pilot wassuccessful and the service will be implemented as a core library service. [Submitted byCatherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

1.3 The Student Success Symposium held on April 25 and 26, 2005, offered a greatprofessional development opportunity for over 200 college staff. This college-widecollaborative effort provided concurrent sessions, which focused on Early Intervention,Orientation Model Referral Strategies, and resources to assist our students. The focusof Institutional Research provided the forum for keynote speaker, Robert Barnard, of D-Code to focus on the demographics of the “Information Age Generation”, to present ourMohawk College Student Profile as well as share current Mohawk College researchsupporting student success. Keynotes Robert Aitken of Vancouver Community Collegemotivated the audience to examine and reflect on brain research in our work and livesoutside of work and Jon Olinski of College Student Alliance, focused on hispresentation, “What Students are Saying”. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student andLearning Services]




1.4 Several Student Development Division staff, representing Counselling, Peer Tutoring,Disability Services, Dispute Resolution & Human Rights and Health Services, attendedthe VIP Orientation Day on Saturday, April 30 at the four main campuses. The event waswell attended and staff received positive feedback from applicants and guests. [Submittedby Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

1.5 There were a total of 440 student contacts in Counselling from all campuses during themonth of April 2005. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

1.6 The Peer Tutor Centre, which is located on the second floor of the Library at FennellCampus, was available for students on the 2nd of May to register for tutorial services forthe summer 2005 semester. The hours of the Centre run Monday through Thursday9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. There was success in recruitingtutors through program co-ordinators and faculty recommendations, campus connectionadvertisement and campus wide poster blitzing. This will allow students early accessduring the semester to receive services. The Centre is being utilized by tutors andtutees on a daily basis for tutorial sessions, and students are using it as a quiet place tostudy. Along with tutorial sessions and individual studying, students are using theCentre for group studying sessions. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and LearningServices]

1.7 Eighty-seven percent of students responded positively to a Residence SatisfactionSurvey conducted during April regarding their residence experience. [Submitted by CatherineDrea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

1.8 The Student Life Department held an Orientation Day on April 28, 2005 for full-timestudents working in the College for the summer under the Campus StudentEmployment Program. There are currently 110 students employed through the program. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

1.9 The Library @ Mohawk wrapped up Phase III of its web site usability study in June of 2005. The study took one year to complete and comprised of threephases that took place in June 2004, December 2004, and May 2005. Students wereobserved while using the Library's web site, TheBRAIN. Comprehensivedata was collected for the purposes of building a better user-friendly web site. [Submittedby Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]




1.10 The Student Life Department hosted Student Appreciation Day on June 1, 2005 at allcampuses with the support of the MSA and various college departments. Students weretreated to free food, games, prizes and giveaways. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President,Student and Learning Services].

1.11 The Athletics and Recreation Department held an energizing Fitwalk on June 2, 2005 forstaff and students. The event also included a complimentary lunch and guest speaker. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

1.12 The Spring 2005 Convocation ceremonies were held at the Sanderson Centre inBrantford and the McIntyre Theatre in Hamilton on June 1, 2, and 3, to recognize over1800 graduates. For the first time, graduates of the advanced level Apprenticeshipprograms were invited to attend the formal Convocation ceremonies. The firstgraduating class of the BScN collaborative program with McMaster University, MohawkCollege and Conestoga College was held at Hamilton Place on June 9, 2005. [Submittedby Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

1.13 The Athletics and Recreation Department held a trip to see the Toronto Blue Jays vs.Boston Red Sox baseball game at the Rogers Centre on May 25, 2005. There was alsoan 18-Hole golf tournament at the Southern Pine Golf and Country Club on June 9, 2005. Upcoming special events include Horseback Trail Riding on July 12, 2005 and aHamilton Tiger Cats vs. BC Lions football game on July 23, 2005. [Submitted by CatherineDrea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

1.14 The Athletics and Recreation Department summer intramural lineup includes a summer5x5 Challenge (Ultimate Frisbee, Grass Volleyball, Throton, Kickball and 3-Pitch),Ultimate Frisbee, Co-ed 3-Pitch, Co-ed Volleyball and a Ball Hockey tournament. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services

1.15 Confirmations to Offers for the Fall 2005 semester were up over last year’s at this timeby 100. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

1.16 Small Business Management students concluded their business plan presentations inearly April. During these sessions, they summarized and “defended” theircomprehensive business plans to faculty and business professionals from the localbusiness community. [Submitted by Dale Schenk, Executive Dean, Faculty of Business]

1.17 Several Small Business Management program graduates attended the recent V.I.P.Saturday where they provided testimonials to applicants and prospective applicants.




Reid MacWilliam, Program Coordinator, offered a one-hour information session on theprogram and Brandy Gowling, a 1993 graduate, described her own “entrepreneurialpath”, which includes ownership of a driving school and make-up artist to the stars(including Jeff Healey, Mariah Carey, Mr. Dressup, Howard Hampton and MichaelCoren). [Submitted by Dale Schenk, Executive Dean, Faculty of Business]

1.18 On Friday, March 4, 2005, Mr. Karmel Sakran of the law firm Sakran & Associates inBurlington participated in a presentation to Office Administration Legal students. Hisspoke about the practice of family law in Ontario and discussed the current legislationaffecting family law matters, as well as the role of the legal office administrativeassistant. Following his presentation, Mr. Sakran also had a very productive question-and-answer hour with the students. [Submitted by Dale Schenk, Executive Dean, Faculty of Business]

1.19 Office Administration Legal Program students were given an opportunity to practice theirjob search and interview skills with volunteers from our legal community, during theannual ‘interview practice’ evening. With the support of twelve law firms from Hamilton,Burlington, and Brantford each student participated in a half-hour mock interview with alawyer, human resources manager, or office manager from one of the firms. Theinterviewers provided the students with feedback concerning their strengths andweaknesses, and the students then evaluated the entire process in a writtensubmission to the program coordinator. [Submitted by Dale Schenk, Executive Dean, Faculty ofBusiness]

1.20 Two Enterprise Business graduates were selected to receive college medals at theirconvocation ceremony on Friday, June 3. Shane Thomson received the gold medal foroutstanding academic excellence (a 95% overall GPA), his work in establishing andmanaging ACE Mohawk (the Business Club), his contributions to student recruitmentand program advocacy, and his dedication to community service. Shane was also therecipient of the President's Award for Academic Excellence and StudentAmbassadorship at the Business Management Awards night held in April. Faron Benoitwas the recipient of the silver medal. Faron maintained an excellent academic recordwhile assisting students in both the student development and peer tutoring areas, andworking with various community outreach services. Both students received high praisefrom all their instructors for their solid work ethic, outstanding performance in theclassroom, and willingness to help fellow students. Congratulation to both Shane andFaron! [Submitted by Dale Schenk, Executive Dean, Faculty of Business]




1.21 An agreement has been signed between the Mohawk College Faculty of Business andthe Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA) which enables graduates fromvarious Business Management programs to receive advanced standing towards thedesignation of a Certified Sales Professional (CSP). Courses taken by Businessstudents in their program of studies, have been accepted as six of the corecompetencies required by CPSA. With an additional two years of sales related workexperience, the graduate will qualify for the CSP designation. [Submitted by Dale Schenk,Executive Dean, Faculty of Business]

1.22 On Wednesday May 18th the Mohawk College Business Management programs hostedthe second annual ‘Marketing Challenge’. This successful event welcomed studentsand faculty from secondary schools in the Hamilton, Brantford and Burlington area.

Students participated in a variety of business related competitions including a visualmerchandising event which utilized the retail windows in C-Wing, merchandise providedby Bootlegger of Lime Ridge Mall and garnered tremendous audience support. Lunchwas provided by the Renaissance Banquet and Special Events Center which is ownedby an Alumnus of the Business Marketing Program and featured a keynote speech byAdam Provost, Senior Director of Sales, Marketing and Public Relations for the HamiltonTiger Cats.

All the events the students participated in were judged by members of the businesscommunity who in many cases were Alumni of the Business Management Programs.Student participants and their faculty were hosted for the day by our Marketing andBusiness Management students. These students took great delight in proudly showingoff their College and were true ambassadors of the Business Management Program.

The day concluded with an awards ceremony. Over 250 students, faculty, volunteers andjudges participated in the day providing Mohawk College and the BusinessManagement programs with the enviable opportunity of connecting with potentialstudents and the community. The event secured tremendous support from thecommunity and included over fifteen key sponsors. A final ad will be in the HamiltonSpectator within the next few days congratulating the winners and recognizing oursponsors. [Submitted by Dale Schenk, Executive Dean, Faculty of Business]

1.23 Over 200 students in their final semester of the Office Administration and Tourism andTravel programs had an opportunity to bridge the transition between the classroom andthe “real world” by participating in a two-week work placement. By working with local




employers, many of whom are long-standing participants in this project, students areable to develop confidence, poise and pride in their chosen career. [Submitted by Dale Schenk,Executive Dean, Faculty of Business]

1.24 In order to improve service to students, on May 2, 2005 Accounting Services introducedan Electronic banking payment option for students. Payments can be made on theiraccount from the convenience of an ATM machine, personal computer or from their ownbank. In order to encourage use of this new payment option, notices were mailed out tostudents with their May 2005 Statement of Account explaining how to utilize this option.The new electronic banking payment option has also been added to the Fall 2005 FeeStatement. For the month of May, $1,368.71 was received and successfully processedfrom 4 students via electronic banking.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Vice President, Finance & Administration]

1.25 The Annual Health Sciences and Human Services Student Awards Ceremony was heldon Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at the Fennell Campus, in the McIntyre Theatre with areception that followed in the North Cafeteria. 109 awards were presented at this year’sceremony. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services]

1.26 The Medical Imaging Technology Ultrasonography (MIT) graduates continue to performextremely well on the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)certification examinations. Our graduates wrote forty-four registry examinations in 2004with a success rate of 100% (the global pass rate was 66%). In 2003, the MITgraduates wrote 61 examinations – 98% of them were successful, compared to a globalpass rate of 59.7%. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and HumanServices]

1.27 Held on Saturday, April 30th, VIP Day offered potential students and their families a chanceto tour Mohawk College, ask questions of the faculty and staff, and see demonstrations ofhigh-tech equipment. In addition to the information booths in the gym, there was also anEngineering Technology Showcase in the Information Technology wing. The EngineeringDivision’s most innovative equipment was on display for potential students to see whattypes of leading edge technology they will have an opportunity to use at Mohawk College. At the Stoney Creek campus, tours of the facilities and a showcase in the Cafeteria werewell attended. Our employers were also on hand to talk about career opportunitiesavailable to graduates of our programs. [Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean, Faculty ofEngineering Technology]

1.28 Alumnus Marnie Jadon, Broadcast Journalism Class of 1985, and Past Board member




of the Mohawk Alumni Association and Director of Public Relations for the HamiltonWentworth Catholic School Board, joined the Mohawk College table at the April 21, 2005Community Builders' Breakfast, "Celebrating The Spirit of Volunteerism", held atHamilton Convention Centre. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services andEconomic Development]

1.29 Alumnus Tracey Pawlik, Television and Broadcasting Class of 1989, joined the MohawkCollege table at the May 11, 2005 Enterprise Brant's "Shaping the Future of ourCommunity" Dinner and Celebration. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Servicesand Economic Development]

1.30 The 1st Annual Mohawk College Golf Classic for alumni, employees and friends of theCollege will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2005. Over 100 participants have registeredfor a fun filled day. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and EconomicDevelopment]

1.31 The Alumni Relations Department hosted a Meet and Greet on Saturday, May 28, 2005in Calgary for Alumni living in Calgary and surrounding areas. Nine Alumni and theirpartners will be attending with one being from the College’s first graduating class of1967. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

1.32 All newly accepted students to Mohawk College were sent an Entrance Scholarshipapplication enabling them to win a $1,000 Ontario Student Opportunity Trust FundScholarship for September 2005. The deadline for applications was May 16, 2005 andover 400 applications have been received for consideration. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, VicePresident, Community Services and Economic Development]

1.33 The Faculty of Continuing Education extends its congratulations to Brandy Gowling, forher recognition at the Women of the Year Awards at a ceremony held on Tuesday May31, 2005. Brandy graduated from the Applied Cosmetics and Make-up Artistry CertificatePrograms in the Fall of 2004. She was honoured with the Woman of the Year Award inthe category of Health and Wellness. She is the owner of Take Control Cosmetix, acompany that makes facial prosthetics for surgical patients. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, VicePresident, Community Services and Economic Development]

1.34 The Canadian Library Association conference internship was given to Tamara Monsteras this year’s winner. This award is given to a student in a library and informationtechnician program. As the recipient, Tamara will be traveling to the Canadian LibraryAssociation conference in Calgary next month. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President,Community Services and Economic Development]




ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION

2.1 Mohawk College and the Residence were used for the Ontario Association ofInternational Educators (OAIE)/Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE)Regional Conference for 2005. International Education's staff, along with staff fromMcMaster University's International Students' Office, hosted the event. The conferencewas well attended with 150 participants. The annual conference provides attendees,from Ontario colleges and universities, the opportunity to engage in workshops andsessions related to recruiting and supporting international students. ColumbiaInternational College, in Hamilton, hosted a dinner for the participants and used theopportunity to showcase their facilities. [Submitted by Louise Bockner, Executive Dean, International Education]

2.2 The Ontario Committee of International Education (OCIE) was hosted by MohawkCollege in May. College representatives from Centennial, George Brown, Fanshawe,Durham, St. Lawrence, Niagara and Fleming were in attendance. The groupheld a round table discussion concerning international recruitment, internationalprojects, and concerns about immigration as they pertain to International Education inthe Ontario College system. [Submitted by Louise Bockner, Executive Dean, International Education]

2.3 On May 6 – 8 at the Third Canadian Mathematics Education Forum at the University ofToronto, John Kezys, a professor on the Math Team, participated in the working group toproduce strategies to deal with students at risk. Two hundred Canadian mathematicseducators were invited to address issues of mathematics education in Canada. Working group reports will be posted at http://cms.math.ca/Events/CMEF2005/ [Submittedby the Math Team]

2.4 On May 14 John Kezys and Tom Sutton served on the panel “Pathways from High SchoolMath Curriculum to College” at the OAME (Ontario Association of Math Education) 2005Conference at York University. [Submitted by the Math Team]

2.5 Dylan Vanbuskirk, a Recreation Practicum Student from the Recreation and LeisureServices Program is working with the Ancillary Services Department during the summersemester assisting with the PA Day and Summer Camp programs. [Submitted by CatherineDrea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].




2.6 Installation of the latest GE Healthcare medical imaging technology has beencompleted over the last few months in the IAHS, Medical Imaging Laboratory. The newequipment includes a CT scanner, a digital radiography system and an extensiveinvestment in Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS). The funding forthese major upgrades are part of the 2.2 million received from the Strategic SkillsInvestment Program for the start-up of the Mohawk-McMaster Medical RadiationSciences program. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and HumanServices]

2.7 On Wednesday April 27th, the Computer Science and Information Technology departmentwas host to up to 80 high school students from Parkside and Glendale. The studentsrotated through three events hosted by the Computer Science and Information Technologyand Electrotechnology Departments, getting hands-on exposure to computer relatedcareers as well as an in depth Mohawk College experience. Based on completing someMath questions, the day ended with door prizes. Many thanks are extended to all theEngineering faculty and staff that participated and also to Colin Campbell of Glendale andGrant Darby of Parkside for bringing their students on campus. By all accounts, the day wasa wonderful success and hopefully will lead to many such days in the future. [Submitted byCheryl Jensen, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering Technology]

2.8 Meetings to finalize pathways for students in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Boardand develop an articulation agreement for guaranteed entry to Mohawk College EngineeringTechnology programs are progressing well; the Chemical and Biotechnology ArticulationAdvisory Committee met for the first time on Friday April 22 to generate input to the SteeringCommittee and the Manufacturing Articulation Committee final meeting was held on May13 to discuss exemptions. A sub-committee of the steering Committee is meeting on June7 to finalize the pathways and to discuss the terms of the articulation agreement as well asplans to roll the pathways documents out to other Boards of Education in theHamilton/Halton and Grand Erie regions. [Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean, Faculty ofEngineering Technology]

2.9 The Mechanical and Industrial Department Program Mapping exercise commenced May 2. A plan and schedule were established that will result in a draft interim report for eachprogram by June 20. Dave Buryta and Hank Verspagen, Professors, Mechanical andIndustrial Technology department are the department’s mapping leaders.[Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering Technology]

2.10 On Wednesday, May 25th, the Engineering Division welcomed 550, grade 7 students to theFennell Campus for the School-College Work Destination College day. Students




participated in hands-on activities using a variety of technology equipment in the chemical,manufacturing, construction, computer technology, electronics and transportation programareas. This day was an excellent opportunity to encourage these students to considerengineering as a future career and to demonstrate how exciting and fun engineeringtechnologies can be. Thanks to the many faculty and staff who made this day a success. [Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering Technology]

2.11 Throughout April, Bill Brimley, Chair, Chemical, Environmental and BiotechnologyDepartment and Mechanical and Industrial Technology department and Don Shaw,Chemical, Environmental and Biotechnology Advisory Committee member have beencollaborating with Lambton College and Community Economic Development at Mohawkto produce a proposal in response to an RFP from the Ontario Human ResourcesChemical Sector Committee Phase II. Mohawk College was the lead institution on PhaseI and Lambton has the lead role in Phase II. The proposal was submitted May 1, 2005. Lambton College will undertake the review of the Chemical Operators andInstrumentation/Electrical Maintenance focus of Phase II and Mohawk will undertake theLaboratory & Quality Assurance Personnel and Mechanical Maintenance portions. Weexpect to have an ongoing role in this valuable project that promises to respond to theanticipated challenges in Ontario’s Chemical Sector. [Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean,Faculty of Engineering Technology

2.12 During the evenings of April 18, 19 and 21, the Distance Education staff proctoredapproximately 500 Distance Education and OntarioLearn exams for the Winter 2005semester. Other full-time Continuing Education staff and additional part-time staff wererecruited to assist on these nights. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Servicesand Economic Development]

2.13 As of May 19, 2005, Mohawk College was fourth out of 22 colleges in total OntarioLearnregistrations. With those registrations, Distance Education has increasedapproximately 30% from 2004. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services andEconomic Development]

2.14 There was a luncheon held on May 27, 2005, which brought together the members ofthe Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Veteran’s Association and the ten exceptional studentsthat have been selected to receive the RHLI Veteran’s award for 2005. The RHLIVeteran’s Association has established a $50,000 endowment in order to fund studentscholarships. The student recipients were selected for this award based on theiracademic excellence combined with the need for financial assistance. [Submitted by CarolynGray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]




THE EMPLOYER OF CHOICE – EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL STAFF

3.1 On May 25 to 27, the OCMA (Ontario Colleges Math Association) conducted the 25th

Annual Conference at the Talisman Mountain Resort, Kimberley Ontario (seehttp://math.mohawkcollege.ca/OCMA/conf05/home.html). This event attracted Ontariocollege math faculty from 19 colleges. Millie Atkinson, Gary Helmer, John Kezys andTom Sutton contributed to the year long planning effort towards this event. Gary Helmerco presented “Technology in Teaching and Learning Mathematics – Ideas derived fromICTM 2004”, Tom Sutton co-presented “Analysis of First semester Assessment Tests atGeorge Brown College and Mohawk College”. Brian Shaughnessy facilitated the“Apprenticeship Mathematics Theme Meeting”. Millie Atkinson and Tom Suttonpresented “103 Students Saved!!!” Craig Cooke co-presented “Lyryx Update – What’shappening with Lyryx?” John Kezys presented “The Shock of the New: Non EuclideanGeometry in Modern Art”. Brian Shaughnessy presented “Technical Calculations andSciences CD-Rom”. Gary Helmer and Gillian Leek presented ”Rollercoasters: SelfManagement in the Math Department”. [Submitted by the Math Team]

3.2 Staff Development Officer, Cate Walker Hammond, presented two workshops: “Managing Change Successfully”, and “Engaging your students with CooperativeLearning Strategies” at The Health Sciences and Human Services Faculty Retreat. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

3.3 Twenty-seven Mohawk College Faculty attended Phase 2 of the College EducatorDevelopment program, held at Fanshawe College, May 16 -18. [Submitted by Catherine Drea,Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

3.4 Martha Fox (former Co-ordinator, Dispute Resolution and Human Rights) assumed therole of Manager, Student Issues and Disability Services on May 2, 2005. A transitionphase will occur during May and June in support of this new direction. Matters relating tostudent issues and Disability Services will be referred to Martha while staff matters maybe referred to HR Staff Services. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and LearningServices]

3.5 Several Counselling and Disability Services staff attended the Ontario CollegeCounsellors (OCC) and College Committee on Disability Issues (CCDI) conferencefrom May 16 – 19, 2005 in Picton, Ontario. The conference was hosted by Loyalist




College this year and staff participated in professional development workshops andannual general meetings for both OCC and CCDI. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President,Student and Learning Services]

3.6 The Student Development Division support staff held a professionaldevelopment/planning day on May 19, 2005. Activities included an in-service on mentalhealth conditions, a presentation on e-mail etiquette, a video on ‘Resolving Conflict atWork’, case studies and discussion as well as planning for the upcoming academicyear. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

3.7 The Weight Watchers at Work program ended May 17, 2005, with 23 successfulcompletions. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

3.8 Computer Coach program presented workshops in MS Excel - Basic Tools,MS Access - Tables and Forms, and Windows XP. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President,Student and Learning Services].

3.9 Connections ’05 represented the third annual e-learning conference by the Innovationand Applied Research Centre. It was attended by more than 90 Mohawk staff. Participants were invited to contribute to the formation of an e-learning plan in theopening plenary session and attendees were able to learn, share, and connect at 18different presentations and discussions aimed at promoting greater and more effectiveuse of educational technology. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and LearningServices].

3.10 Librarians Lois Wall, Gail Shackleton, Cynthia Williamson, and Marilyn McDermottpresented information-rich sessions at the Connections Conference, April 27 on hottopics such as search engines, Internet management tools, the faculty space and e-books. Sessions were extremely well attended and feed-back indicated that facultywas appreciative of the opportunity to become more efficient web usersand to learn more about library e-resources. We continue to look forother venues to deliver similar sessions to faculty. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President,Student and Learning Services]

3.11 Jenn Horwath, Cybrarian at the Library @ Mohawk, took part in a Rotary International-sponsored Group Study Exchange to the Philippines on April 1-30, 2005. During the exchange, she visited libraries in colleges, universities and schools. Information was exchanged throughout the district located in the region of Luzon. Acultural understanding of the Philippines was developed through living directly with




some of the families in the district. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and LearningServices]

3.12 Laurie Cahill accepted the position of Vice President of Marketing and SportDevelopment on the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Executive Board at theOCAA’s Annual General Meeting. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and LearningServices].

3.13 John Dunn and Gail Shackleton attended the Treo Road show in Toronto on May 12,2005. The session demonstrated how handheld Treo computers/smart phonesintegrate communication and information and improve productivity within theorganization. John and Gail are conducting a pilot project on the effective use ofhandheld computers to conduct reference/information assistance. [Submitted by CatherineDrea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

3.14 Cybrarian Jenn Horwath has attended and to helped coordinate the Ontario Library andInformation Technology Association conference Digital Odyssey 2005: Power to thePeople, which took place on Friday, May 13, 2005 at the Faculty of Information Studies,University of Toronto. Over 80 librarians from across the province attended the one-dayevent that was by the opening keynote from Dr. Joseph Janes, Associate Dean forAcademics, Information School University of Washington. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, VicePresident, Student and Learning Services]

3.15 Lois Wall presented a session on how to mine the "Invisible Web" and find high-quality,relevant resources through the use of tools such as databases and directories availablethrough Mohawk's virtual library to CE instructors at CE PD Day. [Submitted by Catherine Drea,Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

3.16 Lois Wall attended an information day presented by our integrated library system vendorat the Bibliocentre. The day featured information about and demo of the new projectsthat are being developed by SIRSI, the supplier of Mohawk’s current library system. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

3.17 Three Summer Camp Staff from the Ancillary Services Department attended a RedCross Babysitting Facilitators training course on May 25, 2005. [Submitted by Catherine Drea,Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

3.18 Mary Hrycay, Shelley Lang, Megan Davren and Wayne Burke from the Athletics andRecreation Department along with Matt Schnarr, Patrick Doering and Ainsley Linkert




from the Students’ Athletics Committee (SAC) attended the Intramural and RecreationAssociation of Ontario’s (CIRA Ontario) Come Alive in 2005 Intramural and RecreationConference held at Georgian College on May 27-28, 2005. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, VicePresident, Student and Learning Services].

3.19 Staff from the Student Life and Ancillary Services Department attended ExemplaryService Training held at the College during May and June 2005. [Submitted by Catherine Drea,Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

3.20 Chris Augstman, Summer Camp Director in the Ancillary Services Department attendeda Summer Leadership Training Workshop held at Conestoga College on June 1-2,2005. The workshop focused on roles and responsibilities, organization, staffdevelopment, communication, risk management and community relations. [Submitted byCatherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services].

3.21 The Student Life & Ancillary Services Department attended a Staff Retreat on June 7,2005 held at the College. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

3.22 Reid MacWilliam, Small Business Management Program Coordinator was a finalist inthe competition for Ancaster Citizen of the Year 2004. The awards dinner was held onApril 22 at the Old Mill Restaurant, and Mohawk guests included President MaryLynnWest-Moynes, Executive Dean of Business Dale Schenk, Jane Cooper and Bill Lucas. Reid was also awarded his third “Paul Harris Fellow” recognition May 10th by AncasterRotary for his purchase of the 100th water well in Rotary’s “Water for Life” project in Haiti.

3.23 Jelena Lukic joined the Accounting Services department on May 9, 2005 to assist staffwith various functions over the summer months. Jelena was hired through the CampusStudent Employment Program, Summer Works 2005 and will be in Accounting until Sept2, 2005. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Vice President, Finance & Administration]

3.24 Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services attendedthe Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Education Summit held at McMasterUniversity on Saturday, April 30, 2005. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, HealthSciences and Human Services]

3.25 Rosemary Knechtel attended the Co-Ordinating Committee of the Vice PresidentsAcademic (CCVPA) meeting held at Fanshawe College on April 21 and 22, 2005. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services]




3.26 Rosemary Knechtel attended the Provincial Heads of Health Sciences meeting held inToronto on May 26 and 27, 2005. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciencesand Human Services]

3.27 Chairs, Mary Brown and Diane Barrafato attended the first Canadian NationalSymposium for University and College Administrators on Leadership for TheScholarship of Teaching and Learning in Toronto on April 22, 2005. [Submitted by RosemaryKnechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services]

3.28 Mary Brown, Chair, Bachelor of Science in Nursing attended the Provincial Heads ofNursing meeting in Toronto on April 24, 2005. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean,Health Sciences and Human Services]

3.29 Marilyn Bieksa, Chair, Health Sciences and Human Services; Mary-Maureen Atkin,Professor, Instructor for the Blind & Visually Impaired Programs and Charlene Muller,Chair for the Instructor for the Blind & Visually Impaired Advisory Committee attended theOpening Ceremonies of The CNIB Centre on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 in Toronto. Theguests of honour were Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson,Governor General of Canada and the Honourable Dalton McGinty, Premier of Ontario. The CNIB Centre is a 140,000 square-foot facility on Bayview Avenue that is a model ofuniversal accessibility. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and HumanServices]

3.30 Sandra Hanna, Coordinator Personal Support Worker program, attended the "Narrowingthe Gap: Educating Canada's Unregulated Health Care Workers" conference hosted atVancouver Community College and supported by the ACCC Continuing Care Affinitygroup on April 13 and 14. One of the objectives of the conference was to establish pan-Canadian core learning outcomes in order to bring some consistency and mobility tothis worker. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services]

3.31 Professor Lynn Miles, BScN Program, successfully defended her Master's degreedissertation at McMaster University on April 15th, 2005 and will be convocating in the firstMcMaster "Nursing only" convocation on June 9th, 2005 along with the first graduatingclass of the McMaster Mohawk Conestoga BScN Program - Mohawk College site. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services]

3.32 Professor Donna Rawlin, BScN Program, has been accepted into the PhD in Nursingprogram at McMaster University commencing Fall 2005. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel,Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services]




3.33 Professor Donna Rawlin, BScN Program, has been appointed, as one of two OntarioRegion representatives, to the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Task Forceon Patient Safety. [Submitted by Rosemary Knechtel, Executive Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services]

3.34 Jackie Jones, Christine Daw, Gaye Yachetti and Laura D’Alessandro attended theExemplary Customer Service professional development session held on April 11, 2005at the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce facilitated by Dr. Don Carmont from SkillPathSeminars. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

3.35 Community Relations, Advancement, Alumni and Awards staff participated in thePersonality Dimensions Team Building session in May facilitated by Cate WalkerHammond. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

3.36 Christine Daw and Lorraine MacDonald attended a Direct Mail session held on May 11,2005, hosted by the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, VicePresident, Community Services and Economic Development]

3.37 Jackie Jones attended a recent roundtable session and Annual General meeting of theCanadian Association of Gift Planners. This group focuses specifically on assistingorganizations in establishing and growing their Planned Giving Program. [Submitted byCarolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

3.38 The Faculty of Continuing Education extends its congratulations to Ruth Greenspan forher recognition at the Women of the Year Awards at a ceremony held on Tuesday May31, 2005. Ruth is an instructor in the Continuing Education Social Service WorkerDiploma Program. She was honoured with the Woman of the Year Award in thecategory of Community Development and Social Activism. Ruth works with the HamiltonVictim Witness Assistance Program and is an advocate for victims of domestic abuse. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]




ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY

4.1 During the month of May, Leo Barsony, Co-ordinator, International Education met withrepresentatives from China, Korea and the Middle East. The meetings focused onstudent recruitment and project development in the representatives’ specific countries.[Submitted by Louise Bockner, Executive Dean, International Education]

4.2 There are currently 171 registrations for Summer Camp, up from 49 at this time lastyear, exceeding last year’s final total of 163 registrations. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, VicePresident, Student and Learning Services].

4.3 Mohawk College, McMaster University and the City of Hamilton collaborated in providing andstaffing a booth at the Automotive Parts Manufacturer’s Association Annual Conference andExhibition held at the Hamilton Convention Centre May 18 and 19. Bill Brimley, Chair,Chemical, Environmental and Biotechnology Department and Mechanical and IndustrialTechnology department attended the full conference. [Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean,Faculty of Engineering Technology]

4.4 Mohawk College’s Faculty of Engineering Technology, the Ministry of EconomicDevelopment and Trade (MEDT), and McMaster University sponsored a “Need for Lean”seminar series. Three breakfast seminars were held at the Royal Botanical Gardens:Why Even Think About Lean – 30 MarchStarting the Change Management Process - April 27Starting to Implement Lean in the Company – May 25

4.5 Bill Brimley, Chair, Chemical, Environmental and Biotechnology Department andMechanical and Industrial Technology department was involved in the planning of thisseries with MEDT, McMaster, and industry, and attended all three seminars. “Lean SixSigma” is being incorporated into our present Industrial Engineering courses by Dr. LouieD’Orazio, Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Technology department and others. [Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering Technology]

4.6 On May 18th, the Faculty of Engineering Technology and the Community EconomicDevelopment and Access department jointly participated in the Burlington Manufacturers’Trade Show to showcase Mohawk College Engineering Technology programs. This eventprovided the opportunity to strengthen and develop manufacturing and supplierrelationships.




[Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering Technology]

4.7 The Halton Apprenticeship Advisory Council Honour Roll 2004 Breakfast was held on May19. Chris Blackwood, Chair, Building and Construction Sciences was in attendance topresent an award, and Peter Olynyk, Professor, Building and Construction Sciences andTim Campbell, Professor, Motive Power were also present in support of the event. Fivelocal businesses were honoured at the breakfast attended by community members,educators, students and business and industry representatives. [Submitted by Cheryl Jensen, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering Technology

4.8 On April 4th, Don Burroughs and Shelley Kitchen attended a training needs identificationmeeting at the Hamilton Airport. This meeting was to showcase what course,certificates, programs and services are available from Mohawk College for Airport staff. Because of their employees’ shift work schedule, Distance Education is the most viableContinuing Education option. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services andEconomic Development]

4.9 On May 3, Shelley Kitchen attend a CON*NECT-organized meeting at Humber College toaddress the implementation of the National Knowledge Exam and the ProfessionalPractice Exam online courses/workshops in partnership with the Human ResourcesProfessional Association of Ontario (HRPAO). Representatives from several colleges,including Seneca, Humber and Fanshawe were also in attendance. [Submitted by CarolynGray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

4.10 On May 3, 2005 Audie McCarthy, Training Consultant attended the Hamilton Chamber ofCommerce, “Good Morning Hamilton” event to meet potential business leaders whomay be interested in either our customized training offer or our “Tools for Business”program which will be implemented in the fall. This program consists of a series ofworkshops open to individuals, private and public sector businesses and organizationsthat may only have one or a few employees requiring training in areas such asleadership, building and maintaining relationships, managing group activities andothers. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

4.11 A microcomputer-training program taught by Rosemary Imola will be delivered at theBrantford Campus for quality control employees of Grand River Enterprises from SixNations. The program will be offered on Saturdays from May 28 to June 25. [Submitted byCarolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

4.12 S.C. Johnson has recently completed a Packaging Operator Upgrading Program for 15employees taught by Ed Radko and delivered in the evenings at the Brantford Campus.This program was originally designed and developed by Mohawk College and over thelast few years over 135 S.C. Johnson employees have completed the 30-hour course.




Recently Business Development and S.C. Johnson have begun discussions oncreating a more significant partnership by developing a certificate program for theirPackaging Operators and Packaging Technicians. A proposal from the College to beginthe process by conducting a training needs analysis has recently been accepted by thecompany. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

4.13 Brantford Chemicals has recently completed two classes of the Chemical OperatorsCertificate Program. This was delivered on-site at the company’s location in Brantford. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

4.14 Two one-week Cross Connector/Backflow Prevention courses were recently completed.These courses are delivered to local companies at the Stoney Creek Campus. ThisNovember we will be providing the one-week cross connector program to Bruce NuclearPower at their location on Georgian Bay. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, CommunityServices and Economic Development]

4.15 A three-day Environmental Noise assessment course was delivered at our MOMAC(Adult Learning Centre) facilities in downtown Hamilton. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, VicePresident, Community Services and Economic Development]

4.16 While IMM and Public Services Communication quickstart programs are not offered thisfall, we are presently recruiting for the Stoney Creek Gas and Oil Burner TechnicianPrograms and Welding Programs. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Community Servicesand Economic Development]




CAMPUS RENEWAL AND EXPANSION

5.1 Renovations continue to accommodate the One-Stop Shopping initiative in theRegistrar’s Division, Registration Centre, Room C066. In addition, planning isunderway for the Brantford Campus One-Stop Shopping initiative. [Submitted by CatherineDrea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services]

5.2 Invitations to the 2nd Annual Retiree Luncheon on June 21st at the Brantford Campushave been mailed. It is expected that over 100 retirees will attend. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray,Vice President, Community Services and Economic Development]

5.3 The Spring 2005 Shaping the Future Campaign Newsletter has been mailed to allretirees, staff, donors and key community prospects. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President,Community Services and Economic Development]




QUALITY FRAMEWORKS

6.1 The Summer Camp Staff from the Ancillary Services Department participated in theConcession Street fest held on June 4, 2005 providing information to the communityabout Mohawk’s PA Day and Summer Camp programs. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, VicePresident, Student and Learning Services].

6.2 Matthew Schnarr, the Assistant Camp Director in the Ancillary Services Departmentpromoted the PA Day and Summer Camp programs on Cable 14’s Coffeebreak on June9, 2005. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and Learning Services

6.3 The Athletics and Recreation Department hosted the Mountaineer Hall of Fame Dinnerand Awards on June 10, 2005. [Submitted by Catherine Drea, Vice President, Student and LearningServices].

6.4 The Marketing & Communications department has recently made significant gains inputting the name and reputation of Mohawk College in the limelight. Mohawk Collegewas a Silver Sponsor of the 5th Annual Canadian New Media Awards held at the Carlu inToronto on May 30, 2005.

The Canadian New Media Awards recognize and celebrate the accomplishments ofindividuals and companies in the Canadian new media industry—web sites, CD-ROMsvideo games and more—and help promote the new media sector, providing inspirationfor those preparing to join the industry. This year, the Canadian New Media Awardsreceived nominations from companies and individuals representing almost everyprovince in Canada. Marilyn Gris, Web Communications Coordinator, submitted anomination recognizing the contribution of w8nc inc. in redesigning and restructuring thecorporate web site.

Ronald Holgerson, Executive Director, Marketing & Communications served as one ofthe 110 judges, representing all regions of Canada from the private, public and non-profit sectors. Mr. Holgerson also presented the “Pixel” award to the recipient of theEducator of the Year Award.

The Marketing & Communications department turned out en masse to lend a hand withguest registration, greeting and ushering, preparing take-home gifts, green room




attendant and photographer’s assistant. Dressed in matching black slacks, white shirtsand Mohawk College black vests; the team was a very visible and welcome presence. Thanks are extended to Linda Marshall, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Holly Angus, Lacey Cameron,Adam Carter, Sanela Cosic, Amanda Hartwick, Elizabeth Klapwyk, Robin McNicoll, TriptiNinan for their tireless efforts through the long, yet exhilarating day.

In keeping with Mohawk’s Strategic Plan 2004-2007, the Marketing & Communicationsdepartment has undertaken the development of brochures highlighting the 12 targeted‘niche’ programs. The department is pleased to report the first printing of theManufacturing Technologies brochures, 20,000 copies, has been well received and asecond printing has been ordered, while those for Graduate Opportunities andBiotechnology have been completed, produced and are now available for distribution. Both the body copy and photography for brochures featuring Communications Media,Insurance and General Arts and Science have been completed and are in the finaldesign phase. The department’s media relations assistant has been reassigned topublications and copy for the Applied Music, Nursing, Medical Technologies and PublicSafety and Security programs is presently being composed. The summer will see thecompletion of brochures for the ‘dynamic dozen’ with distribution anticipated for the earlyfall, and to continue throughout the coming academic year. The ‘postcard’ brochuresproduced by the Graphic Design students for V.I. P. Saturday will be reprinted fordistribution to regional secondary schools in September.

Staff recruiters have been kept busy with presentations to Career Education classes atHamilton, Halton, Brant and Niagara secondary schools. Recruiters have also attendedand participated in a number of conferences and trade shows this spring.

The college’s conversion strategy is continuing to develop, with letter from all Deans tonewly accepted students, following their confirmation of the offer of admission.

Coming soon to a campus near you, Mohawk College will be “One Stop Shopping,” andwith this in mind, the new Registration Guide has been printed and was ready fordistribution on June 1st

. [Submitted by: Ronald Holgerson, Executive Director, Marketing andCommunications.]

6.5 BDO Dunwoody LLP completed their financial audit for the fiscal year ended March 31,2005 and no material adjustments to the financial statements were identified by theauditors.




The following financial reports were submitted to the Ministry:Enhanced Language TrainingJob Connect (interim)Journey PersonLiteracy & Basic Skills (interim)Native Community CareSSI Medical Radiation

Successful upgrade of Banner Finance to version 6.2.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Vice President, Finance & Administration]

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