Future Ready Blog

This October marks the 20th anniversary of Waste Reduction Week in Canada! From October 18–24 , the campaign will highlight daily themes and resources throughout the week. Here we will briefly touch on each theme with information or a fact, some everyday solutions to reduce waste and a link to a...

Balancing work and school for students can be challenging, especially with part-time or full-time jobs to pay for classes, learning materials, and more. I have worked as a peer tutor on campus and it gets difficult to balance work and school. Through research and experience, I found some ways to...

International students bring with them a variety of experiences and skills that can be much different from the country they move to for study and work. This can lead to a lot of confusion and challenges. To alleviate these challenges, it is essential that we identify the problems associated with...

Mohawk Sustainability recently hosted a webinar featuring the owners of Sentimental Farm. Rob and Chris are homesteaders who live a self-sufficient lifestyle on their farm by growing their own organic vegetables, raising chickens and collecting eggs, preserving the food they make and creating...

The global pandemic has posed new challenges for current students and new students who are planning to study in Canada. However, there are certain methods that you can adopt to stay motivated if you are new to Canada. Taking care of your mental well-being One of the keys to staying motivated is...

Are you a student or recent graduate looking for a summer job opportunity? Don’t know where to start? Keep reading and we will share some advice for landing the perfect summer job. Now, before starting any type of job hunting, it’s important to know what type of job you’re interested in getting...

Brought to you by the Sustainability Office and Mo' Money . Whether you’re living at home, living off campus or living in residence, there are many ways you can be sustainable while you’re a college student. Living a sustainable lifestyle means creating less waste, adding small sustainable practices...

Brought to you by the Sustainability Office Hamilton is located in an area of Ontario that is fortunate enough to have a little bit of a longer growing season. This means we can squeeze in another round of crops at the end of summer to harvest for fall! There are many benefits to fall planting like...

Brought to you by the Learning Support Centre Test anxiety is hard, especially when learning in a virtual and remote learning environment. D oing tests in an online environment can bring on new stresses such as more distractions, no t having an instructor in the room for support, and even prep aring...

Brought to you by the Learning Support Centre It's hard to stay motivated when you're stuck in the same environment and it ’s filled with a number of distractions like family members, video games, snacks, and Netflix . With so many things to distract you from your studies, it can be difficult to...