Future Ready Blog

Shelby’s dad was a jack of all trades. Along with a well-rounded repertoire, he also inspired his daughter to consider various career trajectories. It was an influence strong enough to encourage Shelby to pursue a career in trades — where women are still notably underrepresented. In the industrial...

Every three to five years the Alumni office likes to check in with our members with a formal survey to learn what is important to our graduates. In fall 2021, we surveyed Mohawk College alumni asking them to provide feedback on a variety of things, including communications, events, volunteering and...

The radio program is back at Mohawk College with a new-and-improved look after pausing admissions in September 2020. The college announced the launch of the reimagined Broadcast – Radio and Creative Content program, after a thorough examination of ways to improve the program and prepare students to...

Mohawk College offers a variety of ways to pursue a career or hobby in photography. Through continuing education you can take a course one at a time to learn more about your camera, lighting, setting up a shot and other techniques. Or through fulltime studies, the Photography – Still and Motion...

Each person is unique and begins their college journey with challenges they need to overcome to achieve success. These challenges range from needing to develop time management skills, establishing new social connections, to overcoming homesickness or even getting support for disabilities. Valeria, a...

April 22 is Earth Day! This year @earthday.org’s campaign is highlighting eco-anxiety. Eco anxiety is defined as: extreme worry about current and future harm to the environment caused by human activity and climate change. Many of us who are aware of and acknowledge climate change can experience eco...

Why should we care about sustainable self-care anyway? #DidYouKnow According to Zero Waste Week, every year more than 120 billion units of packaging are produced globally by the cosmetics industry alone? This contributes to an annual loss of 18 million acres of forest! Many standard self-care...

By Christine Galloway ( GBV Peer Educator), Kausar Yahya (GBV Peer Educator) and Bukola Solomon (GBV Education Coordinator) April marks the Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the prevalence and effects of sexual assault and how to prevent it. The month...

Introducing a new way for you to support your fellow Mohawk graduates and their businesses. Launched in spring 2021, the Mohawk Alumni Business Directory features a variety of businesses owned by Mohawk alumni that are accessed exclusively through the Mohawk Alumni Perks App. Here's a sneak peek at...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student Creativity is a driving passion for many young artists, and a spark of creativity can be found in everyone. Shaista ‘Shay’ Obaidullah has found a way to harness her creativity and use it to pursue a career where she can let it thrive. How did she do it...