Future Ready Blog

Many people who have never grown vegetables before are eager to try out gardening this year. While the campus and Mohawk’s community garden are closed, the Sustainability Office is providing tips and tricks for your home garden. While it’s too early to start most crops outdoors, you can get a head...

By Meaghan Drury ’12 and Lynn Matisz ‘13 When considering his career choices, Carter Rudge ’18 knew two things for sure. First, he wanted to work with people and second, he didn’t want to work in an office. Influenced by his aunt who worked as a nurse when he was younger and went on to become a...

How do you interpret the stress in your life? Drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Sean Sydor a counsellor at Mohawk College, explains the difference between “clean” and “dirty” stresses and how you can separate them. Understanding and interpreting your experiences in this way can...

With the campus closed, you may be wondering how to access supports through Counselling Services. Mona is a Mohawk College counsellor working from home, and providing counselling support from a distance. In the video below, she explains how this is done through private and confidential Zoom...

We all have things we need to get done before getting started with our day (such as brushing our teeth) but have you heard of the pre-morning routine? Kimberly, a triage officer in Counselling and Accessible Learning Services, explains that a pre-morning routine is a set of routines or rituals that...

Submitted by Mick Berlingieri, Mick for short, a Technologist at Stoney Creek Campus for Skilled Trades . He is a Red Seal hairstylist and a professional painter with over 20 years of experience. Mick started at his father’s painting company and (you will see in the post below) is passing on those...

Student Life now offers Personal Coaching for the Co-Curricular Record (CCR)! What is the Co-Curricular Record? The Co-Curricular Record (CCR) is a tool for you to track your involvement in programs or events not formally related to your program of study. Co-curricular activities are social...

During these days of social distancing it is important we stay connected to our outside communities. Keaghan, a complex care navigator in Counselling Services, is currently working from home with her little one and was feeling a bit disconnected. Watch the video below to see how Keaghan and her...

We always remember things better when it comes with an acronym, right? Mohawk College counsellor Karen shares an acronym to help you remember simple principles to think about during these uncertain times: SCASM. Solve – Can you solve this problem? Change – Can you change your attitude? Accept – Can...

During these unprecedented times, feeling anxious and stressed is a very natural and appropriate response. Mohawk College counsellor Basilia, shares some changes to look out for in your own life, as cues that you may benefit from connecting and sharing your experience with someone. Share these...