Future Ready Blog

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...

In celebration of Pride Month, we at Mohawk College believe it is important for everyone to understand what the 2S and LGBTQQIA+ acronym represent. We invite you to act in allyship to queer and trans folks by first familiarizing yourself with the below terms. This small act can make a BIG difference...

In order to keep our communities safe and to reduce the spread and impacts of COVID-19, we have entered a moment of social distancing. For many of us, this has meant a return to our homes, connecting to our friends and loved ones digitally, and spending a lot more time alone or with the people, we...

Brought to you by the Sustainability Office . This week is Local Food Week in Ontario – celebrating food that is grown and processed in Ontario. To celebrate, we are diving into why and how you can eat local. Now more than ever, we are seeing people engage with local food, and for good reason. There...

Brought to you by the team at Mo’Money. Visit their site for access to resources, events, and tips to become more confident managing your finances. In times of financial uncertainty, it is very important to prioritize your essential living costs like food and rent. The Mo’Money team has compiled 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...

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...