Alumni Blog and News

Two Biotechnology – Health graduates, Sarah Marttala ’18 and Valentina Vera ’18 put their skills to work in infectious disease research. By Meaghan Drury ‘12 For the entire world, it’s been quite a year. One for the history books you could say. For two graduates, it’s been a year of opportunity to...

So, I may be an older tree in the alumni forest (class of ‘78), but I am still able to get bendy with the best! Mohawk’s weekly yoga class led by Linda Rourke ’90, is a roundup of all that makes us feel good, as she told us it would! There is more pleasure than pain in stretching my limbs as I...

Sharing his passion for supporting students, Past President McIntyre has established a new challenge. Past Mohawk President (1976-1996), Keith McIntyre, was browsing Facebook one day when he saw a post about a Mohawk College Foundation gift catalogue. The initiative, created by Mohawk College...

The past year has seen a lot of changes for Mohawk's athletics program.​ No OCAA season, no in-person training and very minimal in-person learning… the 2020-2021 academic year has been different and difficult for many student-athletes. Despite the challenges and changes the past year has brought to...

In 2021, the Class of 1971 will celebrate their 50th anniversary. The year is 1971. Starbucks pours its first cup of coffee. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and a Clockwork Orange hit theatres. Paul McCartney releases his second solo album. FedEx sends their first package. The Pentagon Papers...

Aviation students get new experiential learning opportunity thanks to a generous donor. It is not everyday students in Mohawk’s Aviation Technician program are given the chance to build their own Murphy Rebel airplane. When Reinhold Dresler, pilot and close friend of recent graduates Torsten Huhse...

Two 1980s graduates share their experience working for the Hamilton Police Service. If you asked a group of kindergartners what they wanted to be when they grew up, there’s a good chance you’d hear several kids saying things like a teacher, a detective, or a police officer. As a child, these seem to...

Job scams can be sophisticated and elaborate schemes that often target students or people new to a field. Whether you are a student looking for a part-time job or a recent graduate searching for a full-time position, it is possible you may experience a fraudulent job offer at some point. As a job...

While in her final semester and preparing to graduate from the Recreation Therapy program, Julie Thompson could not have predicted the “new world” she would be entering as a graduate in the spring of 2020. During her two-year program, she completed much of her training before the pandemic swept...