Great Experience

Great Experience

The Great Experience pillar of our Strategic Plan speaks to the development of both an enriched student life experience and an academic experience that creates job-ready global citizens.

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Read about our initiatives in each of these areas:

Student Profiles

Sang-hui (student)

Student Profile: Sang-hui Cho

Meet Sang-hui Cho from South Korea, who is studying in the Early Childhood Education program...

 

Read about Sang-hui Cho


International Student Rutul Bhavsar Publishes in Leading Journal

While working as an IDEAWORKS research assistant, international student Rutul Bhavsar was a lead author on a white paper published in a major journal!

Read about Rutul Bhavsar


Welcoming our Students

Mayor Fred Eisenberger in India

Pre-Departure Workshop Prepares Students for Success at Mohawk

On November 18th, 2019 Mohawk College successfully hosted another Pre-Departure Orientation for international students in India...

Read about Pre-Departure Workshops


Orientation 2019 stage

International Student Orientation Welcomes Students

Over 550 students attended Orientation in each of September and January, giving Mohawk staff and faculty a chance to welcome our students to the College...

Read about Orientation


student on phone

iCENT App Eases Student Arrival

The newly launched iCent app helps students with the complex list of activities they need to complete before touching down in Canada...

Read about the iCent app

 


Appreciating our Students

Lunch with the Dean attendees

Lunch with the Dean Event Celebrates our Volunteers

The Language & Culture Centre hosted the “Lunch with Dean” event to thank volunteers and mentors for their hard work during Startup and gather their feedback on how we can improve our services to students...

Read about the Lunch with the Dean Event


EAP winners

"Celebration of Learning" Award Recipients Honoured

The Celebration of Learning recognizes the outstanding contributions and achievements of current Mohawk students. This year’s winners of the GAS-EAP Learning Award were a husband and wife team...

Read about our Award Winners


Supporting our Students

CityLab students

GAS-EAP International Students Impress at CityLab Project Showcase

During the Fall Semester, GAS-EAP Level 7 students presented their research poster at the CityLab Project Showcase Event held on November 29th at City Hall before City leaders...

Read about the CityLab Showcase


Crawford Lake with students in front

EAP Events and Workshops Provide Real-Life Learning for Students

In fall 2019, in addition to offering experiential learning opportunities such as visits to museums, Conservation areas, etc., the EAP program started a new initiative for level 7 and 8 students called “classroom observation opportunities”...

Read the EAP Update


Dr. Dimitrov at the ITC Forum

Intercultural Teaching Competency Forum Focuses on Culturally Responsive Curriculum

Mohawk College was pleased to welcome Dr. Nanda Dimitrov leading scholar in the field of intercultural teaching and learning on October 17, 2019 for a day long forum for faculty...

Read about the Forum


First Annual Faculty GREAT Award Celebrates Inclusive Pedagogy

This past fall, Mohawk International and the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) launched the Faculty GREAT Award (Global Responsive Engaging Approachable Teaching), honouring Victoria Harrison with the first award...

Read about the GREAT Award


Online Events Engage Students during COVID-19

March 2020 will be remembered for a long time as a pivotal point in history. For the Language & Culture Centre (LCC) it meant having to switch from in-person events to online-based alternatives...

Read about the LCC Initiatives during COVID

 


Helping Hampers Supports our Students through COVID-19

On April 23, the International team launched the Helping Hampers program to address immediate needs of students and their families for food and personal care items...

Read about the Helping Hampers initiative