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MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - OCTOBER 2004Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Planand 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our Missionteam tying Sheridan 2-2. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, VicePresident, Student, Community andEconomic Development]1.24Varsity Athlete Orientations were held on September 19 and 26, 2004. TheOrientations included the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports (CCES) DrugTesting Seminar and information on the Athletics and Recreation Department.[Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.25Chartwells has expanded it food service menu at the Fennell Campus to includenew “Baja Flats” Exhibition Cooking and “Sandwich Stackers”. [Submitted by CarolynGray, Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.26Special Events activities organized by the Athletics and Recreation Department forthe Fall semester include a Go Kart and Paintball trip on September 28; TorontoBlue Jays vs. New York Yankees on October 1, 2004; Hamilton Tiger Cats vs.Toronto Argonauts on October 21, 2004; 10 Pin Bowling at Hamilton MountainBowl on November 4, 2004 and Hamilton Bulldogs vs. St. Johns Maple Leafs onNovember 27, 2004. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community andEconomic Development]1.27The Athletics and Recreation Department hosted a Homecoming Weekend onOctober 1 and 2, 2004. The weekend included Women’s Fastball games vs.Canadore College, Men’s Rugby vs. Sir Sandford Fleming College, Men’s andWomen’s Soccer games vs. Redeemer University College, and a Women’sFastball Alumni Game and Social. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student,Community and Economic Development]1.28The Student Life Office at the Institute for Applied Heath Sciences has moved toRoom 105 on the main floor. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Communityand Economic Development]1.29The Student Residence is at capacity with 340 students and an additional 63students on the waitlist. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community andEconomic Development]1.30The Men’s and Women’s Varsity Basketball teams will play against Wilfred LaurierUniversity at the Brantford Campus on October 26, 2004. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray,Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]INSPIRING LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIPPage 5

MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - OCTOBER 2004Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Planand 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our Mission1.31Martha Fox, on behalf of Dispute Resolution and Human Rights Services,participated in orientation sessions to Residence Advisors and Class Advisors.Workshops on Creating a Respectful Environment were also presented tostudents in the following programs: Journalism; Visually Impaired Orientation,Mobility and Rehabilitation Teaching; Child and Youth Worker; General Arts andScience; Pre-Apprenticeship Sheet Metal; Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography andCardiovascular Technician. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community andEconomic Development]1.32Students accessed the Mediation Procedure within Level One of the AcademicAppeal Policy. Human Rights Services were provided to students with complaintsunder Mohawk College’s Human Rights Policy. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President,Student, Community and Economic Development]1.33Peter Young, Counsellor, Donna James, Coordinator, Peer Tutor Program andAndrea Brienesse held a well-attended Peer Tutor Information Session onWednesday September 15, 2004, for potential tutors. Peer Tutors are currentlyavailable to students for one to one tutoring, by appointment, and on a drop-inbasis in the Communication Centres at Fennell and the Institute for AppliedHealth Sciences. It has been a busy time for start up of the Peer Tutor Program forthe Fall 2004 semester. Approximately 60 tutors have been hired in the first weekof the program, 46 at Fennell, 10 at Brantford and 4 at the Institute for AppliedHealth Sciences. Three booking clerks have been hired at Fennell for thesemester, offering a wide range of available times for students to come in andbook tutoring appointments. One booking clerk has been hired at the Institute forApplied Health Sciences. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community andEconomic Development]1.34During the period September 7 to September 24, Disability Services consultantssaw 295 students who generated 845 contacts. While all disability groups areincreasing, the most notable increase was seen in the number of students whohave complex conditions, autistic spectrum disorder and medical conditions.These high need complex students, require extensive accommodations, whichresulted in an extremely busy month for DS staff. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, VicePresident, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.35On the evening of September 1, 2004, Disability Services staff including SylviaLaidman, Toby Merritt, Lisa Pegg, Darla Benton, Barbara Russell and LanaBartkiewicz hosted an Orientation Session for 72 students, their families andINSPIRING LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIPPage 6

MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - OCTOBER 2004Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Planand 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our Missionfriends. As well as introducing students to the services offered by DisabilityServices, Lisa demonstrated adaptive technology, including Kurzweil Voice, AlphaSmart, Dragon Dictate and Text Help. Darla presented a lively and much admiredsession on learning strategies. The Orientation Session was well received andwill be continued and expanded next year. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President,Student, Community and Economic Development]1.36Fifty students were referred to the Adaptive Technologist/Learning Strategist, LisaPegg for adaptive technology training and learning strategies. All students havebeen contacted either through an initial appointment, email or phone. Fifteenstudents have been trained in the first 3 weeks of the semester on the Kurzweil3000 or Texthelp software and are using it on a regular basis. Several of them canaccess the bursary to purchase the software for home use. Twenty-three studentsare using the LTEC lab for assignments and reading; and are accessing the 3pm-4 pm drop in hour for additional assistance. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, VicePresident, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.37During the month of September 2004, 30 students accessed the services of theLearning Strategist, Darla Benton. Students have had the opportunity to come andvoice their educational strengths and challenges in order to develop anindividualized service plan to support their learning. Time allotted to each studenthas been based on current need and will increase as more assignments andtests are required from the student. Primary areas of development have been inorganization, time management, essay composition and reading strategies.These students have developed plans that will extend to study skills, testpreparation, memory improvement, anxiety reduction and social skill development.As students move further into their programs, there will be an increase in thenumber of students currently using the service. We anticipate over 50 studentsworking with Darla by mid-semester. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student,Community and Economic Development]1.38Student Development staff attended the “What’s Happening” fairs at all campuses.This was an excellent opportunity for students to gather information about theservices offered by Student Development. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President,Student, Community and Economic Development]1.39Under the direction of the corporate Student Success Action Plan, ten programs,supporting approximately 1,000 students, participated in the ‘Early Intervention’student success strategy.First semester students completed the onlineINSPIRING LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIPPage 7

MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - OCTOBER 2004Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Planand 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our MissionWelcome to Mohawk College, ‘College Success’ inventory. Areas assessed bythe students included financial need, hours of work, academic confidence, studyskills, confidence in program choice. Based on input, each student received anonline individualized report outlining the student services available to addresstheir specific needs. Students also indicated why they selected Mohawk Collegeand what factors supported their program choice. Counsellors provided theopportunity for classroom follow-up to all participating programs. Using aninteractive problem based activity; counsellors further stimulated new studentawareness of available support services and broke down perceptions regardinguse of student services. All students participating in this student success strategywill be tracked for first semester success using benchmark admission data,‘College Success’ inventory score, math and/or language assessment scoresand final semester pass/fail status. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student,Community and Economic Development]1.40As a strategy within the corporate Student Success Action Plan, the OrientationAssistant program was implemented college wide in support of the ‘College WideFocus on Orientation’ August 31-September 10, 2004. With the support of StudentLife, forty student leaders were hired and trained to welcome new students to theircampus and provide ‘start up’ information through a supportive proactive outreachapproach. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community and EconomicDevelopment]1.41Health Services has been busy at both the Fennell and IAHS campuses, helpingstudents complete their screening forms, which enable them to go on theirplacements. Health Service staff attended orientations in September at the IAHS,Stoney Creek and Fennell Campuses to inform students of the services offeredby the Health Clinic, as well as to explain the Communicable Disease ScreeningForm and the process involved. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Communityand Economic Development]1.42Counsellors were active in supporting the orientation initiatives for new students.In addition to being represented in the joint Student Life/Student Developmentpresentations at academic program orientations, counsellors were also invitedto a number of individual program orientations. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President,Student, Community and Economic Development]1.43As part of the orientation week, counsellors offered a total of eighteen “Keys forSuccess” student success seminars at the four main campuses. The topicsINSPIRING LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIPPage 8

MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - OCTOBER 2004Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Planand 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our Missionoffered ranged from overview “Keys for Success” sessions to specific topics suchas Understanding Learning and Memory, Taking Control of Your Time for Fun andStudy, Getting Off to the Right Start, Managing College Stressors, Effective Notetaking, and more. The majority of attendees rated the sessions as “excellent” andmany attended as many of the sessions as they could fit into their orientationweek timetables. At the Fennell campus, more than 300 attendees participatedin the nine sessions offered there. In addition to these sessions, counsellorsoffered a special three-hour pre-startup seminar to the Personal Support Workerprogram students. It is critical to meet with and assist these students as early aspossible, as their program is concentrated in four months. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray,Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.44At all campuses, counsellors provided support to the start-up processes.Counsellors frequently served as a link between the various service andacademic areas. They were helpful in assisting students who were “lost” in theprocess and those who were “exceptions” to the usual in some way or anotheroften by providing a skilled listening ear and objective problem-solvingassistance. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community and EconomicDevelopment]1.45In conjunction with a Student Success Academic Sub-Committee, counsellorswere involved in updating and revising the Student Success Inventory during thesummer months. This on-line inventory identifies students who are at potentialrisk for academic, personal or financial problems. Students are offeredinformation about college wide resources to address any of the identified issues.This information is reinforced through in- class presentations and discussionswith students. In September, as a part of this Student Success Early InterventionInitiative, counsellors have been actively involved in meeting with students invarious classes of the Chemical and Environmental, Process Automation,Computer Science and Information Technology, Travel and Tourism,Occupational/Physiotherapy, and Cardio-Vascular Technician programs. [Submittedby Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.46In addition to providing students with information about college wide resourcesthrough the Early Intervention Student Success initiative, and through orientationpresentations, counsellors have also responded to requests for in-class learningstrategies presentations in a variety of program areas. The Process AutomationApplied Degree students have received instruction in specific study skills areassuch as effective note taking and time management. The Occupational TherapyINSPIRING LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIPPage 9

MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - OCTOBER 2004Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Planand 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our MissionAssistant/Physiotherapist Assistant program students received a session onstress management and on giving presentation. A joint Student Success EarlyIntervention initiative was planned by counsellors and faculty in the RegisteredPractical Nursing program during the summer. As planned, Making Your Markwas distributed during orientation, which was followed up by counsellorsfacilitating a two hour class to each of the four groups of Registered PracticalNursing students to reinforce and make relevant the concepts in the book.[Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.47Kim Hill, Aboriginal counsellor, has been building early connections with thestudents. She participated in the “What’s Happening” activities at both theBrantford and Institute for Applied Health Sciences campuses. She wasintroduced to the Tekarihwake students and outlined Fennell availability andAboriginal support services to the class. She also delivered a workshop basedon the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory to the Personal Wellness andDevelopment class of Tekarihwake program. Kim Hill is available in the Fennellcampus Aboriginal Friendship Lounge Room C040 and Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Fridays in the Brantford Campus Room A102. Most of the counsellingsupport offered in September was based on timetable issues, sponsorshipinformation requirements, adjusting to the post-secondary environment. [Submittedby Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.48This September was busy for counsellors at the Institute for Applied HealthSciences because, for the first time, January applicants received offers ofacceptance on September 1, 2004. At the same time that the accepted applicantswere trying to reach counsellors to clarify their arrangements, new studentsneeded assistance to deal with their concerns about starting their new program.[Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.49Counsellors have noted that adjustment and transition issues were importantthemes in the reasons why students accessed counselling during September.These included being overwhelmed by the workload, re-evaluating programchoices, having difficulty with financial concerns, stress and family issues. It alsoseemed that the demand for counselling help with personal issues such a sdepression, anxiety, bereavement and relationship issues was greater than hasusually been experienced so early in the semester. Academic issues were alsoprevalent presenting concerns. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Communityand Economic Development]INSPIRING LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIPPage 10

MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - OCTOBER 2004Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Planand 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our Mission1.50To improve services for students by enhancing linkages with other areas in thecollege, a new pamphlet was created, with input from the Registrars Divisionincluding Financial Aid, to provide comprehensive information to students who willbe or are considering withdrawing from full-time college programs. Whilestudents continue to be encouraged to meet with counsellors, especially toexplore program re-direction and re-entry options, this pamphlet serves as a veryaccessible source for key information surrounding deadlines, refunds andreadmission etc. It will be updated for each semester to reflect new deadlines.[Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President, Student, Community and Economic Development]1.51With the objective to improve customer service, the Accounting Servicesdepartment opened the front window at 8:00 am (1/2 hour earlier) for the lastweek of August and the first week of September to accept payments for lab kitsand various fees.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Vice President, Finance & Administration]INSPIRING LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIPPage 11

MOHAWK COLLEGE REPORT - OCTOBER 2004Based on the 2004 – 2007 Strategic Planand 6 Cornerstones for Achieving Our MissionACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION2.1Gene Stodolak, Director, Lisa Dietrich and Maureen Minaker, Co-opConsultants, represented the Centre for Co-operative Education, Graduate andStudent Employment at the Human Resource Conference for Hamilton’sManufacturing Cluster. The conference, held on September 15, had a theme ofReaffirm – Reinvent – Reinvest and was presented by the Industry-EducationCouncil of Hamilton in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of EconomicDevelopment and Trade. The conference provided manufacturers with practicaltools, resources and strategies to address challenges related to thedevelopment and retention of human resources. [Submitted by Louise Bockner,Executive Dean, Faculty of International Education]2.2The Brantford Campus mounted a very successful student orientation activity dayon Tues. Sept. 7. The Law & Security Administration/Police Foundations Programcluster held their activities in the gymnasium in the West Building of the BrantCampus. Commencing with the 2nd year students at 9:00am and continuing withthe 1st year classes at 11:00, all students were welcomed by Executive Dean DougBaker, Chair of Applied Arts Brantford - John Schaeffer, Program Coordinator –Dennis Campbell and a variety of special guests, including the Deputy Chief of theHamilton Police Services, Chief of the Haldimand-Norfolk OPP, representativesfrom the Brantford Police Services and Corrections Canada. All faculty both parttime and full time participated enabling students to get a full picture of the rangeof skills and abilities that are represented in the teaching of this program. Theorientation days activities included other events held in coordination with thestudent life department, with a mid day barbecue and other fun activitiessupplementing the academic department activities.The Graphics and Packaging cluster held special orientation activities of theirown, again with a focus on meeting all faculty associated with the program andthe realization that the College has a wealth of experience represented by theprofessors in the program.These activities ensured that students got off to a welcoming and comfortablestart that will enhance their success in the program.[Submitted by Douglas Baker, Executive Dean, Brantford & Applied Arts]I

Registrar's Division to deliver over thirty-five Student Services presentations during . 2004. Southeast Missouri State University is a NCAA Division 1 team from the Ohio Valley Conference who was touring Canada throughout the Labour Day weekend. . Ball Hockey, Basketball, and Ice Hockey. [Submitted by Carolyn Gray, Vice President .