PRESIDENT'S REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2001 · PRESIDENT'S REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2001 Based on the Three Corporate Goals Listed in the Mohawk College Charter of Purpose Adopted by the Mohawk

PRESIDENT'S REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2001Based on the Three Corporate Goals Listed in the Mohawk College Charter of Purpose

Adopted by the Mohawk College Board of Governors � August 1997

QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING˜FINANCIAL VIABILITY˜QUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT Page 1

QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1.1 President Wang Chengjiu, Professor Wang Zhongwei, Dean, Department ofBusiness and Administration and Professor Guo Lianjun, Dean, Department ofCivil and Transportation Engineering of The Anshan Institute of Iron and SteelTechnology visited Mohawk College on Friday, June 29th, 2001. They met withDean, Louise Bockner, Faculty of Business, Applied Arts and Access, Chair, JimJones, Tom Hodson, representing the International Education Department,faculty members Greg Cormier, Joanne Procter and support staff Lucy Lobodicito finalize items. President Cal Haddad and President Wang Chengjiu signed anAcademic Partnership Agreement for Mohawk College to deliver the EnterpriseBusiness 2 year Diploma Program in Anshan, China.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.2 On May 17, 2001, Alice Szrajber, Chair of Business Studies, was invited as thekeynote speaker to the annual Sir John A. MacDonald Business EducationAwards presentation. Twenty-nine high school students were presented withawards for academic excellence in their business courses.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.3 The following students from the Department of Business Studies receivedawards at the Spring Convocation. Janna Shephard, a graduate of the OfficeAdministration-Executive program received a Bronze Medal and Shannon Hall, agraduate of the Office Administration-One-Year Certificate program received theOutstanding Achievement Award for Certificate Program Graduates.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.4 Pearson Education Canada and Mohawk College signed a contract on July 26 forthe sale of the CD-ROM, Walking Alone by the publishing company. Facultymembers Gerard Dion and Heather Kays from the Language Studies departmentwere responsible for academic content and project coordination and AndrewConnery, Multi-media Applications Developer was responsible for application,design and development of the CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is currently used in themulti-media delivery of the Language Studies course Literature: A PracticalApproach. The signing of the contract opens up marketing opportunities for the




CD-ROM through Pearson Education and the College will receive royalties for allsales. Pearson will be selling two versions of the product: an academic versionfor use primarily at Mohawk and an open market version for the general public. Both versions demonstrate state-of the-art approaches to course delivery usingeducational technology.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.5 The College hosted a delegation from the Hubei College of Education, Wuhan,Hubei, China on June 28. Various collaborative projects at Mohawk werediscussed with respect to professional development opportunities for educators,students, teachers and school principals from the institution. President Haddadand the President of Hubei College, Liu Juxing signed a letter of intent betweenthe two institutions.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.6 During the period of April1 to July 31, 518 clients registered with Return to WorkServices for assistance in their job search and 325 clients were exited from theprogram after successfully finding work or becoming self employed. At thebeginning of August, there were 682 clients registered in the program. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.7 Return to Work Services (RTWS) continues to network with community agenciesas well as other Mohawk College Departments. During May, June and July, fouroutside agency representatives and one Mohawk College Department attendedBrown Bag Lunches in order for them to give information to RTWS. During thistime, each agency was given information about the services that RTWS offersand information about how they can refer clients.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.8 On May 9 and 10, Kathryn Cowley, Heather Giardine, Ken Cox, Connie Salmi,Melissa Dean and Mary Pollock of RTWS attended a training session on ContactPoint, an online resource for Career Practitioners. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.9 On May 16. Heather Giardine of RTWS volunteered at the Smithville Tim Hortonsto help raise funds for Tim Hortons Children’s Camps[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.10 On June 4, Heather Giardine, Connie Salmi, Mary Pollock, Nancy Lewis, andCaroline Neufeld attended the local chapter meeting of the Ontario Association of




Career Development Practitioners. Connie Salmi attended a meeting at theHamilton-Wentworth Training Board on June 6 where they presented their annualEnvironmental Scan Report, an up-to-date profile of the Hamilton labour market,including human resources, recruitment and retention issues along with ananalysis of local training needs.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.11 During the month of June, Dr. Peter Hausdorf, Ph.D. from the PsychologyDepartment of the University of Guelph, conducted a research project usingstudents from Jill Leedham's Human Resources Management class and MikePiczak's Operations Management and Entrepreneurial classes as subjects. Theresearch project, entitled "Improving GRE Analytical Thinking Test Performance"looked at the relative importance of ability and experience in task performance. The subjects who were part of the control group completed a number of cognitiveability tests that are often used for pre-employment testing purposes. Dr.Hausdorf will be providing the test results of the study. This is a demonstration ofthe linkages that continue to be developed by faculty with colleagues atneighbouring universities and the value of sharing resources for the benefit ofboth institutions.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.12 Under the direction of Jack Brown, Professor, Business Management, theMohawk College Tax Clinic celebrated its 25th anniversary this spring. Startedby Professor Jack Brown in 1976, the clinic has grown from a classroom exerciseinto a viable community service. Business students gain valuable practicalexperience by completing free-of-charge tax returns for Hamilton and arearesidents. Clients are asked to bring a charitable donation of food or clothing tosupport our college community. The amount raised this year for non-perishablefood donations was approximately $200 which was given to needy students ofMohawk College. The clothing was donated to the Good Shepherd Center inHamilton. The amount raised for clothing donations was approximately $250..[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.13 Twenty-five per cent or fifteen of the sixty rooms have been made available toMohawk College students in the new Laurier University (Brantford) Residence indowntown Brantford during the 2001/02 academic year. To date, 15 residencepackages have been picked up from the Brantford Student Life Office by Mohawkstudents but, since all fees are paid directly to Laurier University, confirmation of




the number of Mohawk students actually staying in residence has yet to becommunicated to the College. Since the residence is new to Laurier Brantfordand the registration process is orchestrated through the main campus, theprocess has been somewhat confusing this year; however, this is beingevaluated and will be refined to ensure the process is smoother in the future. Ithas been reported that the residence is not currently full and that constructionwas to be completed by September 3, 2001. [Submitted by B. Goodman, A/Vice President,Student Affairs.]

1.14 The shuttle service between Brantford and Fennell Campuses is entering its thirdyear of operation and we are anticipating continued success, transportingapproximately 150 students per day between the two campuses. [Submitted by B.Goodman, A/Vice President, Student Affairs.]

1.15 Discussions are taking place between the College and Six Nations Polytechnicregarding a potential program partnership between our General Arts and Scienceprogram and their Native Health Science Program. [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/VicePresident, Student Affairs.]

1.16 Through the cooperative efforts of McMaster University, Conestoga and MohawkColleges over the past several months, the first intake of students for theCollaborative BScN, 4 year Nursing Degree program will be admitted this Fall. [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/Vice President, Student Affairs.]

1.17 The Ministry has implemented new procedures and modified several programsrelated to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) this year without propercommunication to both students and the Financial Aid Offices causing confusion fornew applicants and existing students. These issues are being raised to the Ministrythrough the Executive of the Ontario Association of Student Financial AidAdministrators (OASFAA). [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/Vice President, Student Affairs.]

1.18 During the summer months, Counsellors met with a high volume of adultcommunity clients who wish to return to school for the Fall 2001 semester. Arepresentative number were new immigrants and mature applicants and variousstudent success seminars were offered to assist this particular group ofapplicants. [ Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/Vice President, Student Affairs.]

1.19 Disability Services staff met with an increased number of students with disabilitieswho will require multiple and high cost accommodations including students with low




vision and students who are deaf. These students will be enrolled in full-timeprograms commencing in September. The summer period has been utilized toprepare accommodations in advance for these students such as hiring signlanguage interpreters, computerized notetakers, educational assistants and peerassistants. [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/Vice President, Student Affairs.]

1.20 The Campus Student Employment Program, which is funded from a portion ofthe tuition fee increases per Ministry direction, hired 70 students on campus thissummer. These students assisted in a variety of college corporate eventsincluding VIP Weekend and the Employee Picnic. A new program will be addedthis Fall which will hire Continuing Education students in part-time employmentopportunities utilizing funds from a portion of the Continuing Education tuition feeincreases as per Ministry direction. [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/Vice President, StudentAffairs.]

1.21 The Student Life Offices at the IAHS, Stoney Creek, Brantford and FennellCampuses held “What’s Happening” Information Fairs in September. The eventsprovided students with information on College programs and services, localbusinesses and community agencies. [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/Vice President,Student Affairs.]

1.22 “Move In Days’ at the Student Residence were September 2 and 3, 2001. Eightysecond year and 260 first students will be living on campus this Fall. TheResidence successfully hosted a number of groups this summer including theHamilton Air Show and the Canadian Armed Forces. [Submitted by Brian Goodman,A/Vice President, Student Affairs.]

1.23 Insurance faculty and Business Management Chair, Jane Guzar hosted theInsurance "Mock Interview Night" in the North Cafeteria on Tuesday, March 20th,2001. There were 44 Insurance employers in attendance and approximately 120jobs were available. The guest speaker, Dave Payette, a Vice-President withDominion of Canada Insurance made a presentation on "resume writing andconducting a job interview". As a result of the Insurance "Mock Interview Night”approximately 25 graduating Insurance students received job offers, and everystudent in attendance received job interviews with various employers. Thedemand for the graduates will exceed the number available once again this year.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.24 Insurance Professor Lloyd Hobbs, arranged for the "CGU Insurance Company"to make a presentation on job opportunities on Thursday, March 22nd, 2001 at




the Insurance Resource Centre. This employer had six summer employmentopportunities available for second semester Insurance students and six full timeopportunities. Insurance faculty assisted in arranging job interviews andtimetables for interviews. Five full time job offers have been made to students asa result of this day. CGU Insurance Company is reviewing a strategy to hire parttime summer Insurance students in order to have these students available for fulltime employment with them upon their graduation. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.25 Insurance Advisory committee member Jim Bonnay, offered the two-week"RIBO" (Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario) Preparation course in earlyMay to 28 students. This license preparation course is a Provincial governmentself regulated requirement for people wishing to obtain their property casualtyinsurance license. Jim Bonnay is an executive with the Insurance BrokersAssociation of Hamilton, (IBAH) and he organizes this course in conjunction withGary Sawchuk. The pass rate for the RIBO licensing course held at MohawkCollege is the highest in the province. IBAO examination results for the year2000 show Mohawk College students at an 82% pass rate. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.26 In late April, Gary Sawchuk, Insurance Co-ordinator, met with Roy Atkinson, whois the "CONNECT" representative on Mohawk's committee to develop a new "LifeInsurance Agents Licensing" course. This committee will develop a strategy tocomplete this proposal and implement plans to offer these licensing coursesthrough Mohawk College..[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.27 Gary Sawchuk, Insurance Co-ordinator, met with Chris Plant "Crawford AdjustersCanada" Branch Manager in early April to arrange for second semesterInsurance students to "intern" in their "Claims Express" office in Hamilton. ChrisPlant hired twelve students last year..[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.28 Approximately 75 students were recognized for their high academic achievementand/or for the outstanding contribution they made to the College at the annualBusiness Management Programs Awards Night. Over 170 participants including parents, faculty, advisory committee members and area corporate sponsorsattended this gala event held at the Fennell Campus on March 22, 2001.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]




1.29 On February 19 and 21, Ms. Sandy Skrzpczyk, a registered dietitian from PublicHealth, was a guest speaker in the Office Administration - Medical classes. Sheprovided a supplementary lecture on “Nutrition – Using the Food Guide” for theInvestigative Procedures course. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.30 Teranet Land Information Services Inc. provided the Office Administration –Legal students with training on the new Teraview Software for electronicregistration (e-reg) on February 7th and 21st. Teranet’s Manager of Training,Laura Micks, and Corporate Trainer, Sharyn Borovoy, presented MohawkCollege with the software and keys for the Teraview Gateway training site, aswell as training materials, and hands-on instruction in the two workshops. Teranet partnered with the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and CommercialRelations to automate Ontario’s system of land registration and to create aremote electronic registration system for documents. On January 29th electronicregistration of documents for real estate transactions in Hamilton becamemandatory, and Teranet’s generous gift to the College was timely andappreciated. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.31 From April 2000 to March 2001, Return to Work Services assisted 1,269 clientsin their job search. During the period of January 1 to April 30 , 593 clientsregistered, 965 of all clients exited the Return to Work Services with employment,an excellent success rate of 76%. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.32 Jim Jones, Chair, Applied Arts, was elected Chair of the Heads of Language (HOL)for the Ontario College system at the annual meeting at Canadore College on May14 to 16. HOL is one of the operating groups that reports to theInstructional/Program Coordinating Committee (I.P.C.C.--the Vice PresidentsAcademic)




1.33 CONTINUING EDUCATIONLynn Gwilliam, Program Manager in Continuing Education, Health Sciences andHuman Services, has recently been appointed to the Board of the HaltonCommunity Care Access Centre for a three year term. (submitted by Carolyn Gray,Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

1.34 A 3-day Herbal Conference was offered at the IAHS in early August. International speakers and a herbal marketplace were two of the highlights. ThisConference has resulted in some excellent press in the Hamilton Spectator,follow-up from Canwest Global, and a potential partnership with the RoyalBotanical Gardens. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education &Business Development.)

1.35 Jackie Gazzola, Program Manager for the ECE program, attended the ECECAAT’s conference held at Kempenfelt in May. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting VicePresident, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

1.36 Patti Coats, Program Manager for the Disability Management Certificate Programand Kate Kemp, travelled to Ottawa in July to negotiate a partnership withAlgonquin College to deliver the Disability Management Program. (submitted byCarolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

1.37 BUSINESS & INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIV.As part of Raymond Industrial Equipment’s initiative to certify a large number oftheir supervisors and managers through the Manufacturing Leadership CertificateProgram, Business & Industry Development, in collaboration with the Credit forPrior Learning Office, conducted an assessment of 11 employees to determinetheir eligibility for exemption for the “Computer Fundamentals and Applications”course. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & BusinessDevelopment.)

1.38 In August, a 4-hour workshop on health and safety legislation, rights andresponsibilities was delivered to approximately 45 Hamilton Spectator managers. Feedback was excellent and more sessions on other health and safety topicsare planned for the future. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education& Business Development.)

1.39 In collaboration with Building and Construction Sciences, a 5-day, 40-hour CrossConnector Specialist course was delivered to 16 employees of Bruce Power Inc.




in June. The training took place at the company’s facility in Tiverton. (submitted byCarolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

1.40 Kim Walker and Christine Myke attended the Apprenticeship RetentionSymposium organized by the IEC at the Hamilton Convention Centre. Theresults of a special labour force outlining retention factors and key challenges inrecruiting young people into the skilled trades was presented. (submitted by CarolynGray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

1.41 Business & Industry Development is recruiting for the Fall intake of both day andevening Quickstart courses. Information sessions were presented at Leonard’sYouth Employment Center, Brant County Career Resource Centers, and at theFennell and Brantford Campuses. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, ContinuingEducation & Business Development.)

1.42 Business & Industry Development is in the process of negotiating with theMinistry of Economic Development and Trade for funding under the StrategicSkills Investment in order to create a Center of Excellence for Packaging andGraphics in Brantford. Very positive meetings are being held with our industrypartners on an ongoing basis. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, ContinuingEducation & Business Development.)

1.43 COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIV.On May 12, Community Economic Development participated in the 2nd AnnualVIP Weekend at Mohawk College’s Fennell Campus. VIP Weekend is aninformative open house event that provides an opportunity for accepted andfuture applicants to learn more about Mohawk College. The event is also open tothe general public. Community Economic Development’s large display consistedof materials featuring Return to Work Services, Literacy and Basic Skills,T.H.A.T. and Deaf Empowerment Programs. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting VicePresident, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

1.44 Community Economic Development participated in the marketplace at the AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario –Halton District to promote CEBD programs and services. The HRPAO is a not-for-profit professional association whose services are designed to provideleadership, assistance and education to people working and studying in the fieldof human resources. Cooperative Education & Technology Marketing alsoparticipated in this event. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education &Business Development.)




1.45 Mohawk College and the Ontario Women’s Directorate have agreed upon anamended contract agreement to pilot the delivery of a 42 week ElectricianWomen Into Skilled Trades program to commence on October 29, 2001. Corecurriculum will include the basic in-school portion of the electrical apprenticeshipprogram, followed by a 12 week work experience component. Selection andrecruitment efforts began in July. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, ContinuingEducation & Business Development.)

1.46 Community Economic Development has collaborated with Industrial andMechanical Engineering in a partnership with the Canadian Steel Trades andEmployment Congress to offer a one year post-secondary certificate inManufacturing Techniques. The program prepares Grade 11 graduates forentry-level careers in the manufacturing sector as well as for future training, atthe apprenticeship or technician level, either through employer sponsored orCollege diploma programming. The first intake this September of approximately50 students will enter job placements with companies including Dofasco and S.C.Johnson. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

1.47 Community Economic Development, in partnership with the Faculty ofEngineering Technology, is in the process of negotiating with the Ministry ofEconomic Development and Trades for funding under the Strategic SkillsInvestment Program in order to create an Industrial/Process Automation Trainingand Applied Research Center at the Fennell Campus. The Center would build onthe strengths of existing programs and facilities by assisting with the upgrade oflabs and equipment, but also by permitting a more interdisciplinary approach totraining in the automation sector. Discussions to date have secured significantprivate sector involvement, support and financial contributions. (submitted by CarolynGray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

1.48 Eight of twelve students who took the Turkstra Residential Framing course April9 - June 2 were hired by their placement employers upon completion of the 8week course. This course is a partnership between Business Development &CE, Turkstra Lumber, and the Building & Construction Sciences department. The goal of this course is to provide basic framing skills and encourageindividuals to consider an apprenticeship in the general carpentry trade. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

1.49 Due to the recruitment efforts of faculty and staff, the Building & ConstructionSciences department has been successful in meeting its enrolment targets for




the fall 2001 intake. As of July 25, we had 254 confirmations for 210 seats in thefirst year cluster, with 200 currently showing as paid. The new Urban Planning -GIS program had 25 confirmations and 21 paid. Industrial Woodworking had 24confirmed and 20 paid. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

1.50 Several Mohawk College Chairs, Coordinators and faculty from the Faculty ofEngineering Technology attended the Heads of Apprenticeship/Heads ofTechnology meetings at Georgian College May 30-June 2. The revisedPlumbing Apprenticeship In-School Curriculum was approved at that meeting andwill be implemented beginning this September.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

1.51 On Friday, June 29. a mini Popsicle Stick Bridge competition was held for thefourth semester Architectural Technology students as part of their StructuralDesign 2 course. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

1.52 Matt Beuchler, a Civil Engineering Technology grad, has been selected to be oneof four graduates to be featured on the 2002 Mohawk College calendar. Matthewis currently working for Balfour Beatty in Bern, Switzerland.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

1.53 A Chemical & Environmental Technology Newsletter outlining upcoming eventsand inviting high school students to participate in a Water Purification Contestwas sent in May 2001 to local high school science teachers. A Fall Newsletterhighlighting program information will also be distributed. These newsletters arebeing coordinated by Mrs. Cindy Mehlenbacher, Professor, Department ofChemical & Environmental Technology. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President,Academic]

1.54 Dr. David Cash, Professor, Department of Chemical & EnvironmentalTechnology, published an article titled "A Pseudo-Individualized Assignment forVSEPR Theory", in the December issue of the CHEM 13 News. Dr. Cashcontinues to develop innovative teaching /learning methodologies.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

1.55 Dr. David Cash and Phil Thomas, Professors, Department of Chemical &Environmental Technology, were invited to make a presentation on theirindividualized methods of generating assignments using the Mail Mergetechnique at the CHEM ED 2001 Conference held at York University during July29 to August 2, 2001. More than 1000 delegates attended this conference.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]




1.56 This past year, the Electrotechnology Department devoted approximately 1500hours of development time to the revitalization of the three-year technologyprograms. This involved the development of new semester 3 and 4 courses.Plans are also being made for development work for semester 5 courses. Inaddition, the first year of the Electrical Engineering. Electronics Engineering andIndustrial Instrumentation programs will be relocated to the Stoney Creekcampus effective with the fall 2001 intake. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President,Academic]

1.57 The new Computer Engineering Technician Program will be offered for the firsttime in fall 2001..Several new courses have been developed for the firstsemester of this program. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

1.58 Confirmation has been received from Shenzhen, China that the three-monthTeacher Training proposal for 25 students has been accepted. Officials from theBureau were in Hamilton to sign the agreement in July. The programcommences in September and will be run in conjunction with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. There are 15 other sections planned over amulti-year period. (Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)

1.59 International Education has an agreement to partner with Hakkodate University,Hokeido, Japan in student exchanges, summer programs and the joint postdegree-diploma program/MBA offering with Davenport University, Michigan.(Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)

1.60 The International Department has been approached by a representative in Koreato develop a project involving Mohawk College’s Early Childhood Educationstudents and graduates to work in Korean day care centre's focusing on day careand English language instruction. The International Department will be workingwith the ECE Department and the ESL Department on this proposal. (Submitted byShelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)

1.61 A student orientation was held August 30, 2001 for the international studentsstarting their first year of studies at Mohawk College. The focus of the orientationwas to familiarize the students on living in Canada; getting to know Hamilton; andlearning about Mohawk College. The event allowed students to meet the staff inthe International Department and other students new to Mohawk College. (Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)




1.62 An X-Centre Information Session and one Open House were held with the architectsfor employees to view and comment on the design of the X-Centre. Currently, theAcademic Interdisciplinary Program Team has been meeting with the architect,Moffat Kinoshita Architects, to provide input to the design of the Centre. The X-Centre artistic renderings, architectural sketches and other resource information areposted on the College’s website inviting suggestions and comments from employeesand students. The design input process will continue until the middle of Septemberto allow the architect to complete the design development stage of the project by theend of September. Construction is scheduled to start in April, 2001 and becompleted in May 2003. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

1.63 The Information Technology Division continued to provide input into the planningactivities associated with the X-Centre (Centre for Information Technology). Thisincluded investigating and evaluating emerging technologies such as wireless datacommunication, unified messaging and voice-over-IP (Internet Protocol)technologies. Preliminary plans for information technology in the new building weresubmitted to the Steering Committee and architects. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting VicePresident, Finance & Administration.]

1.64 As scheduled, the Collaborative Degree Program will start in September. TheSteering Committee and other groups have been meeting regularly to ensure thatall student needs including classroom facilities are met when the students start theirprogram. Some courses have been scheduled at Fennell, and two large and threesmall additional classrooms have been created at the IAHS to accommodate thenew classes. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

1.65 Major Projects for 2001 included a number of computer lab upgrades at all majorcampuses.

• Fennell Campus: Microcomputers were added to the labs in rooms A111 and E031to bring their numbers up to 40 and 42 respectively. An additional 4 microcomputerswere installed in room E203, bringing the total to 25 stations.

• IAHS: 4 new computers were installed in the Pharmacy Dispensing lab, and anadditional 2 stations in the Pharmacy micro lab. An additional 9 microcomputerswere installed in the IAHS general-purpose lab, and 25 older AST systems werereplaced in the Learning Commons.




• Stoney Creek: 12 new microcomputers were installed for the Electrotechnology labprogram.

• Brantford Campus: The micros in labs B146 & B148 were relocated. Open Accesswas moved to the library to improve availability, and lab A131 was upgraded to 30workstations. An additional 11 microcomputers were installed for the Cad/Cam Labroom C117. Barco donated Software (ArtiosCAD) and a Cutting Table to thePackaging Program in Brantford. The software was installed onto the academicserver for use by the packaging students and also a Front End Machine, which isused in conjunction with the Cutting Table, was set up. A new plotter was installedin C117 Skills Development.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

1.66 The summer OCAS audit has been completed. This is a reconciliation processbetween our data and the data that OCAS has on file. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting VicePresident, Finance & Administration.]

1.67 The IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system was modified to incorporate 10 digitdialling. This work was contracted out. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance& Administration.]

1.68 Division IX, Association for the Education in Rehabilitation of the Blind andVisually Impaired (AER), selected Mary Maureen Snook-Hill, Professor,Instructor for Blind & Visually Impaired – Rehabilitation as one of the recipients ofthe 2001 Donald Blasch Scholarship. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.69 Several retirement celebrations were held over the summer for the followingHealth Sciences and Human Services: Simon Kam, Judi King-Siganski andDonna Simmons (Nursing), Sandy Sainsbury (Occupational TherapistAssistant/Physiotherapist Assistant), Maureen Paterson (Medical ImagingTechnology - Radiography), Merv Wildeman (Pharmacy Technician).[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.70 Paul Armstrong, Chair, Health Sciences and Human Services, has been invited

to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee of Integration Resources Hubfor a two-year term. This organization is committed to providing support topreschool children with special needs, their families and agency partners in theHamilton child care community.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]




1.71 Diane Barrafato, Chair, Health Sciences and Human Services, and RosemaryKnechtel, Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services made presentations atthe May Annual Conference and General Meeting of the Canadian Association ofAllied Health at St. Clair College. This conference includes Deans, Chairs andDirectors of Health Sciences programs from colleges across Canada, as well asrepresentatives from the Canadian Medical Association, the federal governmentand ACCC.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.72 The following Health Sciences and Human Services graduates were awardedcollege medals at the Spring Convocation Ceremony on June 2: Gold Medals -Carla Christine Hudecki – Nursing Program and Virginia Anne Johnston – EarlyChildhood Education Program, Silver Medal – Sirena Ellen Van Schaik – EarlyChildhood Education Program, Bronze Medals - Jennifer Leigh Merritt andPatricia Phillips – Nursing Program and Andrea Michelle Cooper – EarlyChildhood Education Program.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.73 Maurine Parzen, Nursing Professor, obtained her Master of Science (Teaching)from McMaster University. As a partial fulfillment of the requirements for thedegree, she completed a project on “Cooperative Learning In NursingEducation”. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.74 Andrea Deakin, Nursing Professor, received the IAHS Instructor Award at theMSA Appreciation Banquet held on April 21, 2001. The Instructor AppreciationAwards are presented to instructors who have made outstanding contributions forstudents of Mohawk College.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.75 Mary Guise, Nursing Professor, received the following awards/scholarshipsduring her scholarly activities to obtain her CHS (Nursing) PhD at McMasterUniversity: $1,500 from the Nursing Education Initiative sponsored by the OntarioMinistry of Health and Long Term Care; the Jan Metcalfe Award ($1,000) and theProvincial Nurse Educator Award ($500) both from the Registered NursesFoundation. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.76 Janice Gyorffy, Medical Imaging Technology Professor, participated withMcMaster University researchers in a study involving Bone Strotnium




Measurements in Humans. The abstract on “The First In Vivo X-Ray FuoresenceBone Strontnium Measurement in Humans” will be presented at the conferenceof the International Society for Trace Element Research in Humans in the Fall,2001 in Quebec City.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.77 Carrie Mines, Nursing Professor, wrote the Canadian Nurses’ AssociationPerinatal Certificate exam and is now entitled to use the initials PNC (C)(Perinatal Nursing Certified (Canada)).[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.78 Ann Ginter, Practical Nursing student, received "The Alzheimer’s of OntarioFounders Award" for outstanding service and care of victims of Alzheimer’s. TheJohn Noble Home in Branford submitted the nomination.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.79 The Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services held their Annual StudentAwards Ceremony on May 8, 2001 in the Fennell Campus Theatre. There were70 awards presented to 108 students. The award winners were recognized forexcellence in academic achievement and clinical and fieldwork performance.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.]

1.80 The Mohawk College Continuing Education Division was received a Conny Awardfor Programming at a meeting of the Heads of Continuing Education Conference.Our Braille program was judged by the panel to be exemplary and unique. [Submittedby Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & Business Development.]




FINANCIAL VIABILITY

2.1 Having reviewed, over the past two years, the viability of the Early ChildhoodEducation Lab School as it relates to the College’s future direction, a decisionwas made to close this facility, effective August 31, 2001. Learning resourceshave been located in the Library Resource Centre for student, faculty andcommunity use. College procedures have been followed regarding the sale ofsurplus equipment from this facility. [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/Vice President, StudentAffairs.]

2.2 COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIV.Mohawk College received the 3 month contract extension from HumanResources Development Canada to fund the Employment Assessment Centerproject until September 30, 2001. HRDC has provided a Letter of Intent tocontract the Employment Assessment Center service for a concurrent 12 monthcontract. Mohawk College has submitted a proposal to HRDC to operate theEmployment Assessment Center project under an EAS (Employment AssistanceService) from October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002. ($454,623) (submitted byCarolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, Continuing Education & Business Development.)

2.3 The 16 week Partners in Promoting Summer Employment project funded byHuman Resources Development Canada under the Student SummerEmployment Program concluded on June 1, 2001. The initiative exceeded allprojected targets, seeing an increase in federal and provincial summer hiringapplications and job opportunities. (submitted by Carolyn Gray, Acting Vice President, ContinuingEducation & Business Development.)

2.4 As part of our ongoing partnership with the Business Development & ContinuingEducation division, Mike Haslam, Professor, Building & Construction Sciences,delivered a second Backflow/Cross-Connector training course to the OntarioPower Generation Corp at Tiverton, Ontario from June 11-15, 2001. A coursehas tentatively been scheduled for this October to train City of Hamiltonemployees working with water supply systems.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]




2.5 On June 26, PCL Construction visited the college to make a presentation to theArchitectural and Civil Engineering Technology students. Lisa Cooke (HumanResources Advisor) and Dean Xuereb (Superintendent) described the companyand the opportunities for co-op students and graduates. Mr. Xuereb is a licencedcarpenter, and took his apprenticeship through Mohawk College in the late 80'sand early 90's. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

2.6 Apprenticeship intakes have improved over last year. Carpentry will have 8intakes, Plumbing will have 10 intakes plus one day release. Drywall has 2intakes scheduled. Roofing currently has one combined intake, but a basicintake may also be added. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

2.7 To improve retention in the first year Technology programs in both ChemicalEngineering Technology and Electrotechnology, the following approaches wereused and/or considered for implementation in the Fall 2001:

a) Several special repeat courses were offered during the summer months; b) A math inventory test will be conducted during registration week and thestudents will be advised soon after about the options available to them forsucceeding in the Technology/Technician programs;c) Plans are under development for helping the students who need extrahelp/direction after the results of the first test/quiz are compiled;d) As before, the peer tutoring system for the first year students will be set-up inco-operation with the Counseling department. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

2.8 Plans are underway for offering CISCO courses to the High School teachers sothat they can implement the delivery of these courses at their schools. SabuJoseph, Professor, Department of Electrotechnology, is coordinating theseefforts. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

2.9 Don Kouri, Professor, Department of Electrotechnology, delivered a specialtraining course to a TOYOTA employee to prepare him to write his Certificate ofQualification examination. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

2.10 In May 2001, there were 135 active international post-secondary studentsstudying at Mohawk College. Sixteen students successfully completed theirdiploma program. Three of the graduating students were on the honour list from




Business Accounting, Early Childhood Education, and Municipal Planning andDevelopment Technician Programs. (Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)

2.11 Forty-two students from Brazil visited Mohawk College in July 2001. Thestudents studied ESL and participated in recreational activities including specialweekend trips to Niagara Falls and Canada’s Wonderland. (Submitted by Shelagh Gill,Vice President, Academic.)

2.12 The International Department had twenty-two students visit from Nihon FukushiUniversity, Japan, for three weeks in July 2001. Their program included ESLinstruction; lectures on Canadian Politics, Multiculturalism and the Canadiansocial welfare system; and visits to local agencies. (Submitted by Shelagh Gill, VicePresident, Academic.)

2.13 Thirty-four nursing students from Japan were at Mohawk College in August 2001learning about nursing and personal support programs in Canada. Theyattended lectures, and toured local hospitals and health care facilities. (Submitted byShelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)

2.14 The International Department has had representatives from The Peoples’Republic of China visit Mohawk College. The visitors are interested in our post-secondary programs and some will act as recruitment representatives. (Submitted byShelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)

2.15 Umm-Al Jawaby Oil Company Trainees completed their three month program ofstudies. The International Department will be submitting additional proposals toJawaby Oil for training projects. (Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)

2.16 Marketing materials for Mohawk College have been sent out to CanadianEducation Centres in the following countries - China, Taiwan, Korea, Mexico,Malaysia, Brazil, Japan, Chile, and Vietnam. (Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President,Academic.)

2.17 In preparation of the anticipated large growth in enrolments in the coming years, theCollege Planning and Physical Resources Division, in co-operation with theAcademic Scheduling Department and academic program departments, haslaunched a number of facility initiatives. During the spring and summer of 2001, anumber of renovations have been completed or are near completion to create newclassrooms or to improve classroom environments and increase capacities. Thefollowing is a list of some of these projects:




Fennell Campus:• Create one 100-seat classroom in room A024.• Convert the Drafting studio, A207, into a 60-seat general purpose classroom.• Convert the Office Administration program Typing Lab, A105, into a 50-seat

general purpose classroom.• Enlarge room B112 to hold the Automotive Program classes, as well as for use

as a general purpose classroom of 40 seats.• Increase the capacity in two microlabs, E031 and A111 to 40 stations each.• Increase the capacity of the Media Studies Mac lab to 30 stations.• Create a Business Learning Lab/Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Lab

in A123.

Brantford Campus:• Convert Room D110 into a 90-seat lecture theatre; scheduled to be completed

during the Fall semester.• Realign to meet the capacity needs of the Microcomputer labs at the Brantford

Campus.

Stoney Creek Campus:• Create a testing area by constructing a solid wall in the Cafeteria.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

2.18 A number of Deferred Maintenance projects are either complete or are nearingcompletion. Following are some of these projects:• Replacement of more than 30 year old roofs on A and E Wings at the Fennell

Campus.• Replacement of the 30 year old floor in the Fennell Campus gymnasium. The

gym areas were off limits from June 26th until the end of August in order toremove the existing floor and install 8,600 square feet of maple hardwood.

• Replacement of the Fennell A-wing cooling coil.• Replacement of the floors in the North Cafeteria and Kitchen at the Fennell

Campus.• Classroom painting at the Stoney Creek Campus.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

2.19 The power at the Fennell Campus was shut down on Saturday, July 14th, in orderto perform calibration and maintenance on incoming switch gear and substations.




This power interruption affected all wings in the main building and the studentcentre. Similar maintenance was performed at the Brantford Campus on Saturday,July 7th and at the Stoney Creek Campus on Saturday, August 11th. [Submitted by DickRaha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

2.20 The Fennell Bookstore was closed for inventory from Tuesday, July 3rd to Friday,July 6th for inventory. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

2.21 The Annual Enrolment Audit has been successfully completed and submitted to theMinistry prior to the June 30th deadline, despite Convocation and applicantprocessing time in the Registrar’s office and the busy period for space changeprojects in the Planning Office. Appreciation is extended to the members of theCollege Enrolment Audit Contact Group for their diligence and hard work in finalizingthe College’s Enrolment Audit submission. BDO Dunwoody LLP, the College’sauditor, confirmed the accuracy of the submission which had almost no errors. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

2.22 The Board of Governors approved the College’s 2000/01 audited financialstatements on June 13, 2001. The College’s external auditors determined that therewere no areas of significant control weakness. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President,Finance & Administration.]

2.23 The Board of Governors approved the new Statement of Investment Policies andGoals on June 13, 2001. The investment objectives are mainly to preserve capitaland maximize income earned on investments. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President,Finance & Administration.]

2.24 The 2000/01 fiscal year-end financial reports for Apprenticeship, ApprenticeshipInnovation Fund, Facilities Renewal, Job Connect, Summer Jobs Service andLiteracy & Basic Skills were successfully completed and then audited by BDODunwoody LLP. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

2.25 Other external financial reporting requirements were met that do not require anaudit. These include: Accessibility Fund for Students with Disabilities, CollaborativeNursing, Native Community Care, Non Apprenticeship Funding Agreement and theQuality Improvement Plan. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

2.26 Deloitte & Touche LLP performed a commodity tax (GST & PST) reviewencompassing the previous four years. An expected net recovery of approximately




$269,000 for the College was identified. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance& Administration.]

2.27 A sale of 90 of the College’s used microcomputers was held during the weeks of July9th and 16th. The sale was open to College staff on a first come, first served basiswhile quantities lasted. The systems ranged from Pentium 133 MHx and down, andincluded a hard drive, monitor, keyboard and mouse. The systems were sold for$90.00 (including provincial sales tax) for personal use only, and were not to beredeployed within the College. No operating system or software was included, andthe systems were sold “as is” with no warranties. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting VicePresident, Finance & Administration.]




QUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT

3.1 The successful candidate for the Registrar’s position was Kathy Hayes, who assumedher new role effective September 1, 2001.

The successful candidate for the Aboriginal Access and Student RecruitmentCoordinator position was Sher Martin, who commenced employment with the Collegeon August 27, 2001.

The successful candidate for the part-time position of Medical Secretary in the FennellCampus Health Clinic is Linda Deverson, who will join the College on September 4,2001. Effective August 27, 2001, the Health Clinic at the Stoney Creek Campus willre-open two days a week and will be staffed by Joan Booth, RN. [Submitted by BrianGoodman, A/Vice President, Student Affairs.]

3.2 A second Tim Horton’s location has been added at the Fennell Campus. Thenew outlet will be located in the main cafeteria. [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/VicePresident, Student Affairs.]

3.3 Staff in the Library Resource Centre and Audio Visual Department have justcompleted an on-site, four-day training program for the new Medianet softwareapplication, which will, for the first time, allow Audio Visual staff to reserveequipment, track equipment loans and monitor repairs and maintenance on theirworkstations. The equipment pool of 2,500 items, located at all campuses has beeninventoried and, again, for the first time, a bar coding label has been added to eachpiece of equipment to speed up loan transactions and improve the efficiency offuture inventory checks. [Submitted by Brian Goodman, A/Vice President, Student Affairs.]

3.4 Gene Stodolak, Professor, Department of Building & Construction Sciences, hasbeen elected Vice President of the IETO, a division of the Ontario Association ofCertified Engineering Technicians and Technologists.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

3.5 Chris Blackwood, Chair, Building & Construction Sciences, has been acclaimedChair of Mohawk College Council for 2001-2002 session.




[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

3.6 Warren Hyde, Professor, Department of Building & Construction Sciences, was apresenter at the ACCC conference in Windsor May 27-30. His presentationentitled "Introducing Specific Populations into Non-traditional Trades" was basedupon his experiences teaching plumbing skills to women last summer as part of aBD&CE initiative sponsored by the Levi-Strauss Corporation.[Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

3.7 Gary Wignall and Steve Pudsey, Professors, Department of Building &Construction Sciences, have offered to work with the group of faculty and stafflooking at the educational/teaching needs of the new IT Center proposed for fall2003. A model is on display in the front lobby of the College. SomeArchitectural Technology students are also working on the project. ChristineStasevich worked for Moffat Kinoshita on co-op winter 2001, and severalgraduates are involved. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

3.8 On June 27th Margaret Thomson, Department of Chemical & EnvironmentalTechnology, attended a session on The Threats to Water Quality & Supply,Current Issues and Trends at the World Conference on Disaster Managementheld in Hamilton. Dean Jensen serves on the board of The Canadian Center forEmergency Preparedness located in Hamilton. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President,Academic]

3.9 Don Kouri, Professor, Department of Electrotechnology, was awarded the degreeof Master of Education from Brock University at the Spring convocationceremony. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

3.10 Brian Chapell, Professor, Department of Chemical & Environmental Technology,was recently awarded his Ph. D. in Chemistry from the University of Waterloo. [Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic]

3.11 Keith Nixon made a presentation at the Rotary Annual Conference for ExchangeStudents at the University of Toronto on May 26, 2001. The presentation was onTravel Safety and Security. (Submitted by Shelagh Gill, Vice President, Academic.)

3.12 Tim Gill, Planning & Engineering Officer, and Ron Baskin, Director of Physical Plant,attended further training in the Vanderweil Facility Assessment (VFA) software. TheVFA software was acquired by colleges and universities in 2000 to reportconsistently on the status of deferred maintenance. A detailed report on deferred




maintenance for 20% of space inventory is to be submitted to the MTCU each year.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.13 A number of staff attended professional development sessions offered through theMay/June workshop series and the Computer Coach project. [Submitted by Dick Raha,Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.14 The workplace environment in the Registrar’s office, C112, and Payroll, Accountingand the Purchasing offices, room F104, has been enhanced through renovationsand more functional workstations for staff. During these renovations, the affectedstaff members were temporarily relocated to the Faculty/Staff Lounge in C110.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.15 There were an additional 18 microcomputers installed for various departments forstaff and faculty use throughout the College. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President,Finance & Administration.]

3.16 On the evening of August 13th, Telecommunications Services implemented achangeover from analog to digital integration of the College’s voice processingsystem. This changeover did not affect any voice mail function, but thoseemployees with display phones will now have the addition of a four digit port numberfollowing 2375. This changeover is the first phase of a 2001/2002 approved MajorProject to migrate the College’s analog telecommunications equipment to digital.[Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.17 The Megastream network has been dismantled and a new voice networkconfiguration has been implemented. The MegaRoute network is more costeffective and provides additional tie facilities between the three major campuses. Stoney Creek will also benefit from the change over of their existing NNX-DID's(Direct-in-Dial) to a Hamilton local line through the Fennell system incorporating the2500-2549 direct-in-dial range previously used by the Chedoke Campus. [Submittedby Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.18 A third T1 high speed communication line was added to the Megalink packageproviding us with an additional 24 ports (now at 70) for both incoming and outboundtelephone traffic. With the new provisioning, we eliminated twelve of the expensivecopper lines and increased the inbound direct-in-dial and the Distance Educationinstructor/student voice mail access. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance &Administration.]




3.19 New web server log analysis software was installed, allowing departments tomanage and review their own statistical analysis, and provide constant on-line, livereporting. Several web page masters (including those in International Education,Co-op Education, the LRC for the BRAIN, CE, the MSA, Campus Stores, andReturn to Work Services) have been given their local statistics to manage. [Submittedby Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.20 A project is underway to document all databases on the HP3000 which will prepareus for a conversion to the new administrative software system. [Submitted by Dick Raha,Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.21 The Administrative Systems Selection project completed its functional analysis andcomparison of administrative systems software. A report was prepared by Deloitte& Touche presenting the findings of the team and a recommended direction. Concerns over the lack of consensus support for the Deloitte &Toucherecommendation led to a proposal to the Mohawk Executive Committee for a moreinclusive evaluation process. The selection project, under the direction of anExecutive Champion appointed by MEC, will re-commence in September, with adecision target of December 11, 2001. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance& Administration.]

3.22 The IT Help Desk logged 304 support calls during the months of June, July andAugust. [Submitted by Dick Raha, Acting Vice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.23 On June 20th, the Purchasing Services Department hosted the spring WesternRegion Purchasing Co-operative meeting. Purchasing representatives fromNiagara, Fanshawe, Mohawk and Conestoga Colleges shared and collaborated onsuch topics as purchasing policies and procedures, disposal of assets, tenderdocumentation and content, and software purchasing modules. Participants alsotoured the facilities at the Fennell and Brantford campuses. [Submitted by Dick Raha, ActingVice President, Finance & Administration.]

3.24 The Director of Advancement, Brenda McQuaid, recently joined the Board ofDirectors of the Hamilton-Wentworth YWCA, the Hamilton Rotary Club and theHamilton & District Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee. [Submitted by Brenda McQuaid, Director of Advancement.]




3.25 Recruitment:The following new full-time employees were hired in June 2001:Alanna Balcain, Professor, Nursing Level 2 & 3Bobbi Biggs, Professor, Nursing Level 2 & 3Deborah Davidson, Professor, Nursing Level 1Kerry Fikis, Professor LRC’s, Nursing LRC’sSusan Neville, Professor, Nursing LRC’sPriscilla Patterson, Professor, Nursing LRC’sCarol Shields, Professor, Language StudiesBarbara Toohey, Professor, Nursing LRC’sThe following new full-time employees were hired in July 2001:George Voros, Technologist C, ElectrotechnologyThe following new full-time employees were hired in August 2001:Paul Contardi, Professor, Chemical and Environmental TechnologyChristine Devries, Professor, Social Service Worker ProgramAlison Diamond, Professor, Nursing LRC’sAngela Grimminck, Professor, Pharmacy AssistantMichael Hargot, Professor, ElectrotechnologyDenise Inouye, Professor, Nursing LRC’sJeff Kemp, Professor, Chemical and Environmental TechnologyWilliam Loughlin, Professor, Language StudiesJeremy Luyt, Professor, ElectrotechnologyMargaret MacDonald, Professor, Medical TechnologiesDonna MacQuarrie, Professor, Nursing LRC’sLeslie Marshall, Professor, Medical Imaging and UltrasoundSherry Martin, SSOC, Brantford Student ServicesJohn Mitchell, Clerk General B, Campus StoreB. Lynn Paul, Professor, Language StudiesLuba Raso, Professor, Nursing LRC’sShelley Rempel, Professor, Social Service Worker ProgramMaria Riva, Professor, Nursing LRC’sDarlene Saratsiotis, Professor, Nursing LRC’sPatricia Schwenk, Professor, Travel and TourismAdnan Shihab, Professor, Industrial and Mechanical EngineeringBrian Stefanchuk, Professor, Electrotechnology

Kathy Hayes, Manager of Student Records, is the successful candidate for theposition of Registrar, Student Services Division.




The following full-time Administrative positions have been posted over the summermonths but have not been filled as yet:

Director of Human ResourcesChair of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering

Western Region Activities:June Program:Mohawk College sent a group of 15 faculty to Ridgetown, Ontario, this year to attendPhase 3 of the College Educator Development Program on June 5 to 7, 2001. Atotal of 72 participants attended from all 6 Colleges in the Western Region. Thesefaculty members have now completed all three phases of the CEDP and will bereceiving their Graduation Certificate. The Mohawk group consists of:Nicholas CorkigianSandra HannaGrace FealingRussell KrickPhil RichardsonDenise HagarDennis AngleGlen LedermanTed ScottMaurine ParzenChristine FrenchMartin WeddumMillie AtkinsonNafia Al-mutawalyAlan Atkinson

August Program:38 newly hired faculty from Mohawk College attended Phase 1 of the CollegeEducator Development Program at Ridgetown on August 13 to17, 2001. A total of106 new faculty attended from the Western Region.

5th Annual President’s Breakfast:Over 600 college staff gathered in the North Cafeteria at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday,September 6th for the 5th Annual President’s Breakfast. Every available seat was




filled. A delicious hot breakfast of eggs, Canadian bacon, Belgian waffles and freshfruit was enjoyed by all. President Cal Haddad gave a short report on the X-CentreProject, the new College Charter and the status of the new Admin InformationSystem. The presentation of the President’s Awards of Excellence for 2000 was thehighlight of the event which concluded at 10:30 a.m. It was an enthusiastic and well-fed group of people who left the gathering and went back to their various offices andcampuses for the remainder of the day.

Employee Service Awards:The date of November 29th has been set for our Annual Employee Service Awards. Linda Marshall will be working on the arrangements for this event over the next twomonths. Approximately 139 employees will be receiving their pins and gifts inrecognition of service ranging from 5 to 35 years.

Mohawk Presents:Staff Development Co-ordinator, Linda Marshall, will be organizing the AnnualMohawk Presents event this year. The date has been set on December 6th.

Professional Development Leaves:Six (6) faculty have started one-year Sabbaticals on September 1, 2001, and endingon August 31, 2002. These employees are:

Gary Sawchuk, Business ManagementCatherine Ozols, Media StudiesJoseph Chang, MathematicsKathleen Troy, Language StudiesJo-Ann Price, Recreation and LeisureSandy Bozak, Social Service Worker Program

Two additional faculty are slated to begin their sabbaticals on January 1, 2002.

Computer Coach Program:The three computer coaches from the Summer Semester have finished theircontracts with Staff Development. Three new Coaches will be starting in mid-September through the Work/Study Program.

Grievances:Support Staff Group:




One (1) group classification grievance was settled.One (1) job posting grievance, scheduled for arbitration on September 20th, hasbeen postponed at the request of OPSEU Head Office.

Five (5) “Rights” grievances have gone to arbitration. Hearings are scheduled forOctober 22, November 13th and 14th, 2001.One (1) Classification Grievance is being dealt with internally.Two (2) Union Grievances are being dealt with internally.One (1) additional Union grievance is currently on hold.One (1) Union grievance was withdrawn.

Support Staff Salary Adjustments:Effective September 1, 2001, the Support Staff of the College received anincrement, per the Support Staff Collective Agreement. Salary adjustments havebeen completed and will be received on the September 14th pay. Letters informingemployees will be mailed out on September 10th.

Human Resources Conference 2001:Sheila Walsh, Lynda Garland, Krys O’Brien, and Sue Gordon attended the AnnualHuman Resources Conference in Kempenfelt on June 20 to 22, 2001. This year’sConference theme was Finding, Hiring and Retaining Top Talent. Workshop topicsincluded:

New Employee Orientation Programs - The Best of the Best and Building OurWorkforce From Within, presented by Pad Hedley, Chair CCHRD

Retention Strategies presented by Judith MacBride-King, from the ConferenceBoard of Canada

The War for Talent presented by Jordene Lyttle, Vice-President,, PricewaterhouseCoopers Executive Search

[Submitted by the HR Division]

Documents

PRESIDENT'S REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2001 · PRESIDENT'S REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2001 Based on the Three Corporate Goals Listed in the Mohawk College Charter of Purpose Adopted by the Mohawk