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May 27, 2011
Apps for Health 2011 underway at Mohawk College
About 70 college and university students are at Mohawk's Fennell Campus today and tomorrow for Apps for Health 2011. The highlight of the conference will take place tomorrow afternoon as the students compete for more than $10,000 in cash and prizes. Organized into teams, the students will pitch their mobile health (m-health) and electronic health (e-health) solutions to real-world challenges put forward by organizations such as Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Sick Kids, Leave the Pack Behind and Canadian Medical Assistance Teams.
Apps for Health 2011 is presented by Mohawk College iDeaWORKS and sponsored by TELUS and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. iDeaWORKS brings industry and community partners together with Mohawk students, faculty and staff to work on applied research and innovation projects. More than 200 students, faculty and staff are currently working on 27 projects with industry and community partners.
Mohawk students "OutSmart" the competition to win trivia contest
Mohawk College students Garrett Tyler (left), Wayne Orgar, David Fillion, Jory Ohayon and Jason Harris are the winners of the Mohawk Trivia Contest. The five students participated in a contest to come up with questions for the online version of a board game called OutSmart. Top prize winner Garrett took home an iPad 2 for having 311 questions accepted for the game. Other prizes included an iPod touch, a Netbook, Headphones and a USB Flash Drive.
Together the winning students came up with 710 approved questions. In total, Mohawk students came up with more than 1589 questions, of which 936 were approved. OutSmart is the creation of Dave Millard, a graduate of Mohawk's Advertising and Graphic Design program in 1993. You can read all about how Dave created OutSmart, including Mohawk's involvement in the development of the online version, on Mohawk Magazine.
C Wing East corridor closed to foot traffic this weekend
The east corridor of C Wing from the President's Office (C115) to the entrances to A and B Wings will be closed starting at 6 p.m. today (Friday, May 27). The corridor will remain closed until Monday morning as crews will be installing new tile flooring over the weekend. During this time the stairs across from C115 will not be accessible. A Wing will still be accessible from the basement level of C Wing.
Congratulations to Mohawk's Bay Area Leadership grads
Mohawk's Bay Area Leadership grads Debbie Calarco (left) and Michell Ball (right) with Mohawk College Registrar Kathy Hayes.
Mohawk College congratulates Debbie Calarco, Associate Registrar and Michelle Ball, Mohawk's Director Student Engagement and Athletics. Debbie and Michelle are Mohawk's newest graduates from the Bay Area Leadership program. Bay Area Leadership is a year-long program that develops an individual's leadership abilities. The goals of the program are to improve networks in the community, provide opportunities for interaction and exchange of ideas, and enhance leadership participation and commitment in the community. Bay Area Leadership is run by Volunteer Hamilton and supported by the communities of Hamilton and Burlington.
