Hundreds of graduating students at St. Clair College will pick up their diplomas on Thursday in downtown Windsor.
The college is celebrating its 56th Annual Winter Convocation at the Chrysler Theatre.
Students in skilled trades, community studies, health sciences, business and IT, and media arts and design will receive their diplomas.
The college will also bestow an honourary Bachelor of Applied Arts in Social Justice and Legal Studies Degree on the executive director of MH100.
"Mehari Hagos epitomizes the type of person who merits the sort of recognition associated with an honourary degree," said St. Clair College President Patti France. "For over a decade, he has dedicated his life, personally and professionally, to mentorship, advocacy, the delivery of life lessons, and inspiring the youth of our community."
The Hagos family settled in Windsor after escaping political strife and violence in Eritrea.
The family lived in the Glengarry neighbourhood of Windsor, where he witnessed the devastation brought by addiction and crime. Instead, Hagos found salvation at the YMCA.
In his early 20s, he founded MH100 Boot Camp, where pre-teen and teen members of the after-school organization spent at least 100 days being mentored by Hagos.
The organization has become a model for other grassroots programs across Ontario.
The convocation starts at 1 p.m.
