Niagara College to host 22nd annual DSBN Technological Skills Challenge
February 20, 2020
On February 26, Niagara College will play host to over 275 Niagara high school students as they compete across many different disciplines in the District School Board of Niagara’s (DSBN) annual Technological Skills Challenge. Students from 17 DSBN Niagara-area schools will compete in 27 challenges at both the Welland Campus and the Daniel J. Patterson Campus at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Challenges will demonstrate students’ skills in everything from automotive technology to computer coding, and advanced manufacturing to...
New wine education partnership bridges distance between Canada and New Zealand
February 19, 2020
They may be on opposite ends of the world map and in different hemispheres, separated by more than 13,000 kilometres and 18 hours between them, but the renowned wine region of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand has never seemed closer for aspiring winemakers at Niagara College. That’s because one of New Zealand’s top wine schools, the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), has embarked on its first Canadian partnership with Niagara College (NC), home of Canada’s first...
NC team captures third in division at national marketing case competition
February 19, 2020
After weeks of preparation, a team of NC students were in the market for success at one of Canada’s most prestigious college marketing competitions – and brought home hardware to prove it. The team of three second-year Business – Sales and Marketing students including Katherine Heykoop (St. Catharines), Niall Cain (Niagara-on-the-Lake) and Natalie Piccirillo (Niagara Falls) placed third in their division at the Scotiabank Vanier College 2020 National Marketing Case Competition, which was held in...
Budding partnership reaps sustainable solutions for Niagara-on-the-Lake vineyard
February 10, 2020
It’s proving to be a vintage year for cultivating partnerships in Niagara. Thanks to a new agreement, Niagara College’s Teaching Winery will take over operations at a Niagara-on-the-Lake vineyard property owned by Canopy Growth (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX:WEED, NYSE:CGC), sowing the seeds for an environmentally sustainable site and new learning opportunities for the College’s wine students. Canopy Growth announced today that the Concession 5 Vineyard, located next to its Tweed Farms greenhouses in...
Stock up on holiday gift items at NC and support student learning
December 13, 2019
It’s easy to embrace the spirit of gift giving this season with so many fabulous finds at Niagara College. Whether you’re aiming to please the loved ones on your list, or sprucing up your home for the holidays, there are plenty of festive items on campus to choose from. Shopping on campus isn’t only convenient; the Learning Enterprises offer a variety of unique, made in Niagara products while proceeds from sales support student learning …...