NC Teaching Distillery taps into spirit of success with national medals
March 14, 2025
Last year’s student projects are this year’s national award-winners at Niagara College’s Teaching Distillery. Three spirits that were crafted as final projects from Artisan Distilling students in 2024, have recently won medals from the Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition (CASC) – with one of them also capturing top honours in its category. The winners include: “The spirit of applied learning is in the spotlight every time our Teaching Distillery wins a medal at national and international...
Celebrate responsibly and be good neighbours this St. Patrick’s Day
March 13, 2025
Niagara College and NCSAC want to remind students who are participating in St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) festivities this weekend to celebrate responsibly and to be respectful in our community. For students who are on-campus on Monday, March 17, the NCSAC and Student Engagement teams will be offering free shamrock plants and cookies (while supplies last) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Wellness Lounges at both campuses. For those celebrating off-campus, remember to...
NC-developed Mazagran Coffee perks up Niagara beverage scene
March 12, 2025
Thanks to Niagara College’s Research and Innovation division, St. Catharines-based Dispatch has turned an in-demand beverage into a commercial product with expanding reach. Dispatch’s coffee lemonade ‘Mazagran Coffee’ is now popping up in cans at various locations in the Niagara region and beyond. Mazagran is an iced coffee which originated in Algeria as early as the 1700s and, over time, became a staple in other countries, including Spain and Portugal. The original version was simply...
Niagara College students take top spot at international case competition
March 11, 2025
They crossed the border as underdogs ready to face university rivals at a bi-national case competition, but a team of Niagara College Business students had something special to declare upon their return: victory. The team of four students from NC’s School of Business and Management (SoBM) won first place at the World Trade Centre Buffalo Niagara 2025 International Case Competition, held at the University of Buffalo on March 7. As the only college-level team participating,...
Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada to base administrative and business teams at NC’s Welland Campus while Port Colborne facility is built
March 10, 2025
On March 10, Niagara College (NC) officially welcomed the Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada (AKBSC) team to its new office space at the Welland Campus. The company, whose lithium-ion battery separator plant will bring highly skilled, well-paying jobs to the Niagara region, is leasing office space at NC while its facility is being built in Port Colborne. “The presence of the Asahi Kasei team at the College is a shining example of how we support...
