The Niagara Independent shared news of a funding announcement to Niagara College’s School of Business. The RBC Foundation gifted $150,000 – pledged over a three-year period – to support NC’s Productivity Innovation Lab (PiLab).
The gift was funded through RBC’s Future Launch, an initiative to help Canadian youth prepare for the jobs of tomorrow. Steve Nixon, regional vice president, Niagara Market, RBC and Steve Hudson, senior vice-president, Academic and Learner Services, NC are quoted in the article. Dawit Eshetu, associate dean, School of Business also offers insight into the experience that students get via PiLab.
Since it was started, PiLab has assisted 10 small businesses, provided 15 students with work experience, and engaged 75 students from the School of Business and Management Studies.
See the full Dec. 20 story at this link.
