Winter 2011/2012 - Tiffin University

Student NewsDragon Leadership ScholarshipMany students throughout the Tiffin University community contributetheir time and leadership to various campus organizationsand activities, in addition to their stellar work in the classroom.Without the hard work of our dedicated student leaders,many campus events and philanthropic activities would nottake place for our entire Tiffin campus to experience. To recognizethe efforts and show our appreciation to our outstandingstudent leaders, Tiffin University is proud to announce thelaunch of the Dragon Leadership Scholarship. Congratulationsto the fifteen deserving recipients who will each earn $2,000to $3,000 annually. We are proud of the contributions all of ourTiffin University students have and continue to make on andaround campus and throughout the Tiffin community.Students Selected to Assist inInaugural Canadian Basketball DraftFour Tiffin University graduatestudents were selected to assistin the inaugural draft for theNational Basketball League(NBL) of Canada.The TU students –John Carpenter, Ornette Gardenheir, Darci Santella and SidneyAsante – are each pursuing a Master of Business Administration(MBA) degree in Sport Management.Basketball is among the fastest growing and most popularsports in Canada. More than 600,000 Canadians ages 15and older play regularly. Until now, Canada was the only countryin the top 30 basketball nations in the world without its ownprofessional league.The TU students participated in the administration ofthe NBL’s two-day combine in August at the Seneca CollegeSports Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The combine consisted ofskill drill stations and live competition.One of the league’s primary objectives was “to establisha sustainable financial model for the league and its franchiseswhich is poised for growth and expansion across Canada andpotentially United States markets.”Tiffin University was one of only two universities inAmerica selected to send students to work the draft.24 | WINTER 2011 / 12 | CHALLENGEHospitality Club AttendsCleveland’s Fabulous Food ShowThe Hospitality Club sponsored an educationalexperience, Cleveland’s Fabulous Food Show, at theInternational Expo Center on Friday, November 11.The eight students who attended received a discountedadmission to the show which included onechef show in the Main Kitchen Theatre, as well as theMarket Place featuring more than 225 exhibiting companies,the Culinary Celebration Theatre, Grand TastingPavilion, Sweet Street and more than 100 ongoingdemonstrations on six stages.The food expo showcased a smorgasbord ofpopular celebrity chefs -- Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri,Robert Irvine, Duff Goldman and Cleveland’s ownMichaelSymon. The students were able to attend the chefhow featuring the “Ace of Cakes,” Duff Goldman.The show’s popularity with the public is growingso rapidly that the I-X Center will host the FabulousFood Show, Spring Edition, in April, 2012.