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These initiatives provide the College’s vision for
the next decade allowing us to communicate our
priorities to staff, students, stakeholders and all
levels of government.
Energy Reduction
Completed and verified energy reduction
projects have seen a total savings of 4,179,526
kWh/year for Niagara College. A significant
portion of these savings (41%) have been through
operational adjustments to heating, ventilation
and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment utilizing
the College’s building automation system.
National/International Recognition
2017 saw numerous opportunities to showcase
the amazing skills of our faculty, staff and
students. Important recognitions include:
> Selah Schmoll, a second-year Culinary
Management student placed third overall at
the Young Chef Olympiad (YCO) in India;
> AliceMary Nakiwala, President of the Niagara
College Student Administrative Council
(NCSAC), received official recognition of
her leadership by being presented with a
2017 Award of Excellence from Colleges and
Institutes Canada (CiCan). The recipient of a
CiCan Student Excellence Award, AliceMary
was applauded for being an award-winning
student, a valuable member of the College’s
student life team, an eager contributor to
campus life, and for her leadership with the
NCSAC;
> Junior Culinary Team Canada from Niagara
College came out shining with gold and
silver medals at the Culinary Olympics in
Erfurt, Germany. Team Canada members
include captain Ben Lillico, Carly Bergshoeff,
Daniella Germond, David Ross, Jeremy
Gilligan, Megan Proper, Robbie Aggarwal,
Scott McInerney, and Trevor Littlejohn. Team
coaches include Canadian Food and Wine
Institute Chef Professors Avi Hollo and Olaf
Mertens; with Chefs Scott Baechler, Dan
LeBlanc, Catherine O’Donnell and Osvaldo
Avila providing mentorship for the team;
> Our award-winning Teaching Winery’s
venture into the hard cider market with the
introduction of Cider 101 last year proved
fruitful, with back-to-back medals at two
cider competitions: a gold at the U.S. Open
Cider Championship, and a bronze from the
Ontario Cider Awards;
> Navjote Khara, Coordinator of the Bachelor
of Business Administration, International
Commerce and Global Development
program, won the Best X-Culture Instructor
award. Through X-Culture, a partnership
of 400 International Business professors
and students work in global virtual teams
of six to solve real-life business challenges
presented by real companies. Khara was
among 30 highest ranking instructors to
receive the award;
> Four NC student-athletes have been named
CCAA Academic All-Canadians. This
recognition is extremely difficult to obtain,
as recipients must earn an 80% academic
average and be named an all-star in their
respective sport. The 2016-17 season saw
golfers Lorelle Weavers and Josiah Dixon,
women’s volleyball standout Linnea Davis,
and women’s basketball MVP Courtney
McPherson earn the prestigious distinction;
> Campus Labs awarded Niagara College
with its first-ever CollegiateLink Campus
of the Year Award. Selected from colleges
and universities from across Canada and
the United States, the award recognized
an outstanding campus that is utilizing
one of its student engagement platforms
(CollegiateLink or OrgSync) to its full
potential and has integrated it into multiple
areas of the campus. Niagara College has
been using CollegiateLink since 2012 as
part of its Centre for Student Engagement
RECOGNITION
HIGHLIGHTS
Selah Schmoll third
overall at the Young Chef
Olympiad
AliceMary Nakiwala,
presented 2017 Award of
Excellence
Junior Culinary Team
Canada gold and silver
medals at the Culinary
Olympics in Erfurt,
Germany
NC Teaching Winery’s
Cider 101 gold and
bronze medals at two
cider competitions
Navjote Khara won the
Best X-Culture Instructor
award
Athletes named CCAA
Academic All-Canadians
Lorelle Weavers, Josiah
Dixon, Linnea Davis,
Courtney McPherson
Niagara College wins
CollegiateLink Campus of
the Year Award.
Niagara College Canada
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